ads, ads, and more ads

The assigned reading was interesting in that it took on two opposing views of ads. After reading both sides of the argument, I think it really depends on what kind of outlook you have personally. If your negative, then you'll generally think ads are out to scam you and cheat you into a product you don't need. If your generally a positive person, then you just might get excited to see an ad because it's a product you want.

I really think people are a lot smarter than advertisers give credit to. I mean if someone is at least somewhat intelligent or educated, then I'm pretty sure they aren't going to buy more milk just because a famous celebrity is promoting it. Sure, there are some people who get some satisfaction knowing they are drinking milk just like their favorite actor. At least for me, I could care less which celebrity is drinking milk. Milk is milk whether it's in your fridge or being drunk by a celeb.

The reading mentioned a public outcry when Calvin Klein showed an ad with waif looking youths in provocative poses as an attempt to child pornography. Ok, think about this logically. CK is known for it's sexuality in it's advertisements. CK wants to appeal to the mass media and uphold their image as sexy. Thus, they were really just trying to do their jobs and make the consumer happy by selling sex. I mean I can see why people got upset because these were young looking kids, and being into pedophilia is disgusting, so CK should have been more sensitive in the matter. But, in their ad with the teens being sexual, you have to think to yourself, what teen ISN'T thinking about, wanting, or actually having sex?

Seriously, stop being naive.

Like Mother, like daughter

This week's episode of Gilmore Girls made me question if it was possible for mother and daughters to actually have a real-best-friends kind of relationship with one another.

The episode that I watched this week was the one where Rory lost her virginity to Dean.

So, I need to do a quick re-cap of why this is one of the hugest turning points in the show. When Rory was 16, she dated Dean. He was her first true love. After a while though, she met Jess. Jess was more her type, plus, he was her bad boy fantasy come to life. Although, their relationship only lasted a year, Rory was really in love with him and was crushed when he left town to get out of trouble.

But as we all know, human being are resilient creatures. Rory moved on, even though part of her will always be in love with Jess. At this point, in the show Rory is 19 and single. She's matured into this beautiful woman that Dean wants--again. The only problem is he has just recently gotten married to the over-bearing and controlling Lindsey. *Cue ominous music*

Anyways, in the episode that I watched, Dean is working in construction and is helping build Lorelai's new inn. Rory goes to visit her mom and sees Dean for the first time in a year. It's the classic, "and their eyes met and they fell in love," moment. Just watching them interact, you can see how the old flames were re-kindled (wow, that's so cliche).

The grand opening of Lorelai's inn finally occurs, but she forgets music. So, she sends Rory back home to get some CD's. As luck would have it Dean just drops by to see how she's doing. Well, as one thing leads to another, they end up sleeping with each other. A few hours later, Lorelai stops by and sees the bed all rumpled and walks out very angry.

At the end of episode, all you see is Lorelai hold Rory as they sit on the bathroom floor while Rory is crying. To me, that is what a true friend does. They let you cry and vent about what you've done, while holding you and not judging. However, it was ironic to me that this was a mom and her daughter.

Now I don't know about you, but how many of you can say your mom would be comforting you after she caught you having sex? Umm.....yeah.

I think the why they are friends is because they actually TALK to one another and DO stuff together. I guess your relationship with your parent is pretty much like any other relationship and Gilmore Girls shows that it is possible to be friends with your parent. But I think parents need to keep an open mind like Lorelai does and treat them like an adult with real thoughts and feelings.

So, are mother daughter relationships possible? You decide.

I can't get started

"The funniest word in the entire world is, "oy." Another funny word is, "poodles." In fact, if you put oy and poodle together in the same sentence, you'd have a great new catch phrase, you know? Like, oy with the poodles already. So from now on, when the perfect circumstances arise, we will use our favorite new catch phrase." ---Lorelai
Who wouldn't love a show that starts off like this? This is the usual, witty, comebacks known as the Gilmore Girls. I'm sure most of you have heard or seen commercials for the show, but for this blog entry I'll be writing about the episode in which Sookie gets married (that's the only one that was on last night on ABCFamily).
Anyways, Sookie is having a particular nervous breakdown because it's the night of her wedding. She starts freaking because there are pink flowers on her wedding cake and worries that Jackson will hate the pink. So she says, "Pink is for girls. Jackson's not a girl. Jackson doesn't like pink. I have all this pink, it's like saying, 'Hey, screw you. You want a say in this? Well, grow some ovaries.'
Ha, that's classic. Next time your boyfriend is bothering you about something just say, "Screw you, grow some ovaries."
I liked this episode because both Rory and Lorelai sort of go through the same issues dealing with the men in their life. Funny, that always seems to be their problem. Anyways, in the classic shocker moment, Jess comes back out of nowhere to Rory. She is so stunned that her reaction is to kiss him. And for all the Jess and Rory fans out there is that was one of the most statisfying moments ever to finally see them together again. I tell you, this Gilmore Girl show is worse than a soap opera.
Now for Rory's mom, Lorelai, she has to deal with her first love, Chris, which is Rory's biological father as well (told you soap opera). Chris tells Lorelai, that his girlfriend is pregnant and that he can't see Lorelai anymore. Heartbroken, Lorelai does the "right" thing and lets Chris go. For all the Lorelai and Luke fans, though, this was perfect because everyone knows that Lorelai belongs with Luke.
Overall, the show was did it's typical witty charm thing, but it played on your human emotion of true love with Sookie and Jackson, broken love with Chris and Lorelai, and rekindled love between Rory and Jess.

Look who we've got our Hanes on now!

Ok, since when has the male species thought that dirty, old underwear is a comforting thought of one's wife and mother? And isn't that werid for guys to group their mom and wife or girlfriend in the same category?
I don't think I caught what year the ad was showed on TV, but all I know is that now a days, it is drilled into girls to buy the "sexy" underwear to get a man. I know in the essay Hanes was trying to show that they can fufill the American Dream, but what teenager thinks about the American Dream when they are just trying to get through the school day? Also, the ad was targeted towards the middle-aged, but aren't most middle-aged people at work when said ad is on TV? Thus, they are missing the ad anyways.
The essay was written well, but very detailed. I don't think I've ever seriously dissected an ad so throughly to write a few pages about it. Other than that, the ad was just lame and chessey. Instead of the guy admiring his wife's ratty, old underwear, he should have been admiring her.

I got birds in my ear and devil on my shoulder

So, yeah, that song has been stuck in my head for waaaaay too long today.

I mean, seriously, sitting in class and the teacher says, "Ok, so Mass Communication exposure leads to the chain reaction of Mass...I got birds in my ear and devil on my shoulder, so what's a crush to do?!"

Anyways, this is my first post, and it feels like an akward blind date. What do I say? Am I saying too much? Did I say the "right" thing? Wow, that had no point, but I'm so hyped on a caffine pill mixed with a marble mocha machiatto (sp?) that it's starting to get to me (I got birds in my ear...)

So, as I was saying, this being my first post and all, I thought I'd do the customary-obligaratory- first- entry -information introductions thing. (...and a devil on my shoulder...) First the boring stats. I'm 19 and a sophmore at WSU. I transfered over from Macomb, and I'm majoring in journalism. Hopefully, find a job in this sad state we call Michigan after graduation.

(and the phone to the other end, and I can't get ahold of her) Um, yeah, and something interesting soap opearish...I left home this summer and have been on my own for the past six months. Hmm..what else? I love to read anything and everything. I'm 100% Polish. I love the movie What the Bleep do we know?! It's amazing in case you haven't seen it...YOU SHOULD! It'll change your view on everything. So, yeah, nothing too fantastic, just your average college girl trying to make it. (So, what's a crush to do?!)

I need to listen to a new song...