Social Currency

Hot in popular culture right now: Makeup tutorials


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5rLN7mikmg 

Makeup tutorials are all over the internet: instagram, youtube, twitter, facebook. There's thousands upon thousands of different looks and products styles and profiles showing different ways to do and perfect your makeup. I think makeup tutorials are part of an insider social currency, as well as remarkable. Some of the perfect makeup that is done is truly remarkable just insanely precise and the before/ after comparison pictures can show a huge difference in the person. Also insider because not everyone can do makeup that well it's kind of an art or skill. 

Hot in popular culture right now: Diet fads/ It Works! 



This it works crap is constantly on my news feed. Tons of distributors talking about how much money they make while still having time for their kids, etc. And these pills and wraps and shakes and "greens" to lose weight and to have more energy. This is an insider social currency because you have to be part of the group and get more people to buy your products and be apart of your team, and there's a whole support system attached

Hot in popular culture: Passion parties/ Jewelry parties

https://www.google.com/search?q=jewelry+parties&biw=1280&bih=631&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiv9ciLvZnMAhVnsYMKHXRACKYQ_AUICCgD#tbm=isch&q=jewelry+parties+facebook+invite&imgrc=sb2x05xt7DNxMM%3A




Also always getting facebook invites for passion parties/ jewelry parties, etc. Where you go to this event, there's food and beverages and then someone selling dildos or jewelry to get money. And something like "If you bring a friend you get a penis sucker" or "wear a pink shirt and you get free lube!" so I relate this to insider as well as games. Because there's games played at the parties and there's incentives to get you to come to the parties. Insider also because it's a social event and you don't know what's going on unless you're there.

Mixed messages about tattoos

There's a big mixed message in popular culture about tattoos. Tattoos are seen as a way to express your true self, images you find to be beautiful, quotes that are meaningful, or showing an interest or hobby. But at the same time society tells you that you should express yourself, you should also be covering it up. Employers can fire you for having a tattoo that may effect their business. When going to get a tattoo, many consider the placement of the tattoo- will it be able to be covered? just as much as considering what the actual tattoo itself will be. The author of Secret Ink also proves this point by pointing out that if someone has a problem/ commits a crime, etc. they'll point out their tattoos like "Who's surprised, look at the tattoos that person has."

Also, people are already feeling pressured to explain the meaning of their tattoo and why they got it before even getting the tattoo, because there's this sort of stigma around it. It's sort of this big deal because it's going to be on your body forever and what if you regret it when you're older blah blah blah- which these statements are true. But why do we care? Unless it's your child, who you should always be thinking about their future and caring for them....why do we care? I'm so guilty of judging people for getting meaningless tattoos...why? IF they do regret it when they're older and IF it lacks some super deep meaning, how does it effect us? It doesn't. If someone likes it and they do it and you don't agree with it then just... don't do it. 

However, the whole job thing kind of comes into play a lot when it comes to the placement of the tattoo. It having to be covered for work related purposes makes sense.... almost. Like having the letters F-*-C-K tattooed across your fingers when applying to be an elementary school teacher may not be the best idea but having a bird tattooed on your wrist should't really be able to effect most jobs in my opinion... but there are definitely more important things happening in society to be upset about. 

Cultivation Theory/ George Gerbner

George Gerbner recognized violence in media could alter your mood, which relates to the video on terrorism because people believe what they see portrayed on the media about terrorism. George growing up was a veteran and fought in the 2nd world war, because of this terrorism has a lot to do with the fact that in reality, the way TV portrays violence and terrorism is not the way terrorism really is. Since violence is so common, it affects our conceptions of the world. All in all the big question is does watching violence make people act violently. No it doesn't