I want to argue that what the media projects to us is not always easily apparent, or at least easily acknowledged. Certain images are projected at lightening speed, and so we indeed see them but are not conscious of ourselves doing so. These images get into our minds subconsciously because we are not conscious enough of our viewing of them to block them out. Images within our subconscious affect out behaviours. They are like the seed in a flower pot; So far down in the soil but from which everything grows.
The first example that came to mind that exhibits this is Britney Spears's new music video for "Hold It Against Me." When I first saw this video, I was disgusted by how quickly every image was flashing, and the fact that Britney's face is not shown for longer than a second. It made me feel nauseous and dizzy! I do not understand how people can have joy out of watching something like this! I felt my attention span decrease as each frame flashed before my eyes.
I decided to get as many freeze frames as I could (and let me reassure you, this took multiple tries) to see some of the quick images that were being exposed to the subconscious mind, and to my surprise I found many cases of advertising. (Not that I was actually surprised. just the fact that I had not consciously noticed them all before watching the video).
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| Spritzing herself with.... |
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| Her own brand of perfume! Why didn't I think of this before?! |
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| Flat out screen shot. Wow. |
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| Tricky, Tricky, Tricky... |
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| Flat out screen shot, again. |
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| This is just for laughs. Britney aka the Joker? Why so serious? |
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| So tiny but it's still there....SONY As you can see, there are may images being projected that we may not notice so apparently. Kathleen, maybe you should try taking quick screen captures of one of your crime television episodes and see what is getting inside that head of yours without you knowing it! |
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