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

The story views how four notes in the UK currency mostly have males who have rightfully earned it.
2) What was the initial incident or situation that sparked this example?

This firstly began Caroline Criao Perez appearance on the news, the feminist won battles with the Bank of England to reinstate a woman on the back of English money.

3) In your opinion, is this an example of a valid campaign or something of a witchhunt against people who are not doing any serious harm?

I personally think that she has a fair point. I think women in England who are successful don’t have a chance to appear on English banknotes in honour to be remembered for their successful work.

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

The article focuses on the way females have the ability to speak about when they feel they are being threatened or abused.

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

In my opinion this is arguable and I can understand where they come from, the methods used could be perfected but the argument is nonetheless valid.

dentities and the media: Feminism Online

1)Ched Evans, the footballer convicted of rape has faced various criticisms from fans and women's group who have argued that him returning to the sport should be denied. No one was more active than Jean Hatchet who has collected over 160.000 signatures to stop him from coming back to the sport. And she began the latest internet campaign to stop his possible signing by Oldham Athletic, which was backed by more than 21,000 people in less than 24 hours and appears to have helped persuade the League One side to put the brakes on offering him a long-term deal.

2) The initial incident that caused this was the conviction of Ched Evans as a rapist and many females who were offended by this rebelled by trying to stop him from returning to the sport.

3) In my opinion this was not a good enough cause and I believe that it has been exaggerated. He already had things to deal with (conviction.) I also believe that this caused could be argued was unasked for. There is a huge amount of men who are convicted of rape and most of them don't find it hard to resume with their lives.  

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

The story views how four notes in the UK currency mostly have males who have rightfully earned it.

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

This firstly began Caroline Criao Perez appearance on the news, the feminist won battles with the Bank of England to reinstate a woman on the back of English money.

3) In your opinion, is this an example of a valid campaign or something of a witchhunt against people who are not doing any serious harm?

I personally think that she has a fair point. I think women in England who are successful don’t have a chance to appear on English banknotes in honour to be remembered for their successful work.

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

The article focuses on the way females have the ability to speak about when they feel they are being threatened or abused. It mentions how women are too vulnerable to talk about something thats been effecting them in terms of reporting, due to this rape is under reported and under detected women find it hard to talk about sensitive topics like this.

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

In my opinion this is arguable and I can understand where they come from, the methods used could be perfected but the argument is nonetheless valid. I respect the cause and they are doing, although changes to improve it could be made, they do put through a valid point

Identities and the media: feminism online

Identities and the media: feminism online

Key notes

Waves of feminism
First wave: early 20th century, suffragette movement (right to vote).
Second wave: 1960s – 1990s, reproductive rights (pill), abortion, equal pay.
Third wave: 1990s – present, empowerment, reclaiming of femininity (high heels, sexuality etc. See Angela McRobbie's work on women's magazines).
Fourth wave? 2010 – ongoing, use of new technology (e.g. Twitter) for activism.

Fourth wave?
Many commentators argue that the internet itself has enabled a shift from ‘third-wave’ to ‘fourth-wave’ feminism. What is certain is that the internet has created a ‘call-out’ culture, in which sexism or misogyny can be ‘called out’ and challenged. 

This culture is indicative of the continuing influence of the third wave, with its focus on challenging sexism and misogyny in advertising, film, television and the media. 

Key quote: “power users of social media”

The internet has facilitated the creation of a global community of feminists who use the internet both for discussion and activism. 

According to #FemFuture: Online Feminism, a report recently published by Columbia University’s Barnard Center for Research on Women, females aged between 18 and 29 are the ‘power users of social networking’.

Russian lesbians stage selfie kiss plane protest
Women kiss on a plane from Moscow to St Petersburg in front of sleeping politician to protest against anti-gay policies

This is an image of two lesbian women kissing on a plane. This image went viral on twitter, youtube even instagram. Many people were debating to whether this is appropriate and that if women wanted to continue to be lesbians they shouldn't be exposing themselves like that.  People were arguing that if two women doing this in public shouldn't be allowed and that it should be against the law to be publicly doing this as it teaches young children the wrong thing. 
My personal point of view is that homosexuality isn't something that one is taught during childhood, therefore it isnt something that should be exposed in public. Kids are taught that just like their parents, they should fall for someone in the opposite gender and eventually have kids. If kids are shown homesexuality in public, they will only assume that it is something thats okay for them to do, and due to this fact, many parents have made complaints to whether an act of homesexuality should be allowed in public.

BBC defends Mohammed Emwazi coverage

The BBC has defended its coverage of the unmasking of Islamic State fighter Mohammed Emwazi as “Jihadi John” after some viewers accused them of glamorising his cause. Emwazi was named last month and details about his family life and education in west London were uncovered by journalists. The BBC said it had received “some complaints from viewers and listeners who feel there has been too much coverage” of the story. A BBC News spokesman said the story was “globally significant” and the identification of Emwazi was “an important development”.

TV election debates: broadcasters call David Cameron's bluff

Broadcasters and Downing street were at loggerheads on friday after the television companies have made it very clear that they would only press head with the only plans to hold three seperate election to stop chaos from taking place. The network said that they would go ahead and allow the three debates during the election campaign- two of them taking place between the seven party leaders and one proposed between head to head the prime minister and Ed Miliband.
I think this whole idea of having only three debates taking place is a smart idea so there wouldnt be confusion and chaos created as a lot people think that there should be more than one debate taking place when it comes down to the election until the thursday in which the election actually takes place.

Indian ban on rape film is 'international suicide', says director

The film, India’s daughter was broadcasted in Britain last week on BBC4 and many youtube users have recorded the programme on the website. It is now available on iplayer and the police has said that the ban was imposed as the comments made in the film by one of those who were convicted of the crime created a negative atmosphere of fear and tension.

I think that this is correct as rape films are emotional subject film directors to be exploring. Many feminists would argue that rape is something that females find hard to talk about and making a film based on rape doesn't make it any easier.