... womanizer like Agent 007 from James Bond or someone with a "perfect body", a wash board stomach and a body that is so cut up people ask, "do you need bandage?" Like LL Cool J (right) is shown on his album cover. Movies also show men as a hero, the "knight in shining armor" that rides to the rescue of a woman in distress on his white ... the male character is shown to solve their own problems. Music has similar effects as movies and television. Many people say, "I just listen to music for their beats and the lyrics don't affect me." That could not be more wrong. Plato states in his book,...

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... -Recording Artist In today's society at least one specific gender stereotype is being upheld and this specific gender stereotype is that of a male rap-recording artist. Male rappers, through their lyrics put an emphasis on money and the millions they make, on the cars they drive, and on the houses they own with all the necessities. A true male rap-recording artist ... 't nothing but a g thang" and "without money you ain't nothing" (Snoop Dog). A male rapper is stereotyped to be the type of person who shows his money. Through television and their own lyrics male rap-recording artists are s...

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... that children aren't shown the negative aspect of the product and only see the animated visuals that hide the truth. They get the impression that the product is "awesome" or "cool". The bottom line is that they like it and want it. Do they once think about whether it is healthy or not? Sadly, at a young age children do not. Whether ... 't able to understand the messages in television advertisement (Kunkel). I believe that a whole team of psychologists is far more credible than one professor at a school. When I was a child, I only saw the cool, action-packed parts of commercials. I never ...

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... wants to see it. They cannot grasp the meaning of "ratings" and "entertainment" as well as adults can. All they know is, "if the TV portrays violence as cool, then it must be cool!" The problem isn't the violence in the media though; it is the media's failure to show the consequences of violence. This is especially true of cartoons, toy commercials ... ...

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... considered pop culture today will probably do the same. Back in the 60's there were the tye-dye t-shirts, bell-bottom jeans and love beads. Everyone wanted to be considered "cool" and "hip" so they wore all of these different styles to fit in. Everyone wanted to look different from his or her parents and be individual, when everyone just ended ... and The Breakfast Club. Out of these movies came the new big stars of the decade, like Michael J. Fox, Molly Ringwald, and Anthony Michael Hall. All of these things seemed cool at the time, but not these days. No one would be caught dead weari...

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... see the trends change as times change. Take for example the acid washed jeans, and the neon colours of the eighties or early nineties. This look was thought to be "cool" at the time, but looking back, people often question why they wore the clothes they did. This example can be directly related to the fashions viewed on television at the ... culture". With academic success comes great rewards, including wealth, and status. The problem with academics and being smart, especially in high - school, is that sometimes it is seen as "un - cool" and some student may underachieve because of this...

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... realizing it, has already absorbed Superman's heroic acts into his or her system. Comics are also written in colloquial and sometimes vulgar language, which the reader may find amusing and "cool- to use. Therefore, since the reader believes the comics, he or she tends to shape his or her attitude as a character in the comic violent and vulgar. Once, a girl who ... influenced by media violence, without knowing it. They learn their behavior from the Television instead of parents. Sometimes, watching a single violent program can increase aggressiveness. They think that it is "cool- being a...

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... into middle school did I fall into the trap; the television. I was older now and my mom didn't monitor the amount of television usage I could have. At this age, it wasn't cool anymore to play silly games like "pretend." The new thing was 90210, a Beverly Hills teeny bop TV show in the 1990's. If I didn't know what the status of Brenda and ... Dylan's relationship was, then I wasn't cool enough. So, naturally, because I was at that age where fitting in was key, I started to become more of a TV enthusiast. The TV was such a great source of entertainment. The more ... ...

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... wants to see it. They cannot grasp the meaning of "ratings" and "entertainment" as well as adults can. All they know is, "if the TV portrays violence as cool, then it must be cool!" The problem isn't the violence in the media though; it is the media's failure to show the consequences of violence. This is especially true of cartoons, toy commercials ... ...

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... 1992 federally founded Rape in America study of 4,000 woman, which has been roundly ignored by the same media outlet that never seem short of space to berate violent rap lyrics. Males also writes, that if depriving children of violence shows may actually increase their violence. TV violence is a problem. But I would have to agree with Males, TV violence is not ... ...

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... of their hair. Unfortunately, some people feel by doing this, that parents are turning there children evil by allowing them to watch explicit TV programming, horrible radio shows, and dirty lyrics by such artists as the infamous Eminem. But, many will argue this theory with the fact that it is the cable networks responsibility to set programs that are suitable for ... ...

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... . (Mark Variety) This proves that the shows these children watch have issues in them that the children do not understand yet and will act out because they saw it on a "cool TV show". It is not the Television Broadcasting Company's job to sensor the television shows, it's the parents job to make sure children do not watch these shows. If the ... ...

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... to Centerwall's belief. The violent acts and the characters that perform them on TV are the stimulus. The child is attracted to these actions because of how fun or how cool it might look. When the good guy wins he is always rewarded somehow, either by the victory itself or all the fans or people around him that praise him. Therefore ... ...

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... that has not been censored yet even though many things already have been censored on television and on the radio such as like swearing and the use of drugs being cool. Some people like myself feel that we should not have censorship. It not only takes are freedom of speech but also takes away are freedom of knowledge. When everything is ... ...

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... that most violence is learned and enacted in the home. He also presents proof that parents pose a bigger threat to children and teens than that of commercials depicting smoking as cool or television shows glorifying violence. A useful strategy that Males employs is offering evidence that contradicts his point and then he proves the previous evidence obsolete with new and better proof ... ...

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... Tyler's gift, our gift to the world." ( FC 1:1:00 ) We are all raised by Television ads and pop culture. When we were in grade school, classmates wouldn't think you were cool unless you knew everything the New Kids On the Block or had the new Air Jordan's. There would often be arguments about who had the most channels on their TV ... ...

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... be an advertisement for an R- rated or PG-13 movie. Most of these movies are not proper for young children. Kids nowadays think that movies with guns and violence are "cool." Any person now can change the channel to watch an R rated or PG-13 movie. It is also not so difficult to rent a movie you"re not supposed to rent ... ...

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... everything that they want. Or, maybe they just wanted these new things because they were the so-called "new trend," and they had to have it or they were not cool. By getting everything that they wanted when they were younger, makes them think that they have to have everything that they want when they are older. Also, maybe we are ... ...

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... that has not been censored yet even though many things already have been censored on television and on the radio such as like swearing and the use of drugs being cool. Some people like myself feel that we should not have censorship. It not only takes are freedom of speech but also takes away are freedom of knowledge. When everything is ... ...

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... aggression all the time on TV. We perceive it normal that people kill each other in the movies, that our favorite actors crush cars and rob banks. If they are cool and funny, they will become our heroes. We don't read books as much as we watch TV, especially kids. They need to be outside playing or reading a book instead of ... ...

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... violent content not suitable for children." The three boys look on in excitement. The first scene shows a girl being raped by a man and then he kills her; the boys shout cool. The movie goes on showing violent acts of a person killing young girls. The next day the boys thought it would be fun to be like the killer on TV; they ... ...

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... full of sarcasm and cynicism. "We have became the Wise Guy Nation", Rushin declaims, "...America, where every citizen is a snarky, cynical, hipper-than-thou, irony-dripping icon of comedy and cool." ...

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... the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco by glamorising them. The heroes of children and teenagers are often shown smoking and drinking beer, letting them believe drugs are sexy and cool. Researchers contend that beer ads communicate the message that drinking is a fun, harmless activity, free from any risks. Many teens start smoking with 12-13 years, just because the commercials ... ...

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