This is the poster that I made and put up in the Arts and Letters building. I decided to pose a question about feminism and make people think about what a feminist really is and to bring awareness to the issue.
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This was shown to me by my friend the other night and I thought about society as I read the slogan of Bud Light, “Perfect beer for removing ‘no’ from your vocabulary for the night #upforanything”. Though I am fairly certain it was not intentional, this slogan made me feel as if the abuse of people, and women in particular, while intoxicated was okay and normal for our society. It really goes to show that the wording of ads are important, and can seriously affect the viewers.
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It’s crazy to think about how far America has come with the acceptance of differences. The 1960’s were a crucial time for minorities in America, with many groups of brave activists stepping up to gain their rights as American citizens. From the African American movement to the feminist movement, people have gained the powers that should have been theirs from the beginning, such as the right to vote and having a position in the workplace. However, though there has been much improvement over the years, it is sad to see controversies over commercials such as this General Mills Cheerios commercial published in 2013 I found on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbWeH9cztHw. I remember seeing this commercial on the air a few months ago and thinking nothing of it. There is nothing different about it really; a young girl pours Cheerios on her dad’s heart after confirming with her mom that they are “heart-healthy”. In essence, this is just a sweet, family-oriented commercial that Cheerios was using to promote their product; however, there were many people who couldn’t get past the fact that the family was an inter-racial family. People were commenting negative comments beneath the video on YouTube, like that this commercial was unbelievable because “a black dad wouldn’t stay with his family”, that they felt disgusted watching it, and other racist remarks. Eventually Cheerios had to disable the commenting underneath the video because the comments were so degrading and hurtful, but refused to pull the ad. I’m shocked that there are still so many people who can only see life in black and white. This is just one example of how racism still exists today. Though leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., the Black Panthers, and Rosa Parks helped gain the rights deserved for the African American people, there is still a long way to go until we can claim that all Americans are considered equal in everyone’s eyes. I chose this video because I think that we need more commercials such as this one to air because the more often inter-racial couples are seen, the more accepting people will be.
Hack #6: As I was scrolling through YouTube I happened to see a post titled “Pray the Gay Away”. I clicked on it out of curiosity and what I heard was awful. There are teenagers that are being sent to camps to change their sexual preferences and the methods used to do this are horrendous. In essence, the leaders are teaching each teenager to hate themselves and who they are and that’s not okay. As stated in the video, camps that use violent tactics such as pricking kids with needles and burning them with hot coils are legal in 48 states in the US. It seems as if the right for equality that everyone is after has a long way to go. This was just ridiculous.
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In section we were talking about how women are used in commercials and often depicted in a sexist way. Here is an add for a video game that is most likely geared toward teenage boys. They are using this attractive women with large boobs to catch the attention of the audience.
Hack #3: Before Professor Blum left, he was talking about how history haunts us. He also mentioned that out of all the presidents Ab Lincoln was one of the most commonly used today. He is the president that did not win by majority vote, but he is one of the most well-known presidents. This is the trailer for the recent movie “Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter” that shows that we are still haunted by history today.
#2) People are worried about explicit content everywhere. Even on our Hack blog.
In section we were talking about censorship and ironically our own site that we are supposed to post our hacks on is asked up to censor our pictures. How are we supposed to judge what our avatar should be rated? These are all socially constructed ideas.
#1) In class you brought up the idea of “explicit” and also talked about how the world used to be seen in black and white. I was scrolling through the popular page on Instagram and saw this image. Maybe being explicit isn’t a bad thing; maybe people need to be explicit to create change.
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