Hip Hop

Rappers who talk about violence and the streets are just reflecting the violent American culture that we live in. I agree with this statement because allot of rappers do talk about the actions that goes on in the society today the things that they talk about is true. In are society there is allot of violence and the rappers today just talk the about the real things.

"The dominant image of black masculinity in hip hop is the fact that somebody can be confrontational, but confrontational with the wrong cat, It's like they're not ever confrontational with the cats that will claim like, you know, I'll wipe your whole neighborhood out."Because... they're almost like they're trained not to even see them... It's, my beef is with' this cat right here that looks just like me." -Chuck D, Rapper

I agree with quote it explains how it really is in the African American society. As Chuck D explains that people is confrontational but if you mess with the wrong person it causes problems like he said "I'll wipe your whole neighborhood out" that actually happens in the community there called drive by shootings so i really believe that rappers talk about the violence in are American culture.

The Videos:Tough guys vs Killing us softly

For the past two days we've seen two movies that was really interesting to me. The movies that we watched was different in many ways one movie talked about how technology is used in advertising and the other about stereotypes . The first movie we watched was about how technology are used in advertising in magazines to make the person look more appealing by making their skin look better and their body. It also talked about how they use technology to put together a person that isn't real. The second movie we watched mostly talked about how people are stereotyped as someone they not for example they talked about how young Mexican men are portrayed as like gangsters. The movie asked how men is suppose to be the answers they got back was tough,hard, not weak,etc but they said that's not what make a men a man. The movies really talk about opposite themes like the first movie didn't say anything about how and why people get the way they act from unlike the second movie focused on those things.The first movie focused on talking about technology and they that it is used where the second movie didn't.The two movies talked about one thing that was alike and that's stereotypes and how people look.Both movies also talked about all these things made how media and the people how it is now and what made it lead up to this now, and also how people are really are today and the way they act and what is really really real about the people.Some people grow to think how that's how people should be just by looking at these movies and magazines but they dint show the truth about the people.These movies showed us the truth in are society and how it is different from the movies, magazines and advertising.The movie that i liked the most was The Tough Guys.The Tough Guys video was much more interesting then the Killing us Softly video,it talked more bout why the people that is in are society act the way they do and explained why and it showed scenes from movies that we can relate to The Killing us Softly video didn't really they just showed magazine covers and advertisements from that time so i wasn't really interested in the advertisements from then unlike the Tough Guys video showed movies I've seen before and that i still can see and the movies that they showed i really liked.I would prefer to watch the Tough Guys movie again then i would The Killing us softly movie.

Superbowl

What i've learned about The Superbowl advertisements is that all the advertisements that are played during the comerical breaks pays 3 millions dollars for each commercial. Majority of the commercials that are played during The Superbowl are advertising Beer, the audience that it most is for is Men because they know that majority men are watchin the Superbowl so they will buy there product.

Key Concept

The key concept that i know the most is Key Concept #2(media messages are constructed using a creative language using with its own rules). The concept basically talks about how the media uses logos,slogans,and bright colors to get people attention. Its the easiest one to memorize because this concept is everywhere like the McDonalds sign, or Burger King's slogan "Have it your way".