The media starts rumors of Kendall and Kylie partying and drinking underage with fake IDs.
On October 15, 2013, paparazzi spotted Kedall and Kylie Jenner entering a night club while using fake IDs. Not only was it a 21-and-over club, but that night was supposedly sex-themed and included nudity. The media had a field day with this news which led to more outrageous accusations. With the recent split of their parents, some reported that the girls were partying to deal with the stress. Others accused them of drug abuse and driving while under the influence of alcohol. To the public, this is most definitely not a scene that should include a 17 or 16 year old. The reporters even went as far as to blame their parents and created even more fabricated tension between the newly divorced couple. Fans took to twitter to question the girls about the rumors, and some even displayed being let down by the girls.
Kendall and Kylie rant on twitter about the media's ridiculous accusations.
Almost a week after the night at the club, Kylie and Kendall both used their twitters to assure audiences and fans that the media was fabricating the story. Apparently, both girls went to the club as an after party for a fashion show they were paid to attend. They were with their family, did not have fake IDs, and did not drink any alcohol. The effect that these rumors had on these girls was clear after reading their, very disgruntled, tweets. To them, it was insulting to publish stories that made them seem like Hollywood train wrecks. Kendall even tweets, "we're smarter than that, we have goals and personally I think it's sad that some people sit at their desk making things up." They used twitter to address the rumors spreading in the media, and to keep the media from destroying their image.
The girls use twitter to update followers on their lives and shines a light on their happiness.
Aside from addressing the media, they use Twitter just like every other teenage girl. Tweeting about frozen yogurt, puppies, and music; it helps people remember that even though they are celebrities, they are still average teenagers. Amiss all the scandals surrounding themselves and their family, Kendall and Kylie constantly tweet pictures of themselves looking happy and bright. They tweet to inspire girls to be confident. They generally get a positive response from their followers and have many that look up to them.
Both the media and Twitter offer views of Kendall and Kylie that must all be taken with a grain of salt.
While the media portrayal of Kendall and Kylie are a stark contrast to their innocent personas on Twitter, it is important to note that there is bias on both ends. The media will obviously exaggerate certain facts and manipulate stories in order to get people to read their content. However, Kendall and Kylie could also be using their Twitters to get people to think better of them, for the sake of their own reputations.
The media portrays Kendall and Kylie as wild, spoiled teenagers that took advantage of their fame. While their Twitter accounts tell us that they are innocent and determined girls that are great role models to younger girls. The difference in these two portrayals is incredibly wide and so both sources are not the most reliable when looking for unbiased opinions.
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ReplyDeleteThe fist thing that I see is all the pictures that are very nicely embedded in her post. She uses the zig zag approach which makes the eye look at the entire post. She uses a lot of different links which really allows the reader to have a lot of sources. She sums up the most important part of the link so that we don't have to go and read everything to know what she's talking about. Her headline is very explanatory and describes her post perfectly. The information is not dense and it is easy to read and follow. I also like the fact that she tells us who each person is rather then assuming that just because they're all over the media, we know who they are.
ReplyDeleteThe main points to this post are easy to point out. Each headline in the post is explanatory so we know exactly what we're about to read. Her main points in the reading are the fact that what the media says is not always true. Celebrities use twitter to shut down media rumors but they might be exaggerating when covering up their stories. Therefore, it's hard to find a reliable source that is unbiased.
One thing that I think would strengthen her post is maybe talking about people who support the two girls. There is a lot of critiques about the girls but I'm sure they have supporters. You can go and grab some tweets from their fans that post to support them and add that to your paragraph about them being normal girls. She says that they get a positive response, so she should add a tweet as an example.
The title to this post was somewhat explanatory. While I did learn a bit about what was going on I was still wondering about other things after reading it. For example, I was still unsure of what image the media and the girls were portraying.
ReplyDeleteJuliana also used a number of explanatory subheadings which was a good way for me as a reader to follow what she was talking about. However, at points it seemed like the headlines summarized an opinion more than the facts by using words such as “ridiculous.”
She also used a handful of helpful links to reference relevant information and help me further understand the topic. The pictures included were also helpful, especially the screenshots of the tweets that were referenced in the post. Seeing them really drove the message home.
The main topic discussed here was a real world application of a social media. While a scandal like this would obviously not be in the text, seeing a post like this would help someone understand how some of the book topics related to social media are actually put into place.
One thing I would like to see in this post is more constant relation back to the social media topics that we discussed in the book such as choice, conversation, and creation. In general, talking more about the social media aspect of this case would make sure the post didn’t end up appearing more like a gossip article than a social media analysis.