October 28, 2016
What better way to defeat a political opponent than by attacking their race, gender, or religion, amiright? Fox News Anchor Lou Dobbs is being heavily mocked on social media for his Tweet accusing Evan McMullin (a conservative third-party contender for the presidential race) of being part of the “Mormon Mafia,” whatever that is: Look Deeper, […]
October 26, 2016
Just up the road in Asheville, North Carolina bakers are campaigning to #MakeAmericaCakeAgain. Election day was once treated as a celebratory holiday to eat cake, drink, and play games. These sweet bakers are encouraging other bakers across the country to revive traditions and bake cakes on Election Day in hopes of making this November a more […]
October 23, 2016
In this election season, all hashtags are political hashtags. As an interesting example, here’s a hashtag started by an organization: Roses are redViolets are blueWe can't afford foodRamen will do Write poems about being broke & poor with #Pooretry On @HashtagRoundup pic.twitter.com/B0vxHDFMhY — The Goodtime Club (@TheGoodtimeClub) October 22, 2016 The Goodtime Club’s website is […]
October 22, 2016
The final debate of this presidential election cycle did not disappoint. Both major party candidates performed as expected: Sec. Clinton was composed and coherent while Mr. Trump was “entertaining,” to say the least. Known for his one-liners, the Donald added to his already extensive repertoire of quotable quips. Immigration is one of the hottest button […]
October 18, 2016
#RepealThe19th : The Latest Groan-Inducing Development of Election 2016 In case you don’t know, its an election year. The nation is coming together behind the candidate they feel is best fit for the commander-in-chief position. Overall it seems like a pretty good system: you register to vote, you support a candidate, you vote, someone wins. […]
October 14, 2016
Shamed if we do, shamed if we don’t. “Why didn’t you report your assault?” *Reports assault* “Liar.” Reporting sexual assault is not easy and most assaults go unreported. Often times women are asked, What were you wearing? Were you flirting with him? Were you drinking? Why didn’t you report it sooner? If you have ever […]
October 14, 2016
So the latest internet trend decided to grace us with its presence this week. It’s called “Trumpkin.” Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Trump + pumpkin = Trumpkin. As in, jack-o-lantern with the face of one Donald Trump. And, just in time for Halloween. So if you were thinking “Trumpkin” was a character from […]
October 10, 2016
After the release of the Trump Tapes where Donald Trump was caught having a lewd conversation with Billy Bush of Access Hollywood about sexually assaulting women, a wave of outrage hit social media. On Twitter, women took to social media to share their first experiences with sexual assault. Kelly Oxford, a New York Times best-selling author […]
October 5, 2016
You’re probably aware that Governor Haley issued an evacuation for the lower parts of the state of South Carolina in the face of the oncoming Hurricane Matthew. What you may not be aware of is how people are reacting to the evacuation on social media. Most people are posting the “expected” reactions to the oncoming […]
October 1, 2016
The Clinton Debate: Some Issues On September 29th, roughly 80 million people “watched” the first presidential debate. By “watched,” we mean they tweeted, blogged, posted, and all other forms of technology-mediated communication (probably no telegraphs or actual phone calls though) about the first debate. We here at the News in New Media center have been […]
