A place to continue discussions started in class or start new ones.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Television Addiction
What is this picture satirizing? How does this present a truth of how America is being fascinated by media? What are the moral and social implications of such an addiction?
to keep it short i think that the main idea of this cartoon is to satirize the almost religious bond that americans have with their televisions. i think though that the truth it presents is really not that that valid of a point, because yes television is a bad thing but the American use of it is based mainly on a means of relaxation. to kind of unwind and relax their brains with pointless sitcoms, reality show, or game shows that are made to be mindlessly amusing.now to touch on the point of Americas fascination with the media,the American people after watching so many pointless shows have been extremely brainwashed to somewhat crave Drama and to enjoy more of an opinionated truth rather than fact (the reason most Americans think that Michael Moore is a documentarian). that then makes for the argument that, that our media is now instead of being a means of informing the masses it has become a means of entertainment so they have fill it with pointless celebrity Drama or take it to the other extreme and make as i like to call it "news clips with commentary" (i.e. Fox new) to portray their beliefs to the viewer. truthfully i think that the implications won't be that bad well unless sarah Palin gets elected in 2012 than there would have to be some sort of reform
I completely agree with Ibraheem... Americans spend far too much time in front of the telivision. I know this because most likely I am one of them. I have those shows that I watch "religioiusly" and that is what this cartoon is definitely portraying. There is really no need for words in this cartoon. The action of the man bowing down to the television that is on a sort of "alter" is all that the cartoon needs to get its point across.
For roughly sixty years television has been a part of most Americans' lives. For some, it is mainly a source of information. For others, television takes on a much more significant role. Many Americans spend hours of their daily life in front of the tube, but are the people entwined in the plot of the average sitcom., or are they trapped by the clutches of perpetual, mind- numbing entertainment. Television has become a way of life for most families. Television viewing is so overwhelmingly prevalent nowadays that living without TV is often considered an extreme deprivation. TVs are everywhere, whether you are in a hospital, auto shop, or in the dentist's office, there's always a television by the waiting area. It's a useful tool to help you from the boredom of waiting. Sure, people got other things to do and there are magazines lying around the table but people are more intrigue on what they see on the Jerry Springer Show. Television has been a part of most Americans' lives and many spend hours of their daily life being in front of the tube. Addiction can sometimes be defined as a dependence, and I believe that in America we uphold our televisions to such.
This picture satirizes the ridiculous amount of time we spend watching tv, and the amount of praise we give. Everyone has their show that they watch on a certain day at a certain time, for example Tuesdays theres Glee, The Hills, and Criminal minds, Wednesdays theres Happy town, and so on and so forth. Media has become such an addiction because of the reality and drama that the media has brought into our lives. Tv is something the whole family can enjoy together, or something an individual can enjoy to pass time. This cartoon shows the reality of how truly fascinated we have become with television and the media.
The cartoonist is trying to show how the amount of tv people watch tends to overpower everything else. Where in other countries, religion or studying may overpower everything else, americans stick to their tvs. They watch them almost religiously and its a sad fact that most americans view their tv as more of a diety than their actual diety, speaking only about how much time they spend with each. Americans are closer to their tv, than they are with most other things.
5 comments:
to keep it short i think that the main idea of this cartoon is to satirize the almost religious bond that americans have with their televisions. i think though that the truth it presents is really not that that valid of a point, because yes television is a bad thing but the American use of it is based mainly on a means of relaxation. to kind of unwind and relax their brains with pointless sitcoms, reality show, or game shows that are made to be mindlessly amusing.now to touch on the point of Americas fascination with the media,the American people after watching so many pointless shows have been extremely brainwashed to somewhat crave Drama and to enjoy more of an opinionated truth rather than fact (the reason most Americans think that Michael Moore is a documentarian). that then makes for the argument that, that our media is now instead of being a means of informing the masses it has become a means of entertainment so they have fill it with pointless celebrity Drama or take it to the other extreme and make as i like to call it "news clips with commentary" (i.e. Fox new) to portray their beliefs to the viewer. truthfully i think that the implications won't be that bad well unless sarah Palin gets elected in 2012 than there would have to be some sort of reform
I completely agree with Ibraheem... Americans spend far too much time in front of the telivision. I know this because most likely I am one of them. I have those shows that I watch "religioiusly" and that is what this cartoon is definitely portraying. There is really no need for words in this cartoon. The action of the man bowing down to the television that is on a sort of "alter" is all that the cartoon needs to get its point across.
For roughly sixty years television has been a part of most Americans' lives. For some, it is mainly a source of information. For others, television takes on a much more significant role. Many Americans spend hours of their daily life in front of the tube, but are the people entwined in the plot of the average sitcom., or are they trapped by the clutches of perpetual, mind- numbing entertainment. Television has become a way of life for most families. Television viewing is so overwhelmingly prevalent nowadays that living without TV is often considered an extreme deprivation. TVs are everywhere, whether you are in a hospital, auto shop, or in the dentist's office, there's always a television by the waiting area. It's a useful tool to help you from the boredom of waiting. Sure, people got other things to do and there are magazines lying around the table but people are more intrigue on what they see on the Jerry Springer Show. Television has been a part of most Americans' lives and many spend hours of their daily life being in front of the tube. Addiction can sometimes be defined as a dependence, and I believe that in America we uphold our televisions to such.
This picture satirizes the ridiculous amount of time we spend watching tv, and the amount of praise we give. Everyone has their show that they watch on a certain day at a certain time, for example Tuesdays theres Glee, The Hills, and Criminal minds, Wednesdays theres Happy town, and so on and so forth. Media has become such an addiction because of the reality and drama that the media has brought into our lives. Tv is something the whole family can enjoy together, or something an individual can enjoy to pass time. This cartoon shows the reality of how truly fascinated we have become with television and the media.
The cartoonist is trying to show how the amount of tv people watch tends to overpower everything else. Where in other countries, religion or studying may overpower everything else, americans stick to their tvs. They watch them almost religiously and its a sad fact that most americans view their tv as more of a diety than their actual diety, speaking only about how much time they spend with each. Americans are closer to their tv, than they are with most other things.
Post a Comment