Category: Media Shares

In the article “on rap and white noise”, the author talks about the different meaning and detail of the song “o6”, he explains how the songs beat and the way it flows is entirely different than most music. He says this because he believes the song’s “words and sounds don’t matter”.He explains what truly mattered in the song was the rupture. In my opinion based on what the author have said in the article I have never heard a song like it before, for example the authors says that the song  uses “white noise to depict a kind of death, yet it’s also the sound of a channel being changed or a TV
or radio shutting off: Someone is controlling this switch.”This makes the song unique.

ex: A Different World

In the article “On rap and white noise” the lyrics of Jace Clayton’s song shows how no matter what status a black man can be in life, everyone would just look at them as someone below them only the fact of the color of a skin.   In the link provided above, it relates to the lyrics because  it shows the struggle what every black American has to go through.

 

I chose this photo for my media share because it correlates to Reese Okyung Kwon, “There Must Be More.” In this text, Okyung talks about the song “There Must Be More” by David Ruis and how it talks about someone going through a hard time and losing faith. It states “I am crying out for something real because I know, deep in my soul, that there must be more. I am tired and weak, but I keep hanging on.” This quote basically sums up what the vibe of the song is. It’s a sad song, which is why I chose this particular photo. This photo shows a girl in distress and there’s another figure next to her screaming. The second figure might indicate her true emotions. I chose this photo because it correlates with this sad song. Some artists write songs as a way to express their sadness and feelings. People have different ways to deal with their anger or sadness and this is one of them. I know personally when I get upset, I tend to listen to sad songs just because it makes me know that I’m not the only one going through rough times.

In the text, author ” Art at arm Length” by Jerry Saltz, he talks about what is selfie and how it has different meanings. It made me think of the article I have read ” Why you should be taking selfies” by Angela Clarke which discuss about selfies that how it is good for individuals. It relates to Saltz text because it shows how selfies can have different impacts on us. It can change or aspects of social interaction, body language, self awareness and public behavior.

After reading K-Hole’s “Youth Mode”, I realized that the style of thinking represented in the article is very confusing, and requires a bunch of bullshit to be present in order to fully adapt to that style of thinking. With ideas and attention-grabbers such as “The assertion of individuality is a rite of passage, but generational branding strips youth of this agency. Belonging
to your generation becomes an inescapable truth — you’re a
Scorpio whether you believe in astrology or not” and “In the same way that a video goes viral, so does potentially anything. The likelihood that you and Michelle Obama wish upon the same star is greater than ever”, I think, who gives a fuck? What kind of idiocy really allows someone to believe in shit like astrology, or care whether you and Michelle Obama wish upon the same star or not? All these ideas and forms of thinking are full of bringing consequence to the inconsequential, and it fills me with distaste for human behavior that actively pursues this ideology. I think many of the people in the world are so enamored by the appeal of clout, recognition and notoriety that they become fucked up versions of their base humanity: they all do stupid or irrational shit for the chance at views, shares, and a sense of accomplishment when in perspective, our window of existence is so small that one would rationally aspire not to be a fool while they exist. It’s this ideology of “I wanna be accepted by other people” that really makes me hate interacting with people that are constantly seeking other’s validation and acceptance because I believe that the only acceptance you need to have is from yourself. No bullshit from others, no pressure to conform, but solely your happiness is what should be kept in mind.

In the text,  “Art at Arm’s Length” by Jerry Salz talks about all different kinds of selfies. Selfie is a photograph you take of yourself, usually taken using a mirror or with a camera held at arm’s length. Salz said in the text, “ If both your hands are in the picture and it’s not a mirror shot, technically, it’s not a selfie it’s a portrait.” However, it didn’t talk about the Evolution of selfies. Selfies have really turned a new leaf in today’s digital, photo obsessed world. This blog by Dayna Rothman shows how people have invented a plethora of new selfies, the sleeping selfie, muscle-man selfie, no-makeup selfie, the food selfie, and more.

 

In the text “Art at Arm’s Length”, Jerry Salz discusses the significance of selfies. I decided to share this picture of Khloe Kardashian which is clearly photoshopped on the left since she looks totally different on the right. I don’t want to sound like a hater but in my opinion, photoshopped pictures don’t have significance being that they aren’t natural. Photoshop on selfies can cause low self esteem and body image issues. However, a natural photo does have significance being that the person shows that they are confident with themselves and they don’t need photoshop to make them happy with changing how they actually look. This also illustrates how social media is toxic because not everyone realizes that a picture is photoshopped so they just think the person is perfect. This effects people in many ways causing them to feel insecure and they create unrealistic images of what they are supposed to look like in their head when the picture they are looking at isn’t even natural.

In the text” art at arms length” by Jerry Saltz, he talks about the importance of a selfie in the world today. He categorizes the importance of a selfie in different parts which includes Defining a new form, what they say, what they don’t say, and art history, and art future. Reading this article made me think of this article I have read, which also discuss the important that selfies have and how it can impact individuals. It relates to Jerry Saltz text because it talks about how a selfie can capture the moment and potently make history.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/childmind.org/article/what-selfies-are-doing-to-girls-self-esteem/amp/

I chose this article for my media share because it relates to Jerry Salz’ “Art at Arm’s Length.” The article that I chose talks about the negative effects of selfie’s and how it can affect someone’s self-esteem and confidence. I chose this particular article for this text because the text goes into depth of the art of selfies and it’s only fitting to mention the negative effects of it. Selfies may seem like it doesn’t do anything bad but nowadays on social media, selfies are manipulated and people use filters and photoshop to make themselves fit into these unrealistic beauty standards. Majority of the selfies we see on social media aren’t natural but people, especially young teens believe they are. This affects them because they’ll start to want to look like this and question themselves about why their selfies don’t come out that good and perfect. In reality, those selfies on social media aren’t real.