How Far Does The Media Push You?

Greetings, intellectuals

Mediabully here. Yes, I'm back... again! Did you miss me?

We'll I wanted to share with you guys another insightful video that discusses the media's effect on society. This video presents many issues and I'm curious to see what you guys have to think about it. The following video is about a machine with a doll face that mimics images on a television screen in search of a satisfactory visage.

I'd like you to ask yourself what questions this video raises? How far does the media push us to do certain things? Is television a form of hypnosis? It will be helpful for me to push the discussion along in an upcoming post so please leave a comment below and if you want more info on the subject, scroll down to read my past entry "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich! [The Official Media Blogio]" which provides many insightful links as well.



Enjoy and until next time, Shalom

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Self-Image and Media Ad

Hey... you!

Mediabully here bringing you an Ad from Dove that probably a lot of you have seen. It represents self-image in the media, a subject of my last post which if you haven't had the time to read I encourage doing so.



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Beautiful, Dirty, Rich! [Official Media Blogio]

Bang-bang, Intelleyktuals!

Mediabully here and I wanted to share my thoughts on how SELF-IMAGE, SEX, and POWER equate to persuasion in influencing our behavior though the media. Of course, no one could qualify these attributes to the media better than the most conceited diva herself, Lady Gaga (as she saved me from posting three different videos on the subject). This music video of Lady Gaga, however, goes further than providing a dance tune to excite our eardrums. Gaga’s video inconspicuously (yet very candidly) illicit neurons that encourages the viewer to act or think in a certain way. This is what advertisers in the media specialize in.

Sex is used in advertisements quite often and generally has nothing to do with the advertised product itself. Recall a car commercial that featured an attractive model driving her automobile and as she looks directly into the camera she questions, “When you turn on your car, does it turn you on?” The advertiser has no need to infest the commercial with the inadequate details of car performance, technological advancements, and how many miles per gallon the vehicle encompasses because it’s obviously irrelevant. The reason the advertiser uses this tactic is because sex stimulates the reptilian behavior (vocabulary word of the day) such as “worship, submission, aggression, or wanting to seek a mate.” If you’ve ever witnessed an Axe product ad, the primary storyline entails a dude using the body spray, shampoo, fragrance, etc… and suddenly being irresistibly attractive. A scientific explanation explains that “sex tends to cause the unconscious irrational brain to become dominant at the expense of your conscious rational brain.” Let’s face it, the expression “Sex Sells” is no myth.

Power and social status and self image are a major determinant in stimulating a reptilian brain response. Improving the way you look in health or fashion is a reasonable response and can explain why many have compulsive shopping disorders or have makeup bags that weigh 20 pounds. Power and wanting to be on top is often expressed with reptilian responses such as “greed, aggression, and compulsive behavior”. This can easily explain why get-rich-quick schemes seem to gain popularity fast. These schemes usually cause individuals to act in automatic or irrational ways.

So what do you think? I’ll tell you what YOU think! In a recent poll conducted by me, 50 percent of you guys reported to having been affected by the media in some way with the decisions you make. Only 10 percent of you guys reported to never being affected by the media in your decisions while only 40 percent of you concluded that it “maybe” could’ve had an impact on your decisions (and I’m proud to say that 0 percent of you guys had never had to make a decision… Kudos!). Thank you for your participation. Didn’t participate in the poll? Well, take part in our democratic process and voice your opinion by clicking that comment button below. I look forward to hearing what you all have to say.

Until then, Sayonara

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Reptilian brain - Various clumps of cells in the brain stem that determine the brain's general level of alertness and regulate the vegetative processes of the body such as breathing and heartbeat.

*This blog has been edited for grammatical errors, errors involving video size and quality, and to embed necessary links.

Just Something to Youtube About

Greetings, intellectuals (and the not so intellectual)

Mediabully here and I wanted to share a quick link I found on Youtube.



I feel like this clip will be useful for an argument on the media and whether it impacts our minds or doesn't. It's quite interesting and I hope you guys enjoy. Come back later tomorrow for my next blog.

Until then, Adios!

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