Ch. 8 and 12 - Sexual References in ads

The two studies that were conducted in each chapter are quite believable and shocking at the same time. Children's programming is a gateway for society to leak into the child's mind and tamper ever subtly with it. By putting trace amounts of sexual references into the ads, the companies (and whoever else might participate) condition children that what they see on Tv is what they should see (and get) in real life. That flawless woman that you just saw on the Victoria's (not so) Secret commercial, well you should marry her or else you screwed up. Come on people.
On the topic of pornography in fashion... yes. I say yes because, like the study showed, fashion and pornography are almost beginning to appear to be two versions of the same thing. The only thing that separates them anymore is the little black censor bars (that we call clothing) that they make them wear for the shoots. Its ridiculous, if i wanted to see a pornstar modeling shoes i would watch an x-rated film and look on the floor of the shoot, not inside a copy of any magazine. We ask why our children expect so much, in terms of beauty, from society while the answer sits under our nose.

and now inclusion of Scottish, Irish, Iraqi, Russian, and Mongolian Americans in Ken Burns Films (what the heck?)

This whole nonsense about Hispanic Americans needing to be included in a World War 2 documentary makes me a bit uppity. In World War 2, America fought united against foreign threats to our liberty, security, and freedom. Also, WE fought so that WE might help stop an atrocity that was being committed against the human rights of Jewish people throughout Europe. Now when we went to Japan or Europe did we say, "Alright everybody divide up into groups by race. We want all Hispanics on boat A, Black People on Boat B, Whites on Boats C, Middle Easterners on Boat D, and Native Americans on Boat E. We gotta do this documentary on each of y'alls contributions to the war so this will make it easier."
COME ON PEOPLE
America fought UNITED. We fought as a united front against a greater evil. Americans fought and died. Americans fought for every bloody inch with blood, sweat, and death. Americans gave their lives so that their posterity might be free to enjoy their lives and their freedom. America fought in World War 2, not The League of United Latinos, Afros, Whites, and Others Fighting Against The Oppressive Nazi Regime; United Under The Banner of The United States (LULAWOFAONR;UUBUS for short). We owe it to the patriots who fought and died for us to recognize them as a united group, not to subdivide them and say this group did this and this group did this. Americans won World War 2. When we began to divide them up and say this group did this and this group did this, we began to add to the already developed racial divide in the United States. Don't spend all the time on recognizing the individual players, when the team was who won the game.

Disabilities in Media

Disability coverage in the media has always been one sided for me, ever since I was a little kid. My uncle suffered a stroke when I was younger and all my life, I have watched my mom take care of him and he has been a big part of my life. This has made me especially sensitive to media coverage about "cripples". It always appears that the media tries to play the pity card every time they speak to a handicapped person. They try to stir up feelings of pity and sympathy in order to get their target audience to be shocked or moved. Well, handicapped people ARE NOT people to be used to stir up the emotional crock pot. My uncle is one of the happiest people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing or being around. Aside from his easy shamble and his slow speech, you would never guess the hardships that he has been through. If the media plan on calling him anything, it should be a survivor.