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Why Road Trips will Ruin Your Friendships - 13 views

This is a very interesting article that many people can relate to.

started by emilypavis on 24 Mar 15 8 follow-ups, last by maxplotkin on 24 Mar 15

New DC show? - 0 views

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/fox-grabs-gotham-series-about-the-city-before-batman/ As an avid comic fan, I'm excited, but what do you guys think? Are they trying to share a piece ...

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started by Ariana Agnew on 31 Oct 13 no follow-up yet

Explaining Twerking to Your Parents - 28 views

www.nytimes.com/...-twerking-to-your-parents.html

shared by Haydn Wall on 03 Sep 13 - No Cached

Mae P on 03 Sep 13

"Patiently respond that, for Ms. Cyrus, twerking is a brazenly cynical act of cultural appropriation being passed off as a rebellious reclamation of her sexuality after a childhood in the Disneyfied spotlight, but, in the end, who are we really to judge? " This sentence just summed up everything I feel about Miley Cyrus

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Patiently respond that, for Ms. Cyrus, twerking is a brazenly cynical act of cultural appropriation being passed off as a rebellious reclamation of her sexuality after a childhood in the Disneyfied spotlight, but, in the end, who are we really to judge? " This sentence just summed up everything I feel about Miley Cyrus</div>

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Gibson Katz on 03 Sep 13

http://mileycyrustwerkingonreality.tumblr.com/

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Cody Duane-McGlashan on 03 Sep 13

I find this article pretty funny, especially since my grandma asked me just yesterday about twerking. She probably would have had no idea what twerking was if the New York Times hadn't written an article about how to explain it, which ironically parents are far more likely to read than their kids.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I find this article pretty funny, especially since my grandma asked me just yesterday about twerking. She probably would have had no idea what twerking was if the New York Times hadn't written an article about how to explain it, which ironically parents are far more likely to read than their kids.</div>

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Bella Levaggi on 03 Sep 13

This is a well-written, well-executed satirical piece that does an effective job of highlighting what I believe are the actual problematic aspects to Miley's twerking (the cultural appropriation rather than her right to display her sexuality as she saw fit, even if one doesn't personally find it attractive), while also offering humor to make it less pedantic. This medium hopefully makes it easier for old straight white guys to process the incident.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a well-written, well-executed satirical piece that does an effective job of highlighting what I believe are the actual problematic aspects to Miley's twerking (the cultural appropriation rather than her right to display her sexuality as she saw fit, even if one doesn't personally find it attractive), while also offering humor to make it less pedantic. This medium hopefully makes it easier for old straight white guys to process the incident.</div>

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Sarah Asch on 04 Sep 13

I think this is a very important article to publish in response to the VMA twerking media boom because it takes the focus off of Miley Cyrus but it doesn't try to ignore her involvement. It's true: we are not to judge. This is not the first or the last time that a child star has done something that could be perceived as an attempt to gain media attention or to throw off an image they created in their early acting. This moves away from comments like "Miley Cyrus needs to keep her tongue in her mouth," and towards that relatable comic episode that we have all experienced when our parents ask us about things that all teenagers know and that parents can't seem to figure out--like a meme.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think this is a very important article to publish in response to the VMA twerking media boom because it takes the focus off of Miley Cyrus but it doesn't try to ignore her involvement. It's true: we are not to judge. This is not the first or the last time that a child star has done something that could be perceived as an attempt to gain media attention or to throw off an image they created in their early acting. This moves away from comments like "Miley Cyrus needs to keep her tongue in her mouth," and towards that relatable comic episode that we have all experienced when our parents ask us about things that all teenagers know and that parents can't seem to figure out--like a meme.</div>

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Jordan B on 25 Sep 13

I think this article is extremely well written and effectively and intelligently points out the motivations for and problems with Miley Cyrus' twerking debacle. The medium puts it in a form that many adults and younger generations will understand, "the Talk" but also gives the problematic aspects of Cyrus' performance due credit. It's entertaining but not offensive and the author clearly knows what he's talking about.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think this article is extremely well written and effectively and intelligently points out the motivations for and problems with Miley Cyrus' twerking debacle. The medium puts it in a form that many adults and younger generations will understand, "the Talk" but also gives the problematic aspects of Cyrus' performance due credit. It's entertaining but not offensive and the author clearly knows what he's talking about.</div>

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Meg Weiss on 28 Oct 13

First of all, content wise, I completely agree with Mae. As far as the writing style goes, I love that the writer created a role reversal between a teen and their parents. Their writing made it seem to a helpful parenting book, preparing parents with responses and reactions when their child comes up to them and asks where babies come from. It was comical, but also brought up some good points/opinions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">First of all, content wise, I completely agree with Mae. As far as the writing style goes, I love that the writer created a role reversal between a teen and their parents. Their writing made it seem to a helpful parenting book, preparing parents with responses and reactions when their child comes up to them and asks where babies come from. It was comical, but also brought up some good points/opinions.</div>

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YouTube Reaches 1 Trillion Racist Comments - 42 views

I think when behind a screen with a username people feel much more comfortable to speak there mind and say what they want to say without a filter. Even when on facebook with real full names people ...

started by Max Shulman on 25 Mar 13 4 follow-ups, last by Gibson Katz on 04 Apr 13

Two Chinese kindergarten students die after rival school poisons yogurt - 15 views

Daniel: Maybe she thought the notebooks belonged to her children or their friends. As for the yogurt, I can't see any reason why any good parent would bring random food from the street into their h...

journalism China

started by Gibson Katz on 20 May 13 7 follow-ups, last by Sam Allen on 30 May 13

The Onion - 1 views

http://www.theonion.com/ This post is solely about the Onion and other comical sources of news. The onion is probably a bad example because of their incorrect use of facts/entirely fabricated stor...

started by Kenny Rosenberg on 25 Apr 13 no follow-up yet

"My Daughter's Homework is Killing Me" - 53 views

The writer was able to maintain a light voice which I think aided getting his point across. As a lot of people have noted, this article is amusing. However while being amused the writer was able to...

started by Emma Boczek on 25 Sep 13 17 follow-ups, last by Hannah Y on 07 Nov 13

Baby's First iPhone App - 24 views

This is really astonishing to see how many kids under the age of two are now playing with phones and tablets on a day-to-day basis. When I was younger, I never played with technology or watched an ...

started by liz archer on 28 Oct 13 13 follow-ups, last by Hailey Miller on 05 Nov 13

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