Effects of the Media

The only way that the media affects what I look at, listen to, and wear, is by informing me about the new things that are out there. Based on the advertisements for shows, music, and clothing lines, I make my own decision on whether or not I like what I see. So basically, the media is simply a means of informing me about what's new in the world, not necessarily something that I go to for advice.

All you do is hear about how much the media impacts our thoughts, but I've yet to have been impacted in such a way, so I find it hard to believe. I suppose that the people that make such claims have nothing better to do than to over-analyze everything that's published to the world. A good example of this is that ridiculous Spongebob bit that was posted in Natasha's blog--no mean to sound offensive, but it really is ridiculous.

If I video taped people's reactions when they got off of a roller coaster and asked them how it was, and some of them told me: "My heart was racing as I rode it up and down," then I can easily edit out the bit where I asked them how the roller coaster was to make it sound as if the person was talking about something else. I remember just about all of the clips from that Spongebob video from back in the day when I used to watch Nickelodeon, and the person that created the video did just that--edited out the earlier parts to make it sound naughtier than it truly was.

Most of those witty comments said by the characters in those clips were probably setup intentionally by the writers to add some humor to the cartoon, but it isn't anything that one can argue as being sexual when there's clearly a valid reasoning behind each and every one of those clips. You can't draw a valid conclusion with only half of the story.

As for the whole Sarah Palin bit, to put it lightly, the only thing that I like about her are her looks. She's about as fit to run this country as I am considering we both know little about politics. And if you don't believe me, then see for yourself: go to YouTube and search for "Sarah Palin Holds Forth On Bush Doctrine," watch it, and then search for "Saturday Night Live - Sarah Palin & Hilary Clinton." Trust me; you'll get more than just a laugh out of it.