The Kardashian-Jenner family, famously known from their E! reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, are constantly creating controversy in the media. From Robert Kardashian, Sr. defending OJ Simpson on his trial to Kylie Jenner’s relationship with rapper Tyga. Producer Ryan Seacrest spoke about the birth of the show: “Kris was interested in doing a television show and this was in the time that The Osbournes was popular. I had seen The Osbournes and thought to myself — because I had formed a production company — I thought we should find something in this vein. And at the time, we had heard that Kris was interested in doing something with the family, so it was me and one other guy at the company. We had no idea it would become the monster pop culture business that it is" (“Keeping Up with the …show more content…
Everything we do has restrictions. Women are not supposed to have sex before marriage, but when we do, we cannot be on birth control. We are told to have perfect skin and maintain a healthy body, yet cannot be on birth control to help the acne because “only whores use birth control”. I personally am not on birth control but have friends that are. They often tell me that it must be kept secret that they are on the pill because peers will assume they are sexually active. Khloe Kardashian had to defend her half-sister in the episode because Kendall only wanted to talk to Khloe about her problems.
It may seem as if we live in the Kardashian-Jenner world. They are often topics of entertainment news because there is always something controversial with them. But even as silly as their presence are, they do make a small but also big impact for society. Interracial relationships, the transgender movement, and birth control stigmas are hot topics in the media; and we only need one example to start the conversation. One conversation can be the hope a person needs to continue to fight for the human equality
This article was published in The New York Times in October of 2011. The article illustrates the daily challenges faced by multiracial families. Based on where the article was published, Saulny’s intended audience was the 18-49 year-old demographic as this makes up 64% of The New York Times readers (Mahapatra, 13). Roughly 80% of readers of the The New York Times have had some post-secondary education or graduated from college, indicating a highly educated audience (Mahapatra, 13). Readers also tend to lean more liberal; meaning, readers likely hold the basic liberal ideologies of equality for all and social justice as their core values (Mahapatra, 13). All of these demographics come together to create and audience that is full of young and middle age families in the middle class. Saulny’s goal for this article is to convey the social challenges multi-racial families face on a daily basis and evoke an emotional response. Saulny effectively evokes an emotional response in her audience to help garner more acceptance for multi-racial families by including anecdotes of the families’ experiences. These anecdotes help move the audience emotionally because they show the challenges multi-racial families experience, which doesn’t sit well with a majority of the liberal-leaning readers. However, with all the challenges highlighted in this article, a reader may start to assume that it is un-wise
“The “I was born in the wrong body” rhetoric favored by other Tran’s people doesn’t work any better and is just as offensive, reducing us to our collective breasts and vaginas. Imagine the reaction if a young white man suddenly declared that he was trapped in the wrong body and, after using chemicals to change his skin pigmentation and crocheting his hair into twists, expected to be embraced by the black community.” Burkett addresses an issue with the way women are being projected by Tran’s genders by giving an example of an equally offensive stereotype. Stereotypes have been defining women in such a negative light by people everywhere and nowadays, it’s becoming acceptable. “…the prelude to a new photo spread and interview in Vanity Fair that offered us a glimpse into Caitlyn Jenner’s idea of a woman: a cleavage-boosting corset, sultry poses, thick mascara and the prospect of regular “girls’ nights” of banter about hair and makeup. Ms. Jenner was greeted with even more thunderous applause.” Burkett gives countless examples of how women are degraded to their stereotypes that aren’t a fair or equal
She is able to make a very strong and efficient point with her logic and reason. She explains that if “we’re all just people,” or “we’re all equal,” or “it doesn’t matter what your religion is,” or “I don’t see race;” who cares about anything else if “we’re all American citizens?” If that should be true, why were so many people upset with Kathy Witterick and David Stocker’s decision? In today’s society, we claim freedom of choice, but often get ridiculed when making that choice. Williams notes we are not supposed to see difference based on gender, race, ethnicity, or religion. So logically, as a society we shouldn’t be bothered by such things. Again, then why were so many people upset about the family’s decision? Williams states our eagerness to assign gender is about personal satisfaction, so that we may run out and buy blue instead of pink or dolls rather than trucks. We have a need and desire to do this without a second thought, Williams explains the need to assign gender is to keep order in the world. Williams explains that gender is a social response embedded in our culture. When someone comes along who identifies as transgender the response is overwhelming. Williams argues that the overwhelming negative response to the parents of little baby Storm shows a tension in our culture. Williams then suggests “we should bring less panic to that moment of liminality and instead hold ourselves open to
In the hit show Orange is the new black there are lots of sexual tensions. For example one of the oscar nominated characters in the show is Laverne cox. Cox plays as an inmate in jail and she is her truth on the show which is transgender, and she is a phenomenal actress. Cox took a lot of negative talk when she first started on the show, but the show has multiple lesbian and transgender characters. Laverne Cox is an advocate speaker and goes on tours to speak to gay and transgender people. This is a positive thing to do to help some of these kids and adults realize it 's okay to be different, nothing is more important than living as your true self. Cox said in an interview, “ to love a transgender, is revolutionary.” “With more than 50% of transgender teens commit suicide before they even turn 20 it is clear that the societal inclination to generalize gender identity based on physical attributes present at birth results not only in the denial of basic human rights, but appears to be the impetus for this startling epidemic of suicide,” according to
The Sociocultural Perspective explains Britney Spears’s case because she grew up in a bad home environment. Spears grew up with an alcoholic and verbally abusive father (Surge, 2016). This event led to her picking up the same bad habits of her father, and become an alcoholic. Instead of the rage, she just lost herself. It is hard to imagine being in that position. Everyone’s eyes always on everyone else’s, their every move being monitored, making sure they do not say anything irreversible. Due to her manager, the paparazzi were always around her. At the time, her manager would leak her location to the paparazzi, knowing that she was having a
In today’s world, the exchange of information between individuals is largely based on the media alone. Conversations are held through social media sites, the news channels become the deliverers of new waves of specifically chosen stories, and the rest of the media effects the subconscious of the society. Movies, television shows, and “general” knowledge contribute to the rest of the mass media that affects the minds of people. The subconscious of the people can form the characteristics of the young and solidify ideas within the older population. The problem of the current society is that the subconscious ideas transferred to the media is particularly in the favor of Caucasians. This excludes people of African descent, Latinos, Asians, and other recognizably new minorities such as transgender. The overall effect of this subconscious problem is not very measurably but it can have disastrous consequences within each respective culture. Among all the minorities listed, African Americans and people of African descent have a tendency to be the most often misrepresented.
The stereotypical misrepresentations of African-American women and men in popular culture have influenced societal views of Blacks for centuries. The typical stereotypes about Black women range from the smiling, a sexual and often obese Mammy to the promiscuous Jezebel who lures men with her sexual charms. However, the loud, smart mouthed, neck-rolling Black welfare mother is the popular image on reality television. These images portrayed in media and popular culture create powerful ideology about race and gender, which affects daily experiences of Black women in America. With few healthy relationships portrayed in the media, Black women are left to make decisions based on the options
In the essay titled “A Tale of Three Coming Out Stories” by Roxane Gay, the author expresses the invasion of the privacy of celebrities and other well known individuals by society. The essay revolves around the LGBT community which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and the issues that occur due to society pressure and anti-gay governmental legislation . Gay uses the coming out stories of 3 well-known individuals in her essay in a persuasive manner to prove the idea that although celebrities losing their privacy is unfair, they have an obligation to speak up in order to benefit the greater good. In order to benefit the greater good Roxane Gay repeatedly expresses that fellow LGBT members must stand up and be counted.
The stereotypical misrepresentations of African-American women and men in popular culture have influenced societal views of Blacks for centuries. The typical stereotypes about Black women range from the smiling, asexual and often obese Mammy to the promiscuous Jezebel who lures men with her sexual charms. However, the loud, smart mouthed, neck-rolling Black welfare mother is the popular image on reality television. The typical stereotype about Black men is the violent, misogynistic thug, and the ever-enduring pimp. These images portrayed in media and popular culture createpowerful ideology about race and gender, which affects daily experiences of Black women in America. With few healthy relationships portrayed in the media, Black women
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is a reality television show that has aired on E! for the past seven years. It has filmed eight seasons focusing on the lives of the Kardashian and Jenner families. The reality show focuses on both the private and professional lives of the Kardashian sisters Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe, with additional emphasis on their brother Robert, mother Kris, stepfather Bruce (Robert Kardashian passed away before the show aired and Kris got remarried to Bruce), and half siblings Kendall and Kylie. As the seasons progressed their boyfriends, friends, and coworkers all became a big part of the show. This included people such as Kourtney’s boyfriend Scott Disick, her two kids Mason and Penelope, Khloe’s husband Lamar Odom,
Media and its representation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual (LGBT) themes has been prevalent throughout time. According to the collections of studies and stories by Meem, Mitchell and Jonathan (2010) concerning LGBT individuals, it is important to represent such themes because it is able to enlighten people on how our society as a whole, has become dynamic. The Media can be seen as a “central source” where negative perceptions can be created. As a result, stereotypes can be either created or perpetuated about this group, negative or otherwise. Media as a medium, therefore, is an extremely powerful tool in our society, and can be used to change or create people 's perceptions about this particular segment of our world (LGBT).
This class is the second in a series of career development sessions during our professional development-1 course. The class started with a small exercise, in which we have to write about what we are going to do if we won a jackpot and we do not have to worry more about money. Following that we started to describe to us about the occupation themes, the personal style scale. In addition, Ms. provided us with our reports regarding the survey which we have completed in the beginning of the semester. Finally, we start discuss if the results from the report do fit our personality and career expectations in the future. Following this I am going to talk about what I learned about myself and about
Kate Gosselin’s recent split from millionaire boyfriend Jeff Prescott after eight months might not have captured the headlines if it wasn’t for what Jon Gosselin allegedly did after hearing the news. The two reality stars have been duking it out in the media for years, but the latest allegations appear to be, in part, an imposter looking to stir up trouble. According to US Weekly Magazine on Friday, Jon Gosselin is keenly aware that his children are part of social media so he hasn’t officially commented on his ex-wife and her situation.
Currently I hold a client porter position, which is an excellent job, but I am intent on building a career utilizing my skills and talents in new and more challenging ways working as a unit clerk in the emergency room department at the Pasqua Hospital. Unexpectedly, the unit clerk position came into focus for me during an ordinary day when I had the opportunity to learn that the unit clerk, who inspired me to choose the office assistant career, is an integral part of the emergency department. The pivotal event began when a man approached the admitting desk and collapsed. With a code blue called on the unidentified patient, the entire department ignited into action. While the doctors’ and nurses’ concentration was solely on the needs of the
According to Black’s Law Dictionary (2009), a plea bargain is a “negotiated agreement between a prosecutor and a criminal defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense … in exchange for some concession by the prosecutor … a more lenient sentence or a dismissal of other charges” (p. 1173)