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Reflection on American Media
The first thing that I placed on my wall was an excerpt from the lyrics of "Crank Dat", a very popular song and dance from modern day. The lyrics of this song like many others, although catchy, are really offensive and vulgar, if you really check them out they are talking about sexual actions and demoralizing women. I placed this in comparison with a video of Dizzy Gillespie a very popular and truly talented artist who obviously put many hours of practice and dedication into his masterpieces and truly deserved all the praise he received. I then placed a photo of how people dance today next to a video of many different styles of dance that are fun and energetic because Americans have replaced the fun that there was in dancing just a couple of decades ago for an awkward style of dance that requires no sort of skill. I then put a picture of the ideal American family, The Brady Bunch, next to a quote by John Kerry and a drawing of a family being separated because Americans claim to be guided by family values in politics but yet there are so many couples going through divorces and so many politicians being caught for corruption that they should come up with a new excuse. Finally, I put a quote from the Bluest Eye that described the distress and self loathing Pauline went through after seeing films of so many beautiful people and next to it an add from Gossip Girl to show that our television shows are inspired by gossip and betrayals.

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