http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTdzRaw55zo&feature=related
This video clip is of a miller lite commercial. The commercial plays on the stereotype that men are not good at expressing their feelings. The man is talking about how he has finally found something he loves, and the background video is of him and his girlfriend. However, at the end, it is shown he is talking about his beer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMPWWrCbDN4
This video clip is a beer commercial that deals with the stereotypical "man". The guy orders another light beer, but the bar tender tells him to stop being a "momma's boy" and order a miller lite. The guy's mom is also at the bar watching over him. This ties into the article "The Feminization of Love" where boys are supposed to become detached from their mothers and become independent men.
These commercials do tie into our class discussions about love in pop culture very well but I do think this will be very hard to write an 8 page paper on. Looking at the lack of diversity of the advertisements, I would consider taking the time to find something that might be a little easier to write about but I understand that when you wrote this, you probably just wanted to get it over with. I am not trying to be a jerk but I just want you to know that’s what I was thinking. If anything I would choose the first one and that way you can use a lot of the points we made on the first day of class because those go "hand-in-hand". Maybe try finding something you enjoy talking about (unless you love talking about beer) because it will make this assignment a little easier.
ReplyDeleteIf you need to contact me, you can e-mail me at cameron.870@buckeyemail.osu.edu. You’re in group 3 right? My primary sources are the ones labeled "Cameron's Primary Sources".
In my opinion, I think that the first commercial is better with what we are going to be writing about. It should be simple to find repetition and symbols of love in pop culture within the ad. I think you will definitely be able to write an 8 page paper on this ad because you're not just writing about beer. You are writing about how love in shown within advertising in this society and this is a good example. It is very similar to the advertisement that we saw on the first day of class, with the woman that has a car magazine instead of a face. This ad shows that woman are basically a fill in for what men really want and in this case, that is beer. I think you will definitely have things to write about. Good job.
ReplyDeleteI'm also in group 3 and my email is dahlem.8@buckeyemail.osu.edu.