Final Blog Post - Social Media vs. Politics

 Social Media vs. Politics 

The things people post on social media change many's political views and voting decisions. Social media and the internet post both true and false information about current candidates running and post candidates who have run in previous elections. People see others' posts and think of themselves as different things. 

Based on the chart above, you can see that all races use social media for political issues and to impact people's opinions. The three races' rankings are all similar to where the colors are ranked. Blue was first meaning finding others who share views on important issues the highest was their main goal on social media. 

The second-ranking is green which stands for getting involved in issues that are important to them. For example, those who support the Black Lives Matter movement would post a black square on their feed. For those who support the Women Supporting Women movement, they post pictures of women helping one another. They are sharing their beliefs to not only share what they are thinking but to impact and educate others on their personal beliefs. 

Lastly, the third-ranking is purple which stands for giving them a venue to express political opinions. Social media is known as a haven where people share their beliefs. 

People use all different social media platforms to express their political views. I personally believe when people do this they are not trying to harm others, they are trying to educate others and elaborate on their points of view. Politics are an extremely touchy subject and talking about it through the media is not the best way. 

News reporters and people who write articles get paid for posting and sending out what they post to their bosses and even those in charge of political campaigns. Most people would do anything for money, especially write an article on information that could be full of lies. There is no way for us to tell if it is coming from a credible source or if it is all lies. You have to check the websites and background check the people writing the articles. In conclusion, you can never really trust what you see people post on social media. 

Sources:

- https://www.statista.com/chart/22264/social-media-for-cultural-social-issues/ 

- https://www.freedom-voice.info/elections?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4uCcBhDdARIsAH5jyUlhcI1l0ejJzHHy8bijIbZYiPHr0Y38o5lEc04ABCPIXgSEqbm44UIaAjTeEALw_wcB

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner Reflection

 Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

“Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” by Stanley Kramer was a film produced in 1976. This film is centered and focused on racism in the United States of America during the Civil Rights Movement. Because of the time frame when this movie was released, Kramer was praised for showing the world what interracial couples look like and their lives. 

The film is about the characters named John and Christina Drayton and their daughter Joey. They find out that Joey is engaged to a young black man. His name is Dr. John Prentice. This concerns John because he knows this will put a damper on the way society views them and a bad reputation under their last name. He does not want his daughter to be frowned upon by society for falling in love with a black man. 

The couple received plenty of discriminatory comments and actions directed towards them. One example shown in the film is when the couple goes to a restaurant. The waiter refuses to serve them. Another example is when they go to check into a hotel and the hotel clerk refuses to give them a room. This is all because of a white woman being accompanied by her significant other who is a black man and that did not fit into society’s expectations and norms. 

No matter what John or anyone else thought, they were getting married and starting a family either way. Discrimination was not going to stop them. Overtime, the couple powers through all of the negative comments and struggles made for them and were supported by their loved ones. 

Although I was not in class the day we watched this movie and talked with our peers, I still found this film extremely impressive and informative. It does a great job showing that being racist does not do anything good for the world besides separate everyone, especially from the person/people you may love.

Klansville USA

Klansville USA

The documentary, “Klansville USA” by Oliver Platt shows us this Klan that was highly ignored. This is because they continued to try and shed new light on organized racism and how it can impact people and their thoughts. This documentary was taken place in North Carolina. At this time, North Carolina was known and seen as one of the most progressive and successful southern states. They called themselves Klansville USA, which inspired the name of this documentary. It shows us how the Ku Klux Klan came back into the world in spite of looking for revenge for being shunned away. They grew tremendously in 1960 because of the civil rights movement. This was all led by the leader of the KKK Grand Dragon named Bob Jones. To defend this, North Carolina gained 10,000 members. 

My Review

In my opinion, this documentary is highly informative. It gets the point across and explains it enough so the audience can understand and peak in on why this happened. It does a great job of representing the main situation at this time and how it was dealt with. They touch on why Bob Jones did what he did and what his motives were. They show clips from this time frame so we can see firsthand what it was like and what was going on directly which helps us have a better visual. Overall, this documentary by Oliver Platt was extremely informative and entertaining. I would recommend it to others to watch. 

MLK and RFK Assisination (Reax)

 Martin Luther King’s Assassination 

On Thursday, April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated. He was outside standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King was rushed to the hospital and died shortly after his arrival. 

Martin Luther King traveled to Memphis, Tennessee on April 3, 1968, so he could prepare for a march that he was hosting. This march was scheduled to be held on that Monday. He planned this because he wanted to protest the striking of Memphis sanitation workers. 

His assassin was named James Earl Ray. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison. James Earl Ray escaped prison from June 10, 1977, to June 13, 1977. 

The night before his death, he gave a speech foreshadowing his death. In 1958, he was almost assassinated but escaped and was protected. 

Robert Francis Kennedy's Assassination 

Robert Francis Kennedy was assassinated on June 5th, 1968. This happened shortly after midnight in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles California. He was officially pronounced dead on June 6th, 1968. 

His assassin was a 24-year-old Palestinian man that was named Sirhan Sirhan. He did this because Robert Francis Kennedy claimed victory in California's pivotal Democratic presidential primary. During the assassination, he also injured 5 other innocent humans. 

Robert Francis Kennedy was seen as an extremely consolidating candidate capable of bringing back together a very divided country. Sirhan Sirhan was the last person in the world who wanted that. 

In 2021, Sirhan Sirhan was ready for his parole hearing on August 27th. His lawyer no longer sees him as a risk, but the judge does not grant him parole. 

The Two Men

These two men were extremely important to the United States of America. They both wanted to make the world a better place. Both of their deaths were extreme tragedies. They both traveled and gave speeches about America and race. 

Their assassinations occurred almost exactly 2 months apart from one another. Some thought this was a coincidence. Do you think the two men worked together and planned their assassinations together? 

When these two men died, the fight to end racial discrimination did not end and their legacy lived on.

Sources

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/28/sirhan-sirhan-robert-f-kennedy-california 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Earl_Ray 

• https://www.ushistory.org/people/twolions.htm