Respond to one of the two prompts below. Your initial post should be about 200 words and directly respond to the prompt. Each initial post must make at least one reference to a reading, including the page number. Note that the 200-word limit is intended to keep your responses concise and focused on the topic. Verbosity will not be rewarded.
What is an example of a media text you think conforms to Adorno's social cement and either standardization or pseudo-individualization? How and why?
What is a favorite guilty pleasure of yours? What makes it "illegitimate?" Do you ever feel embarrassed by it (as Fiske defines the term)? Why or why not?