Omar as Guest Lecturer

I really liked all of Omar’s topics today. I usually actually do read the terms of agreement, but when it came to social media I didn’t make my own accounts. I wasn’t aware of social media until my junior year in high school. My friends told me I should have a Facebook account so they made me one. I am aware of how social media plays into our everyday lives and how we allow it to. It’s more difficult to not allow it to play a part in your life. Social media plays such a huge role that now when people say they don’t have any social media accounts, we assume something is wrong with them. Everything is so commercial now, everything we use and do has a marketing message behind it. It’s easier to adapt then to avoid it. The documentary showed how marketing teams make what they want or think is popular become popular has definitely affected our culture today. For example, MTV is still popular, but it’s no longer for music it’s for entertainment that sells things like ideas and lifestyles. Today’s reality shows are made for the same person the mook was created which was for money. Watching the sketch today in class it made me think about Asian youtubers I watch and support because of the content they create. I love TimothyDeLaGhetto and Anna Akana because they’re both Asian Americans who are in the same industry (Entertainment) and instead of lashing out at what’s wrong with society and how Asians are treated they make skits that show it. Anna Akana has done skits where she shows “diversity” with a group of Asians and one white male. Both youtubers talk about Asian stereotypes and how they’ve dealt with their own personal experiences and everyday issues like the sketch we watched today in class. 

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