The "Duets" episode of Glee as compared to the "Wally's Girl" episode of Leave it to Beaver demonstrates society's perpectives on homosexuality have become slightly more accepting over time, but still demonstrate the homophobic tendencies that continue to exist.
The "Wally's Girl" episode of Leave it to Beaver, released in 1957, hints at homosexuality, but never explicitly reveals the homosexuality of Wally because it was a taboo topic at the time. Throughout this episode of Leave it to Beaver, Wally is trying to convince Eddie and his family that he has a girlfriend to try and represent a macho personality. The only problem with this is that he almost seems to be trying too hard. For instance, when he convinces Eddie to go with him to his "girl's" house, they are welcomed inside, and even though she does not know who he is and she clearly is more interested in Eddie, Wally continues to claim that she is his "girl." Wally's consistent bragging and insistence that he has a girlfriend shows that he is trying to hard to be a man, like he is trying to hide something. This is the closest there is to homosexuality being presented in an older television show because of its taboo nature. Although it could be argued that Wally was just acting like a young boy of the time, it seems to hint more towards homosexuality with the young boy argument as a cover up so as to not cause any uproars amongst the viewers. If a show like the "Duets" episode of Glee was shown during the same time period, even though it still encounters many of the same taboo ideas against homosexuality, it would have been extremely unacceptable to have a character like Kurt who is open about his feminine characteristics and feelings towards men.
If Leave it to Beaver were to be rewritten today, Wally would most likely be presented as a more Kirk-like character. Even though in today's times many people still look down upon homosexuality, it is more prevelant in television shows and tends to add more drama to the show. Today's version of Wally would most likely have similar actions in the beginning, attempting to act manly to hide his real feelings, but as the show would continue and he got older, he would eventually stop trying to hide his true feelings and begin expressing them. This would cause similar responses from Wally's friend Eddie and his family as characters from Glee like Finn react when Kurt tries to flirt with or even work with other men. Despite the general acceptance for Kurt's homosexuality, the general society still slightly looks down upon him or worries about how others, especially straight males, would react. This would be the same in Wally's case because Eddie seems as though he is a friend that would not completely ditch Wally because of his sexual orientation, but he would still be cautious around him, not really knowing what to think or how to act to avoid any sexual feelings directed at him by his best friend. This reaction, just like those in Glee when Kurt wants to work with Sam, is a reflection of how the majority of the straight population tends to view the gay population today. This demonstrates how our society has changed and become more accepting, but still continues to have slightly homophobic tendencies.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Journal #8: correcting essay #1
1a. I believe that this goal began manifested itself in my subconscious persona.
1b. I believe that this goal began by manifesting itself in my subconscious persona.
Diane Hacker's rules about past participles (27d, pg. 213)
2a.. For instance, I am constantly making use of words such as “drift”, “wander”, “switch”, and “jolted back” when describing my mind and my thought process showing that the thoughts/emotions themselves are shifting back and forth.
2b. . For instance, I am constantly making use of words such as “drift,” “wander,” “switch,” and “jolted back” when describing my thought process showing that the thoughts/emotions themselves are shifting back and forth.
Diane Hacker's rules about using punctuation with quotation marks according to conventions (37f, pg. 305).
3a. The words “jolted back” are grouped with words such as “frustrations”, while “drifting back” is associated with words such as “happily”.
3b. The words “jolted back” are grouped with words such as “frustrations,” while “drifting back” is associated with words such as “happily.”
Also from Diane Hacker's rules about using punctuation with quotation marks according to conventions (37f, pg. 305).
4a. As opposed to my current representation where I depict the long drive and my thoughts in ways such as, “There’s a long road ahead seemingly straight, but causes my mind to wander in twists and turns, thoughts of fate.”
4b. My current representation, on the other hand, where I depict the long drive and my thoughts in ways such as, “There’s a long road ahead seemingly straight, but causes my mind to wander in twists and turns, thoughts of fate,” is a lot more appealing to the audience.
Diane Hacker's rules about sentence fragments (19, pg. 148).
5a. The general appearance of the poem comes across as very “stream of conscious”-like based on its specific diction and structure combination.
5b. The general appearance of the poem resembles a stream of consciousness narrative because of its specific diction and structure.
A mixture of DIane Hacker's rules about empty/inflated phrases and simplifying the structure (16c and 16d, pg. 124-126).
6a. I do not allowing myself to think and edit my thoughts to alter the persona that is truly occurring which happens to be the positive perception flow with traces of slight negativity (i.e. oww representing a negative thought in general which I take and twist in to a positive thought by ignoring that possible negative reaction.)
6b. I do not allow myself to think and edit my thoughts to alter the persona that is truly occurring which happens to be the positive perception flow with traces of slight negativity (i.e. oww representing a negative thought in general which I take and twist in to a positive thought by ignoring that possible negative reaction.)
Seems like a subject verb agreement discussed in Diane Hacker's Rules for Writers (22, pg. 175-181)
7a. Looking at the structure of the text in terms of the form of writing I used to represent it, also demonstrates a flowing nature of my life perspectives.
7b. Looking at the poetic structure of the text, also demonstrates a flow of nature of my life perspectives.
Diane Hacker's rules on wordy sentences, simplifying the structure (16d pg. 125-126)
8a. This poetic description more accurately and beautifully depicts my actual feelings and thoughts, and appears to flow in and out of the positive and negative more readily than a narrative would.
8b. This poetic description more accurately and beautifully depicts my actual feelings and thoughts as it appears to flow in and out of the positive and negative more readily than a narrative would.
Diane Hacker's rules on Unnecessary commas between compound elements that are not independent clauses (33a, pg. 285)
9a. Through analyzing this piece of text, such as, the diction and structure used subconsciously, I realized that I was truly representing my struggle at the time between positive and negative perceptions.
9b.Through analyzing this piece of text, such as the diction and structure used subconsciously, I realized that I was truly representing my struggle at the time between positive and negative perceptions.
Diane Hacker's rules for Unnecessary commas (33h, pg. 289)
10. In paragraph 2, when looking at Diane Hacker's rules about Evaluating arguments and tracing causes and effects (48a, pg, 374), I realized that if I explained why the flowing persona was necessary in causing the positive outlook discussed in the thesis, it would have worked better and made more sense as to why I used it.
Through the process of this activity, I took a closer look at my writing and realized general areas and mistakes that seemed to repeat as opposed to just being typos. Also, it helped me look deeper into my writing and figure out how I can improve it and where it is stronger. In addition, by using the specific rules provided by the Hacker's Rules for Writers, I was able to realize the similar mistakes that could be made so that I can avoid, not only the exact mistakes I made, but other similar ones in the future. Overall, although I felt this activity was tedious while doing it, I realized how much it actually will help my writing.
1b. I believe that this goal began by manifesting itself in my subconscious persona.
Diane Hacker's rules about past participles (27d, pg. 213)
2a.. For instance, I am constantly making use of words such as “drift”, “wander”, “switch”, and “jolted back” when describing my mind and my thought process showing that the thoughts/emotions themselves are shifting back and forth.
2b. . For instance, I am constantly making use of words such as “drift,” “wander,” “switch,” and “jolted back” when describing my thought process showing that the thoughts/emotions themselves are shifting back and forth.
Diane Hacker's rules about using punctuation with quotation marks according to conventions (37f, pg. 305).
3a. The words “jolted back” are grouped with words such as “frustrations”, while “drifting back” is associated with words such as “happily”.
3b. The words “jolted back” are grouped with words such as “frustrations,” while “drifting back” is associated with words such as “happily.”
Also from Diane Hacker's rules about using punctuation with quotation marks according to conventions (37f, pg. 305).
4a. As opposed to my current representation where I depict the long drive and my thoughts in ways such as, “There’s a long road ahead seemingly straight, but causes my mind to wander in twists and turns, thoughts of fate.”
4b. My current representation, on the other hand, where I depict the long drive and my thoughts in ways such as, “There’s a long road ahead seemingly straight, but causes my mind to wander in twists and turns, thoughts of fate,” is a lot more appealing to the audience.
Diane Hacker's rules about sentence fragments (19, pg. 148).
5a. The general appearance of the poem comes across as very “stream of conscious”-like based on its specific diction and structure combination.
5b. The general appearance of the poem resembles a stream of consciousness narrative because of its specific diction and structure.
A mixture of DIane Hacker's rules about empty/inflated phrases and simplifying the structure (16c and 16d, pg. 124-126).
6a. I do not allowing myself to think and edit my thoughts to alter the persona that is truly occurring which happens to be the positive perception flow with traces of slight negativity (i.e. oww representing a negative thought in general which I take and twist in to a positive thought by ignoring that possible negative reaction.)
6b. I do not allow myself to think and edit my thoughts to alter the persona that is truly occurring which happens to be the positive perception flow with traces of slight negativity (i.e. oww representing a negative thought in general which I take and twist in to a positive thought by ignoring that possible negative reaction.)
Seems like a subject verb agreement discussed in Diane Hacker's Rules for Writers (22, pg. 175-181)
7a. Looking at the structure of the text in terms of the form of writing I used to represent it, also demonstrates a flowing nature of my life perspectives.
7b. Looking at the poetic structure of the text, also demonstrates a flow of nature of my life perspectives.
Diane Hacker's rules on wordy sentences, simplifying the structure (16d pg. 125-126)
8a. This poetic description more accurately and beautifully depicts my actual feelings and thoughts, and appears to flow in and out of the positive and negative more readily than a narrative would.
8b. This poetic description more accurately and beautifully depicts my actual feelings and thoughts as it appears to flow in and out of the positive and negative more readily than a narrative would.
Diane Hacker's rules on Unnecessary commas between compound elements that are not independent clauses (33a, pg. 285)
9a. Through analyzing this piece of text, such as, the diction and structure used subconsciously, I realized that I was truly representing my struggle at the time between positive and negative perceptions.
9b.Through analyzing this piece of text, such as the diction and structure used subconsciously, I realized that I was truly representing my struggle at the time between positive and negative perceptions.
Diane Hacker's rules for Unnecessary commas (33h, pg. 289)
10. In paragraph 2, when looking at Diane Hacker's rules about Evaluating arguments and tracing causes and effects (48a, pg, 374), I realized that if I explained why the flowing persona was necessary in causing the positive outlook discussed in the thesis, it would have worked better and made more sense as to why I used it.
Through the process of this activity, I took a closer look at my writing and realized general areas and mistakes that seemed to repeat as opposed to just being typos. Also, it helped me look deeper into my writing and figure out how I can improve it and where it is stronger. In addition, by using the specific rules provided by the Hacker's Rules for Writers, I was able to realize the similar mistakes that could be made so that I can avoid, not only the exact mistakes I made, but other similar ones in the future. Overall, although I felt this activity was tedious while doing it, I realized how much it actually will help my writing.
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