Tiger Woods, Jesse James, and media bias

[zekko]

Did Sandra Bullock really think this guy was good marriage material? Did she honestly believe he was a good match for her? She married this guy because he was a "bad boy" and that made her 'gina tickle. If a guy married some skank and got cheated on, most of us would say "well you should have known you can't turn a wh0re into a housewife."

There are plenty of bad girls who are absolute sex bombs and great fun to have a fling with, but I'd never marry them. Sandra Bullock should have carefully analyzed whether it was a good decision to marry Jesse James. Instead, she chose to think with her 'gina and she got burned. It happens to a lot of people.

This is the part of the story that interests me. The whole "she chose the bad boy and got burned" aspect of it. I don't like to see anyone's marriage fall apart, but there's a part of me that takes a certain amount of satisfaction from it. See what happens when you pick the bad boy, Sandra?

You're totally spot on about the skanks too. A lot of them are pretty attractive, but you can't marry a skank, almost any guy knows that. It's the perfect equivalent of what Sandra Bullock tried to do.

 

[SoCalMike]

It's part of the political climate of our time. Feminism was originally about achieving equality for women. Sure enough, they did have some legitimate grievances. Now though, all of those problems have been resolved and women are equal to men. But the feminist movement continues and is now using the momentum from its original struggle to push for special privileges. Political correctness permeates TV.

Good post, I agree. TV is a powerful propaganda weapon and those who don't think it's used as such are very naive.

Now, why feminism is promoted by the media is a topic that belongs outside this board. But I only say this: it's all about power. Divide and conquer.

 

[WaterTiger]

Political correctness permeates TV.

I grew up in the 90s. As a child, I'd watch family sitcoms like Home Improvement, Everybody Loves Raymond, Family Matters etc. Tim Taylor, Ray Barone, Carl Winslow and all the other dads from these shows are portrayed as bumbling idiots who always screw up. The wife is never wrong. Just about every episode ends with the husband having to apologize for being a dumbass.

This is in sharp contrast to older TV shows. In older shows, it was always "daddy knows best." Dad was the undisputed leader of the household, while the wife was always very supportive and loving. I'm always struck by how the portrayal of the typical American family has changed over the years. It reflects the political climates of the times those shows were made.

You'd have been fine if you grew up in the '70!
*"All in the Family" Archie Bunker, the alpha male of all times, was calling his wife a "Dingbat" three time an episode. You NEVER see that on TV now!
*"The Flintstones" The OLD series, not the new ones. Fred ran the house and Wilma loved him for it.
*"I Dream of Jeannie" Jeannie magically did anything her "Master" wanted.
*"The Waltons" ...were a family we ALL wanted to get adopted into.
*"Family Affair" Bill Davis proved men COULD provide nurturing homes for children. (With the help of his butler, of course)
*"The Brady Bunch" Although a "blended family" & very "modern" for the times, Carol Brady almost always defered to husband Mike Brady, and treated him with respect.
*"Little House on the Prairie" Strong & loving father, perfect to the point of sainthood.

 

[taiyuu_otoko]

*"The Brady Bunch" Although a "blended family" & very "modern" for the times, Carol Brady almost always defered to husband Mike Brady, and treated him with respect.

Completely off topic, and totally irrelevant, but the actor playing Mr. Brady was actually a flaming homo (not that there's anything wrong with that) and there was a point where the actors playing Greg and Marsha were knocking it out between scenes.

Hollywood, media, news, it's all fake. It's marketing. Nothing more. they only put that crap on TV (everything, news, documentaries, tv shows) to wrap around the commercials.

And because it takes so long, and takes so much money and commitment to get new shows off the ground, they only go with proven, winning formulas. So the nature of TV changes slowly, to fit what they think will sell.

 

[Trader]

Good post, I agree. TV is a powerful propaganda weapon and those who don't think it's used as such are very naive.

Now, why feminism is promoted by the media is a topic that belongs outside this board. But I only say this: it's all about power. Divide and conquer.

TV is about money, plain and simple. It's all about the ratings game, not much to do with a particular group's personal ideological views.

Also, my brother is in TV advertising, the creative side. I asked him why there are so many male-bashing commercials? He's like: 'What the hell are you talking about? It's all about whatever resonates with the public.' In other words, it is all about the benjamins.

You think these weak ass commercials would fly in say Mexico or Korea? Two countries where males kick ass? Absolutely not.

 

[Lexington]

You'd have been fine if you grew up in the '70!
*"All in the Family" Archie Bunker, the alpha male of all times, was calling his wife a "Dingbat" three time an episode. You NEVER see that on TV now!

Exactly. You never see the husband putting his wife down on TV these days, it's always the other way around. The wife has an endless list of wisecracks and the husband has nothing to say back. Could you imagine a show these days in which the husband made fun of the wife for being fat or stupid?

Good post, I agree. TV is a powerful propaganda weapon and those who don't think it's used as such are very naive.

Now, why feminism is promoted by the media is a topic that belongs outside this board. But I only say this: it's all about power. Divide and conquer

The networks are just trying to make money, that's it. I don't think they are directly interested in promoting any kind of agenda. They have to be politically correct or otherwise it's going to raise a huge uproar and hurt ratings/profits, which is what it's all about.

These days being labeled "sexist" is a very damaging thing because of our current political climate. Women truly were the victims for a long time (not being able to vote until relatively recently etc.), so society is more sensitive to their cries. On the other hand, men were "oppressors" all this time, so no one's going to pay much attention to male bashing in the media.

Feminism was a strong reaction to true injustices when the movement first started. But now it's swung too far. The feminist movement in Western countries is pushing for female privileges instead of equality. Because of this, it's only a matter of time before there will be a counter-reaction and the pendulum will start to swing the other way.

 

[Trader]

"TV is for women...and losers." ~ Pook

His wisdom is shining through right now

We understand sexuality and how natural it is.

The media tries to *pervert* it and yes it does affect the general zietgeist, but in the end, we can create our own reality, we can trump the media in our personal interactions with people