Media's & Female Artists' Captured

Lady Gaga... Enough said? In some instances, yes. She is crazy. In a good way? Perhaps... She has definitely, time and time again, pushed the envelope of how far a pop star can go. She wears outfits you could never find in any store. Her music has also forwarded a new genre in some instances.



And, our culture liked this.



We like to be surprised and it seems ever present that this is becoming a trend for music artists. Christina Aguilera who started with "Genie in a bottle," has done a rather intensive 180' herself switching up how she wants to be perceived and portrayed. In her latest video she is edgier than ever.



Christina Aguilera took this step in her "Dirrty" video and was critiqued up and down for her risque outfits just a few years ago.



Further back, Britney Spears took a dive into the unknown when she wore a skin-colored, skin-tight body suit at the MTV VMA's.



Another unforgettable female pop artist moment, Jennifer Lopez's in her green dream dress...



The publicity on these women is over the top. Nothing is off limits today. Our society likes to be shocked and enjoys the obscene looks that perhaps the every day woman wishes she could wear. The media, the magazines, even groups on Facebook all expose these looks. Pictures capture each moment hoping to jolt it's audience even further then the last time... What's next?

A look at what we've seen thus far....

Technology In the Classroom.

So apparently kids are learning too much too fast when it comes to technology and computers. PBS has videos on current events and one of them is called "Digital World" It shows how some children in middle schools and children even younger are being given tools such as lap tops to use for the year.



For some older folk this is a problem or perhaps a concern... "Teaching styles are changing." Things aren't the way they used to be in school settings. Yea, maybe because to sit and listen to someone lecture about a topic you could careless about is pretty boring, sorry.



Power points, Ipad's, and even smart boards are becoming more and more common within classrooms; even at the higher education levels including colleges and universities. Kids, teens, and people are trying to keep up with technology and enjoy the always evolving toys and machines. Each one of them are made to make our lives better or more convenient. Most cell phones have the ability to have the internet on them anywhere at any time. If you have a question, any question in the world, all you have to do is type in the subject in a search engine and your question is solved within milliseconds. I would say this is pretty amazing, not something to complain about.



Furthermore, if children or any one for that matter, is listening to a teacher, professor, or doctor speak, and they find something interesting, instead of looking in the index of a textbook, they can open the lap top or cell phone and look deeper into the subject matter. The human mind can carry so much more information than any of us could ever want. Why not take advantage of our brain capacity? And why not start young? Google, yahoo, and bing are all amazing tools to help educate every one in the world (who has access to them).

Just because technology is an ever-evolving entity, people that aren't up to date or can't keep up shouldn't hold it back from those who can learn it quickly. Technology should be used to better our societies and enlighten people. Each generation is doing a good job with increasing the usage of it, I say keep moving forward.

Video Games Have Reached the NEXT Level...

So studies were done, conclusions were drawn, and we saw the relation between kids and teens playing video games and then acting out in their actual lives. Games like Grand Theft Auto and God of War both encompass extreme fighting with the goal of the game ranging from stealing cars, fighting people, to driving prostitutes around. The question still remains and probably always will, does this have an impact on the players to feel actions such as these are actually ok, in real life.

Well, apparently other cultures take it another step further... Taxiing prostitutes, using multitudes of guns, fighting and killing other people isn't enough.
Recently brought to the attention of the people in the US, highlighted by CNN, was a game called "RapeLay" (link is google's search results for "Rapelay," not actual game). It comes from Japan and it's a game where the player can grope a teenage girl standing on a train platform. Further, the player can assault her and her sister, rape them, and then urge her to have an abortion if she is impregnated. This is insane
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Fighting monsters, even shooting other people is one extreme... this is entirely another. First off, a gun is not that easy to attain. If a kid has one in their house that belongs to one of their parents, hopefully, they have been taught and lectured the importance of safety around the gun as well as not even being allowed to look at it except for emergency circumstances. Raping does not (primarily) involve other materials such as a gun or weapon. This game is created around raping girls. You don't need weapons or any other thing aside from yourself to rape a person... Therefore, this is a bit more feasible to happen then the occurrences played in, for example, Grand Theft Auto.
I don't want to post nude girls on my blog but if you Google "Rapelay" you won't believe your eyes on what is acceptable in these video games... (Pictures of the game)



Australia apparently just passed some new laws about what is allowed on their Internet service. Certain websites are now legally banned from what users can see and look up online. Is this the way to go? Does the government have to get involved in our freedoms to control the absurdity of something like this? Hopefully here people will know enough between right and wrong and we won't need the government to step in.
Then again though, this is bringing conflict for many people. Lots of women activists are standing up against this game. But if Japan has always created games like this and it increases the flow of their markets, is it really fair for us to force a negative impact on them? (Personally yes i think so. I don't think this is necessary to be broadcast for people to see online, its messed up... At the same time though, I don't think the US should step on Japan's toes and force them to regulate their games closer either. But these games are a bit extreme...)
Check out this article-CNN