You should all be ashamed of yourselves especially You Cartoonetwork

In all my eye opening examinations I’ve examined YouTube, Haiti’s unappreciative manner towards the disabled, and Steven’s Universe.  Through all my observations I look at everything in a new light. I’ve learned that everything can be analyzed and  seen differently. YouTube seems like a wonderful place you get to hear funny people and watch music videos. But then you don’t really think about what the person is saying. You watch it because you saw he had a lot of subscribers you laugh in the spur of the moment and don’t question anything. No one ever really pays attention to the comments. I mean  if your there for the music video you only need to watch the music video you don’t care who’s watching.  But once you scroll and see the comments it’s a whole new world. You learn things about people you don’t know all because they are so trusting of the internet. They let their business out for all to see no matter how old they are in reality. There is no age limit for YouTube but if there was no one would listen.

In Haiti you can see that people who walk are more valued than people who don’t but in Fairfield County I’d say we do a pretty good job of including the disabled. We have ramps people are usually driving if they are disabled but if they aren’t being driven in a car their special buses for them.

            I’ve seen that in cartoons they teach you young that of course white people are smarter. Whether its on purpose or just in their nature. They also start getting to know stereotypes at an early age. Black people don’t always rely on brute force and wear afros. We also don’t always follow the plans of the white man when they are wrong too. We speak up for ourselves and don’t stay silent while everyone contributes. Spanish people are not slow like Steven either.

            After making all these observations I will continue to watch children’s show with a closer eye because I feel the way the portrayal their races are ridiculous and I refuse to sit here and just let my friends and family watch such tomfoolery. I will point it out to people until I figure out an adequate way to get people to understand where I’m coming from with my opinions. But for now if anyone from Cartoonetwork is reading this I need you all to get it together you used to be so much better than this! Reevaluate yourselves please.

Duuh of course only white cartoons can be smart....

As a child I use to love Cartoonetwork it was my favorite channel now I’m really iffy on the channel watched 90 minutes of Cartoonetwork and I want those 90 minutes back. I ended up watching three episodes of Steven Universe (back to back to back mainly because cartoonetwork doesn’t have real shows they play the same shows over and over again until you want to scream) and at first I was really lost but then I got what was going on but I ended up comprehending. The characters were very interesting actually it’s about a little chubby Spanish looking boy, who isn’t exactly the brightest kid in the world. And he is half Gem half human so he has these powers but he can’t really control them. His mom died because she gave birth to him and she was Gem and I guess she wasn’t supposed to have a human boo and give birth I’m not really clear on that issue. But he has three Gem guardians. There’s Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst they are all Steven’s guardians. I don’t even know why but Garnet is black, Pearl is white and Amethyst is I don’t even know what race she is because she’s purple…Everyone else had a race but her. There aren’t many black cartoons so I was really excited to see what she would bring to the plate. And she was literally a black Ferb from Phineas and Ferb she didn’t speak and when she did she spoke in a British accent and said something really smart or useful in the situation. I mean she talked more than Ferb but it was like the same thing anyway. She was very curvaceous and had a big afro that’s why I feel most people identified her as black because for all I know she could have been Indian or Native American she was the brawns of the group also using brute force on most things. There was Pearl and not being racist but she seemed like a stereotypical white housewife. But without a husband she was constantly pouncing on Steven wondering where he was what he was doing worrying about his safety and babying him. She was always trying to figure out what was wrong and how she could fix it. She overthought almost every situation they were in. Then there was Amethyst she was very goofy didn’t use her brain much and just wanted to have fun. I had to say I was highly disappointed with the show mainly because after getting excited and seeing the black girl I had high expectations but I felt she wasn’t really significant even though she was a main character. Also all the main character except Pearl seemed to be not so smart so that kind of was a bust. It made me feel like so what your telling me is that only white people can be smart in this show. In the next episode I met another character and I couldn’t identify if she was black, Indian, or Native American it was kind of frustrating but I assumed she wasn’t black because she had no afro like Garnet but I’m not sure. She seemed kind of smart she was reading a book which was the first time I saw a book in the hour that I had watched the show and even she wasn’t the smartest cookie in the jar either.

Its not like disabled people are people anyway....

When I went to Haiti everything was wonderful except I couldn’t figure out how disabled people were able to go around. But when I really looked and thought about it deeply I didn’t really see any disable people around and I understood why. It’s hard enough to walk around Haiti when you aren’t disabled. The sidewalks are crowded and bumpy everyone walks quickly. On top of the crowded sidewalks there are street vendors selling so you have to be careful not to bump into them. Crossing the street to me was like signing your soul off to death. There was like literally no streetlights whatsoever and all the drivers drove like maniacs. There were lines on the roads but they might as well have been invisible since no driver cared enough to follow them. There was also no ramps anywhere I don’t know how people did it especially because the floors were so bumpy and there was so many hills. It seemed nearly impossible for someone who couldn’t walk to be able to get by safely in Haiti. No one seemed like they would stop if a person on a wheelchair was coming through especially if they were crossing the streets. If you were crossing the streets you had to run for dear life to make it across the street and not be killed by some crazy driver. Also taking the bus was no easy task for people who aren't disabled because it wasn't and ordinary buss people didn't really sit and when they did it didn't look very comfortable either. I love Haiti but if I was disabled Haiti would not be the place for me. I also feel like Haitians wouldn't have the patience to deal with a person who can't walk considering mostly all the people walked everywhere so its not like they can be driven everywhere. Not being able to walk is really hard in Haiti because everyone relies on their legs. But since the earthquake I would have assumed they could have added ramps and made it more convenient

  for the disabled since the people of the country had been physically hurt alot. There was a lot of people who came out injured. So I thought that would give them a motive to add more effort into making it possible for the disable to get around but I guess not.

My whole life as a YouTuber was a lie...

I love music it’s not a shocking statement really. Most teenagers love music so we spend time on YouTube a lot. So my observation is on YouTube. I love going on YouTube to watch funny videos and music videos. But what I did differently is that I read the comments and that I tried to analyze the funny videos. Why were these videos so funny? Who is watching them? What I found out was very interesting actually. At first I started analyzing the funny videos I watched and when I kept in mind why? Do I find this funny? And so on I felt ignorant the video that I and many people claimed were so funny actually weren’t so funny. I’m always talking about female empowerment; women should have equal rights, yet the video I watched were degrading women. I thought they were funny but every time a male referred to a female in the videos I watched they were called b***hes. Not once did they say woman or girl. They were referred to as b***ches and a lot of time hoes. Also most of the comedians were males. There were some female YouTube comedians but not famous ones with like 2 million subscribers. Even so they also referred to their fellow comrades, women, as b***ches or hoes. It made me rethink what I was watching. Then another question popped up as I was scrolling down looking at the comments. Who is watching these videos? I was watching a Carrie Underwood video the video for Just A Dream because I love that song. The video was about a female who instead of getting married and having a happy ending, had to attend the funeral of her loved one just as life was getting good. As I scrolled to look at the comments I learned of a 12 year old and her 14 year old boyfriends struggle because he wants to join the army when he grows up. For me it was just like wow put your whole life out there why don’t you. Then it was pure bewilderment because your 12 why are you thinking about that? Another thing that bothered me also was that some music videos had nothing to do with the song like it literally was like saying how the weather is and answering your mama. It was so ridiculous and meaningless, why do we have music videos again there’s like no connection to the music whatsoever.

So you wanna lock me in boxes now, do you?

Purpose: To get the attention of women, parents, and the higher up. To try to change how women are raised and treated, increasing their statuses.

Audience: Women, parents, Japanese government, everyone.

Claim: Women need education and need to learn responsibility. Also the way parents raise their children needs to be changed.

Pathos: Ms Kishida used a lot of pathos in her speech. Through her words she showed her frustration but to me in a calmly manner. She probably wasn't fired up and screaming, given the background of Japanese people to be of the quiet nature. But I could feel the passion she had for the topic as I read it. When she uses the line “The parents of the daughter in this box treat her not with affection; rather, they bring her only harm.” That would get any parent riled up and angry. They are raising their daughter in the way they were taught and believed, yet this person is saying they are harming them. They would probably be appalled too because they believe they are shielding them and protecting them not harming them.

Ethos: I thought she had ethos in her speech but very little. I know that she grew up in Kyoto so she had to have seen or been in a box before. She is also a woman fighting for her freedom so that gave her ethos right there because she is woman and goes through what they woman back then went through. When she talks about the reading that are passed down to be read that gave her some ethos also because she was able to show that she knows what she’s talking about.

Logos: there was no Logos at all so then the speech wasn't as well supported as it could have been if it had, had numbers.

Effectiveness: Very effective if I were in Japan at that time I would want to follow her because the way she spoke was brilliant her examples were perfect.

Pamphlet thy name is Size Discrimination

For my topic I will be handing out pamphlets with Gena at Trumbull mall in front of Abercrombie and Fitch. Whether the people are passing by or coming in we will hand them the packet. We thought this plan was appropriate because a video and essay seemed unrealistic. No one will really watch a video on size discrimination unless they care or know about it and some people don’t know or care about it. So the best idea seemed like taking imitative and handing people packets so we know they are receiving it and they can skim or quickly read through it and still learn something.

I want everyone to know about size discrimination and I want to address the people who have had it happen to them. I want the people who have had experience to know they are not alone and this is an actual problem. I want them to know that they do not have to tolerate this and that they should stand up for themselves and take action. When I address everyone else I want to inform them of this problem if they don’t know about it really. I want them to know this is serious and that companies really do this to people and this is no better than segregation.

I will be using a lot of pathos, ethos, and pathos. I will be talking about my personal experience and telling people how hurt and angry I was. I will also be using quotes that companies have said about having a plus size section. I will also be using some sarcasm.

I want my readers to understand this is a problem and that people come in all shapes and sizes. Not all those sizes should be labeled fat and obese. There are plenty of healthy thick women and I want them to know they are beautiful no matter what. Their size shouldn't define their beauty. It’s not that they aren't beautiful is why they can’t wear cute clothes it’s the companies faults. They can’t properly take care of the plus size section.

My readers through this pamphlet should be able to open their eyes and see the differences if they haven’t about plus size clothes. Notice that the clothing styles and colors of the plus size women look so dull compared to that of the skinnier size. That certain clothes stop at a certain size for a reason.

The start of something new

·         I’m going to make a pamphlet

·         It will be to inform

·         Evaluation Argument – To make people aware this is going on and it’s an issue. That no matter what shape and size we are we have a right to the same clothes as everyone.

On the first page I could probably start off with a question of saying do I not need clothes also?  Or maybe something sarcastic likes IF YOUR BIG YOU DON’T NEED CLOTHES.

I would then introduce the topic and talk about my struggles and people I know who have this problem so they know it isn’t just me and they can get a full understanding of what I’m talking about while I build ethos.

On the next page I would probably talk about model sizes and regular women sizes and just really skinny women and how when you walk into the store or go in magazines only they are being portrayed as the fashionable type. I would talk about how the majority of girls really look compared to what’s portrayed in the media.  I would talk about Abercrombie and how they use the media and how they believe plus sizes are irrelevant/

On another page I would probably combine depression and my own experience to size discrimination and try to show the audiences how it lowers self-esteem and makes people strive to change themselves for all the wrong reasons. I would also put some pathos by explaining some of the things that make big girls mad like unattractive clothes, size separation, high pricing, etc.

The back of the pamphlet will have the conclusion and I’ll write a little motivational thing on how we shouldn’t conform to the media just because. Everyone has different shapes and we need to accept them. Staying healthy doesn’t necessarily mean your stick skinny; you can be health but thick. I would probably encourage females to protest against certain companies if they feel discriminated badly size wise.