I am on team two Pro-Mass Media. Well, a few of team one’s arguments were , gender roles, as in women are portrayed as house wives, and this degrades women, some people have no TV so they are not prone to mass media, and gay marriages, that the mass media only shows one side, and that’s the side against gay marriages.
Well my rebuttals for those arguments are:
As for the gender roles, that is true that many movies portrayed women as the typical house wives, cooking and cleaning for their husband and family. However, it is 2011, and there are MANY movies that the women is the star of the movie, and she is doing the “man’s job”. For example, Angelina Jolie plays many aggressive movies, she is usually fighting/killing men in her movies. Is that a typical “housewife” for you? Women play the role that they want to play in movies. Although the movies back then used to be like that, the media is changing. And women are becoming more independent in the movies/TV shows.
As for the argument said about the people that do not own TV’s so therefore they are not prone to mass media. Well, that is correct the mass media does not apply to them, I do not see that as a valid argument, I find it kind of irrelevant considering the fact the mass media has nothing to do with the fact that they do not own television sets, or cell phones, or computers with internet. Of course, it is unfortunate for these people to not be as privileged and own objects that connect them to mass media, but on the bright side they are probably more active and not glued to technology like most of us.
Finally, as for the Gay marriages and the argument that mass media is one sided and against it. Well, there are many social movements that have protested so that that their voices can be heard, and Gay marriages can become legal, and it has worked. The mass media does in fact help the spread of Gay marriages, and helped the legalization of it in many states. The mass media, films the protests, and televises it so that we can sit at home and watch that the world around is in fact changing. I think that the mass media has done an excellent job in filming these protests and “spreading the word” so that we as citizens can be more well informed. If it was not for the mass media , I do not think that Gay marriages would be legal today.
Hi Brunaraquel -
ReplyDeleteVery nice rebuttal. I like all of your arguments. Especially the one on women in mass media. Although I still believe the mass media tends to be bias toward gay issues.
Thanks for the blog.
Greg
You are correct. The mass media is not only spread through t.v.'s, internet, and other technological devices but through newspapers and word of mouth. With all of our advancements in technology and luxuries, we tend to forget how we all got our daily news before.
ReplyDeleteHi Raquel,
ReplyDeleteWhile I agree with some of your rebuttal statements, (I was on Team 1) what is the or what will the media do to make sure there are little to no negative portryals of women, minoritites, and other underrepresented groups in the media? It is not enough that the media has a few positive portrayals in the movies, television shows, etc. This should be something overall.
I like how in your country people aren't biased towards the Romas and its interesting that describing them as "gypsy's" isn't offensive to them. I agree with you that mass media has done a good job in spreading gay issues and getting the word out to help legalize gay marriages.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post because you provided so much information and you really organized your arguments. However, I believe that the people who do not have access to media can not be represented and yeah the media doesn't have to do anything with their capibility to have a TV or not, but if they can't be represented in the total population, then the "total" population is not in fact total.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, you are right, I do see both sides of gay marriage expressed on the media, which serves as a good balance.
Thank you everyone for reading my post..
ReplyDelete@ VJCanales: Well the total population from my understanding is done on who watches TV, for example, how can they see the ratings for a TV show, I;m pretty sure that they don't make up numbers for the people who don't own television sets.
@L.Travis: Well your correct, however little is better than nothing. And I believe that sooner or later it will be equal. I do not necessarily believe that all portrayals are negative, the correct work is stereotyped.