A television show that I do not watch is Bad Girls Club. After I turned the sound off, I could tell that some good relationships were established between a few of the girls. They were laughing and smiling with each other. They were sharing food and used calm faces while conversing together in their bedrooms. I could also tell that the group who had a good relationship with each other did not like one of the girls in the house. They were rolling their eyes at the young lady and it appeared that they were yelling while throwing food at her.
I assumed that the characters were hostile and bullies based on observing them torturing the young lady. My assumptions were right as I witnessed three of the girls fighting on her. My assumptions would have still been correct even if I had watched a show that I knew well. Reason being is that the way people display their nonverbal communication towards each other pretty much sums up the type of relationship they have.
My experience with watching this show was not a good one. I am really surprised that so much violence is being aired on television. I have learned that you can get an idea of a person's character just by watching their facial expressions and body languages.
Good post. Yes...I totally agree with you about the amount of violence being aired on national t.v. I also agree that you can tell many things about a person just by observing them (facial expressions and gestures towards others). Nonverbal communication seems more important than verbal communication in many cases.(to me). Thanks for sharing your experience!
ReplyDeleteLatasha,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post. As we progress through this course and with this exercise, I realize how important it is for myself to monitor my own facial expressions and body language. I loved this exercise. I also agree with the amount of violence on the television today. When you picked up on the bullying and violence without sound, then with, was the violence more intense with the sound?
Christina
Latasha,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post. It reminds me of Chapter 4 of our text in which discusses how we as people make assumptions based on body language, verbal word choice, and facial expressions.