LTCS 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: The Newlywed Game, Korean Wave, Korean Drama
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The politics of culture is seen in small ways- changing the power from empowered to disempowered, in small little ways through everyday ways. Everyone sees their opinions from the things they watch and determines the functionality of the pleasurable viewings. Watching of the shows are woven into the fabric of their everyday lives- therefore. The newlywed game non-feminist women views were practical productive use of the shows!!!!!! Must show public opion as whole to attract the most watchers. Abortion- actually very divided and only tolerated by viewers if there is no stance shown (as in south park) Religious and god (simpsons- god is very real-regualarly go to church) Sitcoms show the complex opinions that are both conservative and liberal in one person. The middle and losing jobs and dealing with living inside their means . Not so left vs right as seen in general politics huat and iwabuchi-
