Weekly New/Digital Media homework 2

Some stand with Ahmed

" many are noticing that people who target them often victimise blacks and others as well, and that their own struggle against discrimination is intimately connected to that of other minorities. Rather like some Jewish activists of previous generations, some young Muslims are concluding that the surest way to secure their rights is to see that they are upheld for everybody: as Mr Safi puts it, “to be able to breathe easily in America, it is necessary for everyone to.” Some have become involved in protests against police violence in Ferguson, Baltimore and elsewhere"

Disclaimer: This is an issue which raises fascinating issues of democracy, privacy and representations which I cannot provide sufficient justice to in a brief paragraph. 

While it is arguable that the primitive concern of the school was safety, it is irrefutable to acknowledge that the authoritative figures felt threatened by the fact that a student of ethnic minority had brought in what could be potentially an explosive - only as a consequence of socially prevalent negative stereotypes systematically implemented within Americans as a means of prejudice against ethnic minorities succeeding the 9/11 attacks as well as multiple other freak scenarios. From a wider perspective it can be speculated that this is a clear example of Islamophobic conduct as the media convinces mass American audiences that Muslims are more frequently responsible for terrorism instead of those from a white Christian background. Whilst this is statistically proven to be false, it is evident that the general opinion is greater influenced by the media's dominant representation of those who are of Islamic faith. 

- Viral street harassment video

A female cosmopolitan commutes through the streets of Manhattan in daytime transitioning to the evening and night and encounters over 100 occasions of interaction by other men. In my opinion my views differ from the statement of the campaign as I wouldn't denote the exhibited acts as harassment, as the majority of instances were civil. However, some of those were legitimate for the cause and should be socially addressed. It is noteworthy to acknowledge the controversial reception this campaign received via social media inc. Twitter.