I chose to look at a skit that shows a phone conversation
between Donald Trump and Ben Carson about the Democratic debate. It was acted
out on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon not too long ago.
This artifact describes my candidate, Ben Carson, as being
weak. It does this by making fun of his soft voice and other characteristics
that could by portrayed as weak. It goes into a conversation saying his soft
voice is him yelling and when he whispers no one can hear him. It also portrays
him napping all the time and falling asleep in the middle of the conversation.
Ben Carson, on the skit, says he sleeps 4 hours every hour. It also talks about
what he is going to be for Halloween and he says his favorite cartoon
character. At the end it shows him with a little blanket. All of these things
make him look weak and child like.
What this says about my candidate is that some people think
he is weak because he is inexperienced. It also says that his soft voice
affects his image and people view that as a weakness.
The things that were mainly exaggerated in this clip were
his soft voice, his nice and innocent side, and by making fun of his outrageous
comments. They portray his soft voice by having him say he was yelling when
really he was talking very softly. They exaggerate his nice and innocent side
by having him say things like kitty cat nap, having him say "that was a
humorous comment and I will now respond with laughter", or having him talk
about his favorite cartoon character and having a blanket at the end. They make
fun of his outrageous comments when Donald Trump says stop staying outrageous
comments and stealing my campaign strategy.
These things push back on what image Ben Carson really wants
to portray by making him look like a joke. The campaign has spent a lot of time
into showing that he is experienced enough to be president but no so
experienced that he is a career politician. This skit makes him look like a
joke of a candidate and to weak to be the president.
I think this artifact will shape and change peoples opinions
about Ben Carson’s image because before people might have thought his voice was
soft but now they know that others think the same thing and that it can make him
look like a joke of a candidate where as before they might not have put those
two things together.
I agree that this clip makes your candidate look weak, even though it is funny. I wish it could have been him on there so he could have a chance to be funny but then show how serious he is as a candidate. Do you think he would do a show like this to improve his image?
ReplyDeleteIm not sure if he would or not because honestly I don't know if he is funny like that. I know he would do news and talk shows but I don't think he would do SNL stuff
ReplyDeleteNice blog. Do you think something like this can have a lot of influence on voters or that people will look at the more serious aspects of Ben Carson rather than teasing made by comedy shows. How can he might against attacks on things like his soft voice?
ReplyDeleteI really like how you used this Jimmy Fallon skit. I watched it when it originally aired, and it definitely makes Ben Carson seem very inexperienced....since he is. Great blog.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that this sort of coverage will lead to more people voting for Ben Carson or realizing how just unprepared he is to be President?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the skit you presented. In reading the news over the past few weeks, Ben Carsons name has come up again and again. Most of the time related to negative things the media is saying about his ideas. Do you think this overwhelming negative attitude in the media towards carson could be challenged in his progress in the campaign?
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