Entertainers should just entertain and give the people what they want. If they wish to express and stand up for their opinions then they should run for office and become a politician. Where does freedom of speech and equality come in then? Is “free speech” even the correct terminology? Is there a price to pay for “free speech”? Yes. Whatever you say or do will have positive or negative repercussions. Media loves to spin things more negatively/positively then the facts actually are which makes it more entertaining to watch.
Natalie Maines comment on how she was “ashamed that the president of the United States was from Texas” stirred more controversy because she said this while the president was very popular. Also, their home state (Texas) is a very conservative state that follows many old school traditions. Although the North American society claims that women are equal and treated the same as men, this does not shine through to its full potential. Women are still not treated equally and are still degraded in many ways.
How come when it comes to the issue of race, society frowns upon it and shoves it under
the carpet? A statement about being ashamed about the president ruined the careers and reputation of three young women while a comment about the president not liking black people made society barely flinch. We live in a society where racism is not supposed to exist but unfortunately it does exist and it is not limited to one race. Racism is colour-blind and can apply to anybody. We are so afraid and sensitive to racism to the point where we are afraid to discuss it and act like it’s not there.
We still live in a society where men can say on live television, “The Chicks deserve to be slapped around” or “They are the Dixie twits. These are the dumbest. Dumbest bimbos with due respect, I have ever seen”. These statements are degrading towards women but were said on li
ve news shows. With men like these in the media influencing the public, how can there ever be equality? Comments like these make it seem okay and natural in society. It makes women like Rihanna have to make tough decisions because of public influence even though her mind and heart may be telling her something else.
We discussed earlier in the year that celebrities have the responsibility to be positive role models and that they need to act certain ways in the eye of the public. Should women like Rihanna handle the Chris Brown situation how the public wants her too? Or should she be allowed to make her own decisions and still be a positive role model? We have seen the photos of the outcome of her beating but how can we be 100% sure they were not altered? There are many cases where the news media alters photos to create a more drastic and stronger feeling towards one side thus making the news biased.
People will believe almost anything they see out of that 52 inch screen. We looked at many pictures that have been manipulated. We watched many news stations that are actually entertaining stations. They take entertainment and turn it into fact less news just to fill in time and keep their viewers entertained. They are using charisma to attract viewers but losing their integrity to keep people.
Many journalists and news/media personalities have the power to persuade the audience and even manage to convince people of a total lie. The government used the media to help gain support for the War in Iraq. Fox news even managed to convince the whole country that Bush had won Florida State in the 2000 elections which is greatly believed to be the cause of Al Gore’s defeat. They have the power to make you believe that the Dixie Chicks are women who deserve to be slapped around and hate them to the point you want to kill them. So if journalists and news/media personalities have the power to do this, then shouldn’t that power be restricted? Also, should monopolies of news stations be allowed? Conservative men like Rupert Murdoch control over 9 broadcasting channels, 3 production/distribution film companies, 2 major internet companies, 8 sports related ownerships, 6 publishing companies, 3 magazine companies and 8 newspaper companies. This type of monopoly leaves room for only one viewpoint to be shown and always shows a biased viewpoint of the new
s.
In conclusion, The Dixie Chicks received harsh critism because they made their statement at the wrong time. Personalities of the news/entertainment should not be given so much power and should not have such biased viewpoints. Kanye West’s statement touched on a sensitive topic which no one was ready to discuss or listen too. There are many artists from every era that have protest songs and are usually about war. Freedom of speech does not exist because there will always be certain limits and you cannot say everything you truly wish too. There will always be repercussions and you must be able to deal with the consequences.
Brownielocks and the 3 bears. War Protest Songs of the 60's (sixties) Vietnam. 30 Dec. 2008. 23 May 2009.
Natalie Maines comment on how she was “ashamed that the president of the United States was from Texas” stirred more controversy because she said this while the president was very popular. Also, their home state (Texas) is a very conservative state that follows many old school traditions. Although the North American society claims that women are equal and treated the same as men, this does not shine through to its full potential. Women are still not treated equally and are still degraded in many ways.
How come when it comes to the issue of race, society frowns upon it and shoves it under
the carpet? A statement about being ashamed about the president ruined the careers and reputation of three young women while a comment about the president not liking black people made society barely flinch. We live in a society where racism is not supposed to exist but unfortunately it does exist and it is not limited to one race. Racism is colour-blind and can apply to anybody. We are so afraid and sensitive to racism to the point where we are afraid to discuss it and act like it’s not there.These were just some of the ways that the celebrities of our era decided to retaliate and protest. Musicians as early as the 50’s used their talent to protest against things they did not believe in but the 60’s was where the true passion of anti-war feelings came in.
This time era was during the Vietnam War which caused a lot of protest chants and songs to come out against the war. The main chant that was used a protest rallies was: “And its 1 2 3, what are we fighting for? Don’t ask me I don’t give a damn! Next stop is Viet Nam. And its 5 6 7 so open up them pearly gates. There aint no time to wonder why. Whoopee! We’re all gonna die.” Since the Vietnam War had soldiers who had enlisted and some that were drafted. This groups main protest chant was “Hell No! We won’t Go”. There were over 23 protest songs against the war during this era. Generations like these have changed and influence our society today to how it has become.
This time era was during the Vietnam War which caused a lot of protest chants and songs to come out against the war. The main chant that was used a protest rallies was: “And its 1 2 3, what are we fighting for? Don’t ask me I don’t give a damn! Next stop is Viet Nam. And its 5 6 7 so open up them pearly gates. There aint no time to wonder why. Whoopee! We’re all gonna die.” Since the Vietnam War had soldiers who had enlisted and some that were drafted. This groups main protest chant was “Hell No! We won’t Go”. There were over 23 protest songs against the war during this era. Generations like these have changed and influence our society today to how it has become.
We still live in a society where men can say on live television, “The Chicks deserve to be slapped around” or “They are the Dixie twits. These are the dumbest. Dumbest bimbos with due respect, I have ever seen”. These statements are degrading towards women but were said on li
ve news shows. With men like these in the media influencing the public, how can there ever be equality? Comments like these make it seem okay and natural in society. It makes women like Rihanna have to make tough decisions because of public influence even though her mind and heart may be telling her something else.We discussed earlier in the year that celebrities have the responsibility to be positive role models and that they need to act certain ways in the eye of the public. Should women like Rihanna handle the Chris Brown situation how the public wants her too? Or should she be allowed to make her own decisions and still be a positive role model? We have seen the photos of the outcome of her beating but how can we be 100% sure they were not altered? There are many cases where the news media alters photos to create a more drastic and stronger feeling towards one side thus making the news biased.
People will believe almost anything they see out of that 52 inch screen. We looked at many pictures that have been manipulated. We watched many news stations that are actually entertaining stations. They take entertainment and turn it into fact less news just to fill in time and keep their viewers entertained. They are using charisma to attract viewers but losing their integrity to keep people.
Many journalists and news/media personalities have the power to persuade the audience and even manage to convince people of a total lie. The government used the media to help gain support for the War in Iraq. Fox news even managed to convince the whole country that Bush had won Florida State in the 2000 elections which is greatly believed to be the cause of Al Gore’s defeat. They have the power to make you believe that the Dixie Chicks are women who deserve to be slapped around and hate them to the point you want to kill them. So if journalists and news/media personalities have the power to do this, then shouldn’t that power be restricted? Also, should monopolies of news stations be allowed? Conservative men like Rupert Murdoch control over 9 broadcasting channels, 3 production/distribution film companies, 2 major internet companies, 8 sports related ownerships, 6 publishing companies, 3 magazine companies and 8 newspaper companies. This type of monopoly leaves room for only one viewpoint to be shown and always shows a biased viewpoint of the new
s.In conclusion, The Dixie Chicks received harsh critism because they made their statement at the wrong time. Personalities of the news/entertainment should not be given so much power and should not have such biased viewpoints. Kanye West’s statement touched on a sensitive topic which no one was ready to discuss or listen too. There are many artists from every era that have protest songs and are usually about war. Freedom of speech does not exist because there will always be certain limits and you cannot say everything you truly wish too. There will always be repercussions and you must be able to deal with the consequences.
Brownielocks and the 3 bears. War Protest Songs of the 60's (sixties) Vietnam. 30 Dec. 2008. 23 May 2009
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