This represents my collection of data about the #StandwithPP hashtag to explore recent interactions on twitter regarding planned parenthood.<\/p>\n
With the current political atmosphere surrounding women and gender politics I feel as though it would be beneficial to follow a hashtag under the umbrella of Gender & Feminism. \u00a0When choosing\u00a0which hashtag would be best to engage with I had to deeply consider not only what was currently trending, but also had to decide what I believe will continue to generate a lot of online activity. \u00a0In order to do so I decided to talk to my close friend who just recently attended the women’s march in Washington D.C. about what sayings\/mottos she believed to have a strong presence. \u00a0After discussing this with her I decided that I would like to follow the hashtag #StandwithPP. \u00a0I believe that planned parenthood is a very controversial topic and is only gaining public opinion. \u00a0I also believe this is something that will be tampered with due to our current political standing, thus it will generate a lot of online discussion.<\/p>\n
Like previously stated, due to our current political standing I expected to see a lot of interaction regarding feminism within this hashtag. \u00a0Especially with the women’s march having just occurred, I expected this hashtag to be used by many who have a strong prominence in politics as well as gender and feminism issues. \u00a0When looking at the hashtag for the first time I was surprised to see that there were many simple tweets that did not read much beyond what was within the hashtag. \u00a0For example, one of the\u00a0tweets by a user named @lysserbabes noted that “One easy thing you can do to #StandWithPP : https:\/\/t.co\/i1kmS71KQlAlthough.” This exact tweet was actually one that was circulating twitter on many different accounts. \u00a0Although this can be explained by the fact that this particular hashtag can stand on its own, I originally thought that it would be included in longer and more politically charged tweets.<\/p>\n
When searching this past weeks news circulating my hashtag I was unfortunately only able to find two articles that pertained to #StandwithPP. \u00a0The first article that came up was titled “Wasn’t Trump once pro-choice? Here’s the president’s evolving platform on abortion.” \u00a0This article was posted by the News Mic network on January 30th, discussing how President Donald Trump’s most recent tweet regarding how he fully supported the anti-abortion\u00a0March for Life<\/a>. \u00a0In this post they state that although he now claims to be strongly anti-abortion, he was previously in favor of reproductive rights and his current stance has only surfaced in more recent years. \u00a0In order to prove their standpoint, they break down his changing viewpoint in chronological order beginning with\u00a0when he was said to have “co-sponsored an event at the Trump-owned Plaza Hotel honoring Robin Chandler Duke, the president emeritus of the National Abortion\u00a0Rights Action League” and ending with his current claim to be staunchly anti-abortion in his most tweets as of last Friday. \u00a0The second article that I found when searching this hashtag was posted by the blaze and titled “Report: Facebook\u2019s Sheryl Sandberg recently donated a huge sum to Planned Parenthood.” \u00a0This article discussed\u00a0how facebook’s Chief Operating officer recently donated 1 million dollars to planned parenthood, which was originally reported last Wednesday by Refinery 29. \u00a0They discuss the importance of having this type of support due to our current political standing and end the article by stating “Planned Parenthood\u00a0has claimed<\/a>\u00a0that it has seen a massive spike in donations following Trump\u2019s election.”\u00a0Just like I had expected when initially searching my hashtag, both these articles in the past week have ties to Trump as well as his stance on planned parenthood\/abortion. \u00a0After searching my hashtag I then looked at feminism and the talk it has generated within the past week. \u00a0When searching the more broad topic of feminism I felt like I had to filter through many more articles. \u00a0The first that I found to be particularly interesting was one posted by the National Post which was titled “<\/span>How can feminism and its aim for equality move forward while still placing princesses on a\u00a0pedestal?” \u00a0In this they discuss not only the women’s march, but the face of Princess Leia that surfaced throughout the march. \u00a0They note the evolution of the stereotypical princess and how it has developed\u00a0over the years to be\u00a0more outspoken, independent and diverse. \u00a0The second article that I found interesting that appeared when searching feminism within the past week was posted by Forbes regarding the fact that “Women Under 30 Are Leading The Pack In Entrepreneurship And Innovation.” \u00a0I chose this article due to the fact that it was extremely different from all other articles regarding feminism and planned parenthood during this time. \u00a0It was nice to see an article that\u00a0did not argue women’s fight for equality but highlighted woman’s successes as entrepreneurs. \u00a0With everything occurring right now in recent news and in politics it is beneficial to see articles surfacing regarding women’s advancement and economic prosperity.<\/p>\n Bibliography:<\/p>\n Durkee, Alison. “Wasn’t Trump once pro-choice? Here’s the president’s evolving platform on abortion.” Mic. January 30, 2017. Accessed February 02, 2017. https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/167090\/wasn-t-trump-once-pro-choice-here-s-the-president-s-evolving-platform-on-abortion#.A0amiW5Hh.<\/p>\n Howard, Caroline. “Women Under 30 Are Leading The Pack In Entrepreneurship And Innovation.” Forbes. January 31, 2017. Accessed February 02, 2017. http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/carolinehoward\/2017\/01\/31\/women-on-the-30-under-30-2017-where-entrepreneurship-and-feminism-collide\/#63a3ba0f3022.<\/p>\n Sabrina Maddeaux, Special to National Post. “How can feminism and its aim for equality move forward while still placing princesses on a pedestal?” National Post. January 31, 2017. Accessed February 02, 2017. http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/life\/style\/how-can-feminism-and-its-aim-for-equality-move-forward-while-still-placing-princesses-on-a-pedestal.<\/p>\n Scanlon, Kate. “Report: Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg recently donated a huge sum to Planned Parenthood.” TheBlaze. February 01, 2017. Accessed February 02, 2017. http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/2017\/02\/01\/report-facebooks-sheryl-sandberg-recently-donated-a-huge-sum-to-planned-parenthood\/.<\/p>\n When looking at articles regarding feminism during the time span of\u00a01\/1\/2006 to 4\/1\/2006 I found completely different articles than those that were generated in a most recent search. \u00a0The first article that came up that I found interesting was one titled “Rise of raunch culture draws caricatures of desire.” \u00a0This article posted by the Sydney Morning Herald discussed the rise of sexuality among women and increasing public display in\u00a0popular culture. \u00a0She states that it was only 30 years ago that this type of exposure was looked down upon, where woman’s sexual vulnerability was not something that was publicized\u00a0by the media and those following. \u00a0She then explains how this shift is then believed to be one that supports feminism. \u00a0This new outlook of feminism then is stated to be valued as woman’s ability to express her own sexuality without worrying\u00a0about objectification or misogyny. \u00a0In the article she argues this shift as not being an improvement in woman’s rights, stating that “Many women today seem to have forgotten that sexual power is only one, very specific, kind of power. And what’s more, looking like a stripper or a Playboy bunny is only one, very specific, kind of sexual expression.” \u00a0She argues that “liberated” and “raunchy” are not synonyms and we must decide what we as women internally want from sex as opposed to simply following popular culture and its viewpoint on what is viewed as sexy. \u00a0The second article that I found from the span of\u00a01\/1\/2006 to 4\/1\/2006 when searching topics related to feminism was an article from the New York Times regarding the recent death of Betty Friedan. \u00a0During my search within this time period I found that there were numerous articles that appeared about Betty Friedan’s death, so I decided this was an important article to look into. \u00a0The New York times article writes on her death at the age of 85 as well as reflects on her life and her involvements in the progression of feminism and women’s rights. \u00a0The article states that she was a “feminist crusader and author whose searing first book, “The Feminine Mystique,” ignited the contemporary women’s movement in 1963 and as a result permanently transformed the social fabric of the United States and countries around the world.” \u00a0Reading about this allowed me insight into the evolution of feminism and early contributions to this movement. \u00a0According to the article, her book\u00a0with gave an\u00a0analysis of the issues that affected women’s lives post World War II which was said to include “enforced domesticity, limited career prospects and, as chronicled in later editions, the campaign for legalized abortion.” \u00a0The fact that the legalization of abortion was an issue post World War 2 and is still an ongoing topic for discussion is very unique and striking when evaluating my hashtag #StandwithPP and the current understanding of woman’s rights.<\/p>\n Bibliography:<\/p>\n Fox, Margalit. \u201cBetty Friedan, Who Ignited Cause in \u2018feminine mystique,\u2019 Dies at 85.\u201d\u00a0U.S.<\/i>\u00a0(The New York Times), February 5, 2006. http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/02\/05\/us\/betty-friedan-who-ignited-cause-in-feminine-mystique-dies-at-85.html.<\/span><\/p>\n Levy, Ariel. “Www.smh.com.au.” Rise of raunch culture draws caricatures of desire – Opinion. February 28, 2006. Accessed February 02, 2017. http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/news\/opinion\/rise-of-raunch-culture-draws-caricatures-of-desire-and-feminism\/2006\/02\/27\/1141020021809.html?page=2.<\/p>\n Reading the article “SCRAPING THE SOCIAL? Issues in live social research” by Noortje Marres and Esther Weltered, helped me gain\u00a0a better understanding of the importance of data scraping as well as its ability to be used as an analytical tool in social research. \u00a0After reading their prospective about how data scraping can be productive for social research, I would argue that I am both\u00a0collecting live data and connecting to the actual liveliness of an issue. \u00a0When searching through a hashtag the data produced clearly aids me with live and constant updates pertaining to this issue. \u00a0I am constantly able to see how people are interacting with this issue and their current thoughts on it. \u00a0Although it could sometime be biased in that those who are writing on these issues most likely have more radical stances on it, it is an accurate representation of what is currently happening related to this issue. \u00a0That being said, not only are we given a constant live update through this data, we are granted with individuals personal thoughts and feelings on said topic. \u00a0We are able to see not only what is occurring but also how it impacts the general public.<\/p>\n Marres, Noortje, and Esther Weltevrede. 2013. \u201cScraping the Social?\u201d Journal of Cultural Economy 6 (3): 313\u201335<\/p>\n\n\n