Technology plays an important part of shaping the lives of humanity in general.In an era not too long ago, technology was available to not everyone, but more to those who could afford it.
The motor vehicle that many people take for granted in the western world today was only available to the higher classes of society only a few generations ago.
In the currently modern world of easily accessible technology, the mass media plays an important role in the education (or rather shaping the lives) of the masses. From this ‘pop’ (popular) culture come phrases and perceptions that later become realities in the daily lives of individuals.
Television shows of the 1950’s to 1970’s promoted good wholesome family values, whereas over the decades the shows have degraded in (moral) quality.
This also (especially) holds true of the music business. The media moguls now promote, social disturbance, promiscuity, drug use, whore like behaviour, constant partying as not only normal, but expected in the social circles they market to.
This is usually promoted through female artists, whereas the male artists are portrayed as the leaders, pimps, drug lords and the like.
Katy Perry’s song Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F) is about a 13 year old girl who throws a party whilst her parents are away.
During this party she gets drunk to a level where not only she cannot remember what happens, vomiting in the process, and amongst other things, has 3 some sex.
The message is loud and clear, in order to be ‘cool’ with the peers, one has to party like there is no tomorrow. This message is being broadcast globally sending out the right message as desired by the Hollywood moguls, in order to degrade the morals of the youth of the canon fodder.
The example of Katy Perry used in this post is just one of the many performers that have songs written by them to perform in order to be ‘famous’.
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