During this super bowl, a lot of questionable commercials aired on national television. That got me thinking and I started paying more attention to what was being shown. Unfortunately we live in a time where sex sells and business’ notices this. I’m not saying I’m one to complain about skimpy clothing but I think that there is a time and a place for such advertisements. However, it’s not just advertisements that are crossing the line. Television shows are pushing it when it comes to keeping things clean and family friendly. I don’t know, call me old fashion but I just don’t understand why production companies feel the need to force inappropriate and offensive hints towards us. Remember back in the day when Ricky and Lucy Ricardo slept in separate beds on I Love Lucy? Now, I’m not saying that T.V. shows need to be that way again but is it necessary to show a couple having sex? I think we all know it’s going to happen anyway. But I digress. It isn’t all commercials and it doesn’t happen all the time but there are occasions when advertisements go too far.
Television programming has gotten a lot right lately and especially with time slots and scheduling. Shows like Jerry Springer and Judge Judy are aired during school hours so that kids are exposed to explicit language and actions. But in the evening after the kids are home from school there are shows that the parents like to watch such as CSI and Criminal Minds that are just too graphic for kids. Sure the kids don’t have to watch but some kids are privileged/spoiled enough to get a TV in their room so they watch whatever they want. That could bring up a whole different conversation on parental control but let’s not get into that.
Just the other day, I was at my parent’s house watching the Winter Olympics. I wasn’t paying much attention to the television because my 3-year-old nephew was in the room and I was trying to keep him occupied so my mom could finish cooking dinner without any distractions. However, the next story I heard caught my attention and I turned my eyes to the screen to see a video played repeatedly of 21-year-old luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili sail off the track and slam into a steel pole at speeds higher than 85mph. Pictures were also shown of paramedics giving the olympian mouth to mouth as blood dripped down the paramedics hands. NBC showed a young mans death on national television. Over and over again. My 3-year-old nephew saw someone die for the first time. Sure, he’s too young to remember or even know what happened but he still saw it. I guess that’s one of the reasons why I think censorship needs to be taken a little more seriously. According to an article on www.seattlepi.com , 67.5 millions viewers watched the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. So I think its safe to say that at least 1 million people saw Nodar Kumaritashvili death this weekend. They put a delay on other big events and award shows. Can’t they put a delay on the Olympics to censor out things like someones death?
On www.ucla.edu , several studies conducted by UCLA "have found that children may become ‘immune’ to the horror of violence; gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems; imitate the violence they observe on television; and identify with certain characters, victims and/or victimizers". I mean, I watch violent shows and play violent video games but I don’t feel any more violent. But it’s different for kids. According to www.ridgenet.org , “television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and behavior in children. Unfortunately, much of today’s television programming is violent.”
It’s up to the networks and the parents to recognize the dangers these kids face when exposed to this kind of behavior at such an early age. Hopefully censorship on not just television but all media outlets can be used more and what is being aired more closely monitored.
WORK CITED
http://www.ridgenet.org/szaflik/tvrating.htm
http://www.ucla.edu/curree…ne/violence/iiid.htm
www.seattlepi.com
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
legion can go to hell
i never thought i would say this but i wish i would have seen Dear John this weekend. no, its not because i have a man crush on Channing Tatum or i read the novel and wanted to see the film adaptation of it. i was actually next in line to buy tickets for the late showing of it friday night when the selfish s.o.b. in front of us bought the last tickets.
what happened next is disturbing. i wouldn't wish it upon anyone.
since Dear John was sold out, my girlfriend and i instead bought tickets for the movie Legion. this is a story about how God gave up hope on humanity and sent his army of angels to kill everyone. BUT WAIT! an angel named Michael dare stand against God and fight along side the humans?! not too shabby i thought...at first.
the movie was filled with less than mediocre acting and some of the worst dialogue i've ever heard. i couldn't tell if this was a serious movie or if i should laugh(which i ended up doing for the last 45 minutes of the movie).
after the movie was over and i stopped punching myself in the face, i continually cursed the heavens, hoping, praying an angel would come down and fight by my side as i tried to get my money back for that horrible attempt of a movie.
there is no way God gave Sony Pictures permission to use him in this film.
what happened next is disturbing. i wouldn't wish it upon anyone.
since Dear John was sold out, my girlfriend and i instead bought tickets for the movie Legion. this is a story about how God gave up hope on humanity and sent his army of angels to kill everyone. BUT WAIT! an angel named Michael dare stand against God and fight along side the humans?! not too shabby i thought...at first.
the movie was filled with less than mediocre acting and some of the worst dialogue i've ever heard. i couldn't tell if this was a serious movie or if i should laugh(which i ended up doing for the last 45 minutes of the movie).
after the movie was over and i stopped punching myself in the face, i continually cursed the heavens, hoping, praying an angel would come down and fight by my side as i tried to get my money back for that horrible attempt of a movie.
there is no way God gave Sony Pictures permission to use him in this film.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The Internet: Love It Now. Fear It Later.
The Internet: Love It Now. Fear It Later.
Bo Culkeen
Project #1
Audience: College Students, social networking users.
The audience should care because it affects their future.
649 words
In the last couple years, social network sites such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter have blown up. Everyone is using them now and quite frankly, I’m scared. These sites are ways for users to voice their opinion on any matter they chose whether it makes sense or not. Even these blogs are ways for loud mouths to spit out their meaningless and pointless rants (don’t look at me, this is an assignment). But before you get too carried away with yourself and post that really sexy photo of you in a mini skirt doing a keg stand while the guy holding you up has his other hand on a bong, you might want to consider the future and what it has in store for you.
Jobs are not easy to come by now days. So wouldn’t you want to make it as easy as possible for you to get hired? Employers are not only looking at your resume and your college degree; they are checking your profile picture and your latest Tweet. They are checking what kind of comments you leave on your friend’s wall and how you spend your weekends. And it doesn’t stop there. It isn’t just jobs that are creeping on Facebook pages. Colleges are sneaking peaks at what students are doing when they aren’t in class.
I remember when I first started at Flagler College, I was advised by a lot of students to not put up any pictures of me with alcohol. Not only was I underage, I lived on campus and Flagler is a dry campus so alcohol is a big no no. It’s even more important for athletes because if they are caught drinking during the season, they can be suspended for multiple games. Colleges are also checking your Facebook.com page when you apply for school.
Erika Scoliere, a 20 year old college student at the University of Dayton in Ohio has been in trouble with the law before for underage drinking. So when she was violating her regular basis check-ins, authorities turned to their trusty and loyal friend Facebook.com for some answers. There they found pictures of Scoliere drinking tequila and passing out. Now she has to where an alcohol monitor.
Sucks to be her. Maybe if she wasn’t such an idiot and just checked in with authorities. But no, she allowed a photo with the caption, “Ten minutes later, Erika passed out in my bed. Ha. Ha. Ha”. But back to the point. It is very important to be careful with what you put on the internet.
Scoliere isn’t the only moron who has herself to blame. Medical School Deans conducted a search and found medical students posting information on patients, requesting patients to be friends and a mass of profanity. Oh but it gets worse. In a search on Youtube.com, a video was found of medical students pulling a prank using a dead body. How stupid could someone be? I thought it was understood you don’t mess with the dead but if you do, don’t put it on the Internet.
"I watched it and I definitely cringed,” said Katherine Chretien of The Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center. “It undermines the credibility of our profession."
Those students deserve to be expelled. Good luck getting a job anywhere sickos.
I don’t think anything should be posted that you don’t want your grandmother to see. Its that simple.
The middle finger isnt funny, why take a picture of you doing it?
If I want to see a half naked girl, I don’t want to go on to Facebook.com, I’ll just watch re-runs of Baywatch.
Weed is illegal. Until it isn’t, why would you put up photos online of you smoking it?
However, there are dumb people out there and there will always be dumb people. So for those dumb and dumbers out there, try making your profile private, for your futures sake.
Work Cited
· http://adminprofessional.ca/post/Will-Facebook-Prevent-You-From-Getting-the-Job.aspx
· http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32972597/ns/health-health_care/
· http://chicagoist.com/2009/06/04/facebook_pic_lands_underage_drinker.php
Bo Culkeen
Project #1
Audience: College Students, social networking users.
The audience should care because it affects their future.
649 words
In the last couple years, social network sites such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter have blown up. Everyone is using them now and quite frankly, I’m scared. These sites are ways for users to voice their opinion on any matter they chose whether it makes sense or not. Even these blogs are ways for loud mouths to spit out their meaningless and pointless rants (don’t look at me, this is an assignment). But before you get too carried away with yourself and post that really sexy photo of you in a mini skirt doing a keg stand while the guy holding you up has his other hand on a bong, you might want to consider the future and what it has in store for you.
Jobs are not easy to come by now days. So wouldn’t you want to make it as easy as possible for you to get hired? Employers are not only looking at your resume and your college degree; they are checking your profile picture and your latest Tweet. They are checking what kind of comments you leave on your friend’s wall and how you spend your weekends. And it doesn’t stop there. It isn’t just jobs that are creeping on Facebook pages. Colleges are sneaking peaks at what students are doing when they aren’t in class.
I remember when I first started at Flagler College, I was advised by a lot of students to not put up any pictures of me with alcohol. Not only was I underage, I lived on campus and Flagler is a dry campus so alcohol is a big no no. It’s even more important for athletes because if they are caught drinking during the season, they can be suspended for multiple games. Colleges are also checking your Facebook.com page when you apply for school.
Erika Scoliere, a 20 year old college student at the University of Dayton in Ohio has been in trouble with the law before for underage drinking. So when she was violating her regular basis check-ins, authorities turned to their trusty and loyal friend Facebook.com for some answers. There they found pictures of Scoliere drinking tequila and passing out. Now she has to where an alcohol monitor.
Sucks to be her. Maybe if she wasn’t such an idiot and just checked in with authorities. But no, she allowed a photo with the caption, “Ten minutes later, Erika passed out in my bed. Ha. Ha. Ha”. But back to the point. It is very important to be careful with what you put on the internet.
Scoliere isn’t the only moron who has herself to blame. Medical School Deans conducted a search and found medical students posting information on patients, requesting patients to be friends and a mass of profanity. Oh but it gets worse. In a search on Youtube.com, a video was found of medical students pulling a prank using a dead body. How stupid could someone be? I thought it was understood you don’t mess with the dead but if you do, don’t put it on the Internet.
"I watched it and I definitely cringed,” said Katherine Chretien of The Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center. “It undermines the credibility of our profession."
Those students deserve to be expelled. Good luck getting a job anywhere sickos.
I don’t think anything should be posted that you don’t want your grandmother to see. Its that simple.
The middle finger isnt funny, why take a picture of you doing it?
If I want to see a half naked girl, I don’t want to go on to Facebook.com, I’ll just watch re-runs of Baywatch.
Weed is illegal. Until it isn’t, why would you put up photos online of you smoking it?
However, there are dumb people out there and there will always be dumb people. So for those dumb and dumbers out there, try making your profile private, for your futures sake.
Work Cited
· http://adminprofessional.ca/post/Will-Facebook-Prevent-You-From-Getting-the-Job.aspx
· http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32972597/ns/health-health_care/
· http://chicagoist.com/2009/06/04/facebook_pic_lands_underage_drinker.php
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