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Group Work

Group Members: Blogger192AC, Calstudent123, and Melinda.an

Group Sandbox: Blogger192AC

Group Topic: Women's Rights

Reviewed 3 Different Articles:

The first Wikipedia page we reviewed was on "Women's Rights In Iran." This page however already had a lot of information and our group was not able to add any further valid information to it.

The second Wikipedia page, our group looked at, was on the "Gender Pay Gap." This page also had a lot of information and we agreed that we wanted to add new information to a page that did not already have so much content.

The third Wikipedia page, which we ended up decided to use for this assignment, was on the "Body Positive Movement." When looking over this site, we were able to find areas where we wanted to add to the article; specifically under the "In the Media" section. We were thinking of adding information about feminism and address different movements that tie in directly with feminism and body positive movements in the media, such as the hashtag movement #freethenipple.

Group Work Entry: Popular Hashtags Used Within The Media

Self-written and photographed hashtag of the 'freethenipple' hashtag depicted in four different colors (black, purple, green, and blue).

(Blogger192AC): In today’s day and age the use of hashtags has become quite prominent on social media in terms of drawing attention to specific words or topics within online posts. By using the ‘#’ symbol in front of a word or sentence, the content is turned into a hyperlink, which by clicking on it, can lead people to further online content which incorporated the same hashtag. One hashtag, empowering the positive body image of females, as well as creating an equality movement online, is the #freethenipple hashtag. This equality movement “is one of the fastest growing movements of our time.” The mission of the ‘free the nipple’ movement, as stated on the movement’s main website, is supposed to draw attention to the fact that inequality is still prevalent in today’s world.  

(Melinda.an): Actress Lina Esco, the founder of “Free the Nipple”, began the movement in an effort to spark discussions on gender inequality. While the name itself holds a comedic ring, “Free the Nipple” brings attention to more serious topics: taboo public nudity laws and sexist double-standards. The movement argues that female nudity is not only about sexualization, but also about maintaining society’s male-dominated hierarchy. “Free the Nipple” alludes to the irony in the acceptance of female nudity in pornography and other acts of public shame, and its rejection as a form of non-sexual female power. For example, Facebook moderators remove any content related to breastfeeding, labor, childbirth, and reproductive health. Moreover, it is it is completely illegal for women to appear topless in three states and otherwise socially unacceptable in the rest of the nation.

(Calstudent123): Since the movement that began in 2013, the “free the nipple” campaign has impacted the world in many ways. Many celebrities like Miley Cyrus, Chelsea Handler, and Chrissy Teigen have joined the movement and taken a stand against this double standard. Hundreds of thousands of people across the United States have come together to end the negative connotation of a female nipple.

List of Relevant Sources

http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/2015-03-08/best-practices-why-and-how-use-hashtags-social-media

http://freethenipple.com/our-story/

http://time.com/collection-post/4029632/lina-esco-should-we-freethenipple/

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-chemaly/female-nudity-isnt-obscen_b_5186495.html

https://mic.com/articles/124146/here-s-what-the-free-the-nipple-movement-has-really-accomplished#.zfPLHm4gz

Article Evaluation

(For this assignment I evaluated the Wikipedia page on Tania Bruguera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_Bruguera)

Observations

1) The overall structure is not as organized as it could be. While all content categories are portrayed in bold and written in the same font size, the content category “Activism” is the only one which does not match this formatting. On the original Tania Bruguera Wikipedia site this category is shown as a subcategory under “Work.” Since activism plays a very large and important role in Tania Bruguera’s work this category is strong enough to stand by itself. Therefore this category should also be depicted in bold lettering and in the same font size as the other content categories.

Another structural change could be implemented under the “Biography” category. Here it is unclear whether the “Controversy” paragraph is supposed to be a separate category since it is written in bold. The font size is smaller than that of the “Activism” subcategory, so it is unclear what its exact purpose is. On top of this, the word choice of this heading implies bias. The suggestion here would be to tie this part of information into the paragraph above in a neutral way and maybe even offer a non-controversial viewpoint on this piece of information. The content should be portrayed as neutral as possible.

2) The writing style is very choppy; there is no flow especially in the first paragraph when introducing Tania Bruguera. It does not allow an enjoyable read.

3) Under the “Biography” category the last entry listing Tania Bruguera’s work and projects is a project back in 2013. An update as to what Tania Bruguera has been up to in the past 4 years would be relevant at this point.

4) Under the “Work” category there is no introduction or information as to why these specific pieces of Tania Bruguera’s work were chosen to be written about. This brings up the question if the pieces of work mentioned on this Wikipedia site were randomly chosen to write about or if they are part of her most influential work? This could definitely be stated more clearly in the paragraph.

5) Last but not least, the “Exhibitions” and “Awards” categories do not have any citations. This brings up questions such as is this information true and if so where was it retrieved from?

Learnings

1) A well formulated sentence structure as well as a topic structure are important in order for the text to be understandable, as well as supplying the reader with an enjoyable read.

2) The outline should represent a clear and correct picture of the main categories (and subcategories if relevant). This is an important factor because it provides the potential reader with a brief overview of the contents and helps simplify the act of looking for specific information. If the table of content is incorrect or unstructured the reader may not want to read this particular Wikipedia page. Clarity and consistency are key!

3)The links, tried out, are valid.

4) The article is of interest to a few WikiProjects and was rated as 'Start class' by the WikiProject Biography, WikiProject Cuba, WikiProject Visual Arts, and WikiProject artist.