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Hispanics/Latinos in the media Photo courtesy of YouTube.com Are you petrified by the main photo on this post? Does it make you feel queasy as you notice the gun target hovering above the terrified immigrants as they make their way across the border looking for a better life? If it doesn't...then watch the documentary "Latino's Beyond Reel" and watch the faces of the small Latino children as they see a clip of it. As they realize that they and those they love are the target of this disgusting excuse for an online video game. Yes, this game is real and yes, that woman is pregnant. Then listen to their hearts as they say they wouldn't like the game if the targets were white or yellow or orange. A human is a human to them and killing is bad. They wouldn't kill you. But they think you might kill them.  This documentary hones in on a group of Latino children as they are introduced to silly things like Speedy Gonzales. I have to admit it has been a long...

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,...