It amazed me how many students are unwilling to accept the current situation. People are so hungry for a better future here. College students especially, I feel they are the most responsive to the call for change, because by just being here, they are saying they deserve better. More kids than ever are growing up with the intention of going to college.
The need for change is apparent even in clothing now. Graphic tshirts with sayings like Hugs not Drugs, Save our Planet, Love one another, or Recycle are the fashion now. Theres no better use of pop culture as propaganda than that.
Back to Balfour, after that girl finished, four dancers started moving to a song. The song was Obama's "Yes We Can" speech, but not the Will.I.Am version. I was disappointed, for i rather like that song. It was just interesting to see though that people are starting to associate Obama with the word change. They are looking to him to provide us with a better opportunity to fix our world for the better.
I left before the dancers finished, but the fact that they chose a speech instead of a popular song about change struck me as the culmination of this election.
1 comment:
I really like your post. I think it brings up some really important issues. I completely agree that the word change is now completely tied to Obama in this election, which I think is crucial to his campaign and a sign of its success. Also, I think that it is great that you pointed out how much the youth are hungry for change, because I think it really sums out Obama's following, which has a strong youth base. Finally, I think that you do a great job of showing how pop-culture is being used as a means for getting out a political message. Great post.
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