In this blog post I would like to start off with a quote to ignite the topic I will be discussing. ” Social media and technology are not agents of change. They are just tools.  We, the connected people, are the agents of change. – Stuart J. Ellman President 92Y”

Among our society the term civility is commonly thrown around but in terms of social media, they two aren’t really thought off together. I will be discussing the ways we can use social media as a tool to advocate for increased civility. Which could mean more human interaction, the rapid increase for technology, or that fact that the civil purpose for social media isn’t being used properly. Let’s begin with the term civility, which by definition means formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech. As we all know the world we live in, we all have to have a form of civility whether we are going to a fancy restaurant and should act appropriately with politeness or if you are attending a sporting event. Alongside that social media plays a major role in how we conduct ourselves. What do I mean by that? Well we use social media as a platform to promote whatever you feel strong about. In some cases that may be a event happening, a clothing line you have started or anything really. But how do we use it as a tool to overall increase civility. I’ll first label it, by saying as many people know social media’s like Youtube have a very big form of advertising, so use that to advocate for more civility in all forms. Explaining that by saying you want to create in environment on social media where people can feel comfortable and not be bombarded with all these things we want to do and change, so by creating ads before, after or between videos that show forms of increased civility, would help so much. What I mean by increased civility is also the fact that as a millennial we are constantly using social media no matter where we are. The lack of human face to face interaction is decreasing more and more. We could use social media to essentially advocate for less involvement in social medias in times like being at the dinner table or with family.

Analyzing that with that fact that you want to advocate well so that it can actually help those and show those that it’s affecting without being too condescending.  You don’t want to advocate for more civility like being more polite on social media on certain topics, and come off as an idiot. Those seeing this message may think you don’t care about what other people think and it wont be a positive avocation for.

Overall, we can us the tools we are already given like ads, social media accounts of people within those accounts with a big presence or feeling towards a topic to even bring a bigger avocation to the entire world not just those who watch Youtube or are on Instagram.  Social media is a platform we can and should use to promote and advocate for lots of issues like the need for increased civility and we should make use of them now and forever.

What are Ethical Dilemmas? Well first off ethical dilemmas are situations in which involve moral struggles and refections, in an effort to do the right thing. Essentially balancing the decision between 2 right ways that are morally defensible situations where there is no “correct” answer. For this entry I will be identifying an ethical dilemma that a lot of student athletes face nowadays while being recruited in a way. Later I will analyze this ethical dilemma by using the SAD model, which is represented as 1) make a decision 2) defend decision 3) base it on moral theory. Student athletes nowadays face the problem of the dreded social media and the constant monitoring from the coaches or universities. Whether you post something about a upcoming game, event involving your sports team or a fun night out on the weekend. But right there is the problem. Student athletes nowadays are constantly being monitored on social media in what they do ,how they do things and how they act on the weekend and percieve themselves as being a part of “said” program. The decison to have social media is a big thing especially with student atheltes because you could post something on instagram or snapchat, that could possibly ruin your atheltic career in that program. You have to make the decison of first off, whether you want social media and if its really necessary to be involved in it. Second you have to make the decision of do i post this on social media so everyone could see. Meaning it could be something funny or “acceptable” in a way but “unacceptable” according to your teams/universitys standards. I’m defending the my decision or “side” of this ethical dilemma that says yes to having social media as a student athlete. Negative things can happen on social media even if you’re not a student athelte and representing a sports team. You can post something on social media that could potentially kick you out of the university because of that decison you took to even post it to begin with. The coaches of the particular sports teams also have descretion on whether they want them to have social media in certain cases. With this coming into play you really have to take the decision based on a teleogical ethic theory. Which describes that whether the decision is wrong or right depends on the outcome and who is benefits and who it harms. If the coaches put a emphasis on social media and to sensor the things you put on it, and you go out and put a picture of you partying before the game, you took the decision, it hurts you and your team. This ethical dilemma is faced constantly all around the world with student atheletes and many others as well. Overall think about this, do you think it’s ethical for coaches in universities to monitor the student athletes social media?

Everyone has gone on Instagram, Twitter or even Snapchat and has seen let’s say a celebrity who’s vacationing in some exotic country or driving some exotic car. What do you instantly do?  It could be many things like judge, compare or even analyze how they are doing these things, wishing you could be them, or wanting to be in their place instead of sitting in class. But have you ever witnessed how sexuality is shown or seen on social media. The way we percieve someone on social media has drastically changed over many years. In this blog post I will discuss Chapter 3 of Social Media Freaks by Dustin Kidd  and how it inherently talks about how we as humans are using social media to judge, compare and analyze how we view someone based on LGBTQ issues and terms. Beginning at square one with the term Slash Ficton, which is a term many people haven’t heard of at all. Essentially describing when a movie, tv show or book focuses on a same-sex relationship. Now to explain what that means I’d like to bring up an example. The TV show everyone knows by the name of Grey’s Anatomy has Slash Fiction between the two characters named Dr. Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins. The two are involved in a same-sex marriage or relationship in which they struggle to voice their sexuality to the entire hospital or even their closest friends for that matter. This is a perfect example to explain what Slash Fiction really is. In relation to Chapter 3 of Social Media Freaks, Slash Fiction is most commonly used for media’s like TV shows on Netflix or Hulu. These are more openly available or accessed by the younger demographic. To apply this in a larger sense,  I’d like to use myself and the generation I am labeled as. A Millenial, this generation has seen to be way more involved within the LGBTQ community and more open with anything that involves this topic. Our generation is more ethnically and racially open compared to all other generations. Applying that to Slash Fiction, that may be the reason why we are seeing a drastic rise in Slash Fiction within more TV shows or movies. Overall, the perception we have on sexuality amoungst social media and the platforms we use, have and will be changing probably sooner than we know it. Which means the way we percieve, judge or analyze those individuals within the LGBTQ community has to change.

Everyone has gone on Instagram, Twitter or even Snapchat and has seen let’s say a celebrity who’s vacationing in some exotic county or driving some exotic car. What do you instantly do?  It could be many things like judge, compare or even analyze how they are doing these things, wishing you could be them, or wanting to be in their place instead of sitting in class. But have you ever witnessed how sexuality is shown or seen on social media. The way we percieve someone on social media has drastically changed over many years. In this blog post I will discuss  Chapter 3 of Social Media Freaks by Dustin Kidd  and how it inherently talks about how we as humans are using social media to judge, compare and analyze how we view someone based on LGBTQ Issues and terms. Beginning at square one with term Slash Ficton, which is a term many people haven’t heard of at all. Which describes when a movie, tv show or book focuses on a same-sex relationship. Now to explain what that means I’d like to bring up an example. The TV show everyone knows by the name of Grey’s Anatomy has Slash Fiction between the two characters named Dr. Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins. The two are involved in a same-sex marriage or relationship in which they struggle to voice their sexuality to the entire hospital or even their closest friends for that matter. This is a perfect example to explain what Slash Fiction really is. in relation to Chapter 3 of Social Media Freaks. Slash Fiction is most commonly used for media’s like TV shows on Netflix or Hulo for examople. These are more openly available or protrayed for the younger demographic. To apply this in general, I’d like to use myself and the generation I am labeled as. A Millenial, this generation has seen to be way more involved within the LGBTQ community and more open with anything that involves this topic. Our generation is more ethnically and racially open compared to all other generations. Applying that to Slash Fiction, that may be the reason why we are seeing a drastic rise in Slash Fiction for that matter in more TV shows or movies. Overall, the perception we have on sexuality amoungst social media and the platforms we use, have and will be changing probably sooner than know it.