Hmm... interesting theories. I have to say that I disagree with your assessment of Kylie Minogue, only because there are probably men (or women) out there that think she's sexy. I don't particularly think she's sexy, partly because she's a woman and I find myself attracted to men.
I wish I knew what you were talking about in regards to the thing that the internet backlashed against. I felt it weakened your arguement by not being able to talk about the incident directly.
I feel the same as you when it comes to both Leonardo Di Caprio and Britney Spears... I don't care what the media and people around me say about both, I honestly don't and I had to speak up for both in the past. Unfortunately our culture, that is to say North American culture is based upon the studying of our idols... if there is any indication that people put idols before their gods, that is it. They love to see someone ordinary succeed and they love to see them fall, again, much like ordinary people fall.
Back to your assessment about pornography... pornography isn't going anywhere, I do believe that it's been around since the dawn of man. However I do wish our society would be more open about it... it's like outlawing booze back in the 1920s only made it so that people had to go underground into a world that is unprotected and not over seen by the government to get their alcohol. While I have absolutely no problem with pronography and such sexual things, I find it disheartening that the powers that be turn away. Instead of protecting young women (and men) in the porn industry from being exploited/abused, people instead look down on it with contempt and turn a blind eye, while secretly partaking in the product in secret. This is not right, but as of right now I can think of no way to rectify the situation. Perhaps by teaching our children that people in the media are merely human beings not gods to be put on pedistals would be a step in a positive direction... who knows?
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Date: 2004-08-19 03:28 pm (UTC)I wish I knew what you were talking about in regards to the thing that the internet backlashed against. I felt it weakened your arguement by not being able to talk about the incident directly.
I feel the same as you when it comes to both Leonardo Di Caprio and Britney Spears... I don't care what the media and people around me say about both, I honestly don't and I had to speak up for both in the past. Unfortunately our culture, that is to say North American culture is based upon the studying of our idols... if there is any indication that people put idols before their gods, that is it. They love to see someone ordinary succeed and they love to see them fall, again, much like ordinary people fall.
Back to your assessment about pornography... pornography isn't going anywhere, I do believe that it's been around since the dawn of man. However I do wish our society would be more open about it... it's like outlawing booze back in the 1920s only made it so that people had to go underground into a world that is unprotected and not over seen by the government to get their alcohol. While I have absolutely no problem with pronography and such sexual things, I find it disheartening that the powers that be turn away. Instead of protecting young women (and men) in the porn industry from being exploited/abused, people instead look down on it with contempt and turn a blind eye, while secretly partaking in the product in secret. This is not right, but as of right now I can think of no way to rectify the situation. Perhaps by teaching our children that people in the media are merely human beings not gods to be put on pedistals would be a step in a positive direction... who knows?
Interesting rant/essay by the way. ;)
~Marie