Assignment 3-2
Icon Analysis
I choose MLB (Major League Baseball) as a contemtary icon. This is a worldwide symbol/icon that is noticed and regarded as the best professional baseball league in the world. The next icon I choose was the UAW (United Auto Workers) icon. This is probable the most known of all organized unions in the manufacturing work place. The last icon I choose is the DC clothing label. DC is a major clothing line started by a star skateboarder; this clothing line is world known and very popular amongst Americans.
The MLB icon has been known to me since I could see and hear. This is associated with professional baseball players, baseball stadiums, baseball cards and so much more. It’s one of the earliest American popular culture activities, and it has sustained its popularity for over 140 years now. Right now MLB is scrutinized by the steroid problems in the sport. As of the 2nd week of February 2009 the biggest and arguable the best baseball player in the game and of all time has just been caught and admitted to using steroids. MLB will get over this steroid scandal and stay popular amongst the USA and the world.
The UAW icon is an American icon and institution that stands for loyalty and solidarity to fellow brothers and sisters in UAW factories. The UAW has a place with me as I was in the UAW for 10 years and I became a journeyman electrician with them. My father, uncle, cousins and grandfather worked for the UAW through the years. I will always feel for the union and non-union members for rights and fairness in the work place. The solidarity for each member in the union from one another was very nice to have. When I see a UAW sticker, shirt or worker I think of their loyalty and solidarity to their unions and the companies they work for. The UAW has been getting a bad rap as of lately with the auto industry fallout, but all they wanted and fought for was the right to have the American Dream. UAW is and always will be an American icon.
DC clothing line is a clothing line that my kids need to have. It is a very popular American clothing line that probable is more popular with pre-teens to 30ish year olds. The founder of the clothing line is a professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek who has many records and has been a pro-skateboarder since he was 11, he is now 34. Rob was one half of the Rob & Big reality show and has other reality shows now on TV. Rob like many other entrepreneurs in the clothing line are coming from totally different backgrounds such as rappers, sports stars and more to become successful and rich by going the route of the American Dream and trying, taking a chance and succeeding.
I can definitely relate to your icons that you chose. The UAW brings back a lot of memories from going to family friends to play bingo. I can't say that I am familiar with DC clothing line, so it was interesting finding out about that item.
ReplyDeleteThese are very good icons! I never really put much thought into the UAW as being a popular icon. I used to really like DC clothing when I was younger, I am not surprised to still see it around. I do not follow baseball the way that I follow football, but that it probably because I live near Pittsburgh and the Pirates have not done very well recently.
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