Media Critique: Keeping Up With The Kardashians

An important issue, Wood addresses is how greatly mass communication has impacted our society. Wood explains, “How media represents and influences cultural values”. The media has skewed our society into idolizing infamous people while glamorizes vulgarity and materialism. A prime example of a controversial reality TV show that has risen to fame in my generation is Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The “ordinary” lives this family portrays are far from realistic compared to the average American. Their millions of followers on social media platforms have granted them immense influence upon viewing audiences. Taking advantage of their popularity, this family has taken every fame opportunity to monetize everything from Kim Kardashian’s famed sex

As the years have gone by, you can see the change of how gays and lesbians are widely seen in mostly every tv show or movie in today’s society. This is something most of our own parents didn’t even grow up seeing gays throughout the media. Living in today’s time period, you’re able to see how the influence has changed the way people see gays and lesbians. The nation has become more accepting of the gay and lesbian culture verses back in the days of when our parents and even grandparents were our age. Not only was is rare to see homosexuals on television, it was portrayed negatively, and now you can see it portrayed positively.

In the last several years the United States of America has shown progression towards equality for LGBT. With whole states being the frontrunners of support for LGBT rights it has become apparent that change is happening. In 2012 gay marriage was legalized in all fifty states, allowing many couples the ability to wed. Close friends of my mom were able to wed because of the law. Not only has there been steps taken for sexuallitys but, also for those who are transgender. In the last couple years the Transgender Community has seen discussion after discussion about the use of bathrooms. It has shown that there’s many who support trans bathroom rights and that the country is willing to move forward. Also on the chopping block of the transgender

Oh my god, please tell me you watched last nights episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians, I actually died, it was so funny. I’m in love with Kendall, oh my god, she is so pretty. Their getaway to Palm Springs looked so much fun!! I wish I could be just like them. Being able to travel the world to places like France, Italy, Greece, Costa Rica and much more, working with famous brands, living in million dollar mansions in Beverly Hills and having everything you could ever want, sounds perfect. But if you take a deeper look at it, the Kardashians have a pretty hard life. Like, I can’t even imagine how difficult it must be to plan all your photoshoots, vacations, keep up with your millions of followers on Instagram, all while trying to avoid paparazzi. (Verbal irony/sarcasm)

LGBT culture is a community made up of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. This community shares a common interest in social movements. Many people today have been able to come out and be who they truly are because of the LGBT community. Roughly, 6.7 percent of the U.S. world population is said to be a member of the LGBT community. However, many negative stereotypes do not support this community. People are very biased towards the LGBT community and it is unfair. The LGBT culture has always been frowned upon by many people, however, most of those people are uneducated and do not understand what the LGBT culture truly is. The LGBT community deserves a chance to be who they truly are without being judged and looked down upon by

William Bruce Jenner was considered to be one of the best athletes of his time. Bruce was born on October 28, 1949, in Mount Kisto, New York (Bruce Jenner (n.d). His parents were William and Esther Jennings. Bruce who was the second oldest had three sisters and a younger brother Burt, who dies during a car accident 1976 the same year, Bruce would go on to win the decathlon (Witheridge, 2015). But before Bruce would ever become to gold medal winner at the Olympic or have his face on a box of Wheaties cereal, there was something dark growing inside of Bruce no one knew. Caitlyn would later say that Bruce had two secrets that he did not share openly with the world. First, Bruce at a young age would be diagnosed with dyslexia, which made him have very low self- esteem as a child (Bissinger, 2015). Secondly, Bruce by the age of 10, would like to go in the closet and dress up in his mother's clothes (Bissinger, 2015).

To begin with media is a huge part of society and especially in today’s youth. It’s a challenge itself to find shows and movies where the lead character is part of the LGBTQ community. There is currently a small fraction of today’s media showing that gay is okay. Television shows like Faking it that’s about an open lesbian

The LGBT community which is also referred to as the gay community is platform comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and the organizations and people who support the LGBT. The LGBT platform was established for mobilization and education of people without engaging in any form of politics, but currently, it is a political movement. It has a great impact on the political landscape of the United States. The LGBT has played a role in the elimination of many laws against the discrimination based on sexual preferences/orientation (Haider-Markel, 2016). It has led to the elimination of a law that banned

There are Movies and TV-shows addressing the issue in one way or another, experimenting with LGBTQ characters and watching the reaction of fans, testing the waters. Twelve states have approved same-sex marriage legislation in the US, celebrities and sportsmen are coming out to the public, with Pope Francis’ statement that gays and lesbians “must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity”, even the Catholic Church seems to have turned around and “has pressed the reset button on the Roman Catholic Church’s treatment of LGBT people" (Chad Griffin), and in spite of all this, just in the past 3 years, there have been more than forty registered fatal hate crimes targeting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

"Kim, would you stop taking pictures of yourself? Your sister is going to jail" is a prime example of the type of things you will hear while watching the extremely popular reality show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” I have watched the show a few more times than I would like to admit and it is one of those things that is so intriguing because you can’t believe it is actually someone's real life. Although it is about an American family, the show about the Kardashian’s is probably the most unrealistic “reality” show out there, which is why the show is so entertaining. The Kardashians dominate the media frequently appearing on magazine covers and newspaper headlines, as guests on television shows, and through phone apps. The whole family’s

The issue of homosexuality is gaining ground and spreading like wild fire in this modern age both in the political, social spheres and not sparing the church. It has come out as the term goes, left its closet, and it is knocking on different doors ranging from homes to schools and surprisingly even on the Christian institutions. The advocates of homosexuality have gone to the extent of preaching their doctrine of love, tolerance, equality, and justice through television channels, radio programmes, newspapers, and magazines and going to the point of demonstrating with their banners flying high in different cities of the world and not excluding the major cities of this nation, United Kingdom. The activists of

The LGBT community has made progress towards gaining more rights in recent years, although it has been an uphill battle. In the past year alone LGBT marriage has been legalized in Australia, Malta, and Germany, with the legalization of LGBT marriage in the U.S. in 2015 also being a resounding success. In addition, LGBT rights have also become a greater discussion topic in households, radio shows, and broadcasts around the world. However, while a lot of progress has been made, LGBT individuals and their allies are still struggling for the basic human rights they deserve.

I think, in the long term, in terms of long-term awareness of the perception of LGBT community, I think if there are more and more exposure about LGBT community, then society will slowly change their perception to LGBT.

The LGBT community is often referred to as the gay community, which includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. This community has not always been supported by others. There has been many challenges and attempts to get equality dating back to 1969 with the stonewalls riots, which were violent riots against a police raid by the gay community. This is just one of the many protest and riots that will take place with their fight against discrimination and inequality. Gilbert Baker was a rights activist, in 1978 he stitched the rainbow flag that has now become the international symbol of gay pride. In the 1980’s the AIDS epidemic brought more challenges, which people who did not support the LGBT community only used to further block legal protection. It would be years before they even got the right to same-sex marriage. In 2004 Massachusetts became the first state in the United States granting gays to legally marry, but it would not become legal in all 50 states until June 26, 2015. Even though people are now allowed the right to same-sex marriage, there are still many struggles and injustices that they still face today. Members of the LGBT community should be treated equal and provided with constitutional rights, access to the military, and legal protection regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

In the new age of same sex marriage and more people being part of the LBGT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community, society has become more accepting of same sex couples in some ways and not in others. Recent events such as marriage, health benefits, television programs, raising children and even the presidential campaign has been changed based on the acknowledgement of same sex couples. The attitude of the population is controversial, some people are for it, others against it, and some are on the fence. Disapproval can stem from things, such as traditional marriage, religious beliefs, having children and simply moral standards.