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MTV and The bloody shame Phenomenon"bloody shames intuitive grasp on the televisual world in which we live- ofthe mediums possibilities for engaging spectators in diverse ways- that in partaccounts for her success. She is the supreme television heroine." (E. Ann Kaplan271)"What ar the main theories which we have studied so far and how havethey abnormal how you view television?"-This is the question which this paperis supposed to answer. Obviously at that place is not enough time or space in which to dissertate every theory which we have touched on. As a agree I decided towrite about a topic to which close to every theory that we have discussed can beapplied MTV and the Madonna Phenomenon.     As E. Ann Kaplan stated in her article on feminist criticism, Madonna istruly the ultimate television heroine. A discussion on contemporary popularculture and especially on media culture could never be complete without bringingup Madonna. She can be dis cussed in toll of feminism, political orientation, hegemony andcommercialism as supposen in both Kaplans as well as in John Fiskes article onBritish Cultural Studies.     In order to properly explain how the Madonna Phenomenon has becomesuch an valuable concept in media studies, one must look first at howinfluential MTV (music television) has become in the last decade. MTV addressesthe desires, fantasies, and anxieties of young pile(Kaplan 270) who have,like myself, magnanimous up in a decade when all the traditional institutions andtheories that were everlastingly respected, are being questioned. It has become thecenter of discussions of many young people who have grown up idolizing thefigures shown on the net naturalise. MTV is a culture in itself. With its own news,fashion and music programs it can easily be the considered the prat for theformation of thought of an entire generation.     The images depicted in music videos, of andr ogynous stars and situationshave aided in rendering the clear line among the genders rather blurry. Thismakes MTV an important aspect in the study of post-modern theories. Videos are oftentimes quite abstract and it is hard to figure out their true meanings. foreignother television programming, videos are usually not made up of clear parts orscenes which produce an easily identifiable and clean image... ...nd in particular those in music videos) quite differently. I would see them,,as I had in the past as victims of the dominant ideology and the patriarchalsociety which we live in. Madonna proves that women can fight against theregulations which are forced onto women that if they are energiseual beings thanthey are nothing more than sex symbols, and that society determines how womenare portrayed on television.      If I could go as far as to describe Madonna in one reciprocation it would be strong. I not only enjoy her work but admire her ability to do what she feelslike doing, even if she entirely disregards societys definitions of decency.She is one of the few women in history who has never asked others to accept orlike what she does. To conclude I would like to quote Madonna herself in orderto demonstrate her atypical way of thinking which has brought her such essential success     Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another(prenominal)                         -Madonna Justify my Love