Blogging #PlannedParenthood

Pro #PlannedParenthood  Please support #PlannedParenthood pic.twitter.com/6nM6UNBeXI — SugarCookie (@TxYankee33) April 9, 2017 A single cell on Mars would be considered life yet a cell in the mothers womb is disposable 🤔🤔@PPact #PlannedParenthood #ThursdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/fVkQ6eu31i — Young_Conservativeâ„¢ (@Steve0423) April 6, 2017 Sexual health is so incredibly important. Whether you realize it or not, #PlannedParenthood positively affects […]

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#EverydaySexism

In today’s age of social media it is easy to gain notoriety for social change movements. One topic that has garnered publicity during the last decade is the issue of sexism. Twitter has always been a platform that allows public debate on a wide range of topics, especially through the use of hashtags. Sexism is […]

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#13ReasonsWhy

13 Reasons Why has become the most tweeted about Netflix show ever. According to my calculations: ∆ = b² – 4 a c -b± √∆x1,8 = ———— 2a 13 reasons why needs a season 2 — Dory (@Dory) April 17, 2017 Based on a popular young adult novel, the show is about a high school […]

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Baby of #AprilTheGiraffe Is Here!

After much anticipation, April, a giraffe at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, N.Y., has given birth to its fourth calf. The (slightly gross) birth of #AprilTheGiraffe pic.twitter.com/beQVmOUuZh — Gary Grumbach (@GaryGrumbach) April 15, 2017 Social media has gone wild, with users sharing live streams of the birth and congratulating April. Much jubilation can be inferred […]

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Guns don’t kill people – do they?

On April 10th, 2017, Cedric Anderson opened fire inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino, California, killing Karen Smith, whom he was separated from, and one of her young students before turning a revolver on himself. People took to Twitter to express their emotions, and most of them used #SanBernardino to enter into discussion […]

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#Pepsiad Gone Wrong?

Pepsi’s latest advertisement, starring Kendall Jenner, received a variety of reactions from the public. If you haven’t heard about this huge advertising fail, well you’ve probably been living under a rock. Both the actress and soda company were accused of making light of the Black Lives Matter movement while also using social justice to sell […]

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A look at the #TaxMarch debate

On April 15, the day traditionally recognized as Tax Day, thousands of protesters gathered in dozens of protests across the United States to pressure President Donald Trump into releasing his tax returns. It has been an issue leading up to and since the election. Even though it’s not required for presidents to release their tax […]

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There’s always two sides to a hashtag

On April 10, San Bernardino experienced its second tragedy in less than 18 months, as a shooter open-fired on his estranged wife, leaving three dead. Following the shooting, the hashtag #SanBernardino surfaced on Twitter, as messages of sadness and positive thoughts poured in; however, amidst this, two main topics arose for discussion…was the shooting newsworthy because of […]

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#13ReasonsWhy

So if you have not heard of the show 13 Reasons Why by now I presume you live under a rock with no access to Netflix or any form of social media. In the off chance that you are one of those people, essentially the show consists of 13 episodes in which Hannah Baker reveals […]

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