Reflective Task 1:Cabinet of Curiosity.

1. Being a firm believer in communication, I genuinely am very critical of social media. Even with the control, social media give us. For example, being able to have a voice and giving opportunities to people who hardly come by them. However, in coming to Coventry I see that in a different light. I have expressed how I’m not fundamentally involved in all platforms of social media. leading me to believe that there was something I was missing out on. When speaking to the friends I had made here they also don’t have some forms of social media or are quite inactive on it. This leads me to question further as to whether or not we as human beings are gaining back control.

Media gods was a relative term in my piece, the idea of a higher power telling me what I can and cannot enjoy. I am not a singular being in my journey to find entertainment that narrowcasts anymore. For example, Issa Rae is the content creator of the Awkward Black Girl series on YouTube which has now inspired her new HBO TV series Insecure. Again a young Jeffery Almonte creating visuals on YouTube for what he saw around him growing up. Growing up never did I see something that reflected my young reality. Forcing me to believe that my struggle was my own not knowing that I had worthy allies in my battle to promote honesty.

With the introduction of new media, it is not that I have absolute and utter distain for it. Perhaps it is just finding its feet. There is no good or bad to it. It is the way in which we choose to consume it. I consume it for honesty and to make content which others would appreciate. Hopefully inspiring others to follow.

2. To put it simply I have an overwhelming love for Drag Queens. They are what inspired me to embrace my own femininity. Which then led me to question, 'How do Drag Queens pay respect to women and femininity?'