Essays on Cartman

The TV show that I decided to watch was South Park. There is an episode entitled “Eek, a Penis!” where there are two storylines playing throughout the episode. The storyline that I found to depict race in a horrible light was the storyline in which Cartman is sent to an urban area school. Kyle tells Cartman that the kids are going to “murder” him because he’s a privileged “white boy” and they are “inner-city” kids. That generalization depicts how the media is going to portray any ethnic person on the show. This TV show is very popular among young adults and ...

Tessa Sproule, in her essay “Exposing Ourselves in South Park”, argues in favor of media. Sproule states “Violence in society is not the result of violence on screen or in pop music; rather it’s the symptom of a deeper decay” (Sproule 2011). It is true that history has long shown that violence has been present for most of human history. Violence lies deep inside of many people that have been exposed to violence, ranging from domestic violence to violent acts of war. Media often portray violent people, violent language, identifies people with certain clothe and props; making it easy ...

Introduction

For many centuries, violence was part of life. Our ancestors achieved most of their goals through violence, ranging from the need for freedom, to protection of property, to self-defense. Gladiators used violence as entertainment. Spectators gathered in coliseums and enjoyed this violent form of entertainment. In ancient Rome, for example, people would be thrown to hungry wild animals while spectators watched as punishment for their crimes and as a lesson to others who may consider these crimes. Many people found this entertaining. They would gather to watch as the animals devoured the helpless victims, and even look forward to the ...