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Social media has several different users. The social media platform that I feel that is the most divided, is twitter. On twitter, I have noticed several different subgroups. There appears to be groups of twitter users that tweet for different genders, races, or groups of people that have similarities. For example, I have found that there are certain groups of twitter that tweet for the entertainment of ASU students. There are groups of twitters that tweet for the entertainment of Greeks at ASU, or even groups of twitter that tweet for certain types of people who listen to different music. In the bigger picture, I have seen twitter groups that definitely tweet for different races. I am curious to see statistics that compare the social media platforms, and which social media platforms have the largest amount of subgroups. I have seen this problem appear on Facebook as well, but I see this the most on twitter. #mco435 

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Watch and learn about the issues of race that appear on social media. #mco435

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Are there subgroups on twitter? Does social media differ for genders? #mco435

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Every time I get off Facebook I feel like I need to decontaminate. That site is toxic,

Jordan Uh

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Social Media Conversations About Race

How social media users see, share and discuss race and the rise of hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter

See how race relates to the content and conversations you see online. #mco435

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Week 5

This week of readings were a slight challenge for me. Understanding corporeal cyberfeminism took some time, but throughout the articles I grasped bits and pieces. Was this a problem for any of you? Reality can be lost while on the internet, as well as blurred. Jessica Brophy had explained in Developing a Corporeal Cyberfeminism: Beyond Cyberutopia that people connect to themselves online and create them selfs as cyberselves. They had learned this creation of cyberselves through watching chat rooms and interviews. These cyberselves are given genders and indignities through the slang term of ASL. ASL stands for age sex and location. By the internet giving real life people the ability to create their own identity over the internet, real life people are allowing the cyberworld to be another form of reality. This form of reality allows people to hide behind their screens. Hiding behind screens gives people the freedom to harass the people of the internet. People are easily able to express sexism, racism, and many more different forms of hate over the internet. Brophy had noted that, “Cyberfeminists should not understand cyberspace as a utopian replacement for the spaces of lived experiences, but rather as an augmentation of those spaces. These complex inter-relations should not be reduced to a bifurcation of online and offline where either is considered entirely separate from and unaffected by the other; rather, the material conditions of the offline world need to remain visible to scholars,” (Brophy 142). As a woman, who has grew up with technology as one of my main form of communication. Like observed, I was also in chatrooms and a participant of one who used instant messaging. Growing up I felt like I had a whole new identity and was a new person while online. I could be whoever I wanted, I could identify as anything. The internet was truly an embodied experience for me. I had made many friends online, who knew me only has the person i portrayed to be over the internet. Did others do the same? Did you experience the internet the same as I did? Did you create a new identity?

https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2015/sep/24/online-offline-personality-digital-identity

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Week 4

In the article Feminist sexualities, race and the internet: an investigation of suicidegirls.com by Shoshana Magnet, she portrays the resistance online through women who do not fit ones typical image when envisioning sexual, nude photographs. However, these women display the image of punk women with a great deal of tattoos and piercings. The twist to the website is these explicit photos are not simply put for ones viewing pleasure, but have a more in depth meaning placed behind them by attaching a blog to the photo about life experiences they have endured (Magnet, 2007). Ultimately, this website is exclusive to a specific “type” of woman and is not equal to all. We see this all around — from websites to big name companies. While others are welcome to view the site, an individual must fit a certain image to be exclusively involved. Another example of this is Victorias Secret. Victorias Secret promotes women being sexy in their product, however, there is huge lack of diversity amongst their models. While anybody can purchase VS products, the representation of their products can be misleading. The models consist of tall, toned, light skinned girls. To me, this is the same concept that surrounds the idea of suicidegirls.com  On the flip side of Victorias Secret, is Aerie. Aerie is the lingerie brand for American Eagle that launched a game changing campaign with real models that were not airbrushed. They advertised flaws amongst girls with all different body types. While many girls fantasize about achieving the looks of a Victoria Secret model, it is not real. I feel that within society we need to normalize normal again. Varying body types, stretch marks, cellulite, different skin colors, acne, etc., is all normal! Yet we have these sites that are exclusive to girls that only fit a certain image. What type of company would you want to represent?

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The article you analyzed is very interesting to me. The different twist on the nude photographs is what intrigued me the most. The deeper meaning within the photographs is what also pulled me in. Learning the backstories and the struggles the women have gone through, makes the site deeper and the photos more relatable. I like how you compared aerie to Victoria Secret. When I walk into a Victoria Secret store, I personally feel self conscious and almost embarrassed about the models and figures shown. Almost all of the models are thin and extremely “perfect”. One type of women is shown. That is not how the world is. The world is not full of women who are “perfectly” shaped. I believe that the internet should showcase all different types of women— women of all different races, women of all different sizes, and women of all different styles. When one goes onto the internet, they can connect and not feel excluded by the one type of women shown on the internet.

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In “We are the Future Cunt: Cyber Feminism in the 90′s” , Claire Evans posits Cyberfeminism loosely as thought, criticism and art. Evens clarifies we don’t quite know the exact definition of Cyberfeminism but we know what it is not. Still, throughout this week’s readings, I postulated a working definition of cyberfeminsm to frame my theorizing. Given its origin with VNS Matrix (among others) I concurred that cyberfeminism  is that which uses the bustling internet to create a world of visibility for that which is not yet visible or recognized in society and its structures. Furthermore, cyber feminism is characterized by creating and organizing space for opinions, discussion, knowledge and action We see this today in the the #yesallwomen campaign. This campaign sought to bring awareness to both obvious and discrete harassment women face that those with male privilege may have never been aware of otherwise. Furthermore, this campaign created a community of women vocalizing that which is not widely accepted during IRL dinner conversation. This campaign was poignant, personal, political and possible due to the organizing ability of the internet.

While the internet has provided a unique platform for knowledge sharing and creating within a feminist community that is not to say our real life society doesn’t creep in. Evens reminds readers cyberfeminst participant’s “fears of being silenced, threatened or bullied” still persist online. I would suspect many of us in this class could recount stories of gendered harassment that took place within a technological arena, whether its turning down a tinder date request, or commenting on a feminist youtube video. Evans goes as far as to suggest misogyny follows users online regardless of anonymity and can then result in perpetuating misogyny IRL. Evans concludes that within a cyber age, a feedback loop is now operating between cyberspace and society.

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I appreciated your ability to craft and understand your working definition of cyberfeminisim. In my college years, over the internet I have noticed more and more when it comes to your definition. I was interested on how you chose the campaign, #yesallwomen. This is a great example of cyberfeminism. Before this week, I was not as familiar with campaign.I was a fan how they out males for the harassment and misogyny. The internet is a strong form of communication, and with this hashtag the message is sent to many around the world. Do you think this campaign is one of the best ones on the internet? If not, what other campaigns interest you and support cyberfeminism. Another question that comes to my head, is how do men feel about this campaign or how have they reacted to this. I wonder if at first men feel insulted, but later on realize these are actual actions happening to women.

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Hi everyone! My name is Abigail Stemmeler, but I prefer to be addressed by the name of Abbie. Feminine pronouns would be the best for me. I am a sophomore and could not be happier that I chose to attend this university. Coming from a small town in Wisconsin, I love how big this university is. There are many different types of people who grew up in different areas that provide different views to my life daily. Being able to hear different stories and ideas is enlightening.

Growing up as a millennial, the internet has always been apart of my life. According to a study done by TNS, "Across the U.S., the average Millennial (aged 16-30) with internet access, spends 3.1 hours a day on their mobile devices – the equivalent of 21.7 hours – almost a whole day – every week,” (Cite here). Although the thought of me spending that much time on the internet scares me, I do not think I could live without it. The internet connects me to my friends and family; and is the way I communicate with them the most.

What intrigues me the most about the internet, is the way people express themselves. Being behind a screen, things you would be afraid to say in person, are ten times easier to say on the internet. Essentially, this scares me as well. Although sometimes it may be nice, this can also be bad.  With dozens of social media sites and apps, there is constant communication over the internet. People can easily say things to hurt others feelings and the context of text may be lost over the internet. I do enjoy the freedom one has to express themselves over the internet throughout different forms of social media. I am excited to be apart of this class to see how the internet can effect people in a way I have not searched about before. The internet has the ability to send messages and change different messages and ideas.

Shively, Stephen. "TNS Study Reveals Millennials Spend Nearly One Day Every Week on Their Phones." TNS Study Reveals Millennials Spend Nearly One Day Every Week on Their Phones | TNS Global. Kantar TNS, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.

http://www.tnsglobal.com/us/press-release/tns-millenials_study_111915