Why more men should fight for women’s rights

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/24/men-women-masculinity-feminism

so what is the role of men in all this? The liberation of women is down to women, after all, and the great advances that have so far been made are down to the struggle and sacrifice of women: some known, some airbrushed from the history books. The women’s movement has changed men for the better: they are more likely to have female and gay friends than they once did, to talk about their feelings (though not enough), to have a greater role in raising children, and so on. Men are so accustomed to various privileges – such as automatically being taken more seriously – that they are not even aware they exist. That’s why it is so crucial that men listen to women and their experiences, and learn.

Yet men will only stop killing, raping, injuring and oppressing women if they change. That means tackling attitudes within their ranks that make possible the objectification of women, for instance, or which normalise violence against women. The White Ribbon Campaign is one example, attempting to transform men’s attitudes towards such violence. Unless men speak out, such attitudes will persist and the terror against women will continue.

Chelsea fan in Paris Métro video posed in picture with Nigel Farage

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/19/chelsea-fan-in-paris-metro-video-posed-in-picture-with-nigel-farage


A Chelsea fan filmed while racist chants were shouted on the Paris Métro was a “vocal” supporter of Ukip, even posing with the party’s leader, Nigel Farage.

A photo posted by season ticket holder Josh Parsons on his Instagram account around four months ago shows Farage, drink in hand, next to the 21-year-old named as one of the Chelsea fans on the Paris subway. The caption underneath the photo reads: “UKIP BOYS! What a geezer.”

Identities and the Media: Feminism

1) Read Playing With The Past: Post-feminism and the Media (MM40, page 64 - ourMedia Magazine archive is here).

2) What are the two texts the article focuses on?

pan am
beyonce 


3) What examples are provided from the two texts of the 'male gaze' (Mulvey)?

pan am- stewardess are used as they are considered to be "admired" and "aspired" this can be an example of the male gaze.

beyonce- in her video she winks in her ‘sexy outfits’. This self-conscious address allows Beyoncé to be objectified, welcoming the male gaze but simultaneously also avoiding feminist criticism through this use of parody and humour.


4) Do texts such as these show there is no longer a need for feminism or are they simply sexism in a different form?

i think that feminism still does needs exist the reason for this is because in both examples females of objectives and the theory of the male gaze applies, this therefore suggests that men still see females as objects an therefore objectified. however it can be argued that the intentions were foe this in order to create more awareness among people, it can also be suggested that beyonce in her video wore clothing in order to entice a male audience.


5) Choose three words/phrases from the glossary of the article and write their definitions on your blog.

Feminism – A movement aimed at defining,establishing, and defending women’s rights and equality to men.

Post-feminism – An ideology in culture and society that society is somehow past needing feminism and that the attitudes and arguments of feminism are no longer needed.

Third wave feminism – Was a movement that redefined and encouraged women to be dominant and sexually assertive.

Patriarchy – An ideology that places men in a dominant position over women.

Nostalgia – A sentimental longing for the past, often only remembering the positives of the time.

Male Gaze – The gaze referring to Laura Mulvey’s seminal article ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ which argues that main stream Hollywood films subject female characters to the ‘male gaze’ of the camera, fragmenting and objectifying their bodies.

No More Page 3

1) Research the No More Page 3 campaign. Who started it and why?

it started by Lucy Anne Holmes, she started this campaign "she became sad that the most prominent photograph of a woman in the widest circulation British newspaper is of a young woman in just her pants."

2) What are the six reasons the campaign gives for why Page 3 has to go?


it is considered sexist

children can see page three at any time

It is sooooo… outdated!  – The Daily Mirror used to feature topless Page 3 girls in the 1970s



3) Read this debate in the Guardian regarding whether the campaign should be dropped. What are Barbara Ellen and Susan Boniface's contrasting opinions in the debate?

the article looks at how page three is wrong but at the same time i looks at other factors why its okay , for instance females wanting or it may be there only source of income and therefore stopping this could lead to females being out of work. another debate is the fact other celebrity are posting nudes and are considered okay.

4) How can the No More Page 3 campaign be linked to the idea of post-feminism?

this can link to he fact that women have the right to do what they want and therefore have te ability to say no can choose what they do.

5) What are your OWN views on the No More Page 3 campaign. Do you agree with the campaign's aims? Should the campaign continue?

i think the campaign is a start in the right direction, however taking away page 3 can be seen as taking away jobs for both photographers as well as models, although in some way it can be seen as negative as it is so easily accessible and therefore children can see it can be argued that more measures should be put in place e.g. age restrictions. 

6) Do you agree that we are in a post-feminist state or is there still a need for feminism?

i believe feminism is still needed, the reason for this is because the word "feminism" should not have to be used in terms of fair and equal rights, when the word is no longer used it can eb suggested that equal right are something that it common and no longer something that has to be fought for.

index update #3

story 1-Jihadi John worked in the UK as a charity collector – and we’re closing in, says MI5
story 2-New and digital media- Google
story 3-New and Digital media- Apple watch
story 4-New and digital media- cheater
story 5-New and digital media- youtube
story 6-Social media being used to lure in criminals?
story 7-The future of newspapers
story 8-Anonymous turn good?
story 9-Snap chat? 
story 10-typewriters
story 11-decline of newspapers
story 12-

2nd term-

Story 1-Parliament's official Tweet
Story 2-Josie Cunningham
Story 3-Jennifer Lawrence: 'I will never get Twitter. The internet has scorned me'
Story 4-social media monitoring
Story 5-Facebook accused of failing to flag extremist messages by Lee Rigby's killer 
Story 6-Vine shifts from comedy clips to a valid journalistic tool
Story 7-Sun+ signs up 225,000 paying subscribers
Story 8-Ferguson  shooting
Story 9-Does the Sun really speak to more people than Russell Brand?
Story 10-Rogue computerised cameras plague BBC news presenters
Story 11-russell brand tweet ban
Story 12-#illridewithyou sydney attacks
Story 13-News Corp UK suffers £3.5m loss after £51m profit the year before
Story 14-Digital giants get bigger at the expense of the small blog sites
Story 15-Facebook app lets you view anyone’s hidden photos
Story 16-Dark net used almost entirely for paedophilia sites, according to new study

3rd term-

story 1- Facebook accused of failing to flag extremist messages by Lee Rigby's killer
story 2- CNN to introduce news-gathering drones
story 3-Sun’s Page 3 decision long overdue, say MPs
story 4-Editors urge David Cameron to tighten police snooping rules
story 5-BBC3 bid: ‘We’re trying to say that there is another way’
story 6-The strange case of babies sleeping in boxes
story 7-Sun’s Page 3 decision long overdue, say MPs

4th term-

Story 1-Editors urge David Cameron to tighten police snooping rules
Story 2-BBC3 bid: ‘We’re trying to say that there is another way’
Story 3-The strange case of babies sleeping in boxes
Story 4-Chelsea fan in Paris Métro video posed in picture with Nigel Farage

Story 5-Why more men should fight for women’s rights

5th term-

story 1- Online all the time – average British household owns 7.4 internet devices
story 2-YouTube reveals plans for monthly subscription to remove its ads

story 3-The Media Column: Murdoch may not be happy but unlike 1992, it won’t be ‘The Sun wot won it’ 
story 4- Police investigate construction firm after complaints from passer-by over wolf-whistling
story 5-death by clickbait
story 6-Ed Miliband’s Russell Brand interview is no joke for the Sun, Mail and Star
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Post-colonialism: blog task

1) Summarise the three theorists we have looked at: Alvarado, Fanon and Said.

alvarado- representation of people can be put into four groups which are; 

• exotic
• dangerous 
• humorous
• pitied

fanon- putting on the white mask in order to fit in with "white people" initially aimed at black people but can be aimed at anyone.

said-  theory was based on orientalsim ,east vs west (poor vs rich)

2) Watch the opening of Yasmin (2004) again. Does it offer a positive or negative view of British Muslims? To what extent does it reinforce or challenge Edward Said's theory of Orientalism - that the west is superior to the exotic or uncivilised east?

one example is through the use of how Faisel used a finger to eat peanut butter over a spoon , another way is through the way the tea was cooked. Yasmin on the other hand shows the clash between east vs west, this is done through how she changes clothes when going work and when she is in the community she dresses differently. it reinforces said theory as faisel is shown as uncivilised but also can not speak English so this could suggest exotic.

3) Finally, choose THREE clips for EACH of the theorists and explain how you could apply that theory to the clip. Pick a selection of clips on YouTube from TV, film, music video or advertising and embed them in your blog before writing your analysis under each clip. Note: this means you need NINE clips in total on this blogpost.

alvarado-

fanon

said-

The Internet Is Not the Answer review – how the digital dream turned sour

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/01/internet-is-not-the-answer-review-andrew-keen

the article looks at how the internet although revolutionised the way that businesses operate it also led to significant job loss, however it can be argued that other jobs as a result opened up.

Top Gear, BBC4 and the watershed: what we learned from Tony Hall

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/27/top-gear-bbc4-watershed-tony-hall

the article talks about how watershed wont be around in 20 to 30 years which means that program wont be as regulated this can have a significant impact on the information that young people may have access to.

No filter: Rupert Murdoch's Twitter feed provides a new take on the editorial

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/29/rupert-murdochs-twitter-feed-editorial

rupert murdoch has been using twitter in order to express his views and opinions and has lead to massive concerns, he has insulted mp's as well as the royal family and nations.

The strange case of babies sleeping in boxes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-30939818

the article looks at the power of social and how although something had been going on for a long time it is not till now that the stories has been shared 10 million times in the last 20 months.

BBC3 bid: ‘We’re trying to say that there is another way’

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/25/bbc3-bid-buy-channel-avalon-hat-trick

the article talks about how BBC3 was introduced to target young people, but now due to internet being used more and more it had lead to a fall in people watching the channel and therefore a plan to make it online only was the "solution".