Diversity is defined as showing a great deal of variety. There are endless possible mixtures of cultures, religions and racial backgrounds and each person has their own story. Gender, race and religion have been controversial subjects since humans were able to communicate. War, tragedy and death are just some of the outcomes of these differences and there are secret messages that are hidden within even the most seemingly genuine gestures. Media has impacted our country negatively and positively, nonetheless, greatly and there is no surprise that some of these hidden messages lay within something as “short and sweet” as commercials. The superbowl is the most watched television event in the country and many companies are willing to pay anything to have a commercial during its run. I will describe four different commercials I have witnessed while watching the superbowl. …show more content…
The theme of the commercial is “you get a little cranky when you’re hungry, have a snickers.” The main character shows signs of anger or discomfort and afterwards someone else approaches and hands them a snicker bar. After the person, who is angry, eats the chocolate bar they return to “normal”. All of the actors in the commercial are men and assumed to be caucasian between 30 and 50 years old. This scene that the commercial was depicting of Monroe was from 1955, an era that wasn’t as rewarding to actresses. The all-male cast was reflecting the male dominance that existed during the 1950’s with the assumption that only a female can be uncontrollably agitated, aggravated or angry. The cast can be assumed to be middle or lower middle class because they show the struggle in trying to record a “big screen” scene, in order to be successful, but is being hindered by the angry Dafoe who’s dressed as Marilyn