13 Matching Annotations
  1. Feb 2023
    1. Disney needs to be held accountable not only at the boxoffice but also in political and ethical realms.

      The only way to accomplish this is to alter consumer tastes. Nothing that Disney produces is illegal so I don't think this is an area where any governing body can get involved.

    2. studentsshouldnotmerelyanalyzetherepre-sentationsofelectronicallymediatedpopularculture;theymustalsobeabletomastertheskillsandtechnologytoproduceit.

      I agree with this statement, but I also think that one of the only ways to learn to participate in culture is to first absorb what culture and media is all about. You can't pick up a violin and suddenly write a new song until you have listened to thousands of other pieces and picked up on some of the underlying themes that are present in good music.

    3. modeled after a slightly anorexic Barbie doll,

      Depictions of women like this lead to subconscious body dysmorphia in young girls and could even result in eating disorders later on in life.

    4. Disney ismore than a cor-porate giant, it isalso a culturalinstitution thatfiercely strugglesfo protect itsmythical statusas a purveyorof Americaninnocence andmoral virtue.

      This statement frames Disney as some sort of evil conglomerate that has its hands around America's throat. In reality, it is the American people who choose to watch Disney movies and share those movies from generation to generation. A film company sells a product, but it is the consumers who choose to buy the product. Disney does not decide what a nation's views on innocence and moral virtue are, they simply make movies that people choose to watch. It is up to the general population to interpret media however they wish.

  2. Jan 2023
    1. nterpret the content of the video,

      It would have been cool if the researcher also studied the comments section of the video to see how different people received Cozart's message.

    2. Satire and parody are two distinct genres

      The two definitions below make them seem like the same thing. What exactly is different about them?

    3. characters seem to be interacting with oneanother

      I wonder if he did every video in one single clip while getting the timing perfectly or if he sometimes paused the video and then spliced in a new clip.

    4. I can murder if I please cause I’m dying of diseas

      This line highlights that when people become desperate and run out of options they lose their humanity. Killing shouldn't justify killing in my opinion.

    5. their own culture

      It is like every form of media that enters a fan's head is an ingredient with a fixed taste, but then in the creative process of storytelling a fan uses those ingredients in a distinct way to create a dish with entirely new flavors.

    6. commodification of fairy tales,

      Does having profitability in mind while writing a fairy tale make the tale less genuine? Or do the two go hand in hand?

    7. he Internet.

      One may reach a wider audience online versus through oral storytelling, but I feel that oral storytelling probably has a stronger impact than online videos do on viewers.

    1. happiness

      What is wrong with saying that happiness comes from finding love? I feel like happiness is derived from other people and that love is necessary in life.