TV

After reading “Ralph Fred Archie and Homer: Why Television Keeps re-creating the White Male Working-class Buffoon” by Richard Busch, I found many ways to relate the concepts introduced to a media text.  This article first of all talks about the progression of the average American white male in the media.  The average white male in the media know there family, a large house and a nice car and more times than not, a maid or butler.  This happened obviously over time for a number of reasons and it what now is pop-culture only seems to be those of higher class.  I used to watch Happy Days every morning with my brother.  Today there is two and a half men which doesn’t take place a burger joint or bar but at a beach house probably worth close to a million dollars.   I wish that was how the average American lived but it simply is not.  On page 3, the author discusses the correlation with TV networks and rising costs. In my opinion, media has changed it shows because it has changed it audience.  This audience is not glued to local TV networks which are for the most part free but yet on cable.  Cable TV seems to be where the money is at. This has brought an end to the working class not only underrepresented; the few men who are portrayed are buffoons who are dumb, immature, irresponsible, or lacking in common sense and brought to light nothing but people who are of highly social and economic class.  http://www.cbs.com/shows/two_and_a_half_men/