Killer Culture

There are a lot of valid points that Kupelian brings up in "Killer Culture." For example, MTV. I like how he described MTV as a commercial. I had never thought of it that way, however I see and agree with his point. Everything all works together to perform its main goal, to sale. The music, the little that is left on MTV, obviously works to sale itself, the artist, and etc. I have no doubt that everything in the music videos is manipulated to sale as well. Just like Kupelian said, from the clothes, the set, the products seen throught it, it's all set up to influence youth one way or another.
I was completely taken back when Kupelian described suspension, tongue splitting, and "Bug Chasers." To be honest I had a hard time reading the description of these, especially when he describes suspension. I will not even try to pretend that I understand this. Ironically, my rhetorical essay deals with whether or not we should torture detainees, and just like Kuplelian pointed out this would be described as torture. Why on earth would someone want to do that to themselves? It feels painful just to read about it.
One limitation that I felt Kupelian's essay had was the lack of citation. I was often left wondering where and how he obtained his information.