Being a Princess is hard during this recession.

Disney movie "Princess and the Frog" represents the "From Rags to Riches" ideology. This movie's moral is that you can come from any background and be successful in life. This stands for how the recession is today. Many people are waiting around in the unemployment lines or working multiple jobs just to support themselves or their family. I believe this movie keeps children looking forward to being successful, but they are truly unaware of the troubles their parents or guardians go through everyday to keep their children in school, to keep their stomachs full, to keep a roof over their heads and to keep clothing on their back. Everyone wants to fulfill the "American Dream" but most people now of days with the economy and recession effecting the cost of money makes it hard to succeed with their life long goals, wishes, and dreams. People should keep their heads up and never quit trying to succeed but there are definetly people that have majored in a subject in college but they never get the job they're looking for. For example, just because you know how to cook, doesn't mean you'll be a chef. Money is starting to be worth a lot less than it was before and the prices are going up on everything.





"The Princess and the Frog" came out in December of 2009. In this movie, a young woman, Tatiana from New Orleans, Louisiana, has two jobs and is struggling to fulfill her life long dream of owning her own resteraunt. She goes on an extreme adventure after Prince Naveen who is a frog at the time, kisses her and she turns into a frog because she was not a princess. In the end she finally owns the resteraunt she has been waiting for her whole life. This shows that with hard work comes reward. I believe this is a great childrens movie but the message behind it is not well understood by the children watching it.

I believe this movie makes it look really easy to succeed in life. But it does give a person a motivation. With hard work comes reward. There are people that go out into the world after school or after college or even after dropping out, not knowing what to expect. But if you work hard most or all your life, you will be sucessful. Believe in yourself and keep learning and remembering your duty at work and in life. Just because the economy is bad and it's hard to find a job now of days, you should never stop trying. Try your best and hardest and you will succeed.

Lil Wayne YMCMB (explicit)

A person of popular culture is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. also known as Lil Wayne. He is important because of his music. Some people don’t like his music because it is very offensive. In almost all of his music it is about drugs and smoking and some people don’t like that. His music videos also interest people and make people like him more because they like his music and lyrics to songs. Lil Wayne has been out for a long time and just came out with an album called The Carter IV which came out last month. His music could be causing a controversy because people might see that he smokes so they might start smoking. He is also part of Illuminati and people can start believe in and taking part in the Illuminati. Lil Wayne is shaping ideology in a negative way unfortunately. He is not the greatest role model. His impact on people is that his music affects them but not him as a person. Stereotypes that people look at are that just because he talks about weed all the time that African Americans all smoke weed. But that is not true. Lil Wayne is not the nest role model but he does make great music.

Lil Wayne was born on September 27, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He started rapping at the age of 9 and he was the youngest rapper to get signed at Cash Money Records. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerilla Warfare released in 1999. His two albums that did not sell that great were Lights Out in 2000 and 500 Degreez in 2002. He really blew up when he came out with his album called The Carter ion 2004. The best song in that album that a lot of people liked was Go Dj. This lead to the rest of his albums being called The Carter. It has gone all the way up to The Carter IV which just came out last month. I’m sure that he is going to make more songs and have a new album but it might take a while.

Lil Wayne affects this negatively because of some language he uses in his songs. In the song MegaMan the first to lines are "faded off that kush I'm gone, only two years old when daddy used to bring them hookas home." This is not good because again it is talking about him smoking and bringing home hookers at age 2. We all know that is not true but still kids have to hear this. I still like his music I am not saying its bad but I dont think that kids should be hearing this kind of language. I am sure that there are other words he can use and still make it flow. All I am saying is that Lil Wayne can affect ideology in both ways, in a good way and bad way. A good way because he makes such good songs tat people like and can look up to. The bad way by his lyrics and in his music videos it shows him smoking all the time. I think Lil Wayne is a good pop culture artist though and he should keep doing what he is doing.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! CULT PHENOMENON!

My Little Pony: Friendship is magic is a animated TV series created by Hasbro that was first aired in the United States last year in 2010 by Lauren Faust. This show's original target demographic was originally geared towards little girls due to its very childlike art style and characters.

There are 3 different types of ponies called the unicorns, the earth ponies, and the pegasus ponies. The 6 main ponies are Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy.Unlike what most people would think, the character's wide array of personalities are far from being "completely girly". Each of the character's personality is unique in their own way. Twilight Sparkle is the morally good-willed studious one. Rainbow Dash is the agile and athletic tomboy of the group. Fluttershy is the really nice one who loves animals and is well, shy. Applejack is the tough, hardworking farmer and almost as athletic as Rainbow Dash. The only characters that would technically come off as a feminine character are Rarity for her vanity and Pinkie Pie just because she is pink.

As for the art style, people would usually generalize that with a cartoon for little girls that the art style would come with a vibrant array of pink, purple, glitters, and sparkles. Well this so called girly cartoon stands out from the rest as it generously balances out different colors and shades. For a show with the title, "My Little Pony" you would be surprised that not everything is a light purple, pink, or baby blue. But there are rather darker and more mature colors such as dark violet and blue and such as portrayed by the character, Princess Luna.

The events that take place aren't necessarily all that feminist either. Throughout the episodes there are virtually no tea parties. But rather there are welcome parties, celebration parties, birthday parties, and "cutecineras" which celebrates when a filly(a young pony) as achieved their cutie marks when they have found their life purpose.

The show became so popular that there weren't only females watching the show but also males from the age of about 15 years to almost as old as 30 years old! This television series is a prime example that no matter what age group the media is aiming for, anyone should be able to enjoy watching a TV show about ponies and not get criticized for it. Just like with anything popular, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic caused the fan base to spawn different captioned images and parodies. Surprisingly, this promotional video below is actually an OFFICIAL video created by HUB.

Call of Duty Cultural Analysis

Call of Duty is very important today because the series is one of the best selling video games ever. It has definitely made an impact on the world. Overall it is a great game series in my opinion. The Call of Duty trend has been getting bigger and bigger as you can tell by its sales. The first Modern Warfare sold only 1.57 million copies in the first month of its release. Black Ops sold 7 million copies in the first day. The first Modern Warfare is the 4^th game in the Call of Duty series; Black Ops is the 7^th game in the Call of Duty series as you can see the Call of Duty trend is growing daftly fast. Call of Duty is a great game and I think with its Modern Warfare installment it really says something about the government and the military today. In the game Modern Warfare 2 Lieutenant General Shepherd of the task force 141 becomes an antagonist when he betrays the task force. He planned on killing off members of the task force so he could use the Intel they had found so he could “write his own history” I believe this shows that you can never really trust the government because they can do very bad things or very good things and you can never know because anything they say goes. They might be saying a lie or the truth, you can never really know. I chose to write about Modern Warfare 2 because it is the most recent Modern Warfare game. Yes there is Black Ops that is a newer game than Modern Warfare 2 but Black Ops takes place in the Cold War, and Modern Warfare 3 hasn't came out yet so I decided Modern Warfare 2 is the most recent and relevant game to talk about.

In Modern Warfare 2 Makarov (the antagonist in the game) commits a terrorist attack on Russia. The U.S. had sent a member of the task force 141 undercover with Makarov so he could get Intel of Makarov being a terrorist but Makarov was one step ahead of the U.S. and when they finished the terrorist attack Makarov killed the undercover agent. Russia then found his body and thought the terrorist attack was done by the U.S. Russia then started a war with the U.S. by sending a surprise attack on the U.S. The task force then realized they had to find hard evidence that it was Makarov behind the terrorist attack not the U.S. When U.S was about to lose the war the task force broke out of jail a long time enemy (Price) of Makarov. Price launched a nuke into the atmosphere which created an EMP on the U.S. soil where the invasion was going on. The EMP disabled all electronics so the Russian’s helicopters, tanks, and communication links didn’t work. This gave the U.S. an advantage in the war because the Russians couldn’t send reinforcements or proceed with their intended attack. Once the U.S. settled down they went after Makarov again. Once the task force had Makarov in their clutches General Shepherd killed off two of the four main members of the task force. He then decided to go after the other two members. Why would Shepherd do this? He did this because he wanted all the credit, all the glory. He planned on killing them, capturing Makarov himself and writing his own history. When the other two members of the task force learned about Shepherd’s betrayal they went after him and they killed him.

In the game Shepherd wanted all the glory so he stopped at nothing to get it. He even killed members of the task force that he was leader of. He was so selfish he couldn’t share the glory with them. He wanted it all for him so he could “write his own history.” This quote is straight from the game. Shepherd himself said this line. He said he wanted to “write his own history” and this really stands out to me because I feel just as in this game someone tried to write his own history someone in real life can write their own history. How do we know the president doesn’t lie about stuff and he writes his own history? How do we know the governor doesn’t write his own history?

The Complications of Teenage Pregnancy!

Recently, in America teenage pregnancy has been a big issue and it continues to grow. There are many reasons why teens get pregnant and we judge them based on being so young with their own kids. There are teen moms who are victims of rape and other very serious issues. On the other hand, the show 16 and Pregnant goes against the dominant ideology of teenage pregnancy but in this case it is used in a way that somewhat glorifies teen pregnancy. Teen pregnancy has recently been brought to light by many TV shows such as 16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom, and even by talk shows like Dr. Phil, the Tryra Show, and Oprah. 16 and Pregnant sticks out to me because it goes against the dominant ideology but at the same time it tries to show the issues that come along with teenage pregnancy. Teenagers believe the only way to stay happy or satisfied in a realationship is to have sex, but they aren't very responisble about it and they don't really think of the consequences that may result.

Some issues that come along with teenage pregnancy, especially nowadays, is being able to support your family. The economy is so bad so it makes it hard to support a family. There is one girl on 16 and Pregnant, Aubrey, who sticks out to me. Her boyfriend Brandon wanted her to be a stay at home mother when their son was born, but Aubrey didn't like the concept of being this stay at home mom that has to cook, clean, take care of her son Austin all day, and cater to Brandon once he got home. This brings up another dominant ideology which is women being stay at home mothers or housewives. For Aubrey and Brandon to raise their son it would be better for them both to have jobs because of how bad the economy is, with Brandon just working as a mall cop that wouldn't make much money, so Aubrey got a job of her own at a pizza place.

This show glorifies teenage pregnancy because the people who appear on the show get paid! They try to show how the young parents struggle to make money, or even stay together once the baby is born. In reality these young parents don't struggle as much as they say they do on the show because they do get paid. They aren't specific about how much they get paid, but there was one source that says that the babies on the show get college scholarships, I'm not sure if it is true or not, but even then, why is it fair for them to get college scholarships over any other child being born by a teenage mother who could have been raped?! Instead these children are possibly getting scholarships for college because their parents were irresponsible when it came to sex. One issue that is real on this show is parents figuring out what they want. Some couples are happy and stay together, or even stay together just for the baby, but others separate and eventually the baby will have a single parent, because both parents didn't make such wise decisions.

Chris Brown Beating Up Rihanna

I’m sure everyone is familiar with the R&B, Pop singer Chris Brown. Most girls are probably infatuated with his voice, and appearance wise yet some look in disgust towards him due to the fact he beat up Rihanna. It was on the Grammy night, but they didn’t show up, the couple was due to sing some songs on stage. It was reported they got into an argument; he stopped his car, and then injured her. In our society it is common to see women as not equal to men, that however needs to change. Women are equal to men, maybe even superior in some categories; you can’t just hurt them when you’re upset. Having Chris Brown, someone everyone idolizes, do something so tragic makes it appear as if it’s okay to hurt someone if you get fustrated. His songs contradict his actions, since his songs is how much he loves a girls, etc.

The song “Aint no Way” is all about how he’ll never let a girl down, and how much he cares for her. Some of the lyrics to this song are, “I don’t really care what they say, when it comes to a difference of age. Never break your heart, never raise my voice. Girl let your guard down. I know it’s a lot to ask to trust me, but I can make a difference right now you’ll see.” This song basically is telling a girl to let him in, and put their trust in him because he is a good guy who will be by your side no matter what. It doesn’t seem very evident in his relationship with Rihanna, since he obviously did not respect her enough to treat her correctly.

Yes, Chris Brown to me is quite attractive and his music is very catchy. He also happens to dress very well, which influences the society on how guys should dress-clean cut. However Chris acting out by leaving Rihanna’s face with bruises is a poor example on his part since males will think “Oh, since Chris Brown can do that to a girl so can I. All girls like Chris Brown.” Which is incorrect, Chris Brown made a serious mistake on doing that, and I’m glad he admits it to the public also. "I've told Rihanna countless times and I'm telling you today, I'm truly, truly sorry that I wasn't able to handle the situation both differently and better," Brown had said in the clip obtained by MTV. It shows he also has changed because in his new song that came out, “Open road I love Her” he sings about how much he loved a girl, but messed up his chance with her so now he’s all alone. This just portrays the fact everyone makes mistakes, as long as you realize it and do a sincere apology its okay. Just don’t make songs that would contradict with your actions, because it’ll confuse society to believe beating girls up is fine. I thoroughly enjoy his new song “Open Road, I Love Her” I feel as if it’s very sincere.

"Born This Way"

The song "Born This Way", by Lady Gaga is relevant because it came out recently on February 11, 2011. Also, it is popular, especially when it first came out, connects to a lot of people, and talks about a controversy that has been around for a long time. This song goes against a trend that people should be a certain way according to their gender, nationality, religion, etc. This trend and controversy has caused people to hide who they are and do things that are not true to themselves. "Born This Way" goes against the ideology that a mad or woman should be a certain person in our society. This song shows us that everyone is different in their own way and that we are perfect no matter what path we choose in our lives. Also, it reminds our society that a male or a female can be gay or lesbian and love who they choose to love and still be a human being and deserve equal respect. Additionally, this song breaks the stereotype that if a person is gay, lesbian, or bi that they are "weird" and people automatically assuming what kind of person they are and their way of living. Finally, this work show that America does not give equal treatment to people who are different from what they are expected to be and that America does not have an open mind about the different views and values of people.

The song "Born This Way" relays a message that people who have different orientations and nationalities deserve the same equality as the "normal" people. Also, it assures our society that we are all normal and perfect in our own way no matter what path we choose and decisions we make about who are and what define us. Lady Gaga wants to tell everyone that no one should pretend to be someone who they are not just because they are afraid of what other people will say and will react. We are all different and have different beliefs and values that determines who each one of us are. In summary, this songs just reassures people that no matter what you are, we are all Born This Way.

"Born This Way" has helped, not only the bisexual citizens of our society to accept who they are, but the rest of the society to learn that the people who we call "weird," because of their orientation and nationality, are humans too and deserve the same equality. This song is telling all of us that we are all perfect in our own way and there is nothing to be ashamed of about what we choose to be and what we believe in. In the song, Lady Gaga sings "Don't hide yourself in regret. Just love yourself and you're set," because she wants to tell people that we should not have to pretend to be someone we are not and that we should be the first one to love ourself if we expect other people to accept us. Also, Lady Gaga wants to relay to our society that a person who is "different" should not be judged in any way because like any of us, they deserve to live freely. Like Lady Gaga points out, "No matter gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, transgendered life,I'm on the right track baby, I was born to survive." To sum it up, "Born This Way" is a song that talks about what our society should be. A community that accept everyone by who they are with the same treatment. It encourages everyone to be themselves and accept who they are "'Cause God makes no mistakes."