Stereotyping...

In chapter five, it deals with the representation of people in the media. It uses the thought of the media literally re-presenting the person to us, molding them to their own personaly ideas. I've grown really tired of this representation of people in the media. I hate, first of all, how much attention we pay to public figures and their personal lives. First of all, we don't know any of these people. Minus the few who say something along the lines of "oh, tom brady's my dad's co-worker's neighbor's dog's previous owner" and act like they know tom brady personally, for the most part, we don't know any of these people! How come we feel like we've derived an accruate opinion on the type of person any of these public figures are?

Think of it, the only time we ever see these people is when they are IN FRONT OF A CAMERA. They know how to act and look good to us, so why not do anything else? For example, why was everyone shocked when that jon and kate couple split? who cares! How come we thought we knew the guy? Because we see him in front of the camera on his stupid show? It's really insane! And drives me crazy! Also, we see athletes and think we know them because we watch them play sports. Everyone loves Jason Varitek, and says oh man, tek's a great guy. Yet, he cheated on his wife with the freaking analyst on NESN!!! And we're all surprised by it! WHO CARES???!!! the media will obviously present people in a positive light for the most part, and when controversy stirs, re-present them in the darkest light possible. However, the whole point of my rambling is this: who cares. Really. I don't care if Kevin Faulk drives 120 mph with a shotgun and weed in his car. The guy is a great football player and that's all I take him for. We shouldn't spend so much time peering into these public figure's personal lives. Just let them do what they do, and complain about what actually effects us, but for the most part, just let it go!