Mental Health Awareness Month/Week should be more than posting “you’re not alone” on social media. Taking care of your mental health is more than just “staying hydrated,” “getting fresh air,” “talking to your friends,” and “getting some sleep.” While those are all good things to do, taking care of your mental health is a lot… Continue reading Mental Health Awareness
I examined and analyzed the content of Alternative Press’ online news section. I looked at their featured stories on AltPress.com from April 17 to April 30, 2018 to see how gender was represented in these articles. Alternative Press is a news and magazine publication that covers music genres ranging from rock to pop punk to… Continue reading Content Analysis of AltPress.com
Rooster Teeth’s podcast Always Open is a series hosted by Barbara Dunkelman that tackles topics such as sexuality, relationships, life and much more. The guests on the show are always a diverse group of people. For instance, Barbara is Jewish and co host Mariel Salcedo is Mexican and also lesbian. They always include many other… Continue reading Always Open
If you haven’t seen Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” you probably should because it is such a great movie and if you continue reading this blog, I may spoil it for you. “Get Out” is categorized as a horror/thriller movie and it seriously had me sweating at the climax. On the surface level, this movie does… Continue reading Thoughts on “Get Out”
In my last blog post, I talked about how the alternative music scene is full of progressive people and was one of the first communities that I noticed that helped kickstart the #MeToo movement. However, just like how the community has its fair share of sexual assault cases, it also has its fair share of… Continue reading Pop Punk Sexism
The #MeToo movement is something that has gained a lot of momentum in all different types of communities in the past year. It has encouraged a lot of women and men to come forward with their sexual assault and harassment stories that unfortunately a lot of people have. I am a part of the… Continue reading #MeToo Movement in the Alternative Music Community
Hate speech occurring during online gaming is an issue that the gaming community faces. Hate speech is words that are motivated by a group prejudice intended to physically or psychologically harm someone based on their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. In the gaming community, there is little that is being done to stop hate… Continue reading Online Gaming and Hate Speech
