This Is Emo

In the reading "This Is Emo"  by Chuck Klosterman he talks about how everyone has a perspective or list of things they want the person they love to have and in all reality he knows that not everything is going to be met on everyones list so we all will never be truly in love. If everything is not met on the list then they are not our perfect match. Everyone has exspectations and they want them met. If they are not met then at some point they are unhappy.
People see love stories all the time on television. One I can really remember growing up was Titanic. The love story between Jack and Rose made me dream that one day I would have that same love story or something simular to it. The story where one would sacrifice their life for the one they love. we see love stories everywhere and we all want a love story. Klosterman is saying that in reality we all have our mind set on having this love story and perfect match when we will all be disapointed in the end because the movies are not real.

Ads

Jean Kilbourne from the video "Killing Us Softly" talked about the perception people, especially young teenagers, are getting by the ads we see on T.V. The ad above is advertising cologne for men. It is telling us that if men wear that cologne then they can get women just like the one in the ad. Men first notice a women's look before actually knowing her and if wearing this cologne will get them a beautiful girl they are going to buy it. Many advertisements are meant to attract what men and women want because if it attracts and gives them what they want then their making a sale.

Sexiness in Society Today.

Being sexy is very important to society today. Everyone tries so hard to look skinny and present themselves as sexy. It makes people feel good that others notice them. What most people don't realize though is that we are all unique in our own way. We were all made to be different from one another. We don't have to be skinny or wear clothes that show half of our bodies to be notices. Sometimes just being us is enough. I always tell myself that if someone cant accept me at my worst then they don't deserve me at my best.
The thought and idea of being sexy is growing rapidly. In Chuck Klosterman's reading on pornography he mentions how the internet is contributing to the thought of women wanting to be sexy. Porn online back in the day wouldn't of been heard of, but now that the internet is vastly growing and people are putting whatever they like out their for the whole world to see pornography is becoming a big contributor to woman trying to be sexy. The attractiveness of the pornography that is seen online gives society a mindset that they will be noticed if they look and present themselves as sexy.

Happiness

When a new shirt or pair of shoes come out in the Nike stores we may see an abundance of people walking around with the new style on. When people view others apparel and see what's popular we start to change our style and apparel without even realizing it. We all have come accustomed to change in our lives that it sometimes doesn't even faze us.
Change can make a person happy, or it can cause a lot of stress. We might get happy for awhile when we buy those shoes we've been wanting for weeks or we might get stressed and frustrated because your new boss is not open to others opinions. We change our styles because its what makes us happy. When we see people wearing the new Air Forces it makes us feel good that we can wear them too and fit in. Change happens to everyone.