I don’t watch TV anymore. It’s so strange because everyone is always talking about the particular shows they watch and keep up with, but I don’t spend my time doing that. I used to watch TV to fill time before college,  but I don’t do it anymore because there’s not much time to, or I prefer to waste my free time in other ways. I didn’t make this choice consciously, it just happened that way and I honestly don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything. If I need news or information, I can just get all of that from online. I don’t find any benefit from watching TV shows. I feel like it’s an influence that anyone can live without. All TV shows have themes or ideas that can be imposed on the viewers and a lot of people sit in front of the screen binge watching episode after episode without wondering about the effect it may be having on them.  There can also be a lot of misrepresentation of people and ideals in popular television shows that construct a false reality. I feel content knowing my thoughts or ideas recently are not from anything I’ve seen or watched before, but from my own head.

I can say, though, I will watch movies. I love movies. It’s a good thing to enjoy now and then. I like a lot of genres and really enjoy obscure, indie films. I can’t remember every movie I’ve seen in the last three months but I recently saw ‘Brooklyn’, ‘I Am Sam’, ‘Gods and Monsters’, ‘A Beautiful Mind’, and ‘Secret Garden’. They are all very random, some older, movies. My roommate and I like to find random, critically acclaimed movies to watch on occasion. I enjoy seeing if they match up to their hype.

The music I listen to, also very random. Artists that I constantly listen to are The Weeknd, G-Eazy, Ellie Goulding, Pvris, State Champs, Hozier, and JBiebs (who doesn’t). I don’t have a particular taste, if you know those artists, it’s a pretty vast range and very different styles. I’m open to giving anything a chance regardless of genre or how old it is.

When it comes to looking for news, I don’t go to a particular station or site. I’ll check out ABC, NBC, CNN, and FOX. I often look at multiple news sources. They all have their own biases and it’s a good idea to read a little from everything to achieve more of a well-rounded perception of what’s happening in the world.

SOCIAL MEDIA. I’m all over it, unfortunately. It’s addictive and a huge waste of time. It causes people to be so insecure and base their validation on who gives them attention. It creates so much unnecessary anxiety in the generation. There’s something seriously fucked up about it, but you can catch me on insta, twitter, snapchat, facebook, etc. I follow the basic “popular” celebrities on them. You know, the Kardashians, Hadids, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and most people who are relevant. Also young, beautiful females who set impossible beauty standards and make you feel bad about yourself, but you can’t stop looking. It keeps you in the loop and probably knowing too much.

Since I don’t watch much TV, I don’t recall too many recent commercials. The last advertisement I saw was actually in Ad Club. It was an ad that was for hamburgers, but it was mocking the Dove ‘Real Beauty Campaign’ that targeted young girls with their slogan “Like a Girl”. The message from Dove was meant to empower young girls and females, but this burger commercial was just a mockery to make “Burgers Great Again”. I forget the company, but it appeared to not take Dove’s attempt to empower young girls too seriously. Afterall, it is accused of being a ploy for profit as they are a brand of Unilever’s- which owns Axe body spray, known for sexualizing females in their ads.