What do you think the characters’ relationships are based on the ways in which they are communicating?
After watching the show, I can tell there is something going on between the women right off the back. Shauna seems nice but always crying and at times acts like she is really bad with the rolling of her neck and her tone of voice. All the basketball wives in this reality show look mean but they all are very verbal.
What are they feeling and expressing based on the nonverbal behavior you are observing? Some of the wives seem to be expressing anger by throwing up their hands, pointing their fingers in each other faces, crying, and hurting each other feelings. Shauna, which is Shaq’s wife, always seems to be the one who has the big head and is so quick to catch an attitude. She’s always the first one to cry and the one who would use bad language.
What assumptions did you make about the characters and plot based on the ways in which you interpreted the communication you observed? Looking at this program the women are very loud, back stabbers, and even not so friendly towards one another. The women do not know how to communicate very well because there is too much mess and no one is really listening to one another and the only way they seem to get their point across is by cussing one another or even word bashing each other. The women in this show are very hostile.
Would your assumptions have been more correct if you had been watching a show you know well? No because some of the shows I watch they communicate by using their words not throwing punches, or even bashing one another, and if they say something that will hurt another person feelings, the characters try to come back and apologize and try to figure out a way in which they can communicate better.
With my experience in communication, a person has to be careful how they say things because people can take things the way they want to.
Hi Tracey, Sounds like this is a culture within a culture. Would that kind of behavior be acceptable within their group. For example, boxers use flamboyant and boastful language different than would be used in everyday conversation. If you were to watch another episode, do you think you would interpret it differently. When I asked my colleagues about 'The Office' they said they did not watch it because the interactions were too painful. I wonder if this would be the same for you. When I was home a couple of years ago, I watched an episode of American Idol and I found it 'too painful'. I don't mind not being able to see it regularly. However, I understand I missing a very big chunck of popular culture. Reading our text, I sometimes feel out of the loop. Media is a big part of our lives. Thanks for your post. Bobbie
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ReplyDeleteI find your assumptions to be inline with the wifes communication habits. Sometimes I really question just how hostile the ladies really are. They are paid to put up this front for entertainment. Don't you think so? One reason I do not watch the reality shows is because of the ugly language spoken. Thanks for sharing.
Kristi