Research Proposal

For the third essay, I chose to research and analyze the show Californication on Showtime. If you are a viewer of the show or even somewhat familiar with the show, several of Galician's myths appear blatantly obvious due to the sexual content the program offers. Beyond the obvious, I will attempt to clarify the myths that forward and which ones are counter. My premise for my research is to show that not all shows containing sexual explicite content further these myths and that the content of the show does offer valid countering as well. I am curious to see how many of these myths are forwarded and what countering if any exists in the context. While I am definitely a fan of the show, I was also shocked by the content as well. I guess my working why/ how question would be How does the first season of Califonication forward and counter the myths by Dr. Galician myths along with analysis of prescriptions. My audience for this paper will be my peers and any person who watches the show. Many of my classmates will not be familiar with the show and some descriptions and examples of situations will be nessessary. I want the audience to be able to think for themselves and not rely on a text to tell them. I will attempt to complete this task by providing evidence of the myths and why or why not they are furthering the myths.

My sources will need to include primary sources such as the shows themself and the secondary research will consist of material to help me back up my points or even show how the author's of these articles can show bias. As for the timeline of the project, I will follow the due dates as well as conducting research this week and writing post-research. I hope to address the fact of how the author's attitude toward a topic can lead to the misinterpretation of the myths and analysis.

What I observed while watching mindless television

First of all I want to preface by saying that I was extremely bored and had a few drinks in the sun. But I was skimming through the channels and up came Woman's Beach Volleyball. The reason it caught my eye even though I hate volleyball was the women scantily clothed in small bikinis that exposes half of the butt cheeks. As the camera panned around the crowd, there were promotional girls that were also scantily dressed. Not only is this a poor ass attempt at gaining more viewers and sponsors, but it degrades women and lessens the accomplishment of female athletes. The female athletes that compete in this league are some of the best athletes in the world and the fact that they are just objects to some takes away from the competitive nature. Along with this act of objectifying women to further the league viewership and making more money, Indy Car racing did just the same thing with Danica Patrick. Danica Patrick is a marketing and promotional ploy to bring interest into a boring sport. I had to change that channel because I almost fell asleep. Looking further into the Danica Patrick discussion, she lets herself be objectified by the website Godaddy.com. Also appearing in Maxim and other magazine with little clothing on. Who is to blame for these obviously tasteless marketing? Is it the marketers? The fans(Who is buying the materials/watch the program)?

I think it is the marketers but they are just people trying to come up with original promotions but all they can think about is sex. Are we that simple of a culture that sex sells and we are buying the shit out of it? Yes, I believe we are. Look at the movies that have been coming out in the last few years, not so good if you look deeper into the movies. I just do not know if the current trend will end unless we all open our eyes and remain conscious at all times. But people do not like to think much anymore or argue about things, they become too offended.