Transcribing

Transcription conventions that I used

(.) - micropause

(2) - longer pauses, 2 seconds or more

[] - unsure of what was said

() - paralinguistic features  

Transcript 1 - Why women should not be allowed to vote video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_8PPc6FPL4 

1:35 seconds

J: it’s your friend J the preacher here (.) uhh why women should not be allowed to vote (2) number one (.) just because it would get ‘em angry (.) these feminists need to be outraged by men (.) uh these women are out of control (.) they’re out of their place there there are some Godly holy women i’m not talking about them (2) i’m talking about the rest of the 99% of the other that um (2) rebellious uhhh just uh (.) loud mouth outspoken (2) uh they think they’re in control they think they’re equal with a man (2) God’s place uh is for a woman uhh to be on submission but to end point number one is (.) is uh it’s it’s worth telling women they shouldn’t vote just to see them go (gasps dramatically to imitate that of a woman’s reaction) and and you know if they do that long enough (2) i told a female a couple of times (2) they were staring their mouth was open (.) and if you do that (.) another 45 seconds (.) you’ll break the world’s record for a woman being quiet (.) call the new york times (.) hallelujah (2) so it’s worth it just to see the look on their face and then number two they need to be told no (3) most women aren’t told no so it’s a good thing (.) secondly though the bible’s place for a woman is to be in submission i know there was queens and all that but that’s (.) that’s the exception folks in fact in the new testament church (.) says a woman has to be silent in the assembly i know that puts a jab into you feminists (.) so it’s worth saying it twice (.) so women are to be silent in the assembly [first readings 1434] they don’t have to give a testament or even have to ask a question the bible says (.)  

Transcript 2 - Friends: The one with the Male Nanny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hmWCH3JXqU

2:33 seconds

Sandy: i really do understand how hard it’s gotta be to leave your child at home with another person (2)i mean (.) it’s like leaving behind a piece of your heart

Rachel: Sandy (2) that’s exactly what it is

Ross: Are you gay^

Rachel: Ross^ (3) i’m sorry that’s our Ross (.) he’s just mr shoots straight from the hips (presents to be firing two guys with sound effects)

Sandy: it’s okay i get that a lot doing what i do (.) but i am straight (.) uh I’m engaged actually (.) her names Deliah/

Rachel:/ oh that’s pretty

Ross: so you’re you’re just like a (2) guy who’s a nanny

Sandy: i realise how (.) it’s a bit unorthodox for some people (.) but (2) i really believe that the most satisfying thing you can do with your life (.) is take care of a child

Ross: okay

Sandy: like at my last job (2) i met Daniel (.) when he was three weeks old (.) and i got to watch him grow into this awesome person (3) when i left i said (.) i’ll see you soon (.) and he said to me (2) scdandy (3) that was his name for me/

Rachel:/ oh okay

Sandy: i’ll see you everyday (.) right (.) in (.) he (starts crying)

Ross: yeah (.) kids say all kinds of crap

(Emma starts crying)

Rachel: oh God (.) she must she must need her diaper changed

Sandy: oh i can i can take care of it (.) if you want

Rachel: oh oh that would be great

Sandy: uh (.) just so you know (.) these dinosaur toys (.) aren't really age appropriate

Ross: they’re mine

Sandy: oh (3) also not (.) age appropriate

Rachel: i love him i love him i (.) love him

Ross: oh come (.) Rach (2) he’s a guy

Rachel: so^ (2) he’s smart (.) he’s qualified (.) give me one good reason why we shouldn’t try him out

Ross: because (2) it’s (.) weird

Rachel: why^ (Ross can’t think of anything to say) wow (2) i never looked at it that way

Ross: what what what kind of job is that for a man (.) a nanny (2) i mean it’s like if a woman wanted to be a/

Rachel: /yes^

Ross: king^

Analysis

The possible primary purpose of the vlog is to allow for the vlogger to express his views and opinions on the internet and viewers, both his regular viewers and subscribers but also those who come in contact with the text some other way, for example searching for information about women’s voting rights. A possible secondary purpose could be to entertain his audience, rather than to just inform them of his opinions and possibly persuading his regular viewers to agree with them, because by entertaining and engaging people he will get more views on his videos and possibly more likes. The extract from a scene of F.R.I.E.N.D.S has links in purpose with the vlog because this particular text has the primary purpose to entertain both regular and new fans of the show and also by effectively entertaining the audience they will then watch more episodes of the show.

Interestingly, in the vlog, “James” uses many terms from the semantic field of religion possibly to highlight that one major reason as to why he believes women should not be allowed to vote is because he believes that it says in the bible that a “place for a woman is in submission” and that he is not talking about the “Godly holy women” that may watch his vlogs. His opinion that a woman’s place is “in submission” is an opinion considered by some to be very outdated and sexist especially in the eyes of the “feminists” and it seems that “James” is directing this vlog at them because he knows his comments will “jab into [them]”. Also, he uses tautology when describing a particular group of women as "Godly holy" possibly because he is only excluding women who he believes are truly religious and are likely to believe that women are subordinate to men just like he does. In the vlog James makes a repair, when he is excluding some women from the group of "feminists [that] need to be outraged by men" he says "i’m talking about the rest of the 99% of the other" rather than the "Godly holy women". By saying that he is talking about "99%" of the rest of the women rather than just "the rest of the women" suggests that he knows that not every woman who is not very religious is not "loud mouth[ed]". By calling the women "loud mouth[ed]" and "outspoken" in this context has many negative connotations and associations to women rather than men which James has used to convey his argument to his viewers that by giving women the vote these negative qualities associated with women will become more evident. These qualities are unlikely to be associated with a man but instead they would be described as having a powerful voice and being forthright and honest which are good qualities especially good ones to have when it comes to politics and voting.

The first text contains elements of both power and gender theory because of the text producer's chosen topic to talk about in his blog. Also it is evident in the way puts down women by telling them that they need to submit to men and basically saying that men have all the power and possibly telling them that they have too much power and status in modern society with their ability to vote and by telling his audience that women should not be allowed to vote in a way affects the equality between men and women.

The second text contains mostly elements of just gender to convey to their audience of viewers the issue of "unorthodox" careers that in the past would have been gender specific. In this episode it shows how someone of the opposite sex of a career that was, in the past, gender specific can do the role just as well as a female and in this episode of the sitcom they use the role of a "nanny" and they hire a man to do it. The script producers highlight that the role in the past was seen as for females only by calling the character "Sandy" which has assumptions of being a female name rather than unisex. One interesting aspect of the text is when Ross questions Sandy's sexual orientation just because of the profession that he is in which is shown when Sandy says "i get that alot doing what i do". Another interesting aspect of the text is that one of Tannen's difference pairings can be seen in the text. When Ross and Rachel argue over whether or not to hire Sandy Ross says he doesn't want to because it's "weird" but Rachel thinks he is perfect for the job because he is "smart" and "qualified". The difference pairing that is evident in the text is Information vs Feelings but it is atypical to what we would expect in natural speech since this is scripted. We would expect Ross to use facts to back up his reasons and we would expect Rachel to go with instinct and gut feeling but this is not the case. This was likely to be done because by making Ross uncomfortable in this situation it creates a comedic effect for the show. Also, the fact that Rachel gets to hire Sandy does show some elements of power in the text and that Rachel has the power to hire who she wants rather than listening to Ross and understanding that his views on the situation.