Bamboozled vs The song Self Destruction by KRS-1 and other various artist. Bamboozled showed how the media influences the overall perception of blacks in america by using sterotypical images. They painted their faces black and it compares to scarfs flags tattoos and sagging pants that producers and writers consistantly attach to the black male characters in the media. The song self destruciton is about the negative sterotypes that hip-hop had started recieving. The media were labeling hip hop as a whole as a negative influence on the american soceity and youth. They were blaming the increased violence, crime, and promiscuity. These artist were saying that if we keep following these negative sterotypes than we will end up destroying the foundation that our four fathers faught to build. Foundation as in black people are equal and add not take away from the melting pot. I haven't really figured out how they can be contrasted yet but i am working on it. I really dont know how this topic came about but im pretty sure i can do well on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxyYP_bS_6s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboozled
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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Looks good so far. One thing you'll need to consider is the directness of each message. Are these texts using these stereotypes as satire or blatantly deriding them or what?
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