Redefining Gender stereotypes at the Canadian Tire

Those who know me know that, as an employee there, I self-identify with Canadian Tire. I was scrolling through Facebook the other day and of course when I saw the words "Canadian Tire" I knew I had to click. 

How one Canadian retailer is pushing back on gender stereotypes

I just happened to be at work when I read this so I figured I'd check the rest of the flyer to see if it broke gender stereotypes in other ways; to see if this was the only example. Unfortunately, it seems to be the only example - girls wear pink and play with dolls while boys wear blue and play with cars throughout the rest of the book (which you can find here).

Despite the lack of progressive gender roles throughout the flyer, I do agree that this is an important step in redefining gender roles. In history, it has been proven that too much change can negatively impact a goal. Perhaps by using one picture demonstrating progressive gender roles, Canadian Tire is able to begin to change without receiving too much backlash. 

But What's Really on Your Mind?

Social Media: the place where people are supposed to write what is on their mind, they are supposed to write their thoughts and opinions. But if social media is a two-way communication model, should people really be sharing all their thoughts and opinions? At what point are there too many cooks in the kitchen?

What is in a word

As the semester finishes up and I look up words to get a better understanding of my readings, I came across this gem. I find it interesting that the word of the year is misinformation - it speaks a lot to online culture especially in a Trump era world of fake news. How can we tell what is misinformation and disinformation? How can we tell what's intentional and what is not?

Dictionary.com's 2018 Word Of The Year

A Vision of Students 2018 Group 7

Ever wonder what it's like to be a student in 2018? We did. For this project, we scrounged through comments made by the CMNS150 community on what it is like to be a student. We chose to focus on the digital aspect, as this is an introduction to digital media, and how it can be useful and a distraction.

Without further ado, I present to you:

A Vision of Students 2018 group 7

Technology: an Extesion of Ourselves (response to Turkle's Connected, but Alone?)

My initial thoughts to Sherry Turkle’s 2012 TED talk: Connected, but Alone?, were “this does not apply to me – I have boundaries when it comes to using my technology”. Is this not everyone’s first thought when we are confronted about our technology use?  Why do we become defensive when it comes to our technology use? Perhaps it is because it is a part of our identity; perhaps technology is a part of us. If someone were to criticize a part of me for being a part of me I would get defensive. Saying “this does not apply to me because of…” is simply justifying why it is a part of you in the first place; it makes it okay.

History of the Young Building: a photo essay

It's October: the spooky season, so I decided to do a project on ghost stories about the supposedly haunted building on campus. Don't worry, this is an academic project and I didn't just focus on superstitious stories. I learned about the architecture and uses of the building as well as the life of the person that the building is named after. I also learned that I have a somewhat personal tie to the Young building. When the school was first built, It was a government-run school for teachers, which my grandpa happened to attend. 

History of the Young Building