Summary Of A Big Steaming Pile Of Me

Introduction
Throughout this critical review paper of Richard Jeni’s performance “A Big Steaming Pile of Me” I will be discussing how the review can apply organizational behaviour concepts. In addition to this analysis I will discuss the audience and the use of individuals and groups and my attitudes and feelings about the performance.
Audience
When considering who is the audience for this performance I thought over and over on who was not personally offended. First I considered that males would not be offended, and then I recognized that it would have to be specific males, males who are Caucasian, cisgender and heterosexual. Second, I realized that this audience had to be American, Christian and even their economic status and or weight could
The problem with groupthink is that if there is a large group of people that are laughing, I find I will laugh because they are even if I don’t agree with the performer’s statement. Even though I have made a conscious decision to be part of the group and participate, it can affect my self-concept because I identify as someone who is accepting and informed in
When he discusses America it is about the three individuals who are failures to pop culture and to America and societal issues that are relatable to the audience. As the performance continued the audience became smaller and smaller to not be part of any of the above mentioned groups. The audience was smaller because the only people who were left on it were not personally mentioned during the act. By contributing organizational behaviour concepts we are able to recognize the diversity of the people that Jeni discusses and the use of each group or individual to portray well known stereotypes. Jeni shows us that stereotyping can be negative and our perceptions of people can affect how we communicate and work with people who are different from