A number of people believe before you speak as a negative practice. They state that when you think about your words before you speak them you censor your true words in fear of making another person feel offended by what you want to express. Thus, they suggest that we shouldn’t think before you speak, and instead always say exactly what is on our mind. Though I agree that we should censor our true thoughts only because another person might feel hurt by them, I disagree with the negative perspective on thinking before speaking, Thinking about our words before we speak them, in my opinion, will not always result in us censoring out true thoughts. On the contrary, through personal experience I have come to the conclusion that thinking before we speak has more pros than con, for it helps us express our ideas and thoughts clearly and exactly as we want them to be expressed, it prevents us from being unnecessarily offensive, and helps us stay out of trouble. Celebrities offer a great example of why we should always think before speaking. Famous people constantly put their foot in their mouths, expressing ideas or thoughts that, though not intended to offend or come out a certain way, are received as such by people. For instance, on 2011 comedian and Aflac voice actor Gilbert Gottfried posted several insensitive jokes on Twitter about the tsunami that occurred in Japan after a massive earthquake on March of the same year, one such joke being “what does every Japanese person have
Lukianoff and Haidt provide examples of how students are trying to eliminate speech that may be found offensive or discomforting on campus in their article for The Atlantic. Two fairly recent terms to understanding this development in student ideology are “microaggression” and “trigger warning.” A microaggression is inadvertently insulting someone or a group of people with something that was not meant to be offensive. A trigger warning is a warning often provided to students when the subject matter of a class may be found offensive or elicit a strong emotional response. These two terms represent the change in ideology towards speech on campuses.
Even when celebrities follow the practice of a particular pattern of constantly re-inventing themselves through controversy it promotes public interest and sparks curiosity it often makes front-page news in the media. This is, in a sense, publicity for the celebrity. As it promotes their name and their brand which helps them become more and more recognized. Sociologist Goffman would
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The People v. Larry Flynt
‘The People v. Larry Flynt’ is a docudrama that chronicles the life and exploits of Larry Flynt and his pornographic publication, ‘Hustler.’ Hustler originally began as a newsletter to attract patrons to Flynt’s Hustler Go-Go club with nude photos of the women who worked there. This newsletter evolves into Hustler Magazine, which over time gains a widespread distribution after acquiring and publishing nude photos of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady.
Flynt is sued for pandering obscenity and engaging in organised crime.
For he declared that “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak out and remove all doubt”. Lincoln illustrates that the less that is being spoken the more ahead that person is. When speaking without thinking, it often leads to saying things that weren't meant to be said. Silent people observe by listening to what is being argued so that when they get a chance to speak they can voice what they were thinking.
People argue that the quiet people are the ones that don't think.
Morgan Spurlock: The greatest TED Talk ever sold
In Morgan Spurlock’s TED Talks, “The greatest TED Talk ever sold,” Morgan Spurlock is most well-known for his role in “Super-Size Me,” a film in which Spurlock ate nothing but McDonalds for 30 days, and measured the dangers of McDonalds as well as studying the culture and evolution of McDonalds in American culture. In Spurlock’s TED Talks, he uncovers the influential world of brand marketing and product placement. In simpler words, where should products be place or how should they be marketed to sweep in the most customers and cash. Spurlock talks about the impact that the media has on us through brand marketing, without us even knowing we are being brain washed to believe a certain brand
The big question that majority of the people who watch comedy is, “How can a person write comedy about serious issues without making light of the serious issue?” The answer is quite simple, because serious theme contrasted with comedy adds richness to the piece because it allows the audience to have a well-needed break from horror or grief that comes about because of the seriousness of the main theme.(I would clear this up a little, sounds confusing) While comedians will make everybody uncomfortable sooner or later, great comedians are playing a vital capacity in the public eye by holding up a mirror and constraining us to realize that we would often prefer to ignore the worst. After reviewing and reading about George Carlin, he opened up a
If I’m here on TV in front of millions of american adults, it means I have something really important to tell you. Did you ever say, implicitly or explicitly, that the lyrics of African-American songs are inappropriate, especially those of rappers such as N.W.A? Statistics say that 90 percent of our population have, and most of the time it was explicitly in front of black people. Now, did you ask yourself why is the language of African-Americans inappropriate? Statistics say that 70 percent of the american population doesn’t know the reason and thinks that because we are born black, we should be bad.
Many of these celebrities have created a toxic environment that builds peer pressure in society. As seen with advertisements and body shaming that celebrities do whether it 's meant or not people are being influenced by this. Individuals have a growing amount of peer pressure to follow celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and follow their trends due to the poisoning of pure pressure. People may not fit in if they don’t follow to the status quo which has the potential to lead to a ruined society.
Individuals are wasting time on entertainment while they can be doing more productive things.
Thesis 1: Charlton Heston is directly responsible for the large amount of gun ownership in America and is thus responsible for the large amount of gun related violence in America. If he stopped his rallying then gun violence would drop.
Response: I disagree with this statement because Charlton Heston only promotes legal ownership of guns, and he does not support any form of violence and only encourages guns be used for self defence.
As a result, people’s attachments for tangible goods become more intense, especially celebrities. Celebrities have spent most of their lifetime persisting fame and wealth. However, their sufferings and sacrifices are eventually greater than common people. Everything that they do is exposed on social medias. They cannot do things that the average person can.
My last paragraph are people’s opinions and professionals quotes about it.
Celebrities get paid way too much money. They should at least use their money for a good cause. They should give some of their money to people who are risking their lives and fighting for our country for us. Some use their money for completely wrong things.
Many audiences of stand up comedy enjoy hearing their favorite comedian entertain them. But what would one think when a comedian cracks a joke about a sensitive topic, for example, a tragedy that affected hundreds of people. Some may argue that, comedians are not supposed to overstep the boundary of controversial jokes. These controversial jokes are linked with political correctness—which is used to describe language, policies, and measures that are taken to avoid offense to certain groups of people. Comedians are not compelled to restrain from controversial topics due to the topic not being sugar-coated, the higher level of contemplation that the joke can reach, and the job of the comedian—to make the current issue manageable.
Everybody makes mistakes and we are all human beings. We learn from the mistakes we make and the mistakes stay between us. When it comes to famous people, everything they do it monitored and judged by millions of people. This means that everything they do affects the world and the way they see things. There are many people who look up to celebrities and see them as role models.
Celebrities with positive influence are not given the opportunity to spread their positive message to the world because the spotlight is mostly given to those who have no dreams and goals in life.
