I feel really confused by the mass media today. From what I understand, traditional news sources are dying, and new types of social media, such as blogs, twitter, and youtube are taking over the jobs of journalists, etc. People are reporting the news themselves'. We don't need 'bullshit talking heads' delivering stories, or an anonymous newsfeed telling us the news. We can get it 'straight from the _____'s mouth.'
N e ways... I recently followed 2 stories on the internet that were very social-media centric. 1 of them happened in the Iran and 1 of them happened in our United States. Still not sure which 1 is a bigger deal/which was a worse situation. Feel like the downside of 'social media' is that u can't really tell what is important, and what is just a meme, since it is on the internet.
Meme #1: Video of Iranian Girl Getting Shot + dying after riots
I saw a video of some woman named Neda who lived in Iran, until she protested against the 'bullshit' going down in their country, and got shot by the government.
I feel like she is 'a victim.' First I thought it was just some sort of 'viral marketing campaign' for Final Destination X, but then realized 'oh shit--this is real. damn. thought it would be removed from youtube but guess they are keeping it up since it is an Iran meme.'
Meme #2: Perez Hilton getting 'assaulted' by Will.I.Am 4 calling him a 'faggot'
But then I saw this meme about Perez Hilton getting 'punched in the face' for calling Will.I.Am a 'faggot.' This is a video response about 'the incident' by famous celeb blogger 'Perez Hilton.'
I feel like he might be 'a bigger victim' than the lady from Iran. From what I understand, millions of people read his site every day, and this makes him possibly more important than most news sources. Basically, his brand is more important than ur local news and pitchfork combined. Sorta weird 2 think about.
Not sure which 1 was a bigger 'injustice.' Not sure which 1 is more representative of an innocent person being 'fucked over' by an 'evil' in the world. Feel like Perez Hilton might have taught us a more universal lesson, which was 'never question the sexuality of a black person.' Feel like he taught us that black ppl are 'insanely homophobic' and that u should never use strong buzzwords that question their sexuality. Might also have taught us to not let 'i.r.l. faggots' / 'emotionally immature ppl' express themselves on the internet.
I think Perez Hilton might be more of a 'victim' because he used twitter to 'call the police' instead of 'dialing 911.' Hopefully 1 day u will be able to tweet @911.
Feel like 'Perez Hilton' is DEAD SERIOUS. He is using his 'assault' as a platform for victims against violence. Based on his vlog, u could assume that 'the world is about to end.'
(keut vneck/pouty face)
but the Iranian girl is 'actually dead'. Think she might have a more 'authentic' type of cause behind her, even if she can't post a response vlog [via being a ghost].
Feel like she possibly 'died 4 more' or is 'a more relevant victim of violence.'
It's kinda weird how news is becoming like indie music--we can't tell the difference between 'whatz hyped' and 'what is actually important/relevant.' Feel like there's a huge burden on me to sort through this kind of stuff, and I'm not sure if I'm prepared for it. h8 technology.
Who is the more authentic victim of violence?
