The Start of Something New

I will be turning this blog into something amazing. I have to do a project for my Gender and Pop Culture class, and decided to create a blog dedicated to expressing my views on Political Pop Culture. Specifically, I will be analyzing the use of popular media for political purposes, focusing on representations of gender, race, class, sexuality, etc. In the past decade, Presidential and local elections have permeated social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace. Politics have taken a front seat on websites such as YouTube, and all across the blog world. This media spotlight on politics and politicians in every aspect of popular culture has profound effects on the presentation of political issues, and most importantly, on the many representations of political candidates, from local government to Presidential candidates. It is extremely important to take a closer look at these representations and challenge their existence, in order to understand their purpose in perpetuating racial, sexual, and gender stereotypes.