In today’s world, people have the tendency to ignore the real meaning of what the media portrays. Whether a person enjoys what they see does not mean they do not have to analysis the biases that are been broadcasted in front of them. The article, “Reality Pawns: The New Money TV,” by Editor Nick Serpe explore the reality television in the context of a social and economic condition in the United States. Serpe discusses how the shows such as “Repo Games,” reflect worsening economic condition for low-income people in the United State. In the article, “You’ve Got the wrong Song: Nashville and Country Music Feminism,” by writer Claire Miye Stanford describes how one can be both feminine and feminist in the country music. The two articles are more
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The song “Stand by Your Man,” explains that women should stay by their men’s side even if he is doing something that you do not understand. Stanford mentions, “Just because I’m a woman’ took on sexual hypocrisy and double standards way before ‘slut-shaming’ was even an established phrase,” (Stanford, 278). By this statement, the author implies that women are just seen as objects which do not have any say in the society. She points out that before they are seen as “Slut-shaming,” society has admonished them, which means that they have to follow certain rules in the community. Stanford suggests, “This song, this performance, is the epitome of Nashville womanhood: active, empowered, and take-charge,” (Stanford, 279). When the author states this, it shows that these women are standing up for themselves by using country song to define their career, profession, and rivalry. This article shows that these women are fully developed with the understanding of how society works. Stanford describes, “Not only does this statement provides a new meta-commentary on female-driven narratives, but also continues the themes established in …show more content…
Even though Nick Serpe looks at it from the negative standpoint, Stanford looks at it from a positive side because it gave the women the power to stand up for them self by using country music. Serpe’s article, explains how people need to survive in order to fend for their family, and the kind of people that they use makes it a very effective piece in elaborating the negative notion of social
The song “Stand by Your Man,” explains that women should stay by their men’s side even if he is doing something that you do not understand. Stanford mentions, “Just because I’m a woman’ took on sexual hypocrisy and double standards way before ‘slut-shaming’ was even an established phrase,” (Stanford, 278). By this statement, the author implies that women are just seen as objects which do not have any say in the society. She points out that before they are seen as “Slut-shaming,” society has admonished them, which means that they have to follow certain rules in the community. Stanford suggests, “This song, this performance, is the epitome of Nashville womanhood: active, empowered, and take-charge,” (Stanford, 279). When the author states this, it shows that these women are standing up for themselves by using country song to define their career, profession, and rivalry. This article shows that these women are fully developed with the understanding of how society works. Stanford describes, “Not only does this statement provides a new meta-commentary on female-driven narratives, but also continues the themes established in …show more content…
Even though Nick Serpe looks at it from the negative standpoint, Stanford looks at it from a positive side because it gave the women the power to stand up for them self by using country music. Serpe’s article, explains how people need to survive in order to fend for their family, and the kind of people that they use makes it a very effective piece in elaborating the negative notion of social