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| Penn State Memes: Brandon Cwalina |
This picture could be interpreted in a couple different ways. First off, that Penn State only cares about its football team. That they don't care about anyone else. Millions of dollars go into the football program every year, and some people may feel that the university allots more money to that rather than other, more worthy causes. It also suggests that the students themselves only care about football. However, THON proves these theories wrong. $10 million collected, by students and staff, and given to cancer research. This picture undermines all the nay-sayers.
That first interpretation could be understood by anyone throughout the years. But another interpretation applies to this particular year. Without explicitly stating it, this picture attacks the "outsiders" who have accused Penn State and Penn State's students throughout this whole Sandusky case. When the riots happened, outsiders said that the students only cared about Joe Paterno and the football team. They said that the students didn't care about those affect, all the children involved in the case. This picture is a pun on those statements. Because Penn State does care about the kids. Penn State does care about children in bad situations. Regardless of if it is child abuse or cancer, Penn State takes a stand.
Therefore, I enjoyed this picture a lot. It seized the kairos of this year and created a picture that can apply to many different situations concerning Penn State. Rhetorically, it had a lot to say, all of which I agree with.
I saw this last night as well, and I actually printed it out and hung it on my wall. It is true when it is said people will only judge you based on your thoughts. This year has been a difficult one, but this shows that as a community we can come together and push away all the negative denotations associated with our college. Of course this will appeal to members that attend this school more so than other campuses. Though the message is clear: there is good where wrong has occurred. Don't listen to everything you hear, or you'll never get your facts straight. I feel as though this post is appropriate by far, especially with this weekend coming up and all the negative coverage we are bound to receive.
ReplyDeleteAs a freshmen, I have experienced a lot my first semester and Penn. I understood that I would be attending a University filled with pride, and that's exactly what I wanted to have as well. When the scandal broke out, everything that there was meant to be proud about here in Penn was forgotten, until now. So while time has gone and passed from the scandal, this marvelous event had put our accomplishments and our sense of pride back into the spotlight.
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