Sports...Why do they matter?

So I think that purpose of sports is to provide entertainment, because many celebrations have to do with sports. For example the Superbowl, many of us have parties and have people over to celebrate the game. Lots of people also get together to watch many sporting events. Its also good for hanging out with people, there are lots of things to talk about. We all get lots entertainment from watching sports and i feel like the main target is for ex-athletes and people that want to get into sports. 

There are some drawback of having so much focus on sports in america and that is because we don't focus on other stories. More is focused on who is winning and who is losing when there are more important things going on in america like homelessness and crime. There are some benefits though, and i feel that sports are motivating some people to become healthy and get in shape. I think that we should focus so much on who is winning or losing but more of the teamwork and ability of teams.

Lavish Weddings

One topic that was talked about in both was the idea of perfection or striving to be like someone else. In Say Yes to the Dress Kelly was trying to be like Grace kelly wanting to get a dress that was simple and slim, that was her idea of perfection, and because Grace Kelly was already famous it put more into perfection and how it was even more of a fairy tail.  Also in Say Yes to the Dress Debra talked about how she got a dress that made her look similar to Princess Diana and in the reading they talked about how after Princess Diana got married everyone suddenly had a new idea on what weddings should be like. Debra liked how the dress made her channel her inner Princess Diana. 

Another topic that seemed to be big in both was the idea of wish fulfillment/extravagance. In the Lavish Wedding article the author talks about the norms of bridal gowns: It should be white, worn only once, and it should be a fashion statement all its own that was not ruled by the hemlines and styles of the moment. In Say Yes to the Dress Kelly doesn't want to go the traditional route of getting a white dress and wants to go with a black that dress that is similar to Grace Kelly's wedding dress. Also Crystal wanted to have lots of jewels and that was an extravagance because that is going to have to end up being lots of money which the article talks a lot about how the price of weddings is rising. Weddings are clearly becoming more lavish, hence the name of the aricle.

Sexual Objectification Ads

This first ad has Katy Perry in it and she is promoting pop chips and even though she isn't naked this still implies Caroline Heldman's idea of having her as a commodity (#6). By placing the bags over her breast i get the impression that they are supposed replace the actual breast. Implying that there isn't anything fake about the chips while placing them over the breasts makes a viewer think that she has never gotten surgery(breast enhancement) and they aren't fake. It also implies that there chips aren't fake meaning they probably don't use artifical flavors.

The second ad shows a ring being handed to a girl with her legs crossed and once she sees the actual jewelry her legs are open meaning that she will have sex with you. The ad shows Caroline Heldmans idea of her sexual availability as the defining characteristic of the person (#5). By being given a ring/jewelry this ad is implying that women will give it up and have sex with the man. Clearly that is not the case to most everyone in america.