Week Thirteen - “Let Us Resolve to Build that Bridge to the 21st Century”
Share an idea or two from this week's reading. What was most interesting to you? What was most strange? How does the reading this week fit into issues and discussions we have had in this class?
In Bill Clinton's "Build A Bridge" speech, he is talking about building a bridge to the 21st century. What he means by this is that he wants every American to help out in some way to make America great. In his speech he talks about the challenges that America faces and how we as American's can help out. He wants adults and children to get the amazing education that they need. He wants to protect America's values, and to help out all of parents on raising their children. He wants to make every street in America safe and help Americans succeed not only at work, but in their homes too. He wants to protect the environment as much as he can to keep it safe and clean. He wants to end poverty and let everyone live the American Dream. Most of all he wants to maintain world leadership for peace and freedom. I feel that we still have a lot of challenges in America today, and maybe back then some issues got resolved, but I feel like America today keeps facing more and more challenges everyday.
ReplyDeleteI found the video on "Dee Snider at PMRC Senate Hearing" to be interesting. This took place during the presidency of Reagan, when there were many Conservatives in the White House. Dee Snider made the case that the PMRC was causing parents to misinterpret the lyrics of the songs by "The Twisted Sister." The PMRC claimed that many of the band's songs were explicit; which upset many parents. This was what led to the hearing. These people wanted to put ratings on songs so that parents will know what songs are explicit. However, Dee Snider claimed that the songs that they said were explicit were not. He said that the parent would be able to tell if the song was explicit by looking at the title of the song or album, as it was with most songs back then.
ReplyDeleteI also found the "Dee Snider at PMRC Senate Hearing" hearing to be interesting. I enjoyed how Snider was able to disprove the stereotypes that were placed against him because of the attire that he chose to wear and the rock music that he created. I also believe that his hearing was important in not only protecting the civil right of free speech, but also stating how people can hear what they want to hear from a median and this may not convey the intended purpose of the creation. I believe that statement was important in that it helped people to realize that literature can have a different or misconstrued meaning based on what a person goes into the literature believing.
ReplyDeleteI found the video of “Dee Snider at PMRC Senate Hearing” to be a good example of how to properly handle allegations. Most people become very emotional and over react, but Snider handled himself perfectly. In the beginning he knew he was going to be stereotyped due to the music he writes and how he dressed. He starts off by humanizing himself; telling of his wife and child. He used facts and evidence to clearly explain the misconceptions regarding the lyrics to his songs. He explicitly states that the only inappropriate ideas from the some come from the mind of the declarant. I respect the way that Snider managed the allegations set against him.
ReplyDelete"Dee Snider at PMRC Senate Hearing" was most interesting to me because Snider took the time to address the accusations that were being thrown at him because of his music. People are so emotional about everything and they take things the way THEY want to take it. Its gotten so bad that its hard to say what you want or so what you want meaning no harm without people taking it personally. I'm impressed at how Dee Snider handled this.
ReplyDeleteThe video of "Dee Snider at PMRC Senate Hearing" to me was the most interesting of this week's readings. In the video, Snider was addressing false allegations made by the PMRC saying that Twisted Sister's lyrics were explicit, which caused many parent's to be upset and forbid their children from listening to his music. He understood the stereotype of his band and of the way he dressed, but reminds them that this is nothing more than a stereotype. He talks about his wife and child, and how he does not drink, smoke, or do drugs. More importantly, he tells of how he was raised in a Christian household and tries to uphold those values in his music. Despite the way his look might have been perceived, he was respectful and successfully addressed the misconceptions surrounding his music. He was in full support of parent's being aware if their child is listening to inappropriate music, but did not want his music to be falsely grouped into that category.
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting reading/video to me this week was Dee Snider at the PMRC Senate Hearing. It was interesting to see such someone who by his physical appearance would come to such an event and speak with a fervent and intellectual manner. It was most strange to see first hand the beginnings of censorship and the blocking of personal character and freedom of speech and art.
ReplyDeleteI found Dee Snider's video to be the most interesting content of this week. His direct and articulate way of getting his point across was impressive. I assume the Senators had a preconceived idea of what to expect before Dee Snider appeared before them. I also assume that their ideas were not anywhere near as accurate as they would have hoped. His efforts were as admirable as they were strange. I, in no way, shape or form expected this from the front man of Twisted Sister. He should have physically dropped the mic.
ReplyDeleteI found most interesting, the video about Dee Snider out of all the content this week. In this video, Snider successfully defends his music. Many parents believe that his music should be censored and all his songs should have explicit warnings on it. In this hearing, he defends his situation by saying not all his songs are explicit and he should not be labelled in that way. I like how well he portrays this message. He passively defends himself and makes a good case for music of his genre, and ultimately helps influence music for the future.
ReplyDeleteIn this week's assigned readings and videos I found Dee Snider's senate hearing to be the most interesting. In the video he speaks out in defense of his music. He begins by providing background infromation on himself, I think this is particularly important because it removes the preconcieved notions the senators had of him. He was a christian man, he has a family, and we was not into the party scene, these are just a few examples of how he related to his audience. He is a parent, who like other parents wants his childern listening to apropriate music. He is a spiritual person who simply wants his music to be heard. Dee Snider's freedom of speech is being challenged because of other people interpretations of him, which isn't fair. I believe he does an eloquent job of defending his music.
ReplyDeleteI found the video about Dee Snider to be most interesting. He was able to defend his music and get his point across very clearly. He contended the idea that his music was inappropriate and that it should be censored. It was interesting to see that he handled the situation accurately. We have talked about freedom of speech and I think this has to do with that. He wanted to advocate for himself and show other people that he wasn't what they thought he was. I think he did a good job of doing that.
ReplyDeleteI found the video of Dee Snider to be the most interesting this week. I personally love old school rock bands such as Twisted Sister, and I loved how Dee was able to defend his band and other rock bands from misconstrued allegations. He really showed that he knew what he was talking about with all of the allegations being thrown at his face. He wanted to show people that he wasn't a drug and alcohol user and a family man and that his music meant more then profane and obscene language/lyrics. I believe that he did a good job pleading his case with his testimony.
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