"We do a great disservice to boys in how we raise them. We stifle the humanity of boys. We define masculinity in a very narrow way. Masculinity is a hard, small cage, and we put boys inside this cage.... Because they have to be... a hard man...And then we do a much greater disservice to girls, because we raise them to cater to the fragile egos of males. We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller" This is one of the best passages about feminism and how it affects both men and women. I would never have heard this passage spoken if not for the virality of Beyonce's Flawless.

Feminism: How Media Has Shaped My Opinion

April 18, 2016 · by · in

Feminism first came across my social conscience in High School when I was spending a lot of my time online on Hitrecord.org. At the time, HitRecord (created by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) had just had a big relaunch. The interface went from…

NetMed Reflection

April 10, 2016 · by · in

Over the past six week’s in Networked Media, I have attempted many of the advised tasks to begin my blogging experience. I have specifically tried to follow Adrian Miles advice: “The use of blogs can also explore questions about online…

A New Definition of Literate.

March 11, 2016 · by · in

Networked Media : Week 2 In the reading and the lecture for Networked Media the idea of being ‘literate’ was widely discussed. When I think about literacy I immediately think of print literacy and the ability to read. Though just…

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