Divas #2
We met for the second Diva’s program
of the session on Friday October 25th. The girls arrived
with smiles on their faces and began to socialize and eat snacks
before beginning the week’s discussion. The facilitator wrote a
question on the board that said, “Who inspires you on Youtube?”
The girls named a few like Denzel Dion, Nella Rose and Adam Saleh.
They said that they are inspiring because they are out there, true to
them, authentic, relatable and don’t hold back on their thoughts
and beliefs. The discussion shifted to stereotypes and which
Youtubers are challenging them on their channels. Then we discussed
the dangers of Youtube, including false information/fake news,
forcing young girls to grow up fast, hateful comments and secret
product placements. The final activity of the day was to create a
Youtube video called, “Storytime: They Thought I Was Aggressive?”
The video was about stereotypes people placed on them and they had to
answer specific questions in the video such as “what do you want to
say to people who believe this stereotype about you?” The videos
will be edited for next week.
Overall, the girls opened up about
stereotypes they face in their daily lives and how to cope with these
false assumptions about them. As well, the girls filmed a video that
is personal to them and shows off their personality in a vlog style
video. Finally, the girls engaged very well with the program and are
looking forward to showing their videos to the rest of the group next
week.
By: Laura Polisuk
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