As of late, Emory University has been receiving widespread attention for the hate speech conducted on its campus. A Jewish fraternity recently discovered swastikas spray-painted on its front porch. A friendly intramural football game turned into a breeding ground for racial slurs and hateful remarks. Many students are finding themselves in what feels like an extremely hostile environment.
A new social media application has taken Emory’s campus by storm. The application, known as “Yik Yak”, allows users to post anonymous messages to those within a few mile-radius. While there are sometimes positive posts, many of the anonymous messages are quite hurtful and inconsiderate to the backgrounds of many Emory students. Racial, sexual, and cultural slurs are often used online, instilling a sense of hostility within the halls of Emory.
I aim to create a social movement within Emory’s community. Said movement will, hopefully, “raise consciousness” (PP, 30) on Emory’s campus. To do so, there must be a “shared focus of attention,” (PP, p. 28) meaning I must advertise my campaign by highlighting the issues that anonymous hate speech result in. I will collect anonymous quotes from students that have felt victimized by Yik Yak posts. I will create a visually appealing image incorporating these quotes, will ensuring that I maintain the anonymity of the students.
I hope to create a power dynamic on Emory’s campus, in which hate speech is not a norm, and a status relationship is created that allows victims to influence decisions of the oppressor before they occur. My campaign aims to eliminate the option of anonymous hate speech on Emory’s campus, by highlighting the genuine destruction and deterioration in can cause in certain individuals. Oppressors will actively choose to end hate speech, and will “willingly comply with the actual of supposed interests of another” (PP 61) student.
My end product will include a video of students who choose to publicly express the ways that hate speech has affected their experience at Emory University. It will stress the importance of maintaining a friendly, welcoming environment on Emory’s campus. At the end of the video, viewers will be encouraged to “take the pledge” by signing a petition that will encourage students to end anonymous hate speech.
By immersing myself in this project, I hope to make an impact on the environment that Emory students find themselves in. Whether small or large, I hope this impact will improve the conditions with which students socialize, study, and pursue various interests in. Students must understand that anonymous hate speech is extremely harmful and yields no benefits. Students must vow to end the oppression of their fellow peers.
It’s time for change. See the data.
Let's see it through.
A new social media application has taken Emory’s campus by storm. The application, known as “Yik Yak”, allows users to post anonymous messages to those within a few mile-radius. While there are sometimes positive posts, many of the anonymous messages are quite hurtful and inconsiderate to the backgrounds of many Emory students. Racial, sexual, and cultural slurs are often used online, instilling a sense of hostility within the halls of Emory.
I aim to create a social movement within Emory’s community. Said movement will, hopefully, “raise consciousness” (PP, 30) on Emory’s campus. To do so, there must be a “shared focus of attention,” (PP, p. 28) meaning I must advertise my campaign by highlighting the issues that anonymous hate speech result in. I will collect anonymous quotes from students that have felt victimized by Yik Yak posts. I will create a visually appealing image incorporating these quotes, will ensuring that I maintain the anonymity of the students.
I hope to create a power dynamic on Emory’s campus, in which hate speech is not a norm, and a status relationship is created that allows victims to influence decisions of the oppressor before they occur. My campaign aims to eliminate the option of anonymous hate speech on Emory’s campus, by highlighting the genuine destruction and deterioration in can cause in certain individuals. Oppressors will actively choose to end hate speech, and will “willingly comply with the actual of supposed interests of another” (PP 61) student.
My end product will include a video of students who choose to publicly express the ways that hate speech has affected their experience at Emory University. It will stress the importance of maintaining a friendly, welcoming environment on Emory’s campus. At the end of the video, viewers will be encouraged to “take the pledge” by signing a petition that will encourage students to end anonymous hate speech.
By immersing myself in this project, I hope to make an impact on the environment that Emory students find themselves in. Whether small or large, I hope this impact will improve the conditions with which students socialize, study, and pursue various interests in. Students must understand that anonymous hate speech is extremely harmful and yields no benefits. Students must vow to end the oppression of their fellow peers.
It’s time for change. See the data.
Let's see it through.