talking points christensen

“Young people, unprotected by any intellectual armor, hear or watch these stories again and again, often from the warmth of their mother’s or father’s lap.” Young children are often predisposed to the images on television, which are not meant for them to see. Children do not realize the racial undercurrents that are present in modern media, and will believe it as truth. If a child, who does not know any better, see’s a black man acting like a buffoon on television, he or she may believe that is how all black people behave all the time.

I chose this quote because i feel it applies to everyday life. Everyday there are new tv shows and movies that are aimed at attracting the attention of young children. However these forms of entertainment are almost always full of materials that are deemed inappropriate for these children. These images are stuck into these young minds and can cause children to grow up with negative impressions of those people depicted in them.

"Both of these tales leave young women with two myths: Happiness means getting a man, and transformation from wretched conditions can be achieved through consumption."

I chose this quote because of how closely it relates to the first one i chose. These are two very wrong impressions that young children are capable of falling for. At these young ages women can develop a feeling that without a man they will never be capable of being happy or successful. the lesson about consumption to seperate themselves from harsh conditions is also one the children are vulnerable to. They could possibly not be happy with certain conditions at home that lead to them making drastic decisions following in the footsteps of their idles from these childhood films.

" Her father like so many good men, was weak for a pretty face and big legs and big hips. her stepmother had a heart of rock. The milk of human kindness had curled in her breast. But did she have a pretty face, big legs, and great big hips... Well, that fool fell right into that woman's trap.

I chose this quote even though it is not as closely related to the first one i chose.l the characteristics mentioned above that attract the man to women are ones that can be absorbed into the minds of young children, and when the time comes for them to be attracted to women, they will look for all the wrong things, which will essentially lead to a poor relationship