Over the last few weeks of pop culture class, we have studied and analyzed beauty, sex, and romance. We have analyzed how they are reflected in, and how they have influenced, society. Two readings that we have done that seemed to be "on the same page," so to speak, were Ten Seconds to Love and Porn by Chuck Klosterman. Both articles examine sex from a historical and modern prospective. Ten Seconds to Love discusses the differences between the sex idol of the our past and the sex idol of our present. In the passage Porn, Klosterman analyzes the age of information and how it has altered society's view on sexuality. He makes his argument based on the prevalence of online pornography. With these two articles, the author makes a critical analysis of how society has shifted from a private value of sexuality to a more open and prevalent view.
His articles also slightly contradict each other. In Ten Seconds to Love, he states that Pamela Anderson is the most crucial woman of our generation. He states this is because of her character and actions, and discusses what that says about modern culture. He makes the case that society desires a perfect female body that is exposed and altered to meet the standards of perfection. The article Porn discusses the prevalence of amateurs, or "the girl next door." Although the shape of the models body may be different, both articles make the case that, as a society, we are desiring a more open and real sexuality. Each article provides a unique insight and can be related to the culture we live in today.
Joel, great job with the introduction and the body of this post. Those were two great articles to compare and contrast. You did a good job providing example for both.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the internet and media have altered society's views on sexuality, but then again I think that just happened with time as well, things change over time and so did peoples views. Good articles and points though
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