Five Important Ideas from "Culture Jam"
- Half of all exotic dancers were once beauty-pageant contestants. I find the crazy and believable all at the same time. It reminds me the show on TLC entitled, "Toddlers and Tiaras", where parents thrive in their childrens beauty making them look and act as if they are 16-25 years old when in reality they range from ages 3-16. Its sickening to watch, but then reading the statistic makes me realize how scary this show actually is.
- I didn't know that products I buy at the store such as brussel sprouts (which I love) contain almost no trace of vitamins. I knew this was true of some products but not BRUSSEL SPROUTS!!!!
- Flight attendants sometimes use Coke to unclog drains...I don't even want to know what that is doing to my intestines. Fortunately for me I don't drink soda very often
- I think that if people actually believed that our environment and existence really is in danger, we would make drastic changes, but most humans fail to believe this, therefore, it will remain almost impossible for us a society to change. We need to change individually in order to change as a whole. This is something I struggle with from day to day as I do what I think is right but at the end of the day I feel hopeless due to all the other people that regret to realize the trouble we are in.
- I realize that I am not abnormal and there are a lot of people just like me but we are an exception to the norm. We are the "uncool" of what most people think as cool and we are infact offsetting the media, which in my mind makes me feel pretty good!
The film, "Corporation", was very depressing to me. I couldn't believe that people don't actually understand the implications they are having on the environment. To see the tremendous amount of c0mpanies that have been fined for not complying with the law in order to make an even larger profit is astounding. There were companies there that you would not even think would do such a think to their customers. It gives me hope that their are people out there that do really care and that over time, each and every company can make an impact on another company. What this country really needs is stricter laws and better enforcement to make sure these laws are being followed. The fines also need to out-way the financial gain of breaking the law in the first place, which I don't always think is the case.
1. CJ: Yes, that was a harsh reality check about brussel sprouts! Who knew? You are right that we are a minority but the fact that we exist and care and ACT does make a difference. Don't forget the power of one: one Mandela, one MLK, one Gandhi!
ReplyDelete2. The Corporation: Good point about corporate fines. They are a drop in the bucket for most corporations as as we saw in the film; they decide how to operate based on what is cheaper and more profitable. Argh! How do we open the eyes of mainstream America??