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Social Media and Feminism (Outline)
For the past few years, the fighting of sexism had very few avenues thus making the battle of this aspect involved. By then the feminist values were limited in nature. An activist who stood by that time was branded a name known as feminizes by Rush Limbaugh and some good number of celebrates. Some of the celebrities who stood by Limbaugh to brand the feminist a name included: Katy Perry, Actress Shailene Woodley, and actress Kaley Cuoco. The stars come to an extended of rejecting the word feminist. With the introduction of the social network such as Twitter, Facebook and much more social networks and platforms, the fight for feminism has intensified. Comment by 洪: Be Specific! Comment by 洪: Unclear. Who? Comment by 洪: In what way? For or against Feminism? You should arguing that social media has led to more feminist activism.
Taking an example of a group of women who to protest on an abortion bill in Texas in 2013, most of the rallies were on the social media. Although some gathered together in the Texas capital, the majority group did it over the social media. The women protested that the children clothing company shouldn’t make a sexist-t-shirt, even though the company tried to be adamant about it but out of the flooded comments on the women's Facebook pages the company finally come to accept the idea produced the product demanded. Comment by 洪: Led by whom? Comment by 洪: Which abortion bill Comment by 洪: Which T-shirt
In 2015, the women via social media protested against a superficial red carpet questions where female actors were asked at the awards by the use of hashtag #askhermore. The question trended in the leading up to this year's academy awards and some other huge institutes such as ABC where Robin Roberts mentioned the hashtag mentioned above on air during the show when he was addressing an actress. Some of the same questions have been seen on Twitter and in the super bowl. Most women are using #Notbuyingit to call out the sexism in the super bowl ads. Comment by 洪: Which women? Comment by 洪: Please provide more context explanation
In 2014,the hashtag feminism comes to its tipping end. Women established a hashtag #Yesallwomen trended the week to attack what Elliot Rodger had written suggesting that he had anger towards women. Thousands of women who had that occasion used the hashtag to share about the day-to-day sexism and violence against the feminine gender. In another instance when the women used the social media to fight the sexism idea is when some pundits asked Janay Rice why he had stayed with her husband. Many women used the Twitter handle to share their opinion on the domestic violence with the hashtag #WhyIstayed. Comment by 洪: Need More context about what Elliot Rodger had written
When conservative columnist George Will claimed that rape victims have a unique status that conveys privileges in society, ladies across the country used the hashtag #survivorprivilege to undercut Will's idea. In the other hand hashtag, #changetheratio has been utilized over years to protest against tech events whose speaker lineup includes far more men than women. And #BringBackOurGirls trended worldwide as people around the world raised awareness of the 200-plus Nigerian schoolgirls that had been kidnapped by Boko Haram.
But feminist social network activism doesn't just raise awareness, it also generates factual information, too. Hashtag activism is a word that has been much assumed, but it has been effective at pressuring politicians and companies to change for the better. Now, many firms diligently monitor social platforms conversations about themselves and how people speak about them. Most of the companies take things very seriously when the social media argument about their organization turns negative. In recent weeks, several potential 2016 presidential candidates have learned this the hard way. #BringBackOurGirls created and used, the hashtag did not fully convince Boko Haram criminals to release the 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped and almost a year later, and the girls remained missing. Later, Boko Haram abducted more young women. Comment by 洪: In what way?
There exist still a long way to go, and social media activism alone won't solve the world's challenge. But it has the relevant potential to be a powerful force for women trying to fight back against sexism. Social media activism will probably never entirely take the place traditional activism; it won't replace the potential of peaceful protests, rallies, and demonstrations. What social media can only do is give a voice to the voiceless. It amplifies the sound of an individual with a Twitter handle to illustrate a national story, no matter the location of the person, what group they are affiliated with or what resources they have
In conclusion, social media has the power to fight for the idea of sexism but. Through the impact it causes, many issues related to social injustices and gender disparities can be adequately addressed and regulated. The many problems solved if the masses are involved and argue against any injustices then the social media and the physical protest for those who will manage to protest, the community will be changed. The difference will only be felt if the community gets involved in both physical demonstration and the use of the social media to argue for their rights. Depending on the social media to fight the issue of feminism would bear no fruits if the relevant bodies do not support the demonstrations and protests.
