Why the Internet is potentially a dangerous thing

I like the internet, its expressive, weirdly wonderful and can sustain boredom no matter where you are around the globe. But it is useless thinking this could relate to a better kind of human being. I try to remain reserved in my opinions of news articles (specifically on the web), however some artless go a bit too far. 

Return of Kings, 2014

THIS came up on my news feed this morning on Facebook after one of my friends shared it in outrage that it even exists. And I agree. 

An eating disorder is not something to laugh at, it is not something to use against another human being, it most definitely is not a defining factor of a relationship and if you agree with anything that article says then you most definitely deserve to rot. 

I have had friends with eating disorders, luckily enough I have never suffered from the illness myself.  However this article makes my skin crawl. One of the '5 reasons' is suggesting that when a woman is feeling vulnerable THAT IS A GOOD THING. 

I can't even outline how pissed this article made me. With all of the positive response after Emma Watsons #HeforShe campaign, I'd have thought the waves of feminism was defining a new chapter for the human race. However this article has only proved to me how wrong I am. 

Finally, the last defining part of this article is the other publications this author has covered...

Many of those publications are all for the gender equality, so why they have supported this mysogynistic arse is beyond me... and possible something that needs to be addressed? 

Not only this article, but Return of King's seems to be an amalgamation of high and mighty men who still believe women are beneath them? I can only hope this website is made of satirical (yet still badly written) content however some of these articles have me second guessing myself... 

Feminism is on the Retreat

The Major Flaw in Taday's Perception of Domestic Violence

Laci Green is Trying to Censor Youtube- Without Consent

And my personal favourite and an article I have already mentioned...

Jennifer Lawrence is not a good role model.

What scares me is the heaps of comments of people who agree with this, men from around the world seem to be using these misleading and bollock's filled articles to support casual sexism. 

Spread this blog post, around the internet and make these people realise that what they are publicising is wrong! This needs attention as quite frankly these articles are no different to a hate crime in my eyes! 

G x

I wish I had articles written about me in Wellies & Jumpers.

                                           

The word feminist has been chucked around left right and centre over twitter the last few days, female empowerment has gone into superdrive and yet I still feel like people are missing the point. 

'Feminism is the social, economical and political equality of the sexists'. 

Thats right, I quoted Beyonce (well not actually beyonce but one of her songs & I cant help but feel that with that single line, my entire view of feminism changed. I honestly dont even think its feminism that is the problem... I think it is the constant stereotyping which is made by the media which is causing this. 

It pains me to say this, as I love the media, I love studying it,I love the hype that is generated by it and it's cuckoo journalists trying to the best of their ability to sell another boring tabloid story. However, Its the reoccuring rubbish that gets sporuted out that has women aroudn the world screaming out in anguish! 

There is a favourite post of mine on the internet which shows how the media dramatize everything that a woman is wearing and then simplfieis the meaning of it. Sexy *insert name here* wears a figure hugging number to the ball. = woman wears dress outside. 

Look at this above article. I got it from the Daily Mail this morning (7.7.14), Look at each of these articles which have pride of place on the front page of the website to the right hand side...  Bikini Clad Helen Finnagan... Posh in a Baggy Jumper & Wellies.... Another bikini clad beauty  followed up by Reality star in a Plunging peach pencil dress whose cleavage is on show...

It's lazy and quite frankly boring as hell.. so what!? I wear a baggy jumper & wellies when I cant be assed... god forbid I get my boobs out once in a while... and my lease favourite comment... Balotelli's fiancee being referred to as his prize. 

I cannot stress enough, I am not blaming men for this.This is not one big feminist rant... however I am annoyed with the newspaper itself. Until the media starts treating gender's as equal then quite frankly all the mumbling in the world aroudn social media will stay ignored. 

btw. I've boycotted the Daily Mail, bunch of prententious tory wankers anyway. 

G x