article and life according to tv
My blog will be mostly on the handout that was given in class about “Facing the facts of Bigotry.� I disliked this article very much because just in the first line, it says that I’m racist, which is based completely off of nothing. The author cannot make a claim like that towards everyone, and I took it very offensively. Sure, there might be many people who are racist, but I do not agree with addressing it immediately and that it was aimed at everyone. I also disagree with the fact that the danger in racism is denying the fact that someone is racist, instead of coming out in the open with it. I do not understand the meaning of that at all because racism is looked down upon no matter who you are.
I also thought that this article was very vague in the short and small paragraphs written. She mentions prejudice and ignorance, but doesn’t elaborate enough. She shouldn’t be able to state that we’re all racist people, but then not explain it further. There are too many claims in this paper without expanding more on her ideas. This entire article disgusted me because she makes all these negative accusations but has no proof to support her argument.
Talking about the text from the book, I thought that it was very interesting how the television influences people. I found it intriguing that males outnumber females during primetime, and that people over 65 are not represented well enough. Another aspect of this article that caught my attention was the health topic. Television could be the most persuasive source of information, yet it leaves people frustrated because it revolves around junk food and alcohol, yet everyone on television remains slim and healthy. I would never have thought or even noticed that detail about television’s ability to take control of what we believe in.
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I definitely agree with you regarding the article, “Facing the Facts of Bigotry.� In fact, I had much of the same points in my blog. I was also offended when the lady called me a racist in the first line of the article. I don’t care if she refers to herself as a racist, but I don’t think that she has the right to call a complete stranger one. I also agree with you that acknowledging our racism will not solve any problems. It will only isolate people more, and probably make things worse. Furthermore, I agree that the article was written in an odd manner. The paragraphs were not even technically paragraphs; they were just little phrases. There was no evidence, or explanation in the entire article. I feel like this lady was just writing using a stream of consciousness method, and it was truly ineffective. Although I was not disgusted by the article, I was annoyed by it.
Posted by: Nick Olmanson | February 15, 2007 5:20 AM
Very true that the Daily article was full of unsupported claims. It's like she was just trying to be sensational without really supporting what she said. I like that you picked up on that.
Posted by: Gerald | February 15, 2007 6:23 PM