hegemony

     After really thinking about everything we discussed this week one idea really stood out, and that was hegemony, which means the power a class has over another. This got me thinking of what class has power over who? In my eyes the media is a higher class because they decide what we see, and how we should view things and form opinions. From magazines, to tv, to movies, and on the internet there is that high “power” that decides what we will view. On tv ideas are instilled in our minds and therefore aid in our opinions we make. Celebrities endorse products and when you see a celebrity you like in a magazine with a new perfume, there’s a great chance you will buy it. But I feel that the things the media puts out there for us to absorb is most of the time not beneficial to us. I watched the state of the union address on Tuesday, and thought to myself if my teacher wouldn’t have told me it was on, I probably would not know; but if the media and celebrities whom we follow daily mentioned it or said it was important to watch, I think a lot more people would become involved.

     Just from that one example in my own life it shows how hegemony works in our society. We would rather have the media feed us news and how to think then take the time to watch something that actually may be beneficial for us.

Malorie D