Sunday 12 April 2015

Feminism: Waves and Feminism and Online Activism

Caroline Criado-Perez

1) Summarise this example for the rest of the class in one paragraph.

This is based upon the way in which Caroline Criado Perez began campaigning as soon as it was said that Elizabeth Fry was going to be wiped off the fiver and was about to be replaced with Winston Churchill. She herself, began threatening the bank under the equality act and Mervyn King rejected her request. Mark Carney which was then the new boss who took up the post, then invited her to the bank a week later in order to see if she would agree with having Jane Austen on the back of the tenner. A couple of days after she was then on the news discussing the way in which she received death threats because of her victory. 

2) What was the initial incident or situation that sparked this example?

Elizabeth fry being taken off the fivers

3) In your opinion, is this an example of a valid campaign or something of a witch hunt against people who are not doing any serious harm?
In my opinion, I believe that this is a silly point to be campaigning about as the notes are just going to be used, no one is actually going to look at or be interested with who is on it. This just appears to have been done in order to get a reaction out of everyone and cause something out of nothing, being completely pointless, as it wasn't effecting those that spent their money.

Ched Evans

1) Summarise this example for the rest of the class in one paragraph.
This is about the way in which Ched Evans is campaigned about an on-line Twitter profile being made under the name 'Jean Hatchet'. This was in order to make sue that people would realise that she wasn't who they thought it was and it is actually a disgusting male who raped young girls and refuses to plead guilty.

2) What was the initial incident or situation that sparked this example?

Oldham wanted to sign him to a deal

3) In your opinion, is this an example of a valid campaign or something of a witch hunt against people who are not doing any serious harm?
I believe that this was quite pointless, as ones career was put to the side having already paid for the crime. This shows the way in which media are portraying that once you've done something wrong, it'll be with you forever. 

Emma Watson

1) Summarise this example for the rest of the class in one paragraph.
   
This is about the way in which Emma Watson is trying to get lots of boys and girls to raise awareness for gender equality, politically, economically and socially. This was as the UN of Women Goodwill.

 2) What was the initial incident or situation that sparked this example?

The main incident here, is not about anything she physically did, but mentally, about her own beliefs . 
3) In your opinion, is this an example of a valid campaign or something of a witch-hunt against people who are not doing any serious harm?
As a female, I believe this campaign is valid as she is trying to bring more and more equality to the world, which women have been trying to do for years.

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