The Yes Men

In the film “The Yes Men Fix The World”, the Yes Men’s critique of media was done by a series of pranks. They impersonate various representatives of corporate and reveal fake news. Some says its false hope but they try to wake people up by what the corporate are not doing. The Yes Men as they said at the end of the film feel that there shouldn’t be only a few people at the top making the changes, but instead, more of us at the bottom should work together and make the changes. They perform the “hoax” to show the world what the problem really is. In the case of Dow Chemicals, it shows that the company is not taking responsibility of their actions which left people suffering. I feel that the public sphere is in play and also the idea that company and the media are aiming to make profit. After every prank, the news reporters all called it a hoax instead of a wake up call to the real problem. Part of the problems were caused by the big corporations and the government and the media can’t jeopardize their money source.