tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579363388750655266.post882569449346707758..comments2007-05-14T21:27:43.534-05:00Comments on Gender and Race through Flavor of Love and Celebreality: do you have love for...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05257996925891642387noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579363388750655266.post-28348998417719095752007-04-11T07:24:00.000-05:002007-04-11T07:24:00.000-05:00You raise several very interesting issues in this ...You raise several very interesting issues in this post about race, gender, sexuality, and power. It would be helpful if you could clarify at points such as, "This race factor is not to be taken lightly, as VH1 plays off the show as the image of a hip hop lifestyle. Flav, a 48 year old man, is living in a completely loaded mansion, with 20 young girls clamoring after his affections." <BR/>Who takes the race factor lightly? Is it because it's pop culture and it's generally written off as without merit? It's unclear if you mean the aforementioned issue, or you're assuming that race is taken lightly (whether in the show or by most viewers, etc) for another reason. <BR/>There are a few points in your post where you start to lose me as the reader b/c I'm unable to follow the sentence- <BR/>"In the context of the show as a comment on society, the obvious power given to the male character of the women, a hegemonic norm in today's world."<BR/>Stick with one point of analysis and you'll be doing well with your posts, it's bound to get difficult to write when you're covering two shows, multiple topics, and then try to link them back to a concrete piece of text from the course. <BR/>I can see that you're watching the show and seeing a ton of really important issues unfold before you in this supposedly silly celebreality show :). <BR/>Your ideas and observations are great, which is why I think focusing on one, and then really pulling apart that one issue will be very helpful for your analytical writing.<BR/>-JessieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882202558089495129noreply@blogger.com