Originally Copied

In T.S. Eliot's, Tradition and the Individual Talent, he believes that there is no such thing as “original thought.”  All ideas have to come from somewhere, but everything else is a copy.  I good example of this is Hollywood.  The story line is typically- he gets the girl, he loses the girl, and he gets the girl at the end.  Another story line is that the hero always saves the day...and lives.  If the story ever ends differently, the audience will be upset because we are used to the same thing…over and over again.  Everyone is getting into Vampires and Zombies now, but what about Dracula? That idea was brought forth in the late 1800’s.  We do not have new ideas, we are just altering them to accommodate to our decade.  There is nothing wrong with that, but with years of writing and directing movies and books, how can we come up with original ideas?


"If you're gonna be original, you can count on being copied."

It's a Man's World

The roles of gender, sexuality, and leadership changes from decade to decade.  It seems as the years roll one after another, the boundaries bend and twist for gender and sexual equality.  James Brown sang a song called It's a Man's World back in 1966.  This song was a message that man carry the worlds on their back.  Men are the ones created everything that we use on this planet.  The song repetitively mentions that this world is ran by man, however, it would be nothing without a woman.

So what is the distinction between a man and a woman? The roles have definitely changed, but not reversed.  Although, it seems like it may be heading that direction in a couple more decades.  What used to mainly classify a man is well-built, masculine, had manners, well-dressed, clean cut, and a lot of other physical traits like that.  Now, the music industry has played a huge factor in how men today dress and act. It's acceptable now for men to wear skinny jeans and a solid pink shirt.  It is almost like guys who try to act masculine look feminine.  The same goes for females.  It is acceptable for women walk around in sweats and hoodies, wear baseball caps, and have vulgar language like a sailor.

It is common to hear jokes about Justin Bieber.  This jokes make fun of him explaining he is not a man, because he wears skinny jeans and has long hair.  The biggest reason is when he started in the business, he had not gone through puberty, and his voice was high pitched like a girl's.

What Barbie Looks Like in the Morning

You really don't know a person until you wake up next to them, and I mean that in the most PG way as possible.  To really know a person, you have to spend several years with them, in different situations, and in different lights of the day.

America was introduced to Barbie in 1959, but we are seeing her for the first time without make-up.  She is truly a hideous girl.  So what is the image you are trying to portray to the youth, Mattel?  Barbie could have been easily designed to look pretty without make-up.  Instead, she looks fatigue, aged, and nauseous.  The desirable six foot, 39" bust, 18" waist, and 33" hips woman- looks like a hot mess.  They also gave her braces, and her hair isn't even brushed.  So what is the message here?  The same as it was when Barbie first walked the Earth 54 years ago.  I do not see the point of them creating Barbie without make-up if it was going to show that no make-up, braces, and untamed hair makes you liked diseased.