SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s8HO0ti9B0

Beauty- this is what femininity is known for (Gender)

Nurturing quality/ hardworking- this is the quality of femininity (Gender). This showed the motherly quality of the protagonist.

Speech pattern- differs in genders.

Snow White is a television show that revolves around the characteristics of being beautiful. This is what femininity is known for. Snow White is introduced as a young beautiful princess. Her beauty was significant with all the features identified in the movie. Snow White had long lashes, and full red lips, which was compared to the redness of roses (a flower). Her hair was as black as the night. Although the queen was beautiful, her beauty was incomparable to that of Snow White, as well as the fairness of Snow White. This resulted in jealousy and anger when the evil queen’s mirror repeatedly praised the beauty of Snow White, by calling Snow White “the Fairest of them all”. Now, the queen’s intention was to be the only and recognizable female in her kingdom, known for being beautiful. This made her plan to kill Snow White, but unfortunately, her guard saved Snow White’s life because of her beauty. Snow White was let to wander in the lonely forest, but seven dwarfs allowed her to live with them because of her beauty, nurturing quality and calmness as a female. The evil queen, on knowing that Snow White was still alive, and was still recognized as the fairest of all, she disguised herself as an old, ugly woman who sold poisonous apples. On getting to the home of the seven dwarfs, she deceived Snow White to have a piece of her delicious apple; this she said in a hoarse and unattractive voice. When Snow White ate of it, she died. Now, the evil queen felt accomplished, because she has now killed Snow White and she will once again be known as the most beautiful. The feminine qualities of Snow White made the seven dwarfs to mourn for her death. The beauty of Snow White, even at her death, attracted a prince passing by. He kissed her and this broke the spell on Snow White, and this saved her life, after which they married.

Beauty is a strategy, used by most females to achieve their goals. On the other hand, male gender is always attracted to beautiful females. Most times, personality is not included when rating the beauty of someone. Physical beauty, which includes the physique of a female, i.e. the perfect shape of the face, the color of the pupil, the shape of the lips and color, the texture of the hair, and the body shape of the female is a major feature of femininity.  This perfection can stare up a lot of jealousy amongst women. It can be seen from the movie on Snow White, that beauty was a strategy that saved Snow White’s life. Even after the death of her father, and at death her beauty outshined everyone else. Beauty brings out the sexuality of femininity. A beautiful woman will be noticed in every gathering. Men are attracted to beauty. Male really do go for an attractive mate. In terms of home chores, a real woman is always seen in the kitchen, cleaning up and cooking. Snow White can be described as a real beauty, coupled with her hardworking because, as a women she accepted her role to do all sorts of work at home. She did not let the death of her father and the evil intentions of her stepmother to prevent her from doing her duties at home and at the home of the dwarfs. This she did with happiness, and in peace. Femininity is seen as the gender that has a very nurturing quality; the passion and ability to take care of people. When Snow White meant with the seven dwarfs in their home, she offered to take good care of them. This even made the dwarfs to love her more. And when she died, the seven dwarfs cried and were unhappy for losing a fellow with such a good and nurturing heart. Femininity is characterized with having a soft and warm speech pattern. Snow White had a soft voice, and this made her more feminine. This is in contrast to the evil queen, who disguised herself into an old woman with a hoarse voice. That is not feminine, and at such Snow White was the fairest of them all.  It is more of the quality of masculinity, which is known for having a deep- authoritative voice.

MY ANALYSIS ON THE VIDEO "CARRY OUT"

The video on “Carry out” is more about sexuality. The setting is flashy, and here, the women are dressed in skimpy clothing. The young women are shown dancing, wearing clothes that are revealing. The musician from the lyrics is praising the activeness of a female, when it comes to sex. Also, the lyrics of the song talks about a woman’s crave for body warmth. She can only achieve this by having sex with a man. Here, in the video, the musicians are shown sitting comfortably in a chair, and a young woman is touching him all round. This shows the seductive behavior of femininity. The man sitting happens to be in charge, she is seducing the man with her hands, and licking his body. The musician said the woman should take his order, which is sex. The woman, here in the situation cannot refuse his request because femininity always want to be satisfied physically and body-wise. The musician is asking the lady if she liked how he made her feel. He is really confident that as a man, he satisfied her.

The video uses sexuality of femininity to attract the viewers. In the lyrics, the musicians uses a domineering tone to request from the ladies what they need. The musician asked the lady for her name and number. He also uses his position as a male to tell her to come closer and take his order.

The way the ladies in the video dance to the music shows the sexuality of femininity. Unlike the male musicians who just stand or sit, moving slowly to the rhythm of the song, the ladies on the other hand, are the ones dancing mostly to the song. Females are more sexually attracted than male gender. According to Devor, body postures, speech patterns, and styles of dress also differentiate both genders from each other. Masculinity dressing is more authoritative; the male musicians were seen on long pants, jackets. On the other hand, the female dancers were seen on short shirts, some were on pants and breast wears, and so on.  They were just exposing their body parts. Masculinity is the gender that holds their hands and arms in positions away from their bodies. Masculinity also stands in positions, sit, or lie with their legs apart. The exhibition of this body postures is to maximize the amount of space, physically occupied by their huge bodies. The way the male musicians communicated their message to the public about the female dancers was done through an air of authority. This is a feature of masculinity, which Devor talked about. Also, their tone was one of aggressiveness, which they exhibited by standing erect, and moving forcefully. This shows that they are masculine through this character.

The speech tone and dress style of the male musicians also claim superior status, which are the characteristics of masculinity. The gender that tends to speak more loudly, use less polite and more assertive forms, and tend to interrupt the conversations of others, is more of the attributes of masculinity. Styles of the dress, which emphasize the muscularity of the upper body, encourages an illusion of physical power, and a look of easy physicality are all the attributes of masculinity.

My analysis on the video, "Black or White" by Michael Jackson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx0PjbwN604
This is a video about racism. However, the video is trying to create awareness to people of colors that we are all equal in one way or the other. The video makes us understand the fact that as humans, we can all get into a peaceful relationship with one another, irrespective of our color differences. According to Michael Jackson (the musician), he said it does not matter if you are a black or a white. In the video, a white man is transferred from his urban home, a typical home for Americans. He is later found in the rural setting of an African village with lions lying peacefully in the forest. Here, in this setting, he sees some African warriors in the possession of bows and arrows. They all aimed at killing these lions. They have their faces painted in stripes, and are wrapped only with little pieces of clothes. This is the lifestyle of a typical African. Suddenly, he sees these black warriors in the midst of Michael Jackson (the singer), who is a white man. They are all dancing to the rhythm of the song. These African warriors/ dancers display their African dance steps, jumping like Chimpanzees, and on the other hand, Michael Jackson is dancing stylishly; combining the dance steps of an African and an American.  The white man, who found himself in a new place, was able to accept the equality that could be derived between the colored people because they were able to forget about their color differences and danced together. In another setting, which the singer transferred to, he is shown dancing with some Asian women. These women are dressed in colorful attires, revealing some of their body parts, most especially their waists. In contrast to the dance steps exhibited by the African
men, it could be seen that unlike the African men who danced so energetically, and jumping around, the Asian women twisted their waists more often, in unison, and this was less energetic. This shows the softness of women. They are less physically fit and carry out activities that are less energetic, when compared to their opposite gender (male). Later on, there is a disordered atmosphere, with horses running around and people carrying arrows. But, in a later scene, the video shows the calmness of two colored babies (black and white) sitting on top of the globe. There is no war or fight between the colored babies. The video is all about equality, which is true either one is wrong or right. Even if one is a baby, it does not matter if the baby is black or white. The singer talks about being tired of the inequality between colored people, the feeling of inequality, and also when situations in the world are rough for a particular color. Now, the singer has summoned courage that he is not scared of any color, which is superior, even when the going is unfair to one color. The singer wishes that during tough times between people of color, to be able to settle the differences, it is better to hear both sides of the trauma from both colors. He said it is not all about races, faces or places, but it is all about we as humans sharing one blood. He said to become his brother or baby; color differences should not be the issue. 

MY ANALYSIS ON SKYY VODKA AD

 This ad is showing a picture of a beautiful woman, about pouring some drinks into a glass cup, held by a man. The ad uses the feminine characteristics of a woman to sell the product. Its main motive, I believe is to make the public aware of the fact that "sex" sells. On the other hand, the ad shows the superiority of masculinity to femininity. The ad is a clear indication of the sexuality of a woman. Its setting is rich and the atmosphere is one of romance. This ad defines the characteristics of a woman clearly. It is in accordance with some of the feminine characteristics talked about by Devor. The woman is dressed sexually in a way the opposite sex(male) finds attractive. Also, the body language and posture of the woman in the ad is clearly appealing. This supports the fact that the society has placed women in a way that femininity is expressed through their modes of movement, dress, speech, and action. All these define the dependency, weakness, availability for sexual service, and sensitivity of a woman to the welfare of others. Without a woman being involved in the ad, this sexual intention will not be achieved. It shows that a woman is meant to serve her opposite sex. Furthermore, the woman is dressed in a sexy black dress that reveals her feminine side: her long- lean legs, her lean arms and of-course her softness. The setting of both genders in the ad, that is, the man holding the glass cup and the woman holding the drink, shows that both genders needs each other in one way or the other. For the man to be able to enjoy the feeling derived from this drink, he needs the woman; who has the drink. This analysis is similar  to the bottle of Skyy Vodka and glass cup placed on the table. The ad makes it clear here, that Skyy Vodka calls for a sexual atmosphere. The nice shape and color of the bottle can be compared to the appealing figure of the woman in the ad. This is why the man could not resist the drink from the ad. This, a lot of male will find interesting, and as such, they will be willing to purchase this product. So, this ad is set with the intention of using the attractive nature of a woman to sell the product.

Analysis on "Cholos and Surfer"

The most important thing I learned from this essay is that like Sheldon, We have the freedom of choice, freedom of self-expression, and freedom of integration. Most especially, I derived from this essay that a person’s cultural Identity is not innately defined but is chosen out of free will through experience and obtained through self-reflection.