Posted in advertising, food, gender on December 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It seems only fitting that we should close out this semester with this post. You all know how obsessed I am with that damn Burger King guy.
seems like Burger King has done it again: Burger King’s scent of love now flame broiled. yes. Really. “the scent of seduction with a hint [...]
Posted in advertising, class discussion post, gender, image, television on November 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Wow. I had to pause in the middle of reading your Rhetorical Analysis papers to post this video. Mark, from the 11:55 class, has chosen these New Balance ads for his text up for analysis. I was so shocked at this commercial…it is soooooo sexual. To sell sneakers! I don’t know why I am shocked [...]
Posted in advertising, class discussion post, gender, image, in-class freewrite, movies, television on November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Some of you are still struggling with topics for your Argument Project, despite the Prospectus you wrote. Just a few ideas below (along with the rest of this blog) on issues of argument that all relate—or can relate if argued properly—to popular culture. Remember that your argument paper requires you to be persuasive to a [...]
Posted in class discussion post, gender, movies on September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Lolita, 1962
Posted in gender on September 14, 2008 | 15 Comments »
I found this video about a year ago. It was some guy’s school project (based on the level of critical analysis, I would guess it was for a college course). I think he did a fantastic job. We tend to overlook how men are affected by the things they were exposed to as children. I [...]
Posted in gender, toys on August 28, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Tomorrow is my birthday. When I think of birthdays, I think of presents, of course. For my ninth birthday, I received a Baby Beans doll:
I didn’t specifically ask for a doll for my birthday so it always makes me wonder why my mother chose to buy me one. I wasn’t the type of girl who [...]
