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    Type in the term “carefree black girl” into the search bar on Twitter and Tumblr. The results showcase an array of stunning black women and girls oozing chill vibes while being unapologetically black. The term was coined by Huffington Post writer Zeba Blay and an eponymous Tumblr page in May 2013‚ which sent positive shockwaves through social media. The movement of the “carefree black girl” offered black women an opportunity to unite together through another spectrum. Followers boast figures‚ including

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    Like a Girl” Always‚ one of the largest corporations who produce feminine care products‚ debuted a sixty second advertisement during the superbowl. This ad concentrates on one of the things that‚ undoubtedly‚ every single person‚ regardless of gender has heard at some point in their lives: “You throw like a girl!”. The advertisement shows differences in how young women‚ boys and young girls perceive the phrase‚ “like a girl.” The Super Bowl commercial gained recognition for changing the conversation

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    Sociology: Black Like Me

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    based on their abilities. (Class notes‚ SOCI 201‚ Winter 2010) An example to illustrate this argument from Black Like Me is found on page 39. The elderly owner of the Y café complained to Griffin about how unfair the economic system was to black people. Many brilliant black students graduated with great marks‚ but still ended up doing the most menial work or very few selected jobs. Many black people‚ therefore‚ chose not to educate themselves. As a result‚ the whites said they were not worthy of first-class

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    embarrassing encounters with their crushes. In particular my mind drifts to a memory that sticks out like a sore thumb‚ one found in my years in middle school. My crush was very obvious‚ even I was slightly aware of such. I was beginning to predict that he in particular also knew I had my eyes on him. Although I had ensured rejection as the baseline for where my expectation

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    English 1020.11N 17 September 2012 A Girl Like Me While reading a book by the name‚ “Pretty Little Liars‚” I found myself favoring a tall‚ slender‚ dark haired character by the name of Aria Montgomery. This character immediately jumped out at me when I started to notice that she had many of the same qualities as and also had been through many of the same experiences as I have. So when asked to right this paper is was not a brainier. It made me realize the reason I was drawn to her was because

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    As a young girl begins to go through changes in their minds and bodies‚ words can shape them in many ways. It is said that “A girl’s confidence plummets during puberty” (“#LikeAGirl” 00:01:27). Always #LikeAGirl‚ effectively encourages women and girls to be proud of their gender and to have self-confidence no matter what anyone says. In this commercial‚ the feminine hygiene company Always portrays the opinion of men‚ women‚ young boys‚ and young girls about what the phrase “like a girl” means. First

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    Instructor Hannah Baggott WR 121 February 21‚ 2015 Like A Girl The Always advertisement entitled‚ “Always #LikeAGirl‚” explores the social prejudices that young girls in American society face on a daily basis. It suggests the idea of changing the phrase “like a girl” from an insult into a compliment that represents the strength and power that lies within women and girls instead of weakness. This advertisement appeals to teen and pre-teen girls challenged by societal pressures as they face puberty

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    Jacalin De La Rosa Dr. Forss 31 October 2011 Black Like Me “In the flood of the light against white tile‚ the face and shoulders of a stranger- a fierce‚ bald‚ very dark Negro- glared at me from the glass… All the traces of the John Griffin I had been were wiped from existence.” This is just the start of the transformation John Griffin had to go through to create the ultimate sociological experiment in the 1950’s. Within the book Black Like Me‚ by John Howard Griffin‚ it can be argue that discrimination

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    Be a Girl Because You Are a Girl “A girl’s confidence plummets during puberty.” In the “Like a Girl” campaign commercial‚ Always sends a message on vulnerability that during puberty words and stereotypes can have lasting effects on girls and their confidence. It is obvious throughout the commercial that a point is being made about women and their common stereotype. Even the women being interviewed know how and what the common response would be when asked to “do something like a girl.” This commercial

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    Issa Rae has always been an awkward girl; she’s always worn the wrong pants‚ kissed the wrong boy‚ and felt the wrong way‚ or simply been the wrong girl. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl is a dazzling collection of essay about growing up learning to love the things in your life that makes it unique‚ even when those things also make it mighty awkward. She writes about being a black girl who just cannot dance‚ about being unhappy working in cubicle as her web series was taking off‚ about not

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