Aubrey.Hunter

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:04, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

Hip Hop and Hip Hop music

Hip hop is defined as more of a culture rather than a music genre, whereas hip hop music developed as part of hip hop culture. In my opinion they compliment one another and therefore it shouldn't be separated pages about it Aubrey.Hunter (talk) 05:15, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Cornell Benjamin for deletion

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Thank you so much for your reflections on the course!

I so valued reading your thoughts! --sheridanford (talk) 00:21, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

My Significant Edit

The topic that I decided to take interest on is the image and stereotypes the media puts on Black people. Even though racism is not publicized, race still plays a source of power in society. An interest that I took a research on is the new upcoming series ‘Dear White People’ by Justin Simen. This show is found on Netflix and is based on the movie ‘Dear White People’. This show is based on the perspectives of African American students in a predominantly white college, which navigates the different forms of racial and various types of discrimination. Each episode focuses on a particular character; which I enjoyed watching because it entails different issues and raise questions on why black people are viewed a certain way in most cases negatively. My personal favorite episode is when the character Pastiche points out the racial occurrences on campus. To retaliate, Pastiche hosted a blackface party to make a valid statement. The responses regarding this TV show are very interesting. According to the New York Times, concerns were raised such as the title itself. In my opinion, because of the title, I feel that it may cause controversy and attracted angry responses. For example the social media such as Twitter accuses the show of being racist to white people, having them call for a boycott on Netflix. Also, on YouTube when you see the trailer of the television show, it received more ‘dislikes’ than likes. Dear White People is a show that is sending a message that society will not acknowledge, due to who the target is. It’s comical but also educates the audience not only the individuals in the show but its ensembles. In comparison to the book Black Popular Culture by Gina Dent, the section on ideologies, Masking is one of them in my opinion that pertains to my edit. Masking is distorted images and concealment. Another ideology is false consciousness. It exploits or oppresses. In the section Popular Culture: Theory and Criticism ‘Politics’ I learned how black people in films have changed overtime. However there will still be some type of negative perception as to being “black enough.” I feel that the question of what does it mean to act black will always remain unanswered. The television series is an example of how films changed overtime. It went from black and white films degrading black people, to shows such as Dear White People taking a stand and trying to send a message. One takeaway from this course is becoming more aware of what black popular culture. There are different aspects of what black culture is; it’s more than the history we learn, it’s the people, the music, the images that are proven wrong towards society, the ideologies, theories and concepts. I learned that doing these edits, it challenges our knowledge as students, and it makes us think different and helps us to understand the Wikipedia community and ourselves. Wikipedia has not been the easiest for me for the reason of feeling that what I may put up there may get taken down; I was scared of rejection. As of now I feel a bit more comfortable in editing and trying to come out my shell and hopefully educate others within the community.

Bibliography 1. Dent. Gina. Black Popular Culture. 1992 2. Twitter www.twitter.com/Dearwhitepeople 3. YouTube www.youtube.com/trailerdearwhitepeople