Tina Fey

eat food, or barely eat enough to keep them alive. Consequently, both people with these diseases frequently end up dead or recovering in the hospital. The third option is much more effective: to receive help. Said by Tina Fey, “Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” (Tina Fey) By talking to people and asking for support, one can slowly gain more confidence and feel better about yourself. This is a sure way to feel and eat…

Gender is one of the main issues she challenges on her show. In the sketch, Last Fuckable Day Amy finds her idols: Tina Fey, Patricia Arquette, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the woods, and decides to join them for their celebration. Amy discovers that the women are celebrating Julia’s last fuckable day. They explain to Amy when women get to a certain age they are not fuckable anymore. Tina, Patricia, and Julia explain to her that all young women get the roles now. Patricia Arquette says that she…

Research has shown that there has been no legal action taken to address whitewashing in Hollywood and that there have been no laws to prevent it. However, the abundance of criticism that has been given regarding whitewashing has had effects on whitewashing in films and has lessened it happening more so every year. In Hollywood’s early years, whitewashing was extremely prevalent in films and while we can still see whitewashing in today’s films, there has been a significant difference made ever…

She admits to People Magazine that she was Regina George in high school and openly admits that she was the quoted mean girl. In her interview with Karen MizoGuchi from People Magazine, Fey reflects on what prompted her to bully. She states that being the mean girl is “another coping mechanism-it’s a bad coping mechanism- but when you feel less than (in high school, everyone feels less than everyone else for different reasons, in your…

My absolute favorite movies are The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. I know that these are two vastly different movies but what they have in common is that they are both comedies and musicals. I love musical comedies, mainly because I grew up in the era of High School Musical but also because I love music. Music is one of my passions (even though I can not sing or play an instrument for my life) because it is so expressive. Some of my favorite musicians are Marilyn Manson…

The World is riddled with people who have their own thoughts and opinions on certain people and problems that the world has. Most of these people are afraid to come out and address and say their thoughts on all of these issues. That is why humorists are so important. They are there to help “convey with impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly”. While some people don't see the point in humorists, many others believe that they are very important and serve a vital…

strongest theoretical perspective, as well as considering additional questions as they relate to the correlation of micro and macro sociology within the film. The film chosen for this analysis is “Mean Girls”, a 2004 comedy with a moral plot, written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters. This film relates to the sociological area of gender. What did you discover when doing this analysis? The Symbolic Interactionist theoretical perspective provides the best method of analysis as most of…

Cady Heron until she has her epiphany near the end of the film. Mean Girls is an adaptation of Rosalind Wiseman’s book, Queen Bees & Wannabes, by Tina Fey. It was directed by Mark Waters and produced by Lorne Michaels. Tina Fey was able to make the book into a movie by adding a story line because the book was nonfiction and non-narrative. Tina Fey wanted to relay to girls everywhere a message to just be…

bachelor’s degree in Media and Communications in 1993. She then decided to move to Chicago. The American actress, known for her improv abilities studied at Chicago’s Second City. She also attended the ImprovOlympic in the early 90s. From there, she met Tina Fey. The two became the best of friends ever since. Her degree propelled…

Is there evidence of ethos in the text? Plot: Setting: The setting of the text does seem fairly realistic; it is what I envision the behind-the-scenes aspect of a comedy TV show to look like. Conflict: Characters: Tina Fey had previous experience working for SNL as a head writer Relate: Jack’s frustration with thinking he’s not capable of doing what he wants to do. I’ve experienced that too which makes it a little relatable Moral standing: Pete seems to have a good…