The idea of dedicating a song to the American Soldier and what it stands for is an amazing thing. Something that does not even come close to saying thank you for all they do for this country. However, pop culture and the media play such a big effect on how we see things a nation and music is no different. In the Toby Keith song American Soldier he sings about the average soldier and the things they do to protect this land and what they stand for. Being a country artist, generally white southern people listen to country. This makes a specific target to show the video to and aim towards even though; we know that men, women, and black, white, and all other ethnicities can all fight and die side by side for this country but the video for this song gives us a very different image. It shows us strictly white men defending this country. No women, showing an image that they are not fit for war. This is disgraceful the all the women who serve our country today. Also, the video does not show any African American men or women, or any other ethnicities for that matter; for a country that has put race behind us we tend to show otherwise quite often. Some lyrics from the song give us a beautiful imagine in our heads, “beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand.” This is great, gives you goose bumps on your arm, but then you realize they are showing you that all his brothers are white and his sisters are not there. White men, white women, black men, black women and other races alike all fight and die for this country so when we depict an image of the American Soldier we should include men and women of all demographics because they are all true American Soldiers and pop culture and media should not get to show that any other way.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Toby Keith: American Soldier
By Colin Bishop and Gregg Boomer
The idea of dedicating a song to the American Soldier and what it stands for is an amazing thing. Something that does not even come close to saying thank you for all they do for this country. However, pop culture and the media play such a big effect on how we see things a nation and music is no different. In the Toby Keith song American Soldier he sings about the average soldier and the things they do to protect this land and what they stand for. Being a country artist, generally white southern people listen to country. This makes a specific target to show the video to and aim towards even though; we know that men, women, and black, white, and all other ethnicities can all fight and die side by side for this country but the video for this song gives us a very different image. It shows us strictly white men defending this country. No women, showing an image that they are not fit for war. This is disgraceful the all the women who serve our country today. Also, the video does not show any African American men or women, or any other ethnicities for that matter; for a country that has put race behind us we tend to show otherwise quite often. Some lyrics from the song give us a beautiful imagine in our heads, “beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand.” This is great, gives you goose bumps on your arm, but then you realize they are showing you that all his brothers are white and his sisters are not there. White men, white women, black men, black women and other races alike all fight and die for this country so when we depict an image of the American Soldier we should include men and women of all demographics because they are all true American Soldiers and pop culture and media should not get to show that any other way.
The idea of dedicating a song to the American Soldier and what it stands for is an amazing thing. Something that does not even come close to saying thank you for all they do for this country. However, pop culture and the media play such a big effect on how we see things a nation and music is no different. In the Toby Keith song American Soldier he sings about the average soldier and the things they do to protect this land and what they stand for. Being a country artist, generally white southern people listen to country. This makes a specific target to show the video to and aim towards even though; we know that men, women, and black, white, and all other ethnicities can all fight and die side by side for this country but the video for this song gives us a very different image. It shows us strictly white men defending this country. No women, showing an image that they are not fit for war. This is disgraceful the all the women who serve our country today. Also, the video does not show any African American men or women, or any other ethnicities for that matter; for a country that has put race behind us we tend to show otherwise quite often. Some lyrics from the song give us a beautiful imagine in our heads, “beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand.” This is great, gives you goose bumps on your arm, but then you realize they are showing you that all his brothers are white and his sisters are not there. White men, white women, black men, black women and other races alike all fight and die for this country so when we depict an image of the American Soldier we should include men and women of all demographics because they are all true American Soldiers and pop culture and media should not get to show that any other way.
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