BECA 321 Ott & Mack

        Euphoria , caught in a toxic atmosphere, altogether makes it a different show. When Euphoria originally aired on HBO Max, I believe many viewers understood how this show was reflecting on male toxicity and portrayed a specific segment of individuals in actual society. One character which I think really achieves a pinnacle of toxic masculinity is Nate Jacobs. In the first season, in a certain way, he is shown as a character with zero imperfection, has it all, is the super jock. The perfect protagonist masculine persona. As well as attacking tv tropes like the jerk jock as well as the high school quarterback. We can see clearly what toxic masculinity looks like in Euphoria , in creating the background as to how toxic ideals of what it means to be a man and emerge in males as early as childhood.      Nate Jacobs not only provides these tv cliche representations to his character, he sets stereotypes and creates exoticism as well. This program has l...

     I chose the TV show "Fresh Off the Boat" to talk about how assimilation and stereotypes are used to make this show valuable. Assimilation is when minority groups are only portrayed positively when they give up or hide their cultural identity and adhere to the mainstream culture's ideals. Eddie Huang's narrative was translated into this show and for the most part has been found to represent all Asians in one way or another. Throughout the entire show the audience can lean into their perspective on how the Huang’s family tries to assimilate into the American culture found in Orlando, Florida. Generally I believe in comparison to other shows this show has taken on assimilation and stereotyping in an exceptionally funny way, it being mostly a sitcom.    After all it's quite hard for anyone to assimilate properly anywhere, though for Jessica, the mom, thinks that having to assimilate to feel normal in this growing society will eventually feel as, hiding...

  When movie and TV entertainment decided to normalize smoking cigarettes, I believe it began as "hazardous" and/or "subversive" in pop culture. Like an example of Ott and Mack's discussion regarding blue jeans and the punk movement. During the World Wars, smoking became much more popular, owing to a strategy of supplying free cigarettes to allied troops as a "morale booster." In the early twentieth century, the prevalence of cigarette smoking continued to rise, owing primarily to the emergence of new modes of tobacco promotion. Advertisements became easier to implement anywhere.  Tobacco use in any form of entertainment contributes to the normalization of smoking, and the growing media landscape provides more options for exposure. Though this challenged the ideologies of maintaining good health. Smoking became less popular later in the twentieth century as a result of public health concerns. Cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, diabetes, and c...