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Media and consumerism-culture also means intrigue for the tourism industry, so how will post-9/11 terrorism-angst 'color' our patriotism-brochures?
This hospitality-paranoia 'hypothesis' is a pseudo-allegory of The Last Boy Scout!
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American NFL cheerleaders in the modern era (post-1900s) were stylish, gorgeous, marketing-friendly, media-photogenic, and incredible alluring for sports media endorsements and pizzazz. The best NFL cheerleaders were from around the league (Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers). These cheerleaders represented the best of sports-marketing and were great for TV audiences looking for all kinds of sports-ornamentation in the age of media and magazines(!).
Americans love football, and the Super Bowl generates incredible ad revenues as well as all kinds of sports-betting online and elsewhere. When the underdog Philadelphia Eagles defeated the seemingly-indomitable New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52, people were talking about the new tourism potentially generated for the city of Philadelphia (and Philly-brands such as Philadelphia Cream Cheese). Why not? Super Bowl moments captured some of the best moments in media history (e.g., the Immaculate Reception, the Ice Bowl). The Miami Dolphins had always been media-friendly, since Miami was a city of great tourism and recreation, and the legendary Dolphins QB Dan Marino even made a cameo in an American film(!).
Americans were not going to allow post-9/11 terrorism to dampen their excitement. The Miami police coordinated with the FBI and Homeland Security to ensure that Dolphins games in Miami were treats for all spectators (on the field and those at home watching on TV!). The Miami police department boasted a gifted new rookie-cop named Stevens who many claimed (mostly his friends) was a 'psychic.' Stevens believed Super Bowl fanfare would generate some kind of terrorism-related threat/vulnerability in the great tourism-friendly and beach-haven city of Miami (once the Dolphins returned to the Super Bowl). Stevens recommended to the FBI that Homeland Security monitor all kinds of email correspondences between students at the University of Miami (an iconic school with a legendary college-football program).
After conferring more with the FBI, Stevens decided that Miami's reputation for being a tourism-friendly American city and iconic sports-hub required some spotlighting and media-assistance/diplomacy work from a celebrity. Stevens recruited Hollywood (USA) actress Charlize Theron to create a pro-NCAA education marketing-campaign designed to promote the message that professional athletics success without a proper college education was not the real 'American Dream.' Theron began planning films to hype such a message, films that presented stories about 'pedestrian idealism' (Atomic Blonde, Gringo). Stevens got the sneaky-suspicion that Theron must be some kind of 'democracy-media operative' secretly working for the CIA or for President Trump(!). Regardless, Stevens wanted a celebrity to hype his 'pedestrianism-politics' marketing campaign.
Americans appreciate the entertainment-industry, so other Miami cops reacted to Stevens' newfound 'mission' by talking about the media-impact of NFL titan-QB Tom Brady whose stellar achievements for the Goliath-like New England Patriots made him a modern-era 'Godzilla.' These cops joked that Brady was probably secretly dating Theron(!). These cops also discussed the possibility that focusing media-campaigns toward pedestrian-culture in America would defy the threats anti-capitalism terrorists posed by targeting society-symbolic public 'targets' (e.g., World Trade Center, Seattle Space Needle, Niagara Falls, SeaWorld, etc.)! It was like a giant anti-terrorism 'crusade' that required incredible teamwork (and optimism).
American women, unlike Muslim women in the Middle East, do not wear veils or pray necessarily five times a day(!). American women (e.g., Hillary Clinton, Farah Fawcett, Christie Brinkley, Chris Evert, Goldie Hawn, Joan Baez, etc.) were much more liberal, media-friendly, religion-relaxed, and consumerism-engaged. First Lady Melania Trump (wife of U.S. President Donald Trump, a former casino-mogul) was a 'diplomat' of media-culture confetti(!). Anti-Western terrorists frowned upon American women's sense of 'avant-garde' society cheerleading. Cultural-differences therefore created great rifts in 'political negotiation,' which is why American female athletes at the symbolic Winter Olympics in South Korea [2018] were considered 'democracy-diplomats.'
Americans loved the University of Miami (and their celebrated Miami Hurricanes college-football team!), the Miami Dolphins (NFL) and Dan Marino(!), Miami's gorgeous beachfront and tourism/hospitality industry, and Miami's fabled welcome-mat for retirement-minded U.S. citizens looking to reap the rewards of a life spent working hard for the proverbial American Dream. It would be no surprise then that an American celebrity such as Tom Cruise or Charlize Theron ('media-diplomats') would be found at a Miami Dolphins (or Miami Hurricanes!) football game, arguably drawing the attention of 'anti-tourism minded terrorists.' Would the consumerism-iconic musician Madonna perform at a Miami Dolphins Super Bowl Halftime Show (or would terrorism frighten her from taking such a 'conspicuous public-stage')?
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This hospitality-paranoia 'hypothesis' is a pseudo-allegory of The Last Boy Scout!
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American NFL cheerleaders in the modern era (post-1900s) were stylish, gorgeous, marketing-friendly, media-photogenic, and incredible alluring for sports media endorsements and pizzazz. The best NFL cheerleaders were from around the league (Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers). These cheerleaders represented the best of sports-marketing and were great for TV audiences looking for all kinds of sports-ornamentation in the age of media and magazines(!).
Americans love football, and the Super Bowl generates incredible ad revenues as well as all kinds of sports-betting online and elsewhere. When the underdog Philadelphia Eagles defeated the seemingly-indomitable New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52, people were talking about the new tourism potentially generated for the city of Philadelphia (and Philly-brands such as Philadelphia Cream Cheese). Why not? Super Bowl moments captured some of the best moments in media history (e.g., the Immaculate Reception, the Ice Bowl). The Miami Dolphins had always been media-friendly, since Miami was a city of great tourism and recreation, and the legendary Dolphins QB Dan Marino even made a cameo in an American film(!).
Americans were not going to allow post-9/11 terrorism to dampen their excitement. The Miami police coordinated with the FBI and Homeland Security to ensure that Dolphins games in Miami were treats for all spectators (on the field and those at home watching on TV!). The Miami police department boasted a gifted new rookie-cop named Stevens who many claimed (mostly his friends) was a 'psychic.' Stevens believed Super Bowl fanfare would generate some kind of terrorism-related threat/vulnerability in the great tourism-friendly and beach-haven city of Miami (once the Dolphins returned to the Super Bowl). Stevens recommended to the FBI that Homeland Security monitor all kinds of email correspondences between students at the University of Miami (an iconic school with a legendary college-football program).
After conferring more with the FBI, Stevens decided that Miami's reputation for being a tourism-friendly American city and iconic sports-hub required some spotlighting and media-assistance/diplomacy work from a celebrity. Stevens recruited Hollywood (USA) actress Charlize Theron to create a pro-NCAA education marketing-campaign designed to promote the message that professional athletics success without a proper college education was not the real 'American Dream.' Theron began planning films to hype such a message, films that presented stories about 'pedestrian idealism' (Atomic Blonde, Gringo). Stevens got the sneaky-suspicion that Theron must be some kind of 'democracy-media operative' secretly working for the CIA or for President Trump(!). Regardless, Stevens wanted a celebrity to hype his 'pedestrianism-politics' marketing campaign.
Americans appreciate the entertainment-industry, so other Miami cops reacted to Stevens' newfound 'mission' by talking about the media-impact of NFL titan-QB Tom Brady whose stellar achievements for the Goliath-like New England Patriots made him a modern-era 'Godzilla.' These cops joked that Brady was probably secretly dating Theron(!). These cops also discussed the possibility that focusing media-campaigns toward pedestrian-culture in America would defy the threats anti-capitalism terrorists posed by targeting society-symbolic public 'targets' (e.g., World Trade Center, Seattle Space Needle, Niagara Falls, SeaWorld, etc.)! It was like a giant anti-terrorism 'crusade' that required incredible teamwork (and optimism).
American women, unlike Muslim women in the Middle East, do not wear veils or pray necessarily five times a day(!). American women (e.g., Hillary Clinton, Farah Fawcett, Christie Brinkley, Chris Evert, Goldie Hawn, Joan Baez, etc.) were much more liberal, media-friendly, religion-relaxed, and consumerism-engaged. First Lady Melania Trump (wife of U.S. President Donald Trump, a former casino-mogul) was a 'diplomat' of media-culture confetti(!). Anti-Western terrorists frowned upon American women's sense of 'avant-garde' society cheerleading. Cultural-differences therefore created great rifts in 'political negotiation,' which is why American female athletes at the symbolic Winter Olympics in South Korea [2018] were considered 'democracy-diplomats.'
Americans loved the University of Miami (and their celebrated Miami Hurricanes college-football team!), the Miami Dolphins (NFL) and Dan Marino(!), Miami's gorgeous beachfront and tourism/hospitality industry, and Miami's fabled welcome-mat for retirement-minded U.S. citizens looking to reap the rewards of a life spent working hard for the proverbial American Dream. It would be no surprise then that an American celebrity such as Tom Cruise or Charlize Theron ('media-diplomats') would be found at a Miami Dolphins (or Miami Hurricanes!) football game, arguably drawing the attention of 'anti-tourism minded terrorists.' Would the consumerism-iconic musician Madonna perform at a Miami Dolphins Super Bowl Halftime Show (or would terrorism frighten her from taking such a 'conspicuous public-stage')?
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