With all this technology nowadays, social media is a common word you here in everyday kind of conversations. Whether it be Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, so many people are obsessed with these sites and people of the older generation don't always understand why. However this is very much understandable. The social media generation is now, not thirty years ago when the computer was first being invented. These older generations didn't grow up with iPhones and Tablets that allowed you to get information from the world wide web right in the palm of your hand. However there is a lot of controversy about these websites. Are they really helping our society? Or are they just shaping society into something that is harming the human mind?
I personally do not have a Twitter because I don't get the point of it. Not only that, but with Twitter there's always drama that follows. That's all Twitter is really. Someone aid something bad about someone's girlfriend and her boyfriend has to defend her, only to find out she doesn't want his help. In the end, all you get is a big mess of people who are mad at each other. However on the other hand, Twitter isn't all bad. You can chose to follow whomever you please, so you don't have to follow those drama filled people. Plus, Twitter can be a fun way to show school spirit. I know my school, along with many others, have a Twitter account where they tweet at certain people who've earned big accomplishments, hold contests, etc.
Facebook was created back in 2004 and some people consider this to be an outdated social media site. MySpace is outdated, Facebook is not. Many people still use Facebook to this day, yours truly included. To me, Facebook is a way to connect with friends and family that I don't see on a regular basis, such as the foreign exchange students for example. I can see what they're up to, see fun family vacation photos, and basically know what's going on in their life.
I had an Instagram for three or four days when it first came out and I got super bored, so I don't use it anymore. However that was almost three years ago now and a lot has changed on this super boring social media site. Instagram is very similar to Facebook in a sense that you can connect to friends and family from around the world. However society has taken control of Instagram in the same way that it's taken over Twitter. There's not only drama, but also the stereotypical "White Girl Status." For those of you who don't know what that is, a "White Girl Status" is when someone posts a selfie of themselves wearing Ugg boots, "Pink" yoga pants, a low cut shirt, and a Starbucks cup in their hand to Instagram. There are many different types of stereotypes out there that describe this "White Girl Status" and I came upon a video posted on YouTube about this topic, take a look. She is describing how to be a "White Girl" and some of the things she says just makes me cringe because I cannot stand how society has influenced her to be this way at such a young age. Instagram is just one of the ways this girl has been taught to look, think, and act. I don't know about you, but I do not want my kids growing up in a society where this is ok.
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