Entry #11: Hasta La Vista, Baby!

Hello, Future Blogging Students,

Congratulations, you are in for a treat! Instead of writing additional essays, you get to write blog posts! Though you may not be excited about this at first, I assure you that this is not sarcasm. I wasn't immediately a fan of blogging, but if you take it seriously, you'll get to the point where you will not only appreciate it, but you will also appreciate the lessons it teaches you about rhetoric.


Here's some tips from a seasoned blogger, myself:

-Get started on your blog posts at the beginning of your first week and keep up to date with them as much as possible. We all get busy and have a hard time fitting things in during the week, but trust me, writing 4 blog posts in one day is neither practical or fun.

-Write down notes about your daily experiences that you may want to expand on for your blog entries. Time and time again, I tried to convince myself to do this, but I would also reassure myself that I would remember what I wanted to write about. I didn't. Save yourself the time and frustration and at least send yourself a text about it.

-Only write about things that can be connected to your audience. If you check out my blog you'll see a few posts that are all about "me, me, me," but I hope that you'll also notice where I switched to making it more relevant to my audience. Always remember your audience!

-Try to always be engaging and keep the reader interested by making your post visually appealing. Again, you can look through my blog for both ups and downs in this aspect. Include lots of pictures where appropriate.

-Get to know your classmates so you know who you should go to for help with your essays. You can find people with similar views and writing styles who may be able to provide some necesary feedback. Take advantage of this.

-Most importantly....

Happy Blogging!!!

Entry #7: D'OH!

Do you ever think about how advertisements portray us and our society? If you don't already, you may start to think about it a little more after taking a look at the website Dumb Men.

Dumb Men features many advertisement videos in which the male characters are portrayed in a negative light. In one of the more popular videos, there is a father dipping his son's feet into a plaster mixture of some sort because they can't find socks that fit their feet.

 

As the father dips his son's feet in the bucket, his wife returns home and calls him stupid. She then suggests that they wear Hanes Comfort Fit socks instead. In their comments of the video, Dumb Men's blogger makes a good point saying that a person would almost have to be an alien to not know that there were better sock options available.

In this video, it shows that men are not smart enough to dress themselves and that they require help from a women to make smart decisions. Although the creator of this video may not have meant any harm to how people perceive men, it is all too common that men are depicted in this manner, so this only adds to the perception of men in a negative way.

Most people see these types of videos and rather than thinking deeply about them, they merely find them amusing. What about you? Did you ever think about this commercial or a similar one on a deeper level and come to the same conclusion about the way that men are portrayed?