Extra Credit: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

The Great Movie Ever Sold is a movie that is COMPLETELY funded by the advertisements in the film. This movie goes into the marketing process (the meetings, presentations, etc.). Morgan Spurlock is the one who does everything to make sure that every single part of this film is used my advertiser's money. It is, essentially, a movie all about advertising and is completely paid for by advertising. Spurlock wants us to see this world and to make us realize that our whole world is about advertisement and we can't hide from it. It is a crazy concept but true. Even the title (POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold) is an advertisement. The ending of the trailer is great because Spurlock asks Nadar if there was one place where you can't see advertisement and the only answer Nadar could give was when you are sleeping. Advertisement is everywhere, you can't escape it. That is the overall message of this film and that it can be done.

Quiz 10

The term bitch has been distorted over time. Bitch was originally a word for a female dog, however over time it has developed a dual meaning. Today the word bitch is commonly associated with a selfish, malicious, obnoxious, or slutty person who is a female. Females today often call themselves and their friends bitches as if it is some sort of a compliment to one another. The word bitch is also used when we are talking about someone we really dislike (once again commonly amongst females) "that girl is such a bitch, I cannot stand her". The term is also used commonly to describe someone who is not hyper masculine. This can be considered an ontological term because the original meaning of the term has been erased overtime. This is similar to the word faggot. Faggot used to be describe as a bundle of sticks. Now, faggot is used to describe a homosexual person.

Quiz 9: The "F" Word

In the episode titled "The F Word", South Park uses an ontology of postmodernism to comment on homophobia. In the episode, the people in the town are annoyed by the loudness and inconsiderate attitudes of the Harley riders. in roder to try to get them to stop actingt hey way they want, they insult them by continuing to call them by he f word. Even homosexuals int he community want to have the meaning fo the word changed so that it will constantly refer to Harley riders instead fo the gay community. The episode continues by showing the tight nit community of the Hrley riders and how they feel misudnerstood and continue to do actions that cause them to continue to be referred to as the f word by members of the town. in the end the Harley riders make a comment on how they aren't ashamed to be called this word because they are who they are and enjoy being loud and obnoxious no matter what people think. With all these postmodernism references the episode is able to compare the Harley Riders to the gay community.

Quiz 9 : With Apoligies to Jesse Jackson

In the episode "With Apoligies to Jesse Jackson", it begins with the father on Wheel of Fortune . He guesses the "n" word in the category of people that annoy you when in fact the word was supposed to be naggers. The episode comments on the offensiveness of the word and how it seems to be ok if a black person were to say the word, but not a white person, and how it is simply or can be a comedic term in the black community but is not appropriate when used by a white person such as when the fatehr goes to a comedy club and there is a balck persona nd he repeadetly uses the "n" word. The father is then constantly called the "n" guy which comments on the offensiveness of the term and how all people whoa re called this word group together. in the end he goes to Congress to try to make this word illegal which shows how no white eprson wants to be viewed as racist.Other post modernism refrences that are used are the black child that goes t school with the children and his name is "token". Also, there is a gorup of redneck white men who would normally be viewed as white supremacists considering they even have the confederate flag on their clothes but instead they go after the white people who use this word.

"Chongas"

The derogatory term, "chonga" is not as commonly used as terms such as "guido", "gangster", or "hick", but it is heard when people are being racist toward Hispanic women, calling them trashy and prostitute-like. According to urbandictionary.com, a "chonga" is "a girl of Hispanic origin, usually between the ages of 12 and 19 but sometimes as young as 8. Primarily found in Miami, the chonga is known for her cheap form of a dress, a combination of the so-called 'gangsta' look and that of a prostitute, but can vary between the two... Depending on how ghetto she thinks she is, she may wear oversized men's t-shirts with tight, usually white Brazilian pants, with a colored thong worn underneath that shows through (on purpose)." This definition is extremely racist, as a lot of what is displayed on urbandictionary.com usually is, but this can be often taken to offense by many Hispanics, as other races dub the term to the race as a whole and not simply those who display these characteristics. Derogatory terminology has been created for nearly every race that exists in our society, and that is why so much controversy dealing with racial discrimination has arised.

"The F Word"

The episode, "The 'F' Word" uses an ontology of postmodernism to critique homophobia with the controversy created by Stan and the boys dealing with terminology relating to homosexuals. The term, "fag", is brought up in the South Park community when the kids are describing the bikers around town that stay in a group on Harleys, thinking they are tough and people look at them when they stir up noise because they are intimidated by them. In reality, according to the boys, they are a disruption to the entire community and people actually look down on them. The biker crew is not getting the attention they want to receive, as they are getting it for all the wrong reasons. People either pretend they don't exist, or are simply annoyed by their presence. When Stan approaches them, he informs them that everyone thinks they are "fags" and they are appalled by this because the definition we have given the slang term, "fag" is a derogatory phrase to call someone who is homosexual. The boys go through a lot of trouble and hate from people because they believe they are calling them homosexuals, but when they call them "fags", they don't mean it in a derogatory way- they mean it as an "extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley riders." This episode is simply addressing the issue of terminology, especially when dealing with homosexuality, and it comes into question whether using phrases like the word "fag" in a non-derogatory sense should actually be frowned upon.

The "F" Word

South Parks episode, "The F Word," displays ontology of postmodernism by critiquing homosexuals, but particularly the term "fag". The word fag is a derragatory term used to classify homosexuals in society. In the South Park episode, the kids use the term to describe the "bikers". They are fed up with their loud and obnoxious hyper masculine antiques and use the term fag to classify the bikers. In the episode, they are not calling the bikers homosexuals, they are using the term fag to show that their are multiple usages of the word. Ontological postmodernism is present in this epsiode in relation to the term fag. The episode shows that their are multiple meanings for the word, it just depends in which context you are using it. By removing the negative connotation in which we are conditioned to associate the term with, they remove the meaning of the word and it becomes just another classification for another group of people.