Taylor Jean-Gilles
Blog Assignment 2
10/14/15
PUNKS FOR TRUMP
In
the upcoming presidential race there has been a lot of interesting thought on who
will be the next president of the United States of America. There are plenty of
legit candidates out there that we could say can take this country to what it
should be, with a promising future. But in every campaign there is always
someone who will stick out more than others. Donald trump sticks out the most
and is by far the most controversial candidate this country has ever seen. Many
people around this country (including myself) believe that Donald Trump is only
in the running to boost up his image and somehow-someway make a good amount of
money doing so. In this world money will buy you whatever your heart desires
including the power to take time of peoples lives to capture absurd statements
on any media outlet existed.
Not
every billionaire out there is someone who seeks attention in the negative
aspects of things. Billionaires like Bill Gates & Oprah Winfrey are just
some of the few who realize the blessings they have received should not be
mistaken for power to bring down others who are less fortune. CEO of the
company IAC/InterActiveCorp had said if Donald Trump was to be elected
president of the United States he would move out of the country or join the
resistance. Diller just like many others said that most of the poll wins that
Trump is receiving is coming from his TV show “The Apprentice” The Apprentice
is a reality show in which Donald Trump looks to hire someone for his multiply
billion dollar company while displaying a negative image of who he truly is.
Being a television star has its perks. A lot of what we see on our TV screens
gives us hope on what we want to be and what we would like our lives to be.
People do not realize that many actors/actress are role models to some. You can
be brainwashed from watching too much of something because it becomes it
becomes an addiction. When someone who is worth more than you and however much
your great grandchildren will ever have, speaks on a serious topic that will be
something you will really be focused because the possible things that could
come out there mouth could be endless.
We
can go as far as blaming pop culture for the rise of Donald Trump. Many of the
media surrounding the presidential campaign are making a great amount of money
covering it because Donald Trump appeals to those who feel disaffected,
preferably the high-class citizens of this world. The main thing that we can
understand from pop culture is that it is straight to your face no cuts around
it. That is exactly what Donald Trump does. He will give you his honest opinion
to your face and not care what it sounds like or how it sounds like. When you
are worth $4.2 Billion dollars and have your campaign be self-funded there is
no holding back to what others can say to you.
Pop
Culture has played a big role on a lot of people of the 21st
century. Many find it amusing when teenagers are given television show deals to
speak on how it feels to be pregnant at a young age. (It is clear that we
rather be entertained than educated on a lot of important subjects). I believe
that the way the younger generation was brought up nowadays, a lot of messages
will not be figured out in the grand scheme of things due to the fact that the
way they were programed was different from the 90’s children. Although it is
not the young children who are tuning in to watch political campaigns on the
television screen, but the ones who are tuning in and agreeing with political
methods that brings humanity down, such as a lot of Donald Trumps methods will
have the way they think be installed in the households of the future
generation.
Definition of a Punk – Noun: Nonsense,
Foolish. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
Works Cited
Cox,
John Woodrow. "Sick of Donald Trump’s Rise? Blame Pop Culture." Washington
Post. The Washington Post, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2015
Donald
Trump Is about to Prove What a Joke the Republican Primary Is." Saloncom
RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.
But He's
Convinced He Won't Have to Do Either. "Barry Diller on Donald Trump: The
Billionaire CEO Who Says He'll Leave Country If Trump Is Elected." CNNMoney.
Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.
"Trump
in Public: Donald Trump's Pop-Culture Domination Is the Reason He's the GOP
Frontrunner | VICE | United States." VICE. N.p., n.d. Web. 12
Oct. 2015.
This was a nice read, though some of the language used can be structured in a more presentable fashion. The big ideas in the blog were interesting in that, yes Donald Trump as a media character is nothing more then a money making entity and not a politician, though the unpacking of how he could be making money off of all this seems a little muddy. Yes, he has his own show, and yes the man says and does what ever he wants because he already has so much money, but how is his exposure as a presidential candidate increasing this already immense bank load?
ReplyDeleteThis was a nice read, though some of the language used can be structured in a more presentable fashion. The big ideas in the blog were interesting in that, yes Donald Trump as a media character is nothing more then a money making entity and not a politician, though the unpacking of how he could be making money off of all this seems a little muddy. Yes, he has his own show, and yes the man says and does what ever he wants because he already has so much money, but how is his exposure as a presidential candidate increasing this already immense bank load?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this read but I also agree with some of the points Mike made. I think that Trump has already achieved the success that everyone (including himself) hopes and dreams for. And now, somewhere deep in that big head of his, he wants to do what he thinks is right for the country. I may not agree with everything he says but I respect his decision to do what he is doing.
ReplyDeleteI thought this blog was very interesting and I think you do bring up some good points. For example, when you said "a lot of media members are making a lot of money in this presidential race because they have a lot to talk about including Donald Trump. I agree with Joel that Trump has a right to run for president because wants to do what is right for this country and just because he has a lot of money, he can still run for president.
ReplyDeleteTaylor i love your topic. I love how you knew a lot about your topic and who you were explaining in the blog. I also love how you expressed the 21st century and showed some examples of television and other unique things.
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