Sunday, July 28, 2013

PS.

i left out a few arguments from my 'fangirls unite' post, however i shall disclose them now:

1. parents are reported to have issues with Jenna's language, as well as her "talk of drinking and sex". first of all, if you don' want your kids watching stuff with the sex word in it, DON'T LET THEM ON THE INTERNET, PERIOD. for more on 'censoring' sex talk, please see the works of Dr Kirsten Mclean, a GENIUS lecturer to be found at Monash University. because i don't feel like writing a 'sexuality and society' essay right now. if you reallllly want, i will c&p my essay on sex education in schools onto this blog sometime. but most likely i won't. 
moving on.
my second argument in response to this concern... There is a heck of a lot more  so called 'inappropriate' content to be found on TV, and at least Ms Marbles is making a point with hers, or at least using it in the context of comedic entertainment. these same parents probably let their kids go to stand-up comedy shows, watch Big Brother and Jersey/Geordie Shore, and attend MA 15+ movies. bottom line, there are worse things out there that your teenage offspring have probably already been exposed to, like it or not. Jenna Marbles is the least of your worries.

2. Jenna does not actively encourage binge drinking, casual sex, or whatever other scandalous activities certain adults seem to be so alarmed about. Yes, she talks about them, but a) that is because she is in her mid twenties, a time when such activities are perfectly normal, not to mention LEGAL (because not once to my knowledge has Ms Marbles condoned underage consumption of alcohol, for example). b) Jenna herself acknowledged in one of her interviews that she was not originally aware of the age-range her audience spans. she reasonably assumed she was speaking largely to her peers, and even said that she agreed that some of her content was not appropriate for say, a thirteen-year-old. Jenna Marbles does not seek to influence young viewers, however she is accessible on the internet to all ages, and if parents don't want their kids watching her videos, that's their issue, not Jenna's. Jenna's videos are what she does for a living, just like some people make adult films for a living, and some actors and actresses portray somewhat X-rated lifestyles in movies FOR A LIVING. however I don't see Good Morning America attacking James Franco for playing a stoner, or particular adult film stars for doing what they do. Jenna makes videos which pertain to things that are a part of HER life, at HER age, or that are relevant to viewers within her age group. and there ain't nothin wrong with that. 

3. Jenna Marbles is a COMEDIAN. a lot of what she discusses, she does so in jest, and more often than not she is extremely self-deprecating in her humour. a lot of her content is made purely to make others laugh, and is not to be taken seriously, nor do the majority of her yes, young fanbase take her seriously. Teenagers are not completely stupid, in fact some of them are even intelligent enough to be able to appreciate Jenna's brand of humour for what it is and take away from her videos the more serious messages that are embedded within the jokes and profanity. 

that's enough for now, i think. 

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