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Nelly
LOl never thought she
was hot anyways now
she looks like a monster,
I’m pretty sure no one
would have known if it
wasn’t someone else who
called the police. she
would have kept it a
secret” – Sora
well done son, gave her a propoer
ass whoopin, silly girl deserved
it…..i love chris brown forever!!
blup blup blup !” – woman basher 4
life
Hatred of
Women
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=X8nJKa13sBo
What is Pop Culture?
Music
TVand Film
Magazines
Pop Culture and the Construction
of Female Identity – The message
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyKEcV-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HtuU0g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnqlHFt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Zhym
Pop Culture and the Construction
of Female Identity – The message
What’s the Big Deal?
S. Hall
All messages are constructed with an
agenda
Messages are encoded must be
decoded
Preferred/dominant - intentional
Negotiated- rationalized
Oppositional
What’s the Big Deal?
S. Hall
Messages suggest codes of conduct
Power of legislation!
Questions
What is the international perspective on
the topic? Do other countries have
the same problems as the U.S.?
Yes!
Questions
What is the relationship between
cultural relativism and mass media’s
content? How far can a culture go in
portraying images?