We Are Here Because Our Voices Aren’t Being Heard
My popular culture topic, We Are Here Because Our Voices Aren’t Being Heard, is the topic that I chose for all of the Written Analysis assignments. The reason I chose this topic is because I wanted to learn more about the Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party Movements. As I completed each of these weekly assignments, I realized that not all of the popular culture theories related to this topic. The theory that fits the best into my topic is the theory of stereotype. An example of this is how Americans stereotype our leaders as educated white males, who are mature leaders with excellent speaking skills. The theory of stereotyping our Presidents was changed in 2008 when our first black president was voted into office. The other theory that relates to my topic is the theory of myths. The myth that there is freedom of speech for everyone living in America is true. These movements are speaking up and voicing their opinions and disgust over the way our government is run.
What I found to be most interesting in my popular culture topic is the comparison of the two movements. Tabouli (2011) describes Occupy Wall Street as wanting to raise taxes on the rich, while the Tea Party movement wants to reduce taxes for the wealthy. We have two political movements targeting opposite results.
Looking back on this course, I have a better understanding of what popular culture is. I learned that popular culture needs the media in order to exist -- popular culture is the peoples’ voice, and the media helps to communicate that voice. Popular culture changes constantly, it is never static. Some people feel that popular culture negatively influences our society due to the sex and violence that is written in song lyrics and movies/shows that are shown on television.
I think that popular culture is part of being an American. We are very fortunate to live in a democratic society that allows us the freedom to express ourselves.
References
Tabouli, Julie. (2011, November 13). Faceoff: occupy wall street vs. tea party [infographic]. Retrieved from website:
http://dailyinfographic.com/face-off-occupy-wall-street-vs-tea-party-infographic
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