Nashira Banks Essay #2

Nashira Banks

Spectacle essay

·         “Nay, sacredness is held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion increases, so that the highest degree of illusion comes to be the highest degree of sacredness.”

•         The diversity and the contrasts are appearances of a socially organized appearance, the general truth of which must itself be recognized.”

Explain: These two quotes work hand in hand with each other. In the world that we live in there is a lot of pressure on image, materialistic things, and trends. From photoshop to plastic surgery it helps people try to achieve this “perfect” image. However, this “perfect” image sets unrealistic beauty standards that can be dangerous and possibly cause self esteem issues, eating disorders, or encourage people getting plastic surgery. There is a side-by-side picture that I found of Zendaya. Workers of a magazine photoshopped a picture of Zendaya for the cover of the magazine, making her waist and thighs to look even more skinny. And Zendaya took it upon herself to release the original image saying that the photoshopped image creates unrealistic and unhealthy beauty standards.

•          “The spectacle is not a collection of images, but a social relation among people, mediated by images.”

Explain: Society today lives people live their life’s though social media. Which is not a bad thing, but people should have boundaries of what could be on social media and living in the moment. Or what should be on social media and what should stay private. With everything people put on social media we may think we know someone based off their pictures on social media. Or worst find out private information about someone based off their pictures because they were not too careful.

•          “It is the sun which never sets over the empire of modern passivity. It covers the entire surface of the world and bathes endlessly in its own glory.”

Explain: This quote reminds me of nature and being outdoors. In times were people are stressed or feel pressure, being outside for fresh or just a walk can help calm the mind.