Sex: Okay or Not Okay?

I feel like most movies that I have gone to seen lately or have rented involved some sort of sex scene. I am not entirely sure how I feel about this. Well, it is obvious that sex does sell but why is it necessary to put in every movie? The first movie that popped into my head when thinking about sex being in movies is that of Pearl Harbor. Although Pearl Harbor is an older movie, one would think that the movie would have to do with the actual event and the people involved. Granted the movie did include lots of information, but of course, there was a love story that involved sex scenes that were associated with the movie. Are we as a society only concerned about sex and what is involved with it? Why is it not possible to watch a movie that does not involve sex? Another historical movie that pops into my mind that involves a love scene and sex scenes is Titanic. I guess sex is such a common thing in movies that I have never really thought about how much it is in movies until this class. In my own opinion, I think this is a great way for the mass media to stop partaking in stereotypes that our society strives to live by. The biggest stereotype that I believe it will help reduce is that of women feeling the need to look like a centerfold. Most of the actresses that have been used in these movies that have sex scenes look unrealistic and unattainable. However, many women across the country will push themselves to look this way even though it is not possible. I think this change is needed and will be ultimately beneficial. What do you guys think?

Cheesy Love Movies

How many times have we gone and seen one of those cheesy love movies where everything works out perfectly? I’m the first one to raise my hand and say that I’m guilty of seeing those cheesy love movies. Some of these movies even blend together for me that I’m not sure what part goes with what movie. My main concentration for this blog is the movie “He’s Just Not That into You”. Before I started this class, I had seen that movie a few times and thought it was really cute. I liked the way that (most) of the characters ended up happy in the end whether it’d be with someone else or alone. However, most of the characters ended up with someone else by the end of the movie. Why does most every “chick flick” movie have to be created so that love is the main theme and everyone lives happily ever after? I know, I know, most people only want to see movies where it’s a happy ending. But why? Maybe it’s because we as the general public have not seen many other movies where the characters in the movie don’t live happily ever after. Also, these movies enforce the myths that many Americans tend to live their life by. In this particular movie, there is cheating and heartbreak that is laced with it. But, the main character ends up changing his way of being a player in order to win the girl. How is this possible when this rarely happens? The media is giving the public false hopes about how things really work in the universe. I’m not sure how this can be changed because like many other people, I am guilty of wanting the characters to end up happily and in love. I find that I contradict my thoughts in that even though I want the characters to end up happy and in love, I also know that this is not always reality and most of the movie is made up of myths. Maybe I do this because I know how life really is and how things work in the real world. I know that people don’t change and I have seen it happen first hand. However, this does not apply to the general public and the media who knowingly what sells and what doesn’t, even if what they are talking about are myths. In order to stop this vicious cycle where people live their lives on what ifs or myths, the media needs to stop producing movies, magazines, books, etc. that includes said myths. Even though this is what needs to happen, it won’t. Love and myths are what sell in our society. It is frustrating that this cycle won’t stop even though lots of people can clearly see what the media is doing but there is not a whole lot we can do to fix it. Maybe the best way is to make sure that everyone is educated about these myths and understands how things work in the real world.

About Me

My name is Lauren Burr. I am a junior and I am a Middle Childhood Education Major with concentrations in math and social studies. I am 21 years old and I am from Perry, OH which is east of Cleveland. I love the Browns and the Cavs. I have three older siblings who are all married/getting married. I am extremely close with my family and I love being around them. It makes it hard to be so far away sometimes but I could never leave OU. I am in Delta Zeta and love being a part of Greek Life. Right now I am currently on the 5Cacia- a 5K for Pancreatic Cancer planning committee and I was also a part of the planning committee last year. I really want to teach 4th grade math but I will probably take whatever job is offered to me. I want to move down south, preferably to either North Carolina where my brother and his fiancee live or to South Carolina. I plan on making my way back to Ohio at sometime in my life but I want to live somewhere different to have the experience. When I graduate, I really would love to backpack around Europe. I am desperate to go there and plan on going sometime in my life. I would love to travel to everywhere and maybe someday that will happen.

To me, being a teacher is something that will give me a sense of accomplishment and pride. This is because I know that the end of the day, I will have an impact on at least one of my students which is vital. Throughout my career I have had my fair experiences with teachers. I have had teachers who were amazing and made me want to teach that much more. But I also have had teachers that were not very good but this did not deter me from teaching. It made me want to teach that much more because I wanted to excel as an educator and not be that "bad" teacher that the students did not like. The one teacher that really helped with my decision to become a teacher would be my high school social studies teacher. Not only was he an amazing teacher, he was also personable and I was close with him and his family. My senior year of high school I was stuck between becoming a nurse or becoming a teacher, but he helped me inadeverntly make the decision to become a teacher. I will be forever grateful to him.