Hi everyone! My name is Kobi-Lee Sanchez. Currently I am attending NJCU as a Business Accounting Major. I hope to become a C.P.A or Certified Public Accountant which will open diverse opportunities in the future. For the last 3 years I have been employed as a Team Manager at Panera Bread and I recently been chosen to become the next Assistant General Manager for our Cafe. On my days off I enjoy sleeping and watching true crime! I hope to go out to more concerts and hope to plan more outings with my friends this following year. I am obsessed with cats although I do not have one right now but hoping to adopt soon.
1 - Understanding Patriarchy by Bell Hooks
"The contemporary presence of female-headed house holds has led many people to assume that children in these households are not learning patriarchal values because no male is present. They assume that men are the sole teachers of patriarchal thinking. Yet many female-headed households endorse and promote patriarchal thinking with far greater passion than two-parent households."
“I tried to warn you. You need to accept that you are just a little girl and girls can’t do what boys do.” In service to patriarchy her task was to reinforce that Dad had done the right thing by, putting me in my place, by restoring the natural social order"
Bell Hooks mentions how the Patriarchy is believed to only be taught by men. However, she shows that women are also influential. It is heartbreaking that her mom was not only an enforcer but a victim of the Patriarchy.
Men are not the only group in society influencing others to believe that men are the sole leaders, it is also women. These women could be mothers, sisters, friends, aunts, grandmothers and these important family figures are also the one's reiterating that when men are taking control and forbid a woman from breaking these social norms or norms determined by the patriarchy. Young girls such as the author are raised to believe it as truth with everyone around them informing them that any other way of thinking is wrong.
2 - What Memes Owe to Art History
“Like modern art…our internet age moves fast, BT Infinity fast, and people are always looking for the next big thing and the next laugh. Jokes get old,”
"Memes are hardwired with an unpredictability and a “hackable” interface or template that can be easily appropriated and overwritten—anyone can make a meme."
Although it may seem that Memes take away from other forms of media due to constant repetition. This aspect ultimately influences the inclination viewers feel when consuming Memes. People feel re-inspired to create the same joke in their own style, add their own experiences and edit the video perfectly with audio (if it is a video instead).
Memes are easy to make, easy to relate to, and easy to laugh at. Meme's are made to deliver a joke or a message across to an audience within the first glance. Although it is not a perfect art form, you can grab an audiences attention with a funny picture and a funny punchline.
3 - Meme's Are Our Generation's Protest Art
"Most people interact with these images in fleeting ways as they scroll through their feeds, but creating or consuming political memes that align with one’s point of view can be therapeutic."
This relates to the last article because Meme's are intended for clicks, views, likes, however they also give the audience something to relate to and give a chance for them to recognize how many other people are influenced by the same issue especially when it comes to the political system or social justice related. Most of media that is consumed is forgotten by users before the end of the day but we all see posts that really catch our attention and call for change.
" These weren’t just jokes, but a way to name and call attention to a kind of racism that was rarely talked about. “There’s a whole genre of these activist memes that have emerged and are being used to push for social change and bring things like racism to the forefront using memes, and that’s extremely powerful,"
It is interesting that people are utilizing this free form of art to capture other people's attention to political issues and social justice. Generation Z and Millennials consume media frequently and using this outlet to spread awareness of abuse within the system such misusing 911 and suspecting a crime was committed due to race and not evidence. Memes are made to be funny and capture the attention of the audience but when the audience looks deeper into the issue online or scrolls through the comments and realizes that these issues could be appear to be more than just racism.
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