Why am I on Your Instagram's Private Story? - Log 9, 1/20/19
Why am I on Your Instagram's Private Story? - Log 9, 1/20/19
Oh, media. I mean the title says it all.
Not to call anybody out or anything, but why do people randomly film others? Why did someone have to tell me this? I was just fixing my hair, yet you're filming me and trying to make fun of me? Let's see.
I mean firstly, I'm not trying to call anybody out. I mean, that's rude. But, let's talk about meme culture. Yes. Memes.
Ok, so I get it. Me fixing my hair in English for a couple minutes is so funny right? Fine whatever. You can laugh in your head or point me out to your friend, I can't stop you from thinking. But when you put me on social media to be laughed at or ridiculed, that's just cold. But that is exactly what meme culture is. Making fun of something. I mean, sure, it's okay is your friend tells you that you can. Or you film them and you keep it private. And sure, maybe it' not eve made to be fun of. But guess, what? Shouldn't consent carry over to the media?
Look, I get freedom of the speech. As long it isn't like nudes or something racist or vulgar. Totally, you can post it. You can post me fixing my hair. It's totally legal. But just because you can, doesn't mean it's a nice thing to do. I mean, you probably weren't trying to be nice. But why? Why do people choose to be mean to others? Especially if I've never had a conversation with you.
I mean sure, you could just call me "salty" about this. But consent is so so important. And no, not just for sex.
There was a wrong number text a couple years ago. I don't want to show it because what I'm about to say. But, the girl who had the wrong number sent a picture of herself with "Merry Christmas" under it. The person who received the text was another girl. She sent a pic of herself and said something along the lines of "I think you have the wrong number". The first girl replied something like, "Lol. But you're kinda cute. Do you have a girlfriend?" The second girl ended up taking a screenshot of the conversation and posted it on Tumblr. It turns out, the first girl was in the closet and wasn't out to her parents. But because the post got so popular, she was ultimately outed. I don't know what happened after that. Whether her family and friends were accepting or they weren't. Even if they were, maybe she wasn't ready to come out. This is such a prime example prime example as to why consent is important.
Yes, coincidental happenings are exciting. Funny things always happen. And because we have tech and the media online to share it with, we can take a quick video of it and post it. But that doesn't mean it's cool to do. You could be endangering someone, or in my case, just being plain rude. No, this isn't comparable to what happened to me. But bros. It ain't cool. What is cool is consent. Thanks.
Oh, media. I mean the title says it all.
Not to call anybody out or anything, but why do people randomly film others? Why did someone have to tell me this? I was just fixing my hair, yet you're filming me and trying to make fun of me? Let's see.
I mean firstly, I'm not trying to call anybody out. I mean, that's rude. But, let's talk about meme culture. Yes. Memes.
Ok, so I get it. Me fixing my hair in English for a couple minutes is so funny right? Fine whatever. You can laugh in your head or point me out to your friend, I can't stop you from thinking. But when you put me on social media to be laughed at or ridiculed, that's just cold. But that is exactly what meme culture is. Making fun of something. I mean, sure, it's okay is your friend tells you that you can. Or you film them and you keep it private. And sure, maybe it' not eve made to be fun of. But guess, what? Shouldn't consent carry over to the media?
Look, I get freedom of the speech. As long it isn't like nudes or something racist or vulgar. Totally, you can post it. You can post me fixing my hair. It's totally legal. But just because you can, doesn't mean it's a nice thing to do. I mean, you probably weren't trying to be nice. But why? Why do people choose to be mean to others? Especially if I've never had a conversation with you.
I mean sure, you could just call me "salty" about this. But consent is so so important. And no, not just for sex.
There was a wrong number text a couple years ago. I don't want to show it because what I'm about to say. But, the girl who had the wrong number sent a picture of herself with "Merry Christmas" under it. The person who received the text was another girl. She sent a pic of herself and said something along the lines of "I think you have the wrong number". The first girl replied something like, "Lol. But you're kinda cute. Do you have a girlfriend?" The second girl ended up taking a screenshot of the conversation and posted it on Tumblr. It turns out, the first girl was in the closet and wasn't out to her parents. But because the post got so popular, she was ultimately outed. I don't know what happened after that. Whether her family and friends were accepting or they weren't. Even if they were, maybe she wasn't ready to come out. This is such a prime example prime example as to why consent is important.
Yes, coincidental happenings are exciting. Funny things always happen. And because we have tech and the media online to share it with, we can take a quick video of it and post it. But that doesn't mean it's cool to do. You could be endangering someone, or in my case, just being plain rude. No, this isn't comparable to what happened to me. But bros. It ain't cool. What is cool is consent. Thanks.
I'm sorry that happened to you, that's really rude of whoever did that to you. I agree with your points. People need to know when to stop, and where boundaries are... media is sort of blurring these lines lately, because of the lack of consequences and how easy it is to post things. But yeah. That's awful, I hope whoever did that apologizes to you.
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