One last thought..

As I was reflecting on my semester as a Popular Culture scholar/critic, I realized just how much I've learned. Thinking back to when we first started talking about rhetoric and persuasion and how much time and discussion has passed since then. I learned about Fakebook, Hipsters, Barbies and GI Joes, Comic books, Twitter wars, and even video games. Sounds to me like my entire college career wrapped up into one giant controversial conversation. I think what we all learned most importantly was that in everything that we do in life, there is always another perspective to it that we did not previously consider. Does this mean that we are a sensitive society? Maybe, but sensitivity also means that people are standing up for what they believe in as well. If a little boy wants to paint his room pink and play with Barbies, he should. Being a boy is just as much as being a human being, and as such should have the right to live whichever life they choose. Who knows, if we had told Bill Gates or Steve Jobs that by being "nerds" they would be shunned and extradited, well, where would we be then? What I'm trying to say is, Pop. Culture has opened my mind to an alternative view on life. I know never to judge a book by its cover, because that book holds far more too it than an exterior. I learned that there are also people out there willing to take advantage of the naive in order to score a couple of bucks. Unfortunately, we all have to make money somehow, doesn't mean we have to support them. I've accepted myself as your typical geek/nerd/goofball, willing to make a complete ass of myself during class just to make the material more light and humorous. I choose not to hide this side of myself because I know it is the 100% authentic me. I think that this class could benefit from a section dedicated to research based upon individuality in popular culture. To discover how much diversity there is in our society, we can celebrate the people we share our lives with. I have treasured my time in this class, never once taking it for granted for it being "easy". It was certainly the most enjoyable class that I've had and definitely learned enough walking out the door to say that I am a Popular Culture scholar.