1. When I got to the part titled False Conciousness and Ideology I started to wonder about the ruling class who determine the thinking of the lower classes and what that group would be considered today? Would it be the news? Celebrities? Or the magazines and shows that talk about celebrities making them seemingly important? Where do politicians fit in? I just think there are so many different sections of thinking that it depends on a person's interests to be influenced. For example, I don't care about the news, politics that much, or celebrities and what they're wearing, so what influences me?
2. I found the sentence, "Nevertheless, the mass media still perform their job of distracting people from the realities of our society (poverty, racism, sexism, and so on) and of "clouding their minds" with ideas that the ruling class wishes them to have," very interesting and thought provoking. Does the mass media system really do this? Looking at shows such as The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, or even, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia that continuously bring up these ideas and discuss them with the masses. There are magazines that discuss these issues. Maybe the real issue is of people rather watching entertainment shows like Jersey Shore instead of being educated and up to date with our society.
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