In recent years, a type of face changing technology called deepfake triggers huge controversy on the internet. It gained the highest attention when a video of Obama calling out President Trump caused an uproar, which in fact was actor director comedian Jordan Peele using deepfake to make his performance looks
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My Favorite Murder is a podcast hosted by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff, where they talk about murder while using comedy to offset the horrible events they speak about. Some people find this disturbing as nothing is funny about murder, and others enjoy it because it makes it more comfortable
Sometimes by hearing and seeing something it can influence people to act a certain way. Specially when some people and popular media refer to alcohol and drugs. Today’s motion media portrays people getting out of control by showing them drunk, and drugged. Some well known movies with alike situations are
There has been a long history of society thinking that Rap music is hurting society and corrupting the youth with the messages in the lyrics. Seeing the media attack and criticize rap music has been happening since before N.W.A over two decades ago. However, recently in the Hip Hop community
As the struggle against unrealistic body images portrayed in the media continues it takes extreme courage to stand up and put oneself in a vulnerable position in society. Jae West takes a stand against body shaming and unrealistic body expectations. “The Story of a Girl Undressing in Public” is a
It’s sad to think that school shootings aren’t exactly uncommon to hear about. Just last year was the Isla Vista shooting and Newtown elementary school. These events are broadcasted for all of America to see, but what is that really doing? Is it education the public? Or is it helping
Today we are all over obsessed with personal image and presentation, but why? Society today constructs the idea that looks are prioritized above all. If someone is attractive, chances are that things will tend to lean in their favor more often then not. Statistics show that, even from a young
“…[C]riminals are an exception among civilised people and women are the exception among criminals… As a double exception, then, the criminal woman is a monster.” – Cesare Lomroso, Italian Criminologist, 1893 The public’s fascination with women who murder is palpable, if not dangerously obscene. Apart from its statistical rarity, female
White collar crime is sometimes overlooked by the media with violence and other issues. In reality, these crimes affect more people than street crimes because they have more power and control over more people. One of the main issues is the media because they cover very little dealing with white