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GET OUT Photo courtesy of RottenTomatoes.com This movie was sick and eye opening and horrifying and overwhelming and insane. I was not prepared for the content that streamed out of this extremely terrifying story. I had never heard of this movie before the night we watched it in class and I couldn't believe how I had missed it. I had missed this huge story with such depth and I was ashamed to find that out.  I have to say that the main character's friend who worked for TSA was the one person who gave much needed relief from the stress that ensued from watching this film. He was hilarious and the film needed him because the weight of the content in this film was much too heavy.  The idea of black people still in essence being "owned" as they once were and in some horrific cases still are. But not only taking their bodies for labor, but literally taking their bodies and inserting other people's brains, white people's brains. Making them the vessel o...

Violence against women Photo courtesy of TED.com This week we discussed violence against women in music videos and then we watch Leslie Morgan Steiner's TED TALK on "Why Domestic Violence Victims Don't Leave".  Eminem Featuring Rhianna in "Love The Way You Lie"...Whoa. I had never fully watched this video, I had heard the song, even sang along as it is catchy. But wow, way to romanticize two people who have anger issues and beat one another. The house literally goes up in flames by the end of the video, why is this romantic? I tend to pay attention to cuss words in songs and blatantly racist thoughts or words, after seeing the video for this, maybe I should listen a little more intently from now on.  Leslie Morgan Steiner's " Why Domestic Violence Victims Don't Leave"...I am sad to admit, I did not understand the process these guys put their partner through. I have even voiced previously how I do not understand why these ...

Photo courtesy of YouTube This documentary. Wow. I had never thought about what men go through as young boys and how much effect that might have on them for the rest of their lives.  mas·cu·lin·i·ty ˌmaskyəˈlinədē/ noun noun:  masculinity ; plural noun:  masculinities possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men. "handsome, muscled, and driven, he's a prime example of masculinity" synonyms: virility ,  manliness , maleness,  machismo ,  vigor ,  strength , muscularity, ruggedness,  robustness ;  informal testosterone "he's the picture of masculinity" It's sad to think about the frustrations these men must battle with throughout their lives from simple things they endure in younger years. To think that a young child like those in the documentary would feel that they must be manly at such a young age, with no sensitivity.  Just look at ...

Women in Sports Journalism Photo courtesy of CNN.com In this class, we heard from Jarah Wright about her journey into Sports Journalism as a woman. Her journey was rough and honestly, I was sad to hear her current salary in conjunction with what she has to put u with on a daily basis and hearing about her workload.  It really makes you think. Especially since you only see people who are already very successful in the industry. Not to mention, we only see the facade, we only see what they want us to see. It makes me wonder what besides the nude photos that resulted from a massive breach in Erin Andrew's privacy she had to endure to get where she is. And she took over Pam Oliver's position as Pam Oliver had gotten too old. So her journey was not enough to see her at the top, her age disqualified her from continuing to reap the rewards of her hard work and the sacrifices she probably made over the years. Do we see men endure this as they age? No, not usually. In fact,...

Photo: Globalresearch.ca Today we heard from Saad Yousuf, a sports journalist as ESPN. Yousuf is young and what us journalists would consider successful, after all, he has a job. He is well spoken and wise beyond his years. He explains what it means to be a Muslim and how he is affected being a Muslim in a post 9/11 world. He tells us in detail how his own sister is affected by being a hijab-wearing muslim today. He goes into detail about how the Muslim holy book can be taken out of context for good and evil to both non-muslims and Muslims. In turn, he shows us how the Christian Holy Bible can also be taken in and out of context for good or evil to Christians and non-christians.  I was astounded, not only by his and his sister's fears and thoughts. But I realized, there were two women in class who were Muslims. And they had been affected by Islamophobia too, one of them right on our universities' campus. They shared a few stories and became overwhelmed with emotion whi...

Photo: Natalie Hage Instagram Today we heard from Natalie Hage. I had managed to completely miss this story, and that's pretty abnormal for me as I am certainly a news hound who is constantly scouring and surfing news sites. But when I heard Hage's story, I was absolutely horrified. To hear that someone would be so insanely uncomfortable with some one sitting near them because they are overweight is unfathomable to me.  So the story goes, Hage boarded a plane to LA, heading to a photoshoot. Yea, a photoshoot, because she's gorgeous, lovely, and a freaking model. The man seated next to her was immediately and vocally annoyed by her size from the moment she entered his eye line. Hage was forced to endure the man texting a friend throughout the flight about her size. The phone was visible enough to Hage that she was actually able to take photos of his screen without him knowing and post those to social media. Her friends rallied behind her and motivated her to speak...