Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Listen Up is a youth media network the mission for this organization is to connect with youth producers and their allies to achieve youth voice in the mass media. It a place for youths to express themselves in different creative ways. Even if its positive or negative, I watched the video about a teenager girl discussing the battle that she has had with Obesity since she was a child. She talk about how she uses food as a comfort to replace he father that is not in the picture. Then she interviews her family and they discuss how as an African American family, obesity is a problem in their family. The girls grandmother discusses the issues that she has with Diabetes and all the medication that she has to take. The whole story is very sad and the girl decided that since she saw herself on the tape, she has changed her eating habits. I find this story to be inspirational because other teens can watch her video and relate to her and learn from her experience. This site reminds me of the reading that we did on Horace Mann. This website is another form of a social website but it is visual and can be used for bad or good. I think that these websites are a good way for people to express themselves and it should not be restricted in anyway. This site is a wonderful way for teens to express themselves.

1 comment:

  1. You have some good stuff on your blog, Temi. I just wish you had more connections to the other readings as well!

    LB :)

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