Hello, my name is Teana but I do prefer being called Tae! I am currently a sophomore here at New Jersey City University. I am originally from Brooklyn. I love to put fly outfits together and buy a lot of cool pieces for my wardrobe. I wouldn't say I am an activist but I do believe I stay up to date with the current events especially heavily within politics. I don't necessarily consider myself an artist but I would consider myself a creative, I create fashion content on my social media platforms, I've been noticed by major brands such as Skims, Ecco, Helmut Lang. I'm excited to learn more about activism and how I can potentially become one myself!
Understanding Patriarchy by Bell Hooks
Quote:"It was clear to us that our behavior had to follow predetermined gender script."
Reaction: This quote made me a little bit emotional because you can tell that they were both young and innocent so to be forced to follow the views of their parents may have been really hard for the both of them especially the girl. I know that their was certain things that she probably wanted to do but couldn't because of the simple fact that they had to follow that patriarchy lifestyle.
Quote:"To indoctrinate boys into the rules of patriarchy, we force them to feel pain and to deny their feelings."
Reaction: I feel like this is something I have seen within society. I noticed that in society when it comes to men showing and expressing their feelings it is frowned upon or looked at as weak, so I feel as though a lot of times some men try to suppress their emotions or try to deny how they feel, so i think this quote ties into that common issue with our society today.
Memes are under our generations protest art
Qoute: "Under Donald trump specifically, burroughs says "memes have grown in popularity as a way to express political opinions, similar to how George W. Bush's presidency gave rise to liberal blogs."
Reaction: This quote was relatable. I do feel like meme's has made a shift towards the political side especially during the election, but I do feel as though meme's definitely has got the attention of he younger audience/gen z so meme's did play a big role when it comes to politics.
Quote:“You can express yourself with one picture of a meme better than a whole page of text,” Alan Schaaf, the CEO of image-hosting site Imgur, told VICE."
Reaction: This quote is interesting because I do believe that sometimes people enjoy seeing images more then text, it gravitates more to the eye. I personally like seeing pictures with words then a whole text because I'll just disconnect after a while from reading.
What Meme's owe to art history
Quote:"Easy to make, easy to share; instantly recognizable and a little nonsensical; a hilarious and at times sickly-sweet jab at the world’s blunders, scandals, protests, and hypocrisies."
Reaction: This quote highlights how although meme's may be easy to make and funny to laugh at some of them can talk about real life instances and current events. Meme's also being most common on social media can attract alot of views which means that it can reach multiple people and audiences.
Reaction: This was shocker to me because I never really considered memes to play into art, I more just viewed it as a social media thing but after seeing this I was surprised to learn that meme's have been long going throughout history.
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