EOC: (wk. 5) 3 Tweets

Tweet 1:

“H&M Casts Ashley Graham, But Won’t Sell Plus Sizes In-Store”

Ashley Graham, a plus sized model is all over the fall look book for H&M’s new line.  The shocker is this: while showing admiration and appreciation to our plus-sized woman, the plus-sized clothing will not be available in stores.  Its only available online.  Most women, plus sized included, need to try on clothing before purchasing.  Only selling online will create for a lot of returned merchandise if it doesn’t fit correctly.  While H&M is applauded for featuring Ashley, a big “no Bueno” is issued for not accommodating women that look like her and wear the sizes she wears.

Tweet 2:

“Activists Are Targeted For Their Beliefs - And How They Dress”

The media, cops and even Wall Street executives are criticizing Black Lives Matter activists for their clothing.  One man was criticized that he was wearing an apple watch while protesting the oppression of his people.  I find this very odd because when did the way someone is dressed have anything to do with a cause they want to fight for?  Have we become so shallow and have nothing else to talk about that we have started to judge what an activist is wearing and saying that they are unfit to fight for a cause they believe in?  Must they look poor or unkempt in order to be able to protest?  I’m not sure of what angle this is coming from, but it definitely makes one realize that until people start sweating small things that don’t matter, the things that do such as black lives, will continue to be ignored and disregarded.

Tweet 3:

“How to report social media harassment: a practical guide”

With all of the recent social media trolling that’s been going on lately, the worst being Leslie James, this is a refreshing take on how people who are bullied via social media can get the help that they need.  When people can hide behind a screen and not have to say things to a person’s face, they can be pretty cruel with the insults.  They don’t stop at insulting a person’s performance, no, they go further and insult them for things that they cannot control, like the color of their skin, how they look and making fun of disabilities they may have.  This article can help a person that is in this situation who may not have a platform as large as a celebrity’s…someone who will fall under the radar.  This guide can help someone who may have thought they were worthless see that there is help.  It tells you how to document the incident, how to properly present it to law enforcement and how to file a report with Twitter.