Question M: Ageism

I believe the root cause of ageism have a direct correlation with technology and science, and how they've been used to change our media world and societies. Our society is moving at a speed faster than light. With all the new technology these days, it can often times leave other people feeling, slow or left behind. Our society can have a preconceived notion towards old people that is completely unwarranted and incorrect at times. It is sad because we take out these frustrations on the elderly. Most elderly people do not have computers, ipods, ipads, smart phones, nooks, etc. There generation was very different than ours. I consider myself an ageist because I talk to my grandparents all the time. We are extremely close and before my grandmother got sick, we wrote letters back and forth monthly. I also volunteered all throughout high school in our Veterans Day Breakfast. I think that elderly people possess something that we should all want to acquire. They have wisdom, knowledge and a certain sense of life that I believe our society is losing sight of. With our new technological discoveries happening every day it is easy to forget what the meaning of life really is.

Blog Post #15- What can I do?

As a South Korean natural born citizen, adopted and living in the United States. I very much want to help guide people through the understanding of adopted citizens. I also would like to talk to children (and sometimes certain adults) about the importance of acceptance to every human being, involving race, gender, etc. Because I am adopted and stay in contact with everyone I was on the plane with, I know that I have a strong and solid sphere of people that are all fighting for the same cause as me. For people to understand, what it's like to be "different." I think we as a nation can start by trying to understand as much as we can about other people. There is not one "perfect kind of" person. There are many different lifestyles and many different types of people. As a society, we can start by trying to understand this.

Blog Post #14- Activism

I believe that there are many attributes that go into a good activist. One of these is the affective ability of being able to listen. I think it is important for anyone with a cause to be able to listen fully to everything, before forming an opinion. I also believe that it is very important to be well informed. In order to make a change, or stand for a cause you need to be able to be well rounded in all aspects of your cause. You also need to be aware of other opinions as well. I think a good activist must possess this ability in order to stay well rounded. In the 12 Keys of Spiritual Activism, it states that compassion is a very important aspect to a strong activist. An important point they also mentioned was that the activists cause or belief must be for the benefit of all, not just one person or personal group. In my opinion, an amazing activist was Mother Theresa. She literally gave all of herself for her causes and acted completely selflessly in every aspect of the word. She worked for the greater cause of the human race, not just herself or a specific group of people.

Quick Blog Post #6

I believe that I surround myself with many different age groups. Though, I recognize this is not the every day experience. I think that it is hard for some people at our age to be around other people of different ages, it just does not fit into the normal schedule. My grandmother is in a home, so I am around elderly people quite often. I find myself very comfortable around them and it brings me joy knowing my youth and enthusiasm bring them joy in return. I am around younger kids because my twin sister babysits full time for two little children. One boy and one girl, she often brings them to our apartment so I get to spend a lot of time around small children. I also have a niece and nephew and though I don't see them often, I do see them regularly though out the year. I don't think my personal experience is one of the norm, however. In our society we are constantly around people that are our own age. In college, you are always around only other college kids. Very rarely are you around elderly people. I think that it would benefit our society if we stayed in touch with elderly people more often. Often times we forget about that generation, and as they get older and drift off into homes, etc. we lose sight of them all together.  I think that our society has made it so that we are age segregated, we need to fix this by surrounding ourselves with other age groups, if possible.

Video Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-6T7rVFXh4

Quick Blog #4- Whip My Hair

After watching Willow Smith's, Whip My Hair music video I decided that I do not find her music video sexualized at all. I think because she is such a young girl and exuding so much confidence that it made some people uncomfortable. I think that because she has the image of an older teen and is talking things that do not pertain to her age group (talking about swagger/haters, etc) it is shocking people. I find the video INAPPROPRIATE for her age group but not overtly sexual. She's an adorable little girl who is clearly very talented, her video is gimmicky and somewhat not respectable for her age, however, she shouldn't be condemned for her talent because she is very young. I hope that she continues to produce music and keeps her great self confidence, but I hope she doesn't fall into the category of female musicians that feel the need to overly sexualize themselves to fit our society's idea of the female image.

side note about Video Project

But I have to charge

I know you want it,
The thing that makes me,
What the guys go crazy for.
They lose their minds,
The way I wind,
I think its time

[Chorus x2]
La la-la la la,
Warm it up.
Lala-lalala,
The boys are waiting

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
And they're like
It's better than yours,
Damn right it's better than yours,
I can teach you,
But I have to charge

I can see youre on it,
You want me to teach thee
Techniques that freaks these boys,
It can't be bought,
Just know, thieves get caught,
Watch if your smart,

[Chorus x2]
La la-la la la,
Warm it up,
La la-la la la,
The boys are waiting,

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
And they're like
It's better than yours,
Damn right it's better than yours,
I can teach you,
But I have to charge

Oh, once you get involved,
Everyone will look this way-so,
You must maintain your charm,
Same time maintain your halo,
Just get the perfect blend,
Plus what you have within,
Then next his eyes are squint,
Then he's picked up your scent,

[Chorus x2]
Lala-lalala,
Warm it up,
Lala-lalala,
The boys are waiting,

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
And they're like
It's better than yours,
Damn right it's better than yours,
I can teach you,
But I have to charge


I can teach you,
Damn right it's better than yours,
It's better than yours,
And they're like
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,


Above are the lyrics for the song that I will be re-doing. Originally I thought it would be an excellent idea to be sexual to a non-sexual song, bringing about my point that everything these days is hyper-sexualized. This causes woman to feel that they must act a certain way in order to gain notoriety in today's society. After some thought, I realized it might be somewhat uncomfortable for me and my classmates/professor if I acted like that. So, I decided to do it in reverse order, which ultimately is the same theory anyways and more comfortable for me to act/produce. I will be un-sexual to a song that reeks sexuality and sexual innuendos. I hope that you will be able to see my point, even though I will be as non sexual as possible, I believe that the lyrics and lyrical imagery the female musician is trying to produce will still shine through, despite my best efforts. I will be OVERLY trying to mask any sort of sexuality, so please keep that in mind. I also will be using metaphors to try and prove my point. For example, in this song milkshake refers to her butt, her sexualness, etc. For me, milkshake will represent the things that I FIND important in a woman, what makes me attractive to different people.