Taking a look around

Wow Jason, that’s a lot of questions in one blog post! I think it’s going to take a long time for us to answer some of those, but we have got to try. Jason asked the interesting question “how has the media shaped us?”. Honestly, throughout this course, I tried to convince myself at times that I had brilliantly shielded myself from the effects of the media and had a safe and balanced view of life. I looked with pity on the “poor lemmings” who had been duped by the system. The truth is, the media has deeply impacted the way I think about many things, and it is a constant process to wade through the junk that comes in the way of me becoming a disciple of Christ. If anything, I am now able to see through shrewd marketing schemes and the way that we are sold very palatable lies about life. I guess that’s what happens when you take a class about culture.