Monday, November 10, 2008

Influence of the Media...SNL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeMypXCUWMw

I chose this video to demonstrate how some portray Sarah Palin. To some, she is a complete joke and not to be taken seriously. This particular video is re-iterating an interview that Palin had with Katie Couric. Tina Faye is basically poking fun at how Palin is not able to answer a question, but rather just babbles on about information that isn’t relevant or doesn’t make sense. Palin is somewhat conforming to the stereotypes that people have labeled her by. Her answers to various questions were grammatically atrocious and hard to understand and piece together. She was unable to give a straight answer, but instead went around the question with an idiotic response.


I do believe that it is unfair how SNL has focused most of its banter on Palin much more so than anyone else. Obama and McCain do receive a fair amount of attention, but almost nothing is mentioned about Biden. The amount of coverage that Palin has received both helped her campaign and jeopardized it. The public has learned much more about Palin that Biden…

This video demonstrates how the public views Palin in a stereotypical way. The skit is to make fun of Palin, but some take it seriously and base their decisions on what they see. Later in the season, Palin does make an appearance and pokes fun at herself proving to the public that these skits and jabs at her isn’t killing her spirit. Perhaps some consider it simple humor, but others take it seriously and to heart. When Hillary Clinton was running for democratic candidate, she was also poked fun at on SNL. However, the turmoil and effect of Palin has sparked more media coverage than ever. Some say these stereotypes may have cost her the election…Who can be so naïve to believe exactly what they hear on an SNL skit. Gain some practical knowledge and realize that nothing is what it seems.


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think you make a good point about how SNL and much of the media spent so much time during election season focusing on Palin and in particular how "unqualified" she was. I think it was unfortunate that she was so discredited primarily for being so feminine. I just found it interesting in that who she is represented in reality many more women and their lives then Hilary Clinton does and yet the media didn't like her for it. So do you think she should have been so discredited for how feminine she was?
W. Sherritt

Edwin Antonio said...

The parody on Palin is pretty funny, after reading this blog I guess I can see how it does discredits her has a politician. I have seen many parodies on other political figures, but I do think that Palin got it the worse.

Anonymous said...

Through SNL I thought it was very interesting how most of the attention was put on Sarah Palin, when there were other people involved in the election. However she was an easy one to poke fun at mostly because she seemed to the general American public that she was so unprepared for the job as vice president, and while that might have been the case, who really knows if SNL really had that large of an effect on her approval rating or not. She was discriminated against for being feminine however the idea of an American president as being a man is so ingrained in our minds that is hard to see anything else as possible.