I’ve still been thinking about the activism film I watched last week for Discussion 6 titled, “Girl Connected” and want to recommend y’all watch it! It’s only an hour. It is such a prime example of the new “wave” of feminism led by our younger generations, and the ability to spread the movement and make a bigger impact through the use of the internet.
The girls sharing their stories are all so young, they’ve gotta be between 10-14. I think the young age is part of what makes the story and causes all the more impactful, important and HEARD.
Like the Discussion 6 reading talked about, times are changing and people are starting to pay attention to younger voices. The “controversy” of young activists garners more attention (i.e. much like with Greta Thunberg going viral in part because criticism about her age, and as more people discussed this “controversy”, she was able to carry her message and influence further) It’s super important right now for the younger generation to speak out and use their voices. It is OUR future.
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Hi Dylan,
Absolutely giving our younger generation the opportunity to speak about topics that they may feel strongly for. Or even mere topics, I feel as though this sets a tone of importance towards their voices ultimately helping these generations feel just as valuable and heard amongst all things.
Dylan,
I’m still on a high from last weeks material as well. Thank you for recommending Girl Connected yet again, I will definitely get on it especially since I was so pleasantly surprised by the film I watched which was Crip Camp. It’s a little longer than Girl Connected but so inspiring. I’m also moved to watch because of your mentioning of how young the participating girls are and making that connection to last week’s reading about how young people can have an impact on change by exercising their right to act on issues they feel strongly about. I was taken aback by the capabilities of those that identify as having a disability so I look forward to seeing this other community of young women take their stand.
Hi Dylan, I like the way you responded to the discussion board, you kept it very clear and simple.
Hi Dylan,
I am definitely going to watch all the videos from last week and I’m super excited to see what they’re all about! It didn’t really feel like such a difficult assignment because I was so intrigued. I also like how you mentioned Greta Thunberg, we were just talking in my public speaking class about how she is so young yet so powerful when she speaks. It is really important for the younger generations to speak up about important topics.
Using the internet to spread a Message in a movement is Very Useful in todays time. Many activist and people have created hash tags to help spread awareness to certain things. For example Like #BlackLivesMatter movement. As time goes On I hope the younger generation also contributes to making change and speaking out against what’s wrong.
Hey Dylan
I like reading your response. When you said “It’s super important right now for the younger generation to speak out and use their voices. It is OUR future.” I 100% agree with it. The generations to come are the ones who can make a grand change. A prime example could be when the elections for who our president would be. A lot of us once the elections came decided to come together in order to make sure Trump wouldn’t win the next election because a lot of people were angry about what actions he was taking.