Assignment 2-1

Love him or hate him everyone in America has an opinion on Howard Stern. Howard has grown from a local radio DJ to a pop culture icon. What does that say about our society? Kinda scary to me that so many people actually find his radio show interesting or the fact that kids are able to hear some of the stuff that he talks about on their Sirius radios. Many of the things that he talks about were so bad that he got banned from regular radio and had to go to Sirius. I think that Howard might be the reason that they even came out with Sirius satellite radio, not really but the Federal Communication Commission made many changes in the way that radio stations were able to conduct their shows because of Howard Stern, and Howard needed some were else to go because he was not able to do the show the way the he wanted because of the F.C.C. According to the F.C.C.'s home page there was more than 300 complaints against Howard Stern during the late 80's to the early 1990's (http://www.fcc.gov/).

As you might be able to tell by now from my blog I'm not a big fan or supporter of Howard's. He used to have a late night show on cable TV that was just rude, crude and any other adjective you can think of, and this was able to be seen by anybody that might tune in or be channel surfing in the we hours of the night. Anybody that has seen his show or heard him on the radio knows exactly what I'm talking about. Anything from making fun of people to having women sit on what ever that thing is and watching them get aroused. How can this be good for the young people in America? Or for that matter what is the purpose.

But still he would have to be considered a big part of the popular culture of today. His show might not be for everyone but still everyone knows who he is. So everyone what do you think of the Howard Stern show? Leave me a comment and I bet we will see some very different opions.

References

www.howardstern.com

www.fcc.gov

Icons of pop culture Assignment 2-2

When we think of icons the first thing that comes to mind is someone or something that defines an era. So with that in mind being a huge sports fan how could I not include Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods as icons. I picked Michael Jordan as an icon because to me he was the greatest baketball player to ever play the game and he also was able to help make Nike a muti-billion dollar corporation. Even years after he stopped playing the game every kid still knows who he is and wants the newest pair of Jordans on the market.

Tiger Woods has become the most popular golfer since Jack. You probably could talk to almost anyone and they would know who Tiger is. He has done more for the game of golf than anyone and is a leading spokesperson for Nike. It would be hard to imagine how much money Tiger and Michael have made Nike over

the years. Tiger like Michael will be remembered long after he has left the game.

Luxury and speed what a better combination for my last icon. From the early 60's to today everyone loves the corvette. The corvette has always been one of america's favorite cars. From it's early years of a muscle car to the fancy sport models of today the corvette has always been an American standard of excellence.

Tattoos have always been stereo typed with bikers and grunge. Nowadays though they have become a normal part of society with everyone from bikers to many of the beautiful celebrities that we see on TV and in movies having them. There are many different types and styles of tattoos ranging from big tribal tats to the pretty flowery tats that many women get. I would consider tattoos to be a pop culture artifact because of the way they have grown from there early days of bikers and rebels to a part of Hollywood. You can see the picture that I have chosen does not look to be any where close to a biker or what a lot of people think of when they think of tattoos. You can see this image and many others like it at http://www.tattoodesignspictures.com/

People’s opinions about facebook
By: Christopher Dunham
Humn341-H2WW
Assignment 1-4
Prof: Schottenstein







Facebook is a new popular trend with people of all ages. From young to old it seems that everyone I talk to has some opinion about facebook. I talked to people from 17 to 40 years old and they all seemed to know what facebook was, but had some very different opinions on it.
I really knew nothing about facebook except for what my 17 year old sister-in-law had told me about it. It seemed like I might have been the only person around that didn’t know what it was. Katie my sister-in-law said that “she loves her facebook it gives her and easy way to keep in contact with her older friends that had graduated from high school and moved on to college”. If she didn’t have time to call and talk with her friends she said that “while she was doing her homework on her computer she could flip over to her facebook and chat a little with her friends”.
Jason Compton a 35 year old man that I asked about facebook said that “he used his to keep in contact with some of his family that lived far away”. It was easier than trying to call them because of the time difference and he didn’t have to worry about long distance charges. I was kind of surprised by the fact the number of people around my age who knew what facebook was and the number of them that used facebook.
I on the other hand new very little about facebook and what it was for. Every time I would look at Katie’s facebook it seemed like people would put some really stupid stuff on there that made no sense to me. It seemed to me that facebook was a way for people to communicate without communicating.
All and all the people that I talked with about facebook seemed to like it and said that it was easier for them to communicate with friends and family rather than trying to catch them on the phone. So I guess maybe I’m just out of touch with the new ways in which people communicate but I still like the personal connection of the phone or face to face communication. Maybe with this class I will learn to be a little more in touch with the newer ways of today’s society.