Self Portrait :)

1 Minute of footage

Mine, Jasa & January's one minute of filming! :)

Gwen Stefani Music Video

Natives are always going to be offended by white people trying to wear our traditional clothing. Even if the person's intentions were totally innocent, people are going to bash on it no matter what. I don't like when celebrities inappropriately wear head dresses and try to use our culture as a way of promoting their work, but the kind of attention this is getting may be a positive outcome. Ignorant people are everywhere, and Gwen Stefani may be one of them. Maybe she was just taking orders and doing what she was told. The creators of this music videos may be the actual racist people. I'm offended by what she did, but I'm not going to make accusations before I know all the facts.

Favorite Music Video

My favorite music video is Lazy Song by Bruno Mars because it's unforgettable and random. It's all one shot and the monkey masks are bomb. It's so simple but it's brilliant. The song is really catchy and the little dance moves are adorable.
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Article Response

Honestly i don't think music is to blame for all the teen violence and pregnancy. If it is then people have no minds of their own to be influenced that easily. I believe music helps comfort people. I always listen to music if im happy, sad, angry, etc. I love that their are so many types of songs that fit my multiple moods. Music videos don't influence me at all, I'm not sure about other teens though. I grew up to watching those "negative" music videos and I never cared for it.

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My advertisement is for Black Hills Tattoo, and I used a picture of Jasa's tattoo and one of mine because that's where we got ours done. I love the vivid colors Jasa's tattoo has so I wanted hers to be the main picture to capture attention, and i wanted mine to be less in focus so the person looking at it takes more time to examine the advertisement, and i like what both mine and jasa's tattoos say.

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I agree that it's kind of suckish that the media focuses on only the negative parts of the Reservation. I agree that there are some bad parts, but there are a lot of people who dedicate their lives to helping the Rez. We do get a lot of money due to the sympathy the rest of the nation feels for us, but they have the right to know we aren't just pathetic people that can't do anything for ourselves. We're not all a waste. We do need a lot of attention from the government so it's good that they're paying attention to us finally, but maybe there should be a TV special on students that are trying to create a positive change to Pine Ridge. :)