The other day, Shaquille O'Neal got himself into some trouble when posting an image on his Instagram account, mocking a fan who suffers from Ectodermal Dysplasias; a very rare condition which leaves the person with thin, sparse hair, missing teeth, and other abnormalities.
All over Twitter and other social media accounts, Shaq has received comments of criticism and disappointment. Since then, thankfully, the image has been removed from his Instagram.
Although the boy in the image, 23 year old Jahmel Binion, says he is used to being ridiculed, the post was still quite hurtful. Binion did find light to bring to the situation by creating the HUG DON'T JUDGE Facebook page. He hopes to shine light on and reduce cyberbullying
Since the incident, Shaq has released a public apology on Twitter.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Does Olivia Benson Need to Travel to Westeros?
It is now Wednesday and I am still finding countless posts online in regards to Sunday evenings episode of Game of Thrones. But people are only talking about one scene in particular that didn't even last 5 minutes of the hour long episode.
Following King Joffery's death, his immediate family met around his body to mourn. Once the room was emptied out with the exception of his mother, Cersei, and his uncle/ father, Jamie, the controversy begun. Right next to their son's body, Jamie kept pushing himself onto his twin sister, as she kept declaring "no". All in all, that is rape, even if they have had past consensual experiences.
But wait, hasn't rape and many other countless horrific things happened alright on Game on Thrones? Yes, there totally has been. But what separates this scene from the others is that director Alex Graves essential denies it was "rape" being portrayed since it became consensual later on. I can't help but disagree with the director since me, along with all the other viewers, witnessed Cersei begging and crying for Jamie to stop more than once
The directors could have done a better job portraying Cersei willing to have sex with her brother. Apparently in the book she dismissed his actions at first but soon after changes her mind and does explicitly consent. On screen, her consent was not heard or known to viewers who have not read the book.
Additionally, it occurred next to their son's corpse and aired on Easter Sunday which definitely led to further unsettling reactions.
From Twitter, to Facebook, to countless blogs, viewers have poured their emotions out about this one scene but never have made such a buzz when we saw a pregnant women being stabbed in the womb or as Joffery forced prostitutes to torture one another for his pleasure.
Hopefully next Sunday night we are brought to some closure or better feelings towards what occcurred between Jamie and Cersei.
Following King Joffery's death, his immediate family met around his body to mourn. Once the room was emptied out with the exception of his mother, Cersei, and his uncle/ father, Jamie, the controversy begun. Right next to their son's body, Jamie kept pushing himself onto his twin sister, as she kept declaring "no". All in all, that is rape, even if they have had past consensual experiences.
But wait, hasn't rape and many other countless horrific things happened alright on Game on Thrones? Yes, there totally has been. But what separates this scene from the others is that director Alex Graves essential denies it was "rape" being portrayed since it became consensual later on. I can't help but disagree with the director since me, along with all the other viewers, witnessed Cersei begging and crying for Jamie to stop more than once
The directors could have done a better job portraying Cersei willing to have sex with her brother. Apparently in the book she dismissed his actions at first but soon after changes her mind and does explicitly consent. On screen, her consent was not heard or known to viewers who have not read the book.
Additionally, it occurred next to their son's corpse and aired on Easter Sunday which definitely led to further unsettling reactions.
From Twitter, to Facebook, to countless blogs, viewers have poured their emotions out about this one scene but never have made such a buzz when we saw a pregnant women being stabbed in the womb or as Joffery forced prostitutes to torture one another for his pleasure.
Hopefully next Sunday night we are brought to some closure or better feelings towards what occcurred between Jamie and Cersei.
Sarah has Stayed Sassy
Not too long ago I wrote about how Sarah Michelle Gellar tweeted that she would cancel her Vogue subscription because of the Kim & Kanye cover. Well, Sarah tweeted to her followers once again but with another annoyance.
And once again myself, I can totally agree with her (and I swear it's not because I'm biased!). You know that song, "Happy"? It's been played nonstop lately and the song almost sounds like it's just the same few lines looping forever and forever? Well Sarah, (and myself!), has had enough of it so she shared this silly meme with her followers
I always thought the sass Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Kathryn (Cruel Intentions) were just apart of their characters. They were probably done so well because Sarah has some natural sass in her.
She has no reason not to be happy with a new series and a gorgeous family. But, like I said, we've all clearly had enough of Pharrell's ridiculously upbeat song.
And once again myself, I can totally agree with her (and I swear it's not because I'm biased!). You know that song, "Happy"? It's been played nonstop lately and the song almost sounds like it's just the same few lines looping forever and forever? Well Sarah, (and myself!), has had enough of it so she shared this silly meme with her followers
With 892 retweets and 1,028 likes, Sarah is clearly not alone. Pharrell we all love you, that's not the issue. But jeez, this song has gotten out of control. A professor of mine even founds a 24 hour looping video of it, pure torture.
She has no reason not to be happy with a new series and a gorgeous family. But, like I said, we've all clearly had enough of Pharrell's ridiculously upbeat song.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Facebook Ever-Growing Empire
If you thought the entire globe was signed up with Facebook already, you're surprisingly wrong. Today it has been announced India now has 100 million Facebook users on March 31st.
As of late August, the count was at 82 million, but these last few months brought 18 million more in- which I find outstanding. More than three-quarters of the 100 million use Facebook through the mobil app. Will Facebook eventually become app-exclusive in India?
Even more impressive is Facebook only had 8 million users when they opened their India office in 2010. These numbers won't stop either for India either. The nation expects to reach a quarter of a billion online users by the end of the year.
It is truly impressive to see how fast online technology is growing in India.
As of late August, the count was at 82 million, but these last few months brought 18 million more in- which I find outstanding. More than three-quarters of the 100 million use Facebook through the mobil app. Will Facebook eventually become app-exclusive in India?
Even more impressive is Facebook only had 8 million users when they opened their India office in 2010. These numbers won't stop either for India either. The nation expects to reach a quarter of a billion online users by the end of the year.
It is truly impressive to see how fast online technology is growing in India.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Winter Has Come
As I return from a break from this blog, Game of Thrones has finally returned, on Sunday, for it's fourth season since last Spring. Leading up to the premiere, almost every social site on the web has been creating posts relating to the series. Some of my favorite came from Mashable.com
One of my favorite posts of them all gives viewers a brief recap of Season 3 through the use of Emjois. It was hilariously adorable and accurate for me to recap what I needed to remember for the upcoming season.
Another interseting set of posts created by Mashable was "If Social Networks Were 'Game of Thrones' Houses" and a video of the opening sequence redone with social networks rather than the original family houses.
Finally, outside of Mashable, BuzzFeed.com posted a series of pictures of the cast seen doing everyday activities or in normal clothes which I absolutely loved. For me, the majority of these actors and actresses I only know as their parts. So seeing Hodor at a dj booth rather than carrying around Bran made me smile.
The posts and lists related to Game of Thrones are countless all over the web. I have found, personally, that their fan base between seasons 3 and 4 have grown incredibly which is why I believe GoT has created such a buzz on the web. I am excited to see what season 4 will influence the online community to create.
One of my favorite posts of them all gives viewers a brief recap of Season 3 through the use of Emjois. It was hilariously adorable and accurate for me to recap what I needed to remember for the upcoming season.
Another interseting set of posts created by Mashable was "If Social Networks Were 'Game of Thrones' Houses" and a video of the opening sequence redone with social networks rather than the original family houses.
Finally, outside of Mashable, BuzzFeed.com posted a series of pictures of the cast seen doing everyday activities or in normal clothes which I absolutely loved. For me, the majority of these actors and actresses I only know as their parts. So seeing Hodor at a dj booth rather than carrying around Bran made me smile.
The posts and lists related to Game of Thrones are countless all over the web. I have found, personally, that their fan base between seasons 3 and 4 have grown incredibly which is why I believe GoT has created such a buzz on the web. I am excited to see what season 4 will influence the online community to create.
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