Discussion Board 1

Visit the Media Education Foundation’s website at http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd… to view a short video preview of “Killing Us Softly” by Dr. Jean Kilbourne. You can also put in your email address and watch the longer trailer, too. You may want to view some of the other trailers for the related videos (Slim Hopes and Generation M). After viewing the video clip, prepare a 250-300 word essay responding to the following items. Bring in additional research to support your answer.

1. How does advertising impact on women and on society?
2. Find an ad that illustrates what Dr. Kilbourne discussed and describe the message in it for us (post the link or add the image to your post).
3. What do you recommend that media organizations do to better represent women in advertising?

Discussion Board 2

Visit the Media Education Foundation’s website at http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd… to view the 5-minute preview of the video called “Further Off the Straight and Narrow”. After viewing the video clip, prepare a 250-300 word essay responding to the following items.

1. How do television portrayals of LGBT individuals impact on LGBT individuals and on society?
2. Select a television program that features a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered character and describe how the character is portrayed. Explain if this portrayal is positive or negative and why.
3. What do you recommend that media organizations do to better represent people of different sexual orientations?