Climate change is real, a report released by government agencies last week proves such. Politicians quickly shared the report on social media with #ClimateChange attached so young, mobilizing audiences share it with their communities. Research shows us that #climatechange is threatening America’s crop production and food security. We cannot ignore the facts. We must #actonclimate. […]
Read more "Burning Up: Debates Over #ClimateChange"There is much debate and controversy surrounding the use of ‘juul’ e-cigarettes. Recently the FDA has been working to restrict the sale of all e-cigarette flavors with the exception of menthol, mint and tobacco flavors. The measure is intended to curtail the use of e-cigarettes, and has also been tied an effort to cut teenage […]
Read more "Is it Cool to #juul ?"Fashion house Dior made actress Jennifer Lawrence the face of a new campaign celebrating Mexican culture…the problem: Dior chose a Caucasian woman and shot the campaign in California. Some people think the campaign has undertones of cultural appropriation, while others don’t see any problems. Here are some tweets using the hashtag #Dior: Jennifer Lawrence on […]
Read more "At the Intersection of Fashion and Political Correctness"In today’s political climate, there are few topics as divisive as gun control. While each side has its own hashtags, #2A is used by both sides when weighing in the Second Amendment. While the arguments made using #2A are opposing, both sides use similar tactics when making their argument. Many users tweeting about #2A try […]
Read more "The 2 Sides of #2A"Pineapple on pizza is a long standing controversy among the twitter community. This conversation became a trending topic last January when the inventor of Hawaiian pizza died at the age of 83. The behind behind the controversy is Sam Panopoulous. The pizza topping began as a simple experiment to see if costumer’s enjoyed his concoction. […]
Read more "The debate of our century"These days, it feels as though Lena Dunham trends on Twitter faster than you can remember what she did the last time to make pop culture news. Dunham, known for her work as a writer, creator, and actor on the HBO series Girls, can be… problematic to say, the least. In a new story by The […]
Read more "What in the world is Lena doing?"NFL Linebacker Reuben Foster was released by the 49ers after he was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor domestic violence, in which he allegedly verbally and physically abused his girlfriend. Three days after Foster’s arrest The Washington Redskins signed Foster off of waivers. Needless to say, this was a very controversial signing by the Redskins. This […]
Read more "Another Domestic Abuse Case in the NFL: Are you surprised?"On November 21st, Aaron Rodgers, the starting Quarterback for the Green Back Packers and a California native joined many celebrities in pledging his support for the relief efforts on Twitter. Please take a minute to watch this and if you can, take a few seconds to retweet this using the #retweet4good All the money goes to […]
Read more "Aaron Rodgers, The California Wildfires, and Family Backlash"Airbnb recently decided to cut ties and religious acceptance and display what can be inferred as an act of anti-semitism. Airbnb decided it was best to remove listings in the West Bank that are Jewish-owned, which inevitably created controversy. Despite the societal push for religious acceptance worldwide, people sided with Airbnb and support what can be […]
Read more "Airbnboycott?"On October 2, 2018 journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. After growing close to the Saudi Royal Family and serving as an advisor he fled to the United States and wrote a monthly column for the Washington Post criticizing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He was visiting the consulate in Turkey when he entered the building […]
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