- I agree with both of the deconstructions. However, the Century Link one was very detailed - I am not sure that everyone viewing the commercial will have access to that information. The AllTel deconstruction was a bit extreme.
- The Century Link commercial was very interesting to me. I loved the slinkys being used as well as many different races and families being used. However, like I previously stated - I am not sure that the audience will be aware of all the information that the deconstruction posed.
- The Alltel deconstruction was a little extreme to me. However, I agree at some point to the points that the woman made. Yes, there was a white middle class family in a middle class house. However, I was not aware of the race of the men until I listened to the deconstruction. I agree that she is correct; however, I am not sure that it was that intense.
Do you agree with the claims made in the deconstructions? Is the Century Link ad really a cover for a company that is making profits over customer satisfaction? Does the Alltel ad really promote racism or stereotypes of immigrants? Why or Why not?
- I am not sure that I do agree with EVERYTHING; however, I agree at some extent.
- The Century Link ad was a great ad that showed us everything we needed to see for what they were discussing. However, I do not believe that it is a company for making profits over customer satisfaction. I feel that they are very aware of the customer satisfaction and that it is what they ultimately want out of it.
- The AllTel ad does not particularly promote racism or stereotypes; however, they do bring up a few questions that may focus on that. However, they do need to make sure that they discuss all of the costs within this company.
How do these deconstructions disrupt taken-for-granted realities?
- I feel that the reality of these ads are middle class families, happiness, and connectedness. However, the deconstructions kind of take that away from us. It appears that the deconstructions are literally deconstructing the way we actually feel with these commercials as oppose to what we should be getting out of them.
What ideologies, cultures, economies, institutions or political systems are these deconstructions disrupting or interrogating?
- I feel that they are disrupting the ideologies that life actually can be happy and things may not cost that much. However, doing this - they cannot have small print or other realizations behind the scenes that people do not see.
How are these deconstructions examples of individuals investigating manifestations of power relations?
- These deconstructions are just proof that society is becoming more and more literate and aware of how to deconstruct their ads. It is now all about people who can see what the ads are really saying not about what it looks as if they are saying.
How might conducting these kinds of deconstruction empower students whom have been historically and continue to be disenfranchised by "traditional schooling?
- I feel that by students deconstructing these ads - they are steering away from traditional schooling in ways like actually picking apart an ad or a video as oppose to reading books that may have nothing to do with their everyday lives. This empowers them to feel more in control of their literate life.
How might deconstructing these kinds of media messages help students recognize connections between their individual problems and experiences and the social contexts in which they are embedded?
- They will start realizing that ads may not be the exact reality. They may connect with their problems and realize that other people go through the exact same problems, experiences and day to day life.
How might conducting these kinds of deconstructions disrupt traditional banking systems of education?
- Instead of the students learning things that they may never use again, they are deconstructing real things and real ads that everyday people see. They are realizing that they can actually take a part in these activities in their every day lives.
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