HELLO WORLD
Dating has been a type of method that is basically the next
set into marriage. Dating has been around for quite a long time but the style
has changed dramatically. There have been many transitions of what it used to
entail. In the later days the parents set up the arrangement for their sons and
daughters to meet. Then as years went by it switched, the boys would be
required to ask permission from the parents of the daughter in order to go out.
Today, studies show that we have become the “Hook-Up Culture”. For my topic I would like to write about the
ways dating has changed into just a “hook-up”, there are no longer any needs to
have an arrangement, ask for permission, or even going out on a date.
I look around at my peers when I go out with my friends and
the interactions of how people act, are obvious of whether or not they are
dating, in a relationship or just hooking up. My typical guess is when I see a
guy and a girl walking off the row after a typical Thursday night out that is a
hook up. Going out to Hollywood, maybe even dinner I can guess that it’s
between dating or in a relationship. I consider myself as living in this new
generation. I have friends, classmates, and acquaintances that take part in the
“hook-up culture”. As I watch, and hear
about different stories it makes me question, that were did the feelings go?
There is nothing wrong in following this motion because it can be seen as “fun,
with no strings attached” but I believe that people forget the way it used to
be. Having a process where two people that like each other, who talk (talking more then friends) would
go outside the walls of a hanging out in a room, by grabbing dinner or a movie.
The qualifications of being in a relationship have lowered,
it is clear. I see the qualifications
have lowered, people come accustom to seeing their new person in their life as
just a hook up buddy. With these typed of methods trending I can see why the
age of marriage has rose, not saying it’s such a horrible thing but it is an
observation.
This article is directed more towards college students
ranging around the ages of 18- 23 years. There are different motivations that
are brought up, of why hook up culture is popular. The reasons of why we are
being considered the “hook up culture” is because people get lazy and hooking up
is effortless and convenient. The commitment and lack of commitment people have
to each other is no longer a problem when people are just hooking up. Not
everyone can commit because either there are personal reasons, or they like are
like my friend who stated, “its just easier.” Also with all the new technology
of preventions there are fewer risks, which makes it that much simpler.
This article by Lisa Wade and Caroline Helman uses the
keywords, hook- up culture, hooking up, casual sex and college aged students,
media, Raunch culture, and drinking. These are all correlated together because
the actions of these mend together. Drinking can have a huge impact of what
will happen. They define “hooking up” as something is causal contact between
two people who are not dating with out any sort of an expectation of getting
serious. The problem with this is even though it might seem fun, there is a
good chance you are missing out on a potential partner who could be are future
partners.
PROFILE
There are so many blogs out there that focus on
entertainment, celebrities, and what is “hot” in the media. This one blog in
particular that many of you should be familiar with is called Perez Hilton.
This website is focused on and getting out all the gossip in the world that
pertains to only the hot gossip people will want to read. There are a couple
people that work on the writing and getting footage for the blogs but his face
in the main picture for the website. The
main guy, of course Perez Hilton himself who has been blogging since 2000. He progressively began in the entertainment
industry and made his way to the top of entertainment blogging. Media is
something that is always moving, with that this website needs to be
continuously following what is going on at all time. Posts can be put up from
seconds apart to minutes even within hours.
The fast they get the new up the more reliability they will get from
readers who will turn to this page first to find out what is new news. The most
popular blogs that are posted are typically about scandals or gossip with in
the celebrity circle that everyone is dying to here about.
In 2009 PerezHilton.com was ranked 143rd highest
trafficked website in the United States.The most sizzling news that has be
surfacing in Hollywood is the recent Instagram picture posted by Justin Bieber
slamming Lindsay Lohan. Saying he doesn’t need rehab because he is nothing like
Lindsay Lohan. She responded with “ Karma’s going to kick Justin Bieber’s Ass.”
http://perezhilton.com/2013-03-15-lindsay-lohan-responds-justin-bieber-instagram-rant-tax-troubles
Another post that got a lot of attention was about Nicki
Minaji. Even though you are a celebrity doesn’t mean you have to piss off
people by being late to a live show. http://perezhilton.com/2013-03-15-lindsay-lohan-responds-justin-bieber-instagram-rant-tax-troubles
This blog is somewhat similar to my work because I will be
focusing on entertainment and media.
I’ll be finding out new stories and keeping up with all the latest
trends as well. With the pictures and direct quotes that are written in the
blogs they are in depth as well as detailed. The Perez Hilton website is made
for anyone and everyone that is interested in finding out gossip and news.
Usually people would have to search for news or go to the market to hit up the
most recent magazines but with this website it is all there. You want news
they’ve got it! This is a prefect example I can use to branch off to my own
profile maybe adding a twist with something different.
I know I switched up the topic in the middle but the blog of
Perez Hilton makes mistakes like many of us. Some reports are false information
about celebrity relationships that could possibly spoil one because of false
news. There is a small correlation between my topic because relationships are
involved.
VOICE POST
21st Century Relationships:
Exploring the path of conscious dating and partnership
Post 1:
Moving on from the Reactive Relationship
The author of this blog starts with a funny nothing viewing
both side in which relationships could be looked at “On the one hand, there's the plethora of fairytale romances
that are always easy, and are filled with a seemingly endless supply of
happiness and pleasure. On the other hand, there are all these folks out there
peddling the idea that because the fairytale is a lie, the truth must be that
all of this relationship stuff is "hard work" and requires endless
amounts of sacrifice and compromise.” Giving out the a two sided argument
giving people and understanding that there are many ways to look at
relationships. The two sides he mentioned are the typical sides.
The voice of the authors
writing is not to offend either party, because they are not biased on what kind
of relationship it is, who they are, or even how many there are. The emotions
that they are projecting are sympathetic for people that are in love but are
having a struggling time getting past their problems.
The author gives examples of
different scenarios that occurs in relationships commonly then gives help to
solve the matter. “You and your partner have just finished eating dinner. You
get up to go into the other room, leaving the dishes behind in the sink. You're
partner doesn't like dirty dishes in the sink and makes some remark about how
it would be nice to have a clean kitchen.”
This is something that can spark an argument. The author writes about
recognizing the patterns and how this leads down two either paths, an argument
or moving on from the matter, which is just letting it, bottle up. Using the
words; recognize, feelings, emotions, appreciation and conscious are all part
of a relationship. These words come up continuously through out the blog, also
in different synonyms.
This blog can relate to my
blog topic because it focuses on relationships, even though I had a focus on
hook-up culture this blog gives tips in making a relationship work. People that
read this post will be getting tips on how to improve or better understand
situations in there relationship
Post 2: Screw “Dating”: Let’s Hang Out!
Online dating was one of the topics I decided to write on,
low and behold Kelly Seal has written a blog about online dating. The voice in
this blog is a bit cynical but very opinionated because the options for online
dating can lead to different things. The options of online dating can lead to
dating, hanging out, casually hooking up or being exclusive. The tone that can
take place while talking online can be misleading though.
She uses the word “Ambiguity” which is part of anyone life
of dating because you really don’t know what you are getting yourself into let
alone doing it online. This is an informational blog that gives examples of
what could and has happened through online dating.
Something that is relative to my post is when she said, “In
just over a decade's time, we went through the meteoric rise of online dating,
and the corresponding cultural struggles to develop appropriate guidelines and
mores for people trying to meet each other, and develop successful
relationships.” Times have changed
drastically and people are leading to the online dating because it’s easier for
some.
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