Monday, January 13, 2020

UK Tabloids and Royalty

Really interesting and depressing comparison of headlines of the Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle (as an American, we have no royal titles, so I'll just label them princesses as in "married to princes" but they have titles and such) and the racism and perhaps classism of the British tabloid press (perhaps it's even intersectional). The point is to show this happens at all, and hey, here it is. Shameful. But what is to be done about it?

"Here Are 20 Headlines Comparing Meghan Markle To Kate Middleton That Might Show Why She And Prince Harry Are Cutting Off Royal Reporters"
Subtitled, Over the years, Meghan has been shamed for the same things for which her sister-in-law, Kate, has been praised.


Wednesday, January 8, 2020

HICSS 53

HICSS 53 is underway, and this is the fourth year we've run the Games & Gaming minitrack in the Digital and Social Media track. Great to have all the hard work come to fruition.