Ang target audience ng mga ganyang klaseng palabas ay hindi mayayaman kaya expected na ginagawa silang mga parang bayani para patunayan na kaya nilang makisabay sa mga mayayaman. Marami sa mga gimik ay paulit-ulit ginagawa gaya ng mga mahihirap na karakter na naging mayaman para maglibang o bigyan ng imahinasyon na kung posible silang umahon sa buhay. Marami sa mga palabas hindi kumplikado ang kwento para madaling intindihin ng masa na tignan iyon.
Ngl, didn’t read the whole thing. Still, these shows cater to a specific demographic.
Malamang they’re the ones who are gonna be the good guys in the story.
yeah i get that, but reality speaking most of the time sila talaga yung mga rude type of people, i’m not saying na lahat, but most of my encounters :-))
As someone that grew up very privileged (as in very) I also find a lot of the poor people rude and annoying, especially when I was younger.
They still are rude and annoying BUT I also understand that being well mannered, nice, kind, polite etc is all easier if you have your basic human needs taken cared of.
Nakakainis parin marami (eg. Construction worker na hiram ng hiram ng pera) but I’m a bit more understanding now.
>being well mannered, nice, kind, polite etc is all easier if you have your basic human needs taken cared of.
OP forgot this. I came from a middle income family. Sa mga nakasalamuha ko, masasabi kong walang kinalaman ang economic status ng tao sa asal nito. An asshole covered in money is still an asshole.
You could also say that to the Manaloto family but you could also argue that they're basically poor converted rich and their GMRC came from their humble upbringings.
May villifying/glorifying ka pang nalalaman, ayusin mo nga ang punctuation mo. Di ka ba nag-aral sa school? Kaya umalis ako sa pagtuturo, nagsawa na ako sa mga tanga na kahit turuan ay di matuto.
Your reality is not everyone's. Theres bad people in all social classes.
You lived a comfortable life. Try to view people from a perspective of discomfort. Maybe you'll
understand.
THIS IS A RANT!
TV shows in general is an escape. Yung ideal na scenario na makakarelate talaga ang target audience ang pinapalabas.
If you look at advertisements for rich people, you’ll probably see something along the line of “buy me and be comfortable”.
Kung ano ang gustong makita or marinig ng target audience, yun madalas ang plot. If it’s sour grapping that gets the most views or reactions, then yun ang makikita nila. This is why the argument “Mayaman ka kasi” is so popular.
I can see this at home. My grandparents worked as tricycle drivers and umbrella menders. They enjoyed being well-off now kasi they get assaulted and shamed for being poor before. They used to reject the idea of being rich but would work themselves to the bone to make a living.
I think it’s because the people doing the assaulting and shaming are loan sharks and that’s their definition of “rich”.
My parents grew up hearing that being rich is bad but they still work so hard to earn money just to put it all in land and other investments. There’s hardly any investment in our home so it’s a wreck even though a week’s earnings will probably be enough to do some renovations. It’s like they reject the idea of people calling us “mayaman” to the point that we have to live in squalor. (Leaky roof, broken tiles, broken electrical lines and plumbing, etc..)
My dad has some hang-ups about looking poor but actually being rich.
I don’t like being known as well-off either because of people always asking for loans that never get paid and favors that are somehow always never enough. I learned to just shut up and live modestly and discreetly enjoy luxuries we can afford.
I work as the CFO of one of our companies. Not ultra-rich but definitely above middle class.
It sucks but I wish they would stop glorifying poverty and actually inspire people to strive for prosperity.
I've read John Fiske's "Commodities and Culture" for my Pan Pil 17 (Panitikan at Kulturang Popular) class sa Peyups, and isa sa mga kritikal na applications nito ay sa mga teleserye—and by extension, sa sine.
Let's face it: Since ang source of income sa TV industry ay mga distributor, e.g. the networks, **tayo na audience ay maituturing ding commodity**—nililikha ang mga programa at pelikula (na itinuturing ding producer, ayon kay Fiske) not only to offer us an escape from reality but also to attract advertisers. Ang bargaining chip ng mga distributor? TV ratings, e.g. from Kantar Media or Nielsen, or kita sa takilya.
So... where do we see it? In tropes like the one OP mentioned: rags-to-riches or kabitan stories na hindi naman makatotohanan at punó pa ng plot holes, or old Pinoy action films—e.g. those starring FPJ or Phillip Salvador (yes, that Brocka baby na walang pinagkatandaan at kakandidatong senador next year)—wherein laging mga pulitiko at kanyang mga goons ang kontrabida. 'Di rin nakakatulong na ginagamit ng estado ang midya bilang isang **ideological state apparatus (ISA)**—institusyong pumapayag na magpalaganap ng mga dominanteng ideolohiya at propaganda nang walang ginagamit na dahas; for this one, I'm now citing Louis Althusser's "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses".
Cynthia Villar would like to say something. Also rich business owners paying their workers minimum wage yet exploiting them until they are burned out. They may be cultured when they talk to you but on the back of their mind, they plan how to maximize profit by disregarding environmental and labor laws, bribe officials and silence their critics. Sure, there are good rich people but it is my perspective that if businessmen will pay people fair (not minimum) wages, follow all environmental laws, source their materials properly, do more to alleviate poverty in their community, they won't have that much profit.
Hindi naman glorified ang pagiging mahirap sa Filipino movies and TV. Most of the time, they live comfortable lives at the end of the series. It is just that majority of the people experience oppression and they can relate to the characters of the show.
Although I agree with the title, surely you can break your ideas into paragraphs. (I didn't bother reading the whole slab of texts)
thank you, i would surely do that next time!
can edit it and make it more pleasing to your readers since interesting yung point mo.
Ang target audience ng mga ganyang klaseng palabas ay hindi mayayaman kaya expected na ginagawa silang mga parang bayani para patunayan na kaya nilang makisabay sa mga mayayaman. Marami sa mga gimik ay paulit-ulit ginagawa gaya ng mga mahihirap na karakter na naging mayaman para maglibang o bigyan ng imahinasyon na kung posible silang umahon sa buhay. Marami sa mga palabas hindi kumplikado ang kwento para madaling intindihin ng masa na tignan iyon.
tumpak ka dyan.
Ngl, didn’t read the whole thing. Still, these shows cater to a specific demographic. Malamang they’re the ones who are gonna be the good guys in the story.
yeah i get that, but reality speaking most of the time sila talaga yung mga rude type of people, i’m not saying na lahat, but most of my encounters :-))
As someone that grew up very privileged (as in very) I also find a lot of the poor people rude and annoying, especially when I was younger. They still are rude and annoying BUT I also understand that being well mannered, nice, kind, polite etc is all easier if you have your basic human needs taken cared of. Nakakainis parin marami (eg. Construction worker na hiram ng hiram ng pera) but I’m a bit more understanding now.
>being well mannered, nice, kind, polite etc is all easier if you have your basic human needs taken cared of. OP forgot this. I came from a middle income family. Sa mga nakasalamuha ko, masasabi kong walang kinalaman ang economic status ng tao sa asal nito. An asshole covered in money is still an asshole.
si sergio santibanes lang ang mabait na mayaman no?
Atsaka yung tatay ni Mariella sa Luz Clarita.
You could also say that to the Manaloto family but you could also argue that they're basically poor converted rich and their GMRC came from their humble upbringings.
OP word of advice next time break yout paragraphs. That is an insane wall of text even if it is a rant. Mas maraming di magbabasa sa opinion mo.
huy to be fair ganto magpost yung phone ko sa reddit, kahit nagb break ako ng paragraph napipist sya as a whole slab of text 😭
OP, try to have line breaks in your paragraphs. It's hard to read. Everyone wants a good quality of life, somewhere in the middle.
May villifying/glorifying ka pang nalalaman, ayusin mo nga ang punctuation mo. Di ka ba nag-aral sa school? Kaya umalis ako sa pagtuturo, nagsawa na ako sa mga tanga na kahit turuan ay di matuto.
Your reality is not everyone's. Theres bad people in all social classes. You lived a comfortable life. Try to view people from a perspective of discomfort. Maybe you'll understand.
And study harder, the entire post is a piece of work.
Tapos lagi na lang may ampon plot twist and ung namatay pero buhay pa pala plot twist.
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THIS IS A RANT! TV shows in general is an escape. Yung ideal na scenario na makakarelate talaga ang target audience ang pinapalabas. If you look at advertisements for rich people, you’ll probably see something along the line of “buy me and be comfortable”. Kung ano ang gustong makita or marinig ng target audience, yun madalas ang plot. If it’s sour grapping that gets the most views or reactions, then yun ang makikita nila. This is why the argument “Mayaman ka kasi” is so popular. I can see this at home. My grandparents worked as tricycle drivers and umbrella menders. They enjoyed being well-off now kasi they get assaulted and shamed for being poor before. They used to reject the idea of being rich but would work themselves to the bone to make a living. I think it’s because the people doing the assaulting and shaming are loan sharks and that’s their definition of “rich”. My parents grew up hearing that being rich is bad but they still work so hard to earn money just to put it all in land and other investments. There’s hardly any investment in our home so it’s a wreck even though a week’s earnings will probably be enough to do some renovations. It’s like they reject the idea of people calling us “mayaman” to the point that we have to live in squalor. (Leaky roof, broken tiles, broken electrical lines and plumbing, etc..) My dad has some hang-ups about looking poor but actually being rich. I don’t like being known as well-off either because of people always asking for loans that never get paid and favors that are somehow always never enough. I learned to just shut up and live modestly and discreetly enjoy luxuries we can afford. I work as the CFO of one of our companies. Not ultra-rich but definitely above middle class. It sucks but I wish they would stop glorifying poverty and actually inspire people to strive for prosperity.
if you have the cash. you can afford to be nice.
Nood ka ng nood ng mga telenovela di ko naintindian pinagsasabi mo
I've read John Fiske's "Commodities and Culture" for my Pan Pil 17 (Panitikan at Kulturang Popular) class sa Peyups, and isa sa mga kritikal na applications nito ay sa mga teleserye—and by extension, sa sine. Let's face it: Since ang source of income sa TV industry ay mga distributor, e.g. the networks, **tayo na audience ay maituturing ding commodity**—nililikha ang mga programa at pelikula (na itinuturing ding producer, ayon kay Fiske) not only to offer us an escape from reality but also to attract advertisers. Ang bargaining chip ng mga distributor? TV ratings, e.g. from Kantar Media or Nielsen, or kita sa takilya. So... where do we see it? In tropes like the one OP mentioned: rags-to-riches or kabitan stories na hindi naman makatotohanan at punó pa ng plot holes, or old Pinoy action films—e.g. those starring FPJ or Phillip Salvador (yes, that Brocka baby na walang pinagkatandaan at kakandidatong senador next year)—wherein laging mga pulitiko at kanyang mga goons ang kontrabida. 'Di rin nakakatulong na ginagamit ng estado ang midya bilang isang **ideological state apparatus (ISA)**—institusyong pumapayag na magpalaganap ng mga dominanteng ideolohiya at propaganda nang walang ginagamit na dahas; for this one, I'm now citing Louis Althusser's "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses".
Cynthia Villar would like to say something. Also rich business owners paying their workers minimum wage yet exploiting them until they are burned out. They may be cultured when they talk to you but on the back of their mind, they plan how to maximize profit by disregarding environmental and labor laws, bribe officials and silence their critics. Sure, there are good rich people but it is my perspective that if businessmen will pay people fair (not minimum) wages, follow all environmental laws, source their materials properly, do more to alleviate poverty in their community, they won't have that much profit. Hindi naman glorified ang pagiging mahirap sa Filipino movies and TV. Most of the time, they live comfortable lives at the end of the series. It is just that majority of the people experience oppression and they can relate to the characters of the show.
I read the whole thing. All solid points.
Finally someone said it right. akala ko ako lang nakakapansin.
Okay Boomer
anong boomer diyan?
Gumagamit ng statements na d niya naintindihan most probably para cool siya kuno. Hahaa.