I
observed Love and Hip Hop. When I looked
at the show, I saw lots of men and women
dancing, and talking. From what I could see, the expressions on
their face told a lot. The girls were
dressed very degrading, but of course that
was due to my lack of understanding of their role in the
show. I basically felt like there was a lot of
relationships going on and drama, and must of that was
because of the body
language exhibited. When I turned on the
volume it was just as I suspect,
marriage and dating drama. Women and men
cheating on one another, and a lot of loud arguing.
Of course the dress attire was due to the dancing
in the hip hop business; but despite all of that,
many of the women on their
acted like they had no class, which lately I find that is the way that
women of
color are portray themselves both verbally and non-verbally in reality shows etc.
There
was strong use of eye contact, voice volumes and facial expressions and for the most part the
women appear to be at war, because of the way they acted towards one another.
I love the fact that you pointed out how degrading the women were dressed. I personally have not watched that show but the commercials show a lot. I find it annoying that these women whom we are all supposed to "be like" or "look like" are very unrealistic and appear to have no class. This issue disturbs me, because when it comes to communication being non-verbal, that is the best example I can think of. First impressions are worth a thousand words.
ReplyDeleteDear Troyleena,
ReplyDeleteI have heard so much about that show, and how the women on the show are degraded because they don’t know their self worth. I dislike shows that portray African American women, as if they are nothing but money grubbing gold diggers. I wish they stop making shows like that all together. You are right; there were a lot of strong use of eye contact, voice volumes and facial expressions throughout the show. You pretty much nail the show without hearing what the show was about. Good post!