Hi, my name is Chandler. I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering and play club lacrosse for Maryland. In my free time I like both playing and watching sports. My twitter account that I will be using for this class is @chanman_80.
One major issue in solving modern gender inequality is the internet definition of the word “feminism”. At its core feminism is solely the desire for females to be equal to males in every way. However, the internet has warped
this simple, positive term into one with a very negative connotation. Instead of promoting equal rights the internet generally misconstrues feminism as the belief that all males are evil and that females are either superior to males or deserve to be superior to males. Because of this, internet users have become hyper-sensitive to issues involving gender equality and have become quick to dismiss actual issues as rants of poorly labeled “feminists” that hate men. This makes progress in regards to gender inequality very difficult. This image is a response to this misconception of feminist ideals and promotes equality as opposed to superiority. The reason that I chose to include this image is that it shows how the internet has shaped our culture to the point where we are forced to basically apologize for supporting equality.
In this course I am most looking forward to seeing how the digital world has caused changes in, and shaped the social world that we live in today.