Thursday, March 27, 2008

Media Post 7


This is a picture of two girls, who are twins are are fourteen years old. They both are for white supremacy and are wearing racist shirts. The logo they are wearing is something that we all can recognize, the yellow smiley face is something we all know and see on Wal-Mart commercials with there campaign slogan "Rollen back the prices". The difference with their smiley face on their shirts is that the face resembles Hitler, the face has the combed over hair and the mustache that everyone knows is associated with Hitler. These girls are both also blonde and have blue eyes.
In chapter 6 of Johnson one of his sections is titles "Individuals, Systems and Paths of Least Resistance" in this section he talks about a cycle that shows the relationship of individuals and systems. this is a circle since we as individuals make up a system and within that system as we participate in socials systems we are shaped by socialization and paths of least resistance. This picture of the two girls are a perfect example of this. These two girls are Lynx and Lamb Gaede two twins that are singers of white nationalist music. They are perfect examples of cycle. There mother from day one was mentor, they have been home schooled since the beginning and grew up with a group of white nationalists. They where put into a system and then they came out they took the views they grew up with and as individuals started a duo. They tour and do concerts singing their music which is about white supremacy. With this they are cycling back into the system because with their music they are bringing more people into the community of people who are for white supremacy and it just gos around and around.
When I first looked at this picture I laughed, i saw two cute little girls who where wearing shirts that had a smiley face that resembled Hitler. This is also sad at the same time since from birth they where taught this and this is all they know. Do I think that this is wrong, sort of, the parents should of let them grow up with others races and then when other they would make up their mind. I myself was never brought up to have certain views about people or groups but with time and my own thought I have began to have views that others may not like.

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