Television broadcasts have been formatted for standard 4 by 3 beginning of tv time. In the late ninety's widescreen 16 by 9 televisions began to hit the shelves and shortly after, our living rooms. It hasn't been until recently that tv broadcasting has begun to catch up with the 16 by 9 format. Click your tv setting over to normal, you will likely see black bars on each side of a 4 by 3 picture. Now click it back to wide you'll see the picture stretched to fit the 16 by 9 format. The net result is the people on tv or 4 times wider but only 3 times as tall.
Snooki was born in 1987 and was 13, just entering her teenage formative years when widescreen TVs hit...she has always seen her tv role models as being proportioned shorter and wider than they really are. She, and a whole generation with her, grew into that wider body image because tv gave it tacit approval.
It's not your fault Snooki... blame widescreen TVs.
A series of eclectic, possibly unconnected and probably meandering observations of an all weather cyclist, DJ, Magician and social observer. Some material may be inappropriate for younger or more sensitive adults. May contain psychological nudity. Follower discretion is advised.
Monday, October 24, 2011
I Blame Widescreen TV for Snooki. (The Repreportioning of North America)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Historical 'might have beens.'
In 1969, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau introduced the White Paper, a policy paper intended to end any recognition of special status for Indians. After a year of angry protest from Aboriginal leaders, the White Paper was shelved. In 1982, Prime Minister Trudeau presided over the signing and repatriation of Canada's Constitution, which included recognition of aboriginal and treaty rights.
Two quotations from Pierre Trudeau:
'As for aboriginal rights, this means saying "We were here before you: You came and you took the land from us and perhaps you cheated us by giving us some worthless things in return for vast expanses of land and we want to reopen the question. We want you to preserve our aboriginal rights and to restore them to us." Our answer is no. We can't recognize aboriginal rights because no society can be built on historical 'might have beens.' Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, 1969
'Clearly our aboriginal peoples each occupied a special place in history. To my way of thinking, this entitles them to special recognition in the Constitution and to their own place in Canadian society, distinct from each other and distinct from other groups.' Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, 1983
These are the opinions of Trudeau on Aboriginal rights in 1969 and 1983. Which opinion do you agree with? Why do you think Trudeau shifted his opinion so drastically?
