The
theories that best relate to my pop culture topic are the stereotypes that
surround the artists, and culture as a whole.
I realize that there will be stereotypes everywhere no matter how well
we are doing in life. Stereotypes are
based off ignorance and lack of understanding.
Say for instance because I wear a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood
pulled up people will look at me as a thug or degenerate.
Even
when I’m driving down the street on a daily basis I’m constantly judged because
of the type of vehicle that I drive. I
have constantly had this question posed to me “Are you a drug dealer”? When I get approached with that question I
could react one of two way, I could either laugh it off or I could get offended
that someone would ask me that question.
Most of the time I laugh it off and explain to them that I just like
having a nice car. But more often than
not people will stereotype me because of that, regardless of the fact that I’m
a hard working individual. So,
stereotyping someone regardless if it’s positive or negative has an impact on
the way that society views certain individuals.
Some
of the most important findings while analyzing my topic were the facts that heroes
exist not only in this culture but the viewpoint of the person identifying them
as heroes. People look up to celebrities
in such a way that it’s almost envious. Media
chooses to place these individuals on a pedestal. And to me that’s outlandish. We have to stay focused on what’s real, and
not put so much emphasis on celebrity, because most celebrities aren’t focused
on us. They only portray a certain image
because that’s what they do for a living.
I
don’t think any differently than I did before I analyzed this topic; it just
shed more light on situations that I didn’t look at before. I’ve always felt a certain way about this
topic, but to give a non-biased analysis was a little difficult. But it has opened my eyes to different
perspectives and viewpoints that I didn’t look at otherwise.
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