Woman begs men for sex on Russian 'Facebook' after mum nags her to have a baby

A Russian woman is urging men to have sex with her on Russian Facebook - because she wants to get pregnant to silence her nagging mother. Elena is running a competition on the VK social network called Leave Your Trace In Me - in her bid to get pregnant. Elena Komleva, 29, from the city of Cheliabinsk in southern Russia stuck the ad on her Vkontakt page (the Russian equivalent of Facebook) to try and appease her mum who is hellbent on being a granny.

• Russian woman out on Facebook equivalent site to get pregnant 
• Hosting auditions 
• Doing it to shut up her mother 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-begs-men-sex-russian-5327800

Tyga SLAMMED On Twitter For Kylie Jenner Relationship; Fans Urge Him To Reunite With Blac Chyna

The rap star Tyga has announced and has made it clear on twitter that himself and kylie Jenner are in a relationship. People on Twitter are 'hating' as most would say as disapprove due to the age difference between then both. Kyle is 17 and is still classed as a child, Tyga himself is 25 years of age. Twitter users are urging for Tyga to get back with his ex who he has a child with. Many are now saying that they have lost respect for the rapper and no longer are fans.

• Kylie aged 17
• Tyga aged 25
• Twitter users urging Tyga to get back with ex

http://www.designntrend.com/articles/43952/20150314/tyga-slammed-twitter-kylie-jenner-relationship-fans-urge-reunite-blac.htm

Twitter changes rules to ban 'revenge porn'

Twitter have now changed their rules so that people who use twitter are not able to post intimate videos or photos which are known as revenge porn. They have banned this from their social networking site. Some of the changed were written by the bbc.

• The social network's rules now state: "You may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject's consent."
• Last month posting revenge porn images became a criminal offence in England and Wales.
• Users who complain to Twitter about photos or videos posted will be asked to verify their identity and prove they did not give consent for it to be shared publicly.
• Anyone found to have posted material against the new rule would then be required to "delete the content in question before being able to return to the platform".
• The new law classes revenge porn as "photographs or films which show people engaged in sexual activity or depicted in a sexual way or with their genitals exposed, where what is shown would not usually be seen in public".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31843001

Newcastle woman convicted of Twitter trolling warns others to think before you type

This article is about a woman form newcastle who has been convicted for admitting that she had been sending abusive messages in twitter to other twitter users. The woman has been sentenced to twelve weeks in prison and she is also a first time offender. She is not the only one who has committed this offence as hundreds of other people have done the same thing she has. These messages were sent to a feminist online who had described the threats to be worse than rape threats.

• Woman sent to prison for 12 weeks because of abusive messages 
• Woman openly admitted to sending the threats 
• Woman had sent messages to a feminist who described the messages as worse than rape threats

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-woman-convicted-twitter-trolling-8836555

Facebook slammed after advertising funeral directors to a CANCER patient: Promotions appeared after sufferer Googled disease

A cancer patient who searched online for support about his disease was left horrified when Facebook began placing advertisement for funeral directors on his Facebook feed.

Daniel Kapp, 46, was diagnosed with prostate cancer last month. Shortly after he used the web to learn more about the illness.

When he opened Facebook the following day he said he was 'bombarded' with 'insensitive' promotions that he couldn't remove.

• Daniel Kapp, 46, was diagnosed with cancer last month 
• Following the news he used the web to learn more about the illness
• He was then shown 'insensitive and tasteless' ads for funeral directors
• The consultant said he tried to remove the ads but they kept appearing 
• And the funeral directors said it was shocked its adverts were being used to target people in this way
• Facebook tracks its users movements around the web using cookies
• These are used to serve relevant ads but only work if a user is logged in
• Facebook has not yet responded to MailOnline's request for comment

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2989768/Facebook-slammed-advertising-funeral-directors-CANCER-patient-Promotions-appeared-sufferer-Googled-disease.html

Collective Identity

1) Read the article and summarise each section in one sentence, starting with the section 'Who are you?'

The first section talks about how you can create an identity for yourself in different ways which is explained in the section, it also talks about how certain people may want to be seen in different ways. 

The second section talks about how people are in different ways, the way they are classed and seen by others, some of the examples are race for example, from the colour of their skin and their ethnic background from where they originated from.  

The third section talks about how the audiences and the people have their needs, their needs and what they want coming from them watching advertisements that advertise something fashionable and would make the audience desire it and then lead them into buying what is for sale. 

The fourth section talks about the rise of an individual on how they would make themselves look unique and stand out from other people, by doing their own thing and being different to others. 

The fifth section talks and tells us about how people will go to buy products and what they see on advertisements. They will buy these things as a reflection of themselves which show people who they are and what they are all about. 


2) List five brands you are happy to be associated with and explain how they reflect your sense of identity.

I would like to be associated with Nike sports wear, as I am a sports man who likes to train, by wearing their clothing it would show that I am a fit individual who works out. The second brand I'd like to be associated with is Beats by Dre, this is because I am in to music and enjoy listening to music with great sound.


3) Do you agree with the view that modern media is all about 'style over substance'? What does this expression mean?

I do partly agree that media is all about a certain style as people are now able to show themselves off for what they are through the media, for example having followers on instagram, through showing off what they wear what kind of brands they buy and associate themselves with. 

4) Explain Baudrillard's theory of 'media saturation' in one paragraph. You may need to research it online to find out more.

Media saturation is media involving most people that associate with the internet and going online, watching tv and other factors. We are currently in a media situated time as everybody uses the internet and plays a part and has an interest and would need it mostly on a day to day base e.g. looking at emails. 


5) Is your presence on social media an accurate reflection of who you are? Have you ever added or removed a picture from a social media site purely because of what it says about the type of person you are?

On social networking sites it does describe and show a rough reflection of myself as i do like the posts i have an interest in and post pictures or stuff i am genuinely interested in. 

6) What is your opinion on 'data mining'? Are you happy for companies to sell you products based on your social media presence and online search terms? Is this an invasion of privacy?

I don't mind having the information like what i've been liking to be sold to other companies as it does not really bother me. 

No More Page 3

1) Research the No More Page 3 campaign. Who started it and why?

The person who had started the no more page 3 campaign was Lucy Anne Holmes. She had started is as she thought that the page 3 was the most prominent photo of a women in the widest circulation of British newspaper is of a woman in just her pants. 

2) What are the six reasons the campaign gives for why Page 3 has to go?

1) It’s 2014! Page 3 was first introduced in the sexist 1970s. A lot has changed over the last 30+ years in our society, we think it’s time The Sun caught up…

2) It’s soft porn in the UK’s no.1 selling family newspaper that children are exposed to. Until 2003 the models were only 16 (and made to dress up in school ties and hats – seriously!) It’s never been OK. One day we’ll look back on this and think “oh my goodness, we did what?!”

3) What does it teach children? They see page after page of pictures of men in clothes doing stuff (running the country, having opinions, achieving in sport!) and what are the women doing in this society they’re learning about? Not much really, other than standing topless in their pants showing their bare breasts for men. It’s not really fair, is it?

4) Women say, do and think so many interesting and incredible things and should be celebrated for their many achievements. They are people, not things! Not ‘that’. The fact that we hear ‘look at the tits on that’ or ‘I’d do that’ is disgusting, disrespectful and objectifying. Page 3 of The Sun is the icon that perpetuates and normalises this horrible sexist ‘banter’.

5) Every single weekday for the last 44 years in The Sun newspaper the largest female image has been of a young woman (usually of a very particular age, race, physicality) showing her breasts for men, sending out a powerful message that whatever else a woman achieves, her primary role is to serve men sexually. Pretty rubbish that really.

6) The Sun newspaper could be so much stronger without Page 3. Because currently, any story they run about women’s issues such as rape, sexual abuse, harassment, domestic violence or the dangers of online porn is drowned out and contradicted by the neon flashing sign of Page 3 that says ‘shut up, girls, and get your tits out.’

3) Read this debate in the Guardian regarding whether the campaign should be dropped. What are Barbara Ellen and Susan Boniface's contrasting opinions in the debate?

Suzie Bonofice -  This debater stated that the newspaper was outdated, She also states that in the 70s it was hard to come by images of naked women and there for back then created an audience Boniface said that the newspaper was tasteless, demeaning and unnecessary.

Barbara Ellen - This debater believes that the campaign against Page 3 should not be abandoned just because the Sun decided to blow a last-minute raspberry at supposed PC mores. Admittedly, there have been inconsistencies.

4) How can the No More Page 3 campaign be linked to the idea of post-feminism?

This could be linked to post-feminism as the woman that chose to go up and put themselves on page 3 are doing it willingly, this how they chose to get paid and make money. This is completely their choice and it is what they want to do as they want to earn money by doing what they love which is posing in front of a camera naked. This is completely up to them. 

5) What are your OWN views on the No More Page 3 campaign. Do you agree with the campaign's aims? Should the campaign continue?

The campaign i believe is pointless as the sun is not doing anything bad, they are well in their rights to do as they wish and at the end of the day its all about business, they do it to satisfy the readers by providing them with a picture of a beautiful woman on page 3. They do not intend on making women look bad in any way, the women chose to do this women are not being forced into posing naked in front of a camera.  



6) Do you agree that we are in a post-feminist state or is there still a need for feminism?

Post feminism will still be needed as this page 3 is not the problem, what the problem is is that females to get underpaid and are less likely to get a good job when up against men as men would be chosen most of the times apart from the unlucky few. There is also inequality out on the streets where men treat women differently. So feminism is needed and I believe will get no where. This is a mans world and frankly it'll stay that way for many more years to come.