The Best Thing To Do Before Handling A Problem

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVSoTfmnr9eMJDdMGtouOape9LuqrLAMvKwbrSdjxZpFP8rxvQ3aFXKm8DRL8fuylP0BpWVmmNe4KZhiD62X8Ck5RZoaJoMMglHxEo5Syu6wVuObd_rL42xPVvXqy4OqvLUlY_tcYG_c/s1600/Conflict-problem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Best Thing To Do Before Handling A Problem" border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVSoTfmnr9eMJDdMGtouOape9LuqrLAMvKwbrSdjxZpFP8rxvQ3aFXKm8DRL8fuylP0BpWVmmNe4KZhiD62X8Ck5RZoaJoMMglHxEo5Syu6wVuObd_rL42xPVvXqy4OqvLUlY_tcYG_c/s640/Conflict-problem.jpg" title="The Best Thing To Do Before Handling A Problem" width="640" /></a></div> <br /><br />"Not my circus, not my monkeys."<br /><br />-Common Polish saying.<br /><br />Before you enter the lion's den, discuss the elephant in the room, or address the monkeys in someone else's circus, try this: Think about their top character strengths. Believe it or not, your sworn enemy, your disgruntled boss, your depressed client, and the politician you hate—all have strengths of character.<br /><br />Research studies have shown that when therapists focus on their client’s strengths prior to a therapy session (called “resource priming”) that a number of positive outcomes unfold. These include:<br />Improved therapy outcomes<br />Higher use of strengths in the session<br />A stronger counselor-client relationship<br />More experiences of accomplishment (sense of mastery)<br /><br />In these studies, the task for the practitioner is simple: Take about 5 minutes to reflect on your client’s strengths right before you meet with them. That's it.<br /><br />The simplicity of this exercise and the benefits that emerge are palpable. So this has got me wondering….<br /><br />Perhaps this could be applied much more widely than just the therapist-client encounter? Might this be a useful approach for anyone to take before they approach a problem? If you're dreading talking with someone, maybe do some "resource priming" first? If there's a sensitive discussion you need to have with a family member or a sticky, complicated situation to address with a friend, could you consider their strengths before you talk with them?<br /><br />Envision the following:<br /><br />*Teachers reflecting on the strengths of their students and the strengths of their classroom-as-a-whole before walking in to teach a lesson. Further, they consider how they can help the students explore and use their strengths during classroom lessons and projects.<br /><br />*Managers reflecting on the strengths of their employees before entering a weekly meeting with them. Further, these employers take a moment to remember the best qualities of each employee before sending them an e-mail or phone message.<br /><br />*Parents reflecting on the strengths of their children before their next interaction with them. While driving home, working parents could spend time considering ways in which they can validate and encourage their child’s strengths later that day.<br /><br />*Romantic couples considering the strengths of their spouse or partner before engaging in a conflict or confrontation. Couples can consider the qualities of their loved one that they most cherish and appreciate (research shows this is connected with happier and more committed relationships).<br /><br />If you want to try this out, here are some questions to reflect on before the conversation:<br />What are the signature strengths of the person I'm about to speak with? <br />How have they used their unique personality strengths in the past?<br />What would a strengths-oriented discussion with them look like?<br />How might I improve upon past conversations by using my own strengths?<br />Are there strengths of mine that get squashed when I'm around this person? What might I do to ensure I can bring these forward?<br /><br />Final question for you:<br /><br />Why not? Why not prime yourself so you can see, appreciate, and reinforce the best qualities of those you are interacting with? What have you got to lose?<div> <br /></div> <div> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">credit:psychologytoday</span></div>

The Best Thing To Do Before Handling A Problem

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Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2c_SUWz-Ub8xxVBT-fRC-v_-Ut0leL2W8SSTt5ATO91KGb7Kq0ivEdCzXafNn_j0RUk5yGgpV5x9tVdssEOjBHdqeXbueGgfAOXg8nTclGUw_Eyx1a0vV3Yoc3GfJ-tRv75sBQuQaWXI/s1600/636015971476006333-AP-DEM-2016-Clinton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=" Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2c_SUWz-Ub8xxVBT-fRC-v_-Ut0leL2W8SSTt5ATO91KGb7Kq0ivEdCzXafNn_j0RUk5yGgpV5x9tVdssEOjBHdqeXbueGgfAOXg8nTclGUw_Eyx1a0vV3Yoc3GfJ-tRv75sBQuQaWXI/s640/636015971476006333-AP-DEM-2016-Clinton.jpg" title=" Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> Hillary Clinton told USA TODAY on Wednesday she plans to make the case for why Donald Trump is "temperamentally unfit" to manage the nation's economy and pledged to end a tax loophole for wealthy Americans by executive action if necessary in a preview of a second major policy address, scheduled for next week, that casts the real estate mogul as dangerous and unqualified.<br /> <br /> In her first interview after meeting with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday night in Washington, Clinton also did not rule out one of his key demands as his Democratic presidential bid winds down: that party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz be replaced. While Clinton praised Wasserman Schultz for her commitment to defeating Donald Trump, she noted that she had not appointed the Florida congresswoman to head the Democratic National Committee and vowed that Democrats would go forward "with a new and invigorated party."<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/06/02/hillary-clinton-attack-donald-trump-unfit-lead-nation/85284902/">Earlier this month in San Diego</a>, Clinton delivered a blistering speech that cast Trump as too dangerous to serve as the nation’s commander in chief due to his proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, lack of foreign policy knowledge and his temperament. She's continued those attacks in the days following Sunday's Orlando nightclub massacre, the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.<br /> <br /> In a speech in Columbus next Wednesday, Clinton said she will make "a similar case on the economy that I did on foreign policy: that Donald Trump is erratic and temperamentally unfit to be responsible for the world's largest economy."<br /> <br /> Clinton pointed to one example of Trump's "incoherent" economic argument by noting that the billionaire has built his populist appeal around leveling the playing field for lower-income Americans, even though she said his tax plan gives a $3 trillion break to millionaires and billionaires over the next 10 years.<br /> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/06/14/clinton-trump-orlando-response/85869074/"><img alt=" Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy" height="400" src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/9065941e142eb769bb76794c742e08d1e14ee558/r=300/http/www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/9065941e142eb769bb76794c742e08d1e14ee558/r=300/http/www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/0b8cc30cce00c99f70f886edfc1a305c7f967d81/c=540-0-3345-2805/local/-/media/2016/06/14/USATODAY/USATODAY/636015059102873370-AP-DEM-2016-Clinton.jpg" title=" Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy" width="400" /><br /></a><br /> <br /> She pointed out that his proposal would lower rates for hedge-fund and private equity managers by creating a new, lower 15% bracket. "They would actually see their carried interest rate cut by one-third, making the loophole worse rather than closing it," she said. Previewing her speech next week, she said, "He's either completely incoherent or he hasn't thought one bit about his plan."<br /> <br /> Clinton said she’ll pledge that, if Congress does not act, as president she'll ask the Treasury Department to use its regulatory authority to end a tax advantage, commonly referred to as the carried-interest loophole, that allows hedge-fund managers to pay a lower rate than other taxpayers by counting their income as investment income. Clinton will unveil a middle-class tax cut plan at a later date, according to her campaign.<br /> <br /> Clinton’s speech will seek to undercut Trump’s appeal to middle- and lower-income Americans who’ve been drawn to his populist pledges to bring back manufacturing and coal jobs by slapping fines on China and cutting better trade deals.<br /> <br /> The goal is to demonstrate how his rhetoric does not match his policies, which would disproportionately favor wealthier Americans, according to the campaign. The tax plan could be a ripe target since Trump initially indicated a willingness to raise taxes on the wealthy, then subsequently backed off those comments.<br /> <br /> Regarding the meeting with Sanders, the presumptive Democratic nominee left open the door to several of his demands as he refuses to concede the race to Clinton, including changes to superdelegates and that Wasserman Schultz step down. Clinton and Sanders met after she carried the final Democratic primary in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> “I’ve seen how committed she is to making sure Donald Trump is not the president,” Clinton said of Wasserman Schultz. “I’ve not heard any conversations in the party about changes,” she added, noting the Florida congresswoman was appointed by President Obama. "Obviously, we're going to go forward after this election with a new and invigorated party," she said.<br /> <br /> As her campaign vets potential vice presidential candidates, Clinton gave another nod to Sanders, indicating she is prioritizing those with a progressive profile. “We've got a great group of Democrats that are progressive and who agree with me about the direction of the country,” she said, also noting that she is “just beginning” the process.<br /> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/14/bernie-sanders-meet-senate-democrats-hillary-clinton/85826716/"><img alt=" Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy" height="400" src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/9065941e142eb769bb76794c742e08d1e14ee558/r=300/http/www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/9065941e142eb769bb76794c742e08d1e14ee558/r=300/http/www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/8f272cedaee5bc1c5edd2dbe9b2098218083910f/c=768-0-3840-3072/local/-/media/2016/06/14/USATODAY/USATODAY/636015174137488142-AP-DEM-2016-Sanders.jpg" title=" Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy" width="400" /><br /></a><br /> <br /> As for Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee has doubled down on his proposed temporary ban on Muslims following the Orlando shootings and even proposed broadening it. Republican leaders, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have been critical of the proposal, yet they have not withdrawn their endorsement of Trump as the party’s nominee.<br /> <br /> "It's something that not just Democrats and the press are noticing but a lot of Republicans are noticing as well," Clinton said.<br /> <br /> "Now he is accusing our president of somehow encouraging terrorists and it is really offensive, even pathetic," she said. "And I do wonder how Republican leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can stay silent while their presumptive party nominee suggests that the President of the United States supports terrorists."<br /> <br /> Finally, Clinton said she still has not heard from the FBI regarding its investigation into her private server as secretary of State. "I just hope they wrap it up soon," she said.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img alt=" Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy" src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/43607b3a0ae8ddf1032622efe3a95067daed10b0/c=154-0-4132-2991&r=x393&c=520x390/local/-/media/2015/08/26/USATODAY/USATODAY/635762048836482948-AP-DEM-2016-Clinton.jpg" title=" Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy" /><br /> <br /> Clinton meets with local residents at the Jones St. Java House on April 14, 2015, in LeClaire, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall, AP<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">credit:usatoday</span>

Clinton Says She'll Call Trump Unfit To Handle Economy

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What's Your Favorite Color and Why?

<br /><img alt="What's Your Favorite Color and Why?" height="300" src="https://cdn.psychologytoday.com/sites/default/files/styles/article-inline-half/public/field_blog_entry_images/colored_doors.jpg?itok=RS_lJsKu" title="What's Your Favorite Color and Why?" width="400" /><div> <br />Although the question “What’s your favorite color?” conveys a sentiment that’s distinctly relatable and universal, the simplicity of this question belies its nuanced underpinnings. At the turn of the twentieth century, many scientists postulated that color preference was too idiosyncratic to be studied in the lab. However, new research suggests that color preference may have to do with a person’s affective response to objects of a certain color as well as personal experiences. This prediction has been coined ecological valence theory.(link is external)<br /><br />Despite substantial variability in color preferences among individuals, testing has shown that there are patterns with respect to color preference. For instance, some research has shown that people tend to prefer color with deeper saturation. Furthermore, other research has shown that many people prefer blue and relatively few people like yellow or yellow-green.Ecological valence theory can best be explained using some examples. A person may prefer the color orange because she associates this color with things that she likes, such as navel oranges or baby carrots. Conversely, the reason why many people dislike the color brown may be because brown is associated with feces, dirtiness, decay and death. Alternatively, a person may prefer a certain color because of positive personal experiences. For example, maybe a man likes purple because as a child he fondly remembers being picked up after school in his dad’s purple Corvette.<br /><br />Another prevailing hypothesis explaining color preference has to do with biology. Color preference may be rooted in individual differences in cone composition. Cones are photoreceptor cells located in the retina which enable color vision. Differences in cone composition could possibly yield differences in threshold sensitivities to certain colors thus resulting in variable color preferences.<br /><br />In an informative article titled, “Ecological influences on individual differences in color preference,”(link is external) Karen Schloss and co-authors examined color preference and color dislike using sets of objects that were associated with certain colors. Their results support the ecological valence theory and fail to support biological hypotheses explaining color preference.<br /><br />On a final note, ecological valence theory may be rooted in evolution. In other words, people like certain colors because objects associated with these colors are beneficial to them and promote well-being. For instance, a person may like blue because she associates the color with clean drinking water or fresh smog-free air. Thus, she may be compelled to approach blue objects. On the other hand, she may dislike yellow objects because of their association with bodily waste like urine or pus and be compelled to avoid yellow objects.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">credit:psychologytoday</span></div>

What's Your Favorite Color and Why?

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Sote Tuseme Hivi...............

<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><img alt="Sote Tuseme Hivi..............." id="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeI9tSDrP_4p1ypnL_54-H6iI-4IgJ8pdnpK6q_3VB25ipnROh-00yJDvdxZ9bxmu_1OBdsa9UlFEc-sQdJbgk0wI35_dVeTg2Ak_OnV-nO9rwXcVeV13xe6zVu9_oj4nx3C7pYbKMWX0/s1600/lowasa.jpg" style="height: 498px; width: 399px;" title="Sote Tuseme Hivi..............." />  <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Itabidi tuseme msemo mmoja wa marekani.........</span><br /> ****<span style="font-size: x-large;">WHETHER HE WILL BRING DEVELOPMENT OR NOT WE WILL CHOOSE OBAMA TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT AMERICA IS FOR EVERYONE</span>****<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Na sisi tunasema...............</span><br /> ****<span style="font-size: x-large;">WHETHER HE WILL BRING DEVELOPMENT OR NOT WE WILL CHOOSE LOWASA FROM UKAWA TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT TANZANIA IS FOR EVERYONE, NOT CCM ONLY</span>****<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Tunachotaka sio stori ni mabadiliko maana bila kuwa mabadiliko, hatutakuwa na maendeleo!!!!!</span><br /> <br />

Sote Tuseme Hivi...............

     Itabidi tuseme msemo mmoja wa marekani......... **** WHETHER HE WILL BRING DEVELOPMENT OR NOT WE WILL CHOOSE OBAMA TO SHOW THE WORLD...

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How To Safely Store Food In An Emergency

With hurricane season off to an early start, now's a good time to familiarize yourself with how to prepare for a power outage or other emergency situation. Heck, it's never a bad time, even if you don't live on the Eastern seaboard or in Tornado Alley.<br /><br />Since you can be without power for hours, days, or even weeks, one of the most important things to take into consideration is food storage and safety. Not only do you want to maximize the life of your perishables, but you also want them to besafe to eat.<br /><br />Read on and we'll explain how you can prepare your food for an extended outage, or skip straight to the second section if you're already in the midst of a power outage and/or storm for advice on what you can do right now.<br /><img alt="How To Safely Store Food In An Emergency" src="http://a3.images.reviewed.com/image/fetch/s--sTzkNfIj--/c_limit,cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_progressive.strip_profile,g_center,q_jpegmini,w_579/https://reviewed-production.s3.amazonaws.com/attachment/7a26bc59bdb14b09/flickr-e06158-empty-shelves.jpg" title="How To Safely Store Food In An Emergency" /><br />How can I prepare?<br /><br />If a storm is on the way, one of the best things you can do is freeze your food. The FDA recommends freezing both containers of drinkable water and perishable foods that you won't need right away.<br /><br />"Take your small water bottles and you can just stuff the freezer with those," says James Judge, a member of the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council. He adds that they will work much better than bagged ice when it comes to filling up remaining freezer space.<br /><br />Frozen water bottles can also be used as ice packs for coolers, and will help keep food cold longer. Make sure to freeze any ice packs you have lying around, and invest in some bagged ice to fill in the cracks in the coolers. If you don't own any coolers, now's the time to buy some.<br />You want to make sure both your fridge and freezer stay at or below 40 degrees once power is out.<br /><br />The FDA also recommends that you try to find stores that sell blocks of dry ice, as they'll be helpful if you're without power for multiple days at a time. If you don't fill your freezer to the brim, make sure to pack everything close together, so that when the power does go out, your food stays frozen longer.<br /><br /><br /><br />Purchase thermometers for both your refrigerator and freezer. You want to make sure both compartments stay at or below 40 degrees Fahrenheit once power is out. Any higher and you risk spoilage and/or food poisoning.<br /><br />If you live in a flood-prone area, store non-perishables and bottled water on shelves to keep it away from potential flood waters.<br /><br />Finally, don't forget to keep a good supply of non-perishable and canned foods that can be eaten without cooking. Ready.gov points out that you'll want to avoid foods that make you thirsty, so choose canned foods with a lot of liquid and reduced sodium.<br /><br /><br /><img alt="How To Safely Store Food In An Emergency" src="http://a5.images.reviewed.com/image/fetch/s--nIqCtgQK--/c_limit,cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_progressive.strip_profile,g_center,q_jpegmini,w_579/https://reviewed-production.s3.amazonaws.com/attachment/2622e1fe831a41cd/flickr-swire-power-outage.jpg" title="How To Safely Store Food In An Emergency" /><br />The power's out. Now what?<br /><br />First and foremost, do not open your fridge or freezer unless it's absolutely necessary. The FDA warns that your refrigerator will only stay cold for four hours and your freezer for 48 hours under ideal conditions.<br /><br />Some appliances may last longer—a Frigidaire spokesperson told us that their fridges can last anywhere from eight to 24 hours—but you should play it safe and use thermometers if you have them.<br />"If you're not sure if the food is good, don't try to taste it or eat some of it."<br /><br />If you expect to be without power for more than a few hours and it's safe to leave your home, buy some dry ice to keep your fridge and freezer cold. Now is also the time to pack coolers with ice and perishables if needed.<br /><br />When it does come time to eat, the FDA strongly urges you to thoroughly cook perishable foods, especially meats, to the correct temperatures. Make sure that the food is still cold before cooking it. If it has been above 40 degrees for more than two hours, do not eat it—throw it away.<br /><br />"If in doubt, throw it out," says the Red Cross's Judge. "If you're not sure if the food is good, don't try to taste it or eat some of it to find out if it's safe. That's dangerous."<br /><br />And if you do manage to prepare hot food, hold off on putting leftovers in the fridge.<br /><br />"The refrigerator or freezer may need to recover temperature, depending on the duration of power outage," says a Frigidaire spokesperson. "So it is advised to not load heavy or hot food loads into the refrigerator until it has recovered."<br /><br /><br /><br />And Frigidaire adds that you shouldn't add any foods to your freezer during the outage—only the refrigerator, if necessary.<br /><br />If you're dealing with flooding, have to remain in your home, and haven't done this already, move any non-perishable food and bottled water that has not been touched by flood water to high shelves.<br /><br />The FDA warns that any food that has come into contact with flood waters should be discarded. The only exceptions are canned foods, foods in sealed pouches, or foods that have been sealed in watertight containers. These can be sanitized with soap and clean water, followed by either being boiled in water for two minutes or sitting in clean water with bleach (1 tablespoon per gallon of water) for 15 minutes.<br /><img alt="How To Safely Store Food In An Emergency" src="http://a1.images.reviewed.com/image/fetch/s--9S_sAOdL--/c_limit,cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_progressive.strip_profile,g_center,q_jpegmini,w_579/https://reviewed-production.s3.amazonaws.com/attachment/1e287908b1f64f9b/flooded-kitchen-flickr-jessicafm.jpg" title="How To Safely Store Food In An Emergency" /><br />What should I do after the storm?<br /><br />You've made it through the storm and your power has come back on. Now you can begin the process of determining which food is still safe and what needs to be sanitized.<br /><br />First, check the temperature of your fridge and freezer. If they are still at or below 40 degrees, you can keep your food. If not, you will want to dispose of it for safety's sake. FoodSafety.gov has two handy charts for fridges and freezers that will tell you exactly what can be kept and what should be thrown away.<br />If you own any wooden cooking instruments that came into contact with flood water, dispose of them.<br /><br />If there was flooding, dispose of any non-watertight foods that came into contact with flood waters. The items that you keep should be sanitized with bleach. TheFDA says the same goes for any cooking surfaces or cookware.<br /><br />If you own any wooden cooking instruments that came into contact with flood water, dispose of them—you can't fully sanitize them. The same goes for refrigerators and freezers. You should also run your dishwasher three times to clear its water lines and clean out your ice maker with bleach.<br /><br />This might seem like overkill, but this is one case where it's better to be safe than sorry. The American Red Cross also suggests you download its Emergency app. It has a lot of the information we've included here, and plenty more. Please be careful and stay safe out there.<div> <br /></div> <div> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">credit:usatoday</span></div>

How To Safely Store Food In An Emergency

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Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May

<br /><br />Each month, Netflix adds some <a href="http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/04/22/netflix-may-movies-shows/">new movies and shows</a> to the mix. Of course, that means some movies have to go. Farewell, films!<br /><br />Hurry and stream these titles before they’re off Netflix in May. Some highlights:<br />A Knight’s Tale<br /><img alt="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " src="https://usatlife.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/xxx_b03_knight_16__cci__a_knight_s_tale_.jpg?w=1000&h=663" title="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " /><br /><br />(Columbia Pictures)<br /><br />One more chance to see Heath Ledger joust! The movie’s gone May 1.<br />Airplane!<br /><img alt="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " src="https://usatlife.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/d_jabbar_airfilms.jpg?w=1000&h=1465" title="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " /><br /><br />(The Kobal Collection/Paramount)<br /><br />Surely, they can’t be serious?! Well, they are. Airplane! and Airplane II are gone by May 1.<br />BASEketball<br /><img alt="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " src="https://usatlife.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/xxx_ib08g1look20_32p9_x_26_lines.jpg?w=1000&h=671" title="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " /><br /><br />(Universal Pictures)<br /><br />Who doesn’t love the basketball/baseball hybrid sport? Play before May 1.<br />Flight<br /><img alt="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " src="https://usatlife.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/etab_2flight-mov_03.jpg?w=1000&h=416" title="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " /><br /><br />(Paramount Pictures)<br /><br />See why Denzel Washington got his sixth Oscar nomination before May 2.<br />Funny Face<br /><img alt="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " src="https://usatlife.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/b02_gap_hepburn_24.jpg?w=1000&h=1556" title="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " /><br /><br />(Jill Markey)<br /><br />It’s Fred Astaire AND Audrey Hepburn, and it’s gone May 1.<br />Skyfall<br /><img alt="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " src="https://usatlife.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/xxx_skyfall.jpg?w=1000&h=667" title="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " /><br /><br />(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures)<br /><br />The 2012 Bond film is falling from your queue on May 5.<br />The New Guy<br /><img alt="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " src="https://usatlife.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/xxx_d_griffin_qualls_new_guy_mov.jpg?w=1000&h=669" title="Quick! Watch These Netflix Movies Before They're Gone In May " /><br /><br />(Van Redin Revolution Studios)<br /><br />Remember this 2002 movie? No? You can re-watch before May 28.<br />THE FULL LIST:<br /><br />Leaving May 1<br /><br />6 Bullets (2012)<br />12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (2012)<br />A Knight’s Tale (2001)<br />Airplane! (1980)<br />Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)<br />All I Want for Christmas (1991)<br />Along Came Polly (2004)<br />An American Haunting (2006)<br />Baby Genius: The Four Seasons<br />Baby Genius: Underwater Adventures<br />BASEketball (1998)<br />Bitter Moon (1992)<br />Boys Don’t Cry (1999)<br />Bratz: Babyz: The Movie (2005)<br />Call Me Claus (2001)<br />Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)<br />Cecil B. Demented (2000)<br />Deuces Wild (2002)<br />Divine Secrets of the Ya­Ya Sisterhood (2002)<br />Fantastic Voyage (1966)<br />Finding Forrester (2000)<br />Friday the 13th: Part 7: The New Blood (1988)<br />Funny Face (1957)<br />Ichi the Killer (2001)<br />Into the Blue 2: The Reef (2009)<br />Life Is Beautiful (1997)<br />RoboCop (1987)<br />Romancing the Stone (1984)<br />Sabrina (1954)<br />Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)<br />The Accused (1988)<br />The Brothers Bloom (2008)<br />The Jewel of the Nile (1985)<br />The Secret of NIMH (1982)<br />True Justice: Season 1<br />Valkyrie (2008)<br /><br />Leaving May 2<br /><br />Flight (2012)<br /><br />Leaving May 3<br />The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)<br /><br />Leaving May 5<br />Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)<br />Frank Skinner Stand­Up: Live from Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena (2008)<br />Grumpy Old Women Live (2008)<br />Russell Kane: Smokescreens & Castles Live (2011)<br />Skyfall (2012)<br /><br />Leaving May 6<br />1428 (2009)<br /><br />Leaving May 12<br /><br />Grimm’s Snow White (2012)<br />Robot & Frank (2012)<br /><br />Leaving May 13<br />Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)<br /><br />Leaving May 15<br />Buffalo Girls (2012)<br /><br />Leaving May 16<br />Fun Size (2012)<br /><br />Leaving May 17<br />Bridezillas: Season 9<br />Cloud 9 (2014)<br />Dane Cook: Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden (2007)<br /><br />Leaving May 19<br />Red Dawn (2012)<br /><br />Leaving May 20<br />No Woman, No Cry (2010)<br /><br />L​eaving May 23<br />Silent House (2011)<br /><br /><br />Leaving May 2<br />The New Guy (2002)<br /><br />Leaving May 31<br />The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)<br /><br /> credit:usatoday

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Facebook's next step to world domination is the Internet of Things

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Facebook announced a new software development kit (SDK) on Wednesday to support the growing influx of web-connected devices for the home, like smart garage door openers and refrigerators.</div> <br />The company will be opening its mobile app building suite, Parse, to web-connected devices to support the Internet of Things.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> The Internet of Things refers to products — and, well, things — that are connected to the web. This includes everything from smart thermostats and garage doors to toothbrushes, tennis racquets and even your bed. They collect data about your usage patterns and habits, and typically connect to an app that offers feedback to improve your lifestyle (or your racquet swing, for example).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliZ4Jisv26ysTGfI2xxFaEjI7s1z0yR_dRAP8e4NcTRGIGJJzfwlMtjPge8GD7jcQYxdvkL-xLuavzuYLYrb_cfwCys0W7bI6hB9zAQrsGmMU_OkVz3ETO0s7i9TntflGWLRNicMPS_DG/s1600/T1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: ''; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Facebook's next step to world domination is the Internet of Things" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliZ4Jisv26ysTGfI2xxFaEjI7s1z0yR_dRAP8e4NcTRGIGJJzfwlMtjPge8GD7jcQYxdvkL-xLuavzuYLYrb_cfwCys0W7bI6hB9zAQrsGmMU_OkVz3ETO0s7i9TntflGWLRNicMPS_DG/s1600/T1.jpg" title="Facebook's next step to world domination is the Internet of Things" width="400" /></a></div> <br /><br />Eventually, these products will work together and form what the industry is calling "smart home."<br /><br />Earlier on Wednesday, Facebook accidentally leaked news that it was going to reveal "Parse for IoT" via its official F8 conference app.<br /><br />It's unclear as of now how exactly Facebook will want to incorporate Internet of Things technology into its platform, but perhaps dimming the lights at night or opening your garage door could one day all be possible from directly within the social network.

Facebook's next step to world domination is the Internet of Things

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Embedding Facebook Videos on Websites is Now Possible

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph5vYb0p7KJ9reFojYqDyrL7Ltab6OVuBg3UuI2x7DkNqA243oUl8Bj2CriI7RqnZokg54lQuZoQU3WBfgiA6HkWQe0MVN_l6pX-3GPwVjK80kTSKaSZEeG6A6zYYgr9NRC3vDqfVADgX/s1600/facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Embedding Facebook Videos on Websites is Now Possible" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph5vYb0p7KJ9reFojYqDyrL7Ltab6OVuBg3UuI2x7DkNqA243oUl8Bj2CriI7RqnZokg54lQuZoQU3WBfgiA6HkWQe0MVN_l6pX-3GPwVjK80kTSKaSZEeG6A6zYYgr9NRC3vDqfVADgX/s1600/facebook.jpg" title="Embedding Facebook Videos on Websites is Now Possible" /></a></div> <br />You can finally force even more people to watch that video of your cute baby or adorable cat.<br /><br />Deborah Liu, Facebook's manager of product marketing, announced the launch of the Facebook's embedded video player, a way for users to, well, embed videos uploaded to Facebook across the web.<br /><br />"Every single day, people are viewing more than 3 billion videos on Facebook," Liu said at Facebook's F8 developer conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/25/facebook-embeddable-video-player/#"></a><a href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/25/facebook-embeddable-video-player/#"></a><a href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/25/facebook-embeddable-video-player/#"></a><a href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/25/facebook-embeddable-video-player/#"></a>It sounds odd that Facebook's video player didn't previously have a way to embed videos, given how popular YouTube embeds are<br /><br />It sounds odd that Facebook's video player didn't previously have a way to embed videos, given how popular YouTube embeds are, but it's here at last.<br /><br /><br />Facebook's embedded video player launches for all users on Wednesday.<br /><br />Along with the new embeddable video feature, Liu announced an updated plugin for Facebook comments. With the new comments feature, users will be able to log in with their Facebook accounts and comment on a website; that same comment will be duplicated on the official Facebook-shared story.<br /><br />This way, Liu says, the discussion will be accessible in two places at the same time and more people will be able to join in.<br /><br /><i>Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.</i>

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3 Women Used Social Media To Reclaim Their Bodies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcXaquLmINGRYaFaRUmEy1s6jJi6e9uzNXMaQs4G1UaoV_zWnU0S-kPnneAMR5xk1tMuEdVxY_eXRlZZ7CHZ6opzC3JkdGUl4x30y23nVzhmY6XTFKiFx4xVevB8kcqjdyzdh_QxhXyGp/s1600/Sukki-Singapora-Burlesque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444;"><img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcXaquLmINGRYaFaRUmEy1s6jJi6e9uzNXMaQs4G1UaoV_zWnU0S-kPnneAMR5xk1tMuEdVxY_eXRlZZ7CHZ6opzC3JkdGUl4x30y23nVzhmY6XTFKiFx4xVevB8kcqjdyzdh_QxhXyGp/s1600/Sukki-Singapora-Burlesque.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Sukki Singapora</b> is the kind of person who electrifies the Internet.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Her bright blue hair falls in waves around her neckline as she discusses, over Skype from London, her passion and art form: burlesque dancing. She talks eagerly about confronting the patriarchy of her native home Singapore with a simple desire to express her sexuality.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even in pixels, Singapora’s charisma is contagious.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being armed with a digital megaphone is clearly the life for which Singapora was destined, though it began by accident. As a teenager, she discovered burlesque dancing on the Internet and was intrigued by the style of strip-tease, often performed for audiences of women.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yet, she couldn’t attend any classes or dare to dance in public because burlesque was outlawed in Singapore. She instead turned to the Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr accounts of burlesque stars, and used YouTube videos to teach herself. What began in 2011 as a hobby soon turned into both a fledgling career and a years-long battle as an activist to legalize burlesque performance in Singapore.</span></div> <br /> <br /> <figure class="image" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1462526066473973398" name="m!3bfa"></a></span></div> <div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"> <div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!3bfa" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzAzLzE3Lzc3L1N1a2tpU2luZ2FwLmNkMTBiLnBuZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/3e104d3d/53d/Sukki-Singapora-Facebook-Post.png" data-url="" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; background-color: #f6f5f1; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></span></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img alt="Sukki-Singapora-Facebook-Post" class="" data-caption="" data-credit-link="" data-credit-name="" data-credit-provider="" data-fragment="m!3bfa" data-image="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzAzLzE3Lzc3L1N1a2tpU2luZ2FwLmNkMTBiLnBuZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/3e104d3d/53d/Sukki-Singapora-Facebook-Post.png" data-micro="1" data-width="504" src="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzAzLzE3Lzc3L1N1a2tpU2luZ2FwLmNkMTBiLnBuZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/3e104d3d/53d/Sukki-Singapora-Facebook-Post.png" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Sukki-Singapora-Facebook-Post" /></span></div> </figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“I chose burlesque, but I’m not encouraging everyone to start strip-teasing,” she says. “My message is that you should be empowered to do whatever you want as a woman.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This can be a dangerous message on the Internet. It can inspire some to harass and hunt a woman down, online or in real life.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In February, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo wrote in an internal memo admitting that "we suck at dealing with abuse and trolls." The recent death and rape threats made against feminist cultural critic Anita Sarkeesian, and the mob mentality of Gamergate, among other prominent intimidation campaigns, have made the Internet and social media seem wholly unwelcome to women with an opinion.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And yet, the opposite is also true. Digital connectivity provides women with a very public way to assert their identities, build a supportive private or public community, and by some measure, liberate their bodies from injustice or oppressive societal norms.</span></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span class="microcontent" data-description="“We often look at the Internet as one dark long alley in which women are consistently and only unsafe,”" data-fragment="we-often-look-at" data-micro="1">“We often look at the Internet as one dark long alley in which women are consistently and only unsafe,”</span> Carol Stabile, a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, tells <em>Mashable</em>.</b></span><br /> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stabile, who also teaches in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, points to the way campus sexual assault survivors have used social media, particularly Twitter hashtags, as an example of how women communicate with each other as a form of empowerment online.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“There’s this way in which you can connect the dots and see the patterns because of those amplifications of voices,” she says.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Sukki Singapora, once alone in her curiosity</strong> about burlesque, created a private Facebook group for other women in Singapore to talk about it openly. That group now has 120 members and Singapora’s own <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SukkiSingapora" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">page</a> has received 24,000 likes.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the time, burlesque was illegal. In order to teach classes, Singapora says she had to present them as yoga workshops and hire a bouncer to guard the door. The government, she says, warned clubs against hosting performances, and dancers feared arrest.</span></div> <br /> <br /> <figure class="image" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="font-size: 15px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1462526066473973398" name="m!6803"></a></span></div> <div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; font-size: 15px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"> <div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!6803" data-image="http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzAzLzE3Lzc3L1N1a2tpU2luZ2FwLjE0MTQ1LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/852136e5/0e5/Sukki-Singapora-Performance.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; background-color: #f6f5f1; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></span></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img alt="Sukki-Singapora-Performance" class="" data-caption="In January 2015, Sukki Singapora became the first woman to perform burlesque legally in Singapore." data-credit-label="" data-credit-link="" data-credit-name="Photography by Adrian Thoo" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!6803" data-image="http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzAzLzE3Lzc3L1N1a2tpU2luZ2FwLjE0MTQ1LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/852136e5/0e5/Sukki-Singapora-Performance.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="1920" src="http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzAzLzE3Lzc3L1N1a2tpU2luZ2FwLjE0MTQ1LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/852136e5/0e5/Sukki-Singapora-Performance.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Sukki-Singapora-Performance" /></span></div> <div style="font-size: 15px;"> </div> <figcaption class="image-caption" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); bottom: -1px; font-size: 1.2rem; left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; max-height: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0.5em 1em; position: absolute; right: 0px;"><div style="padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In January 2015, Sukki Singapora became the first woman to perform burlesque legally in Singapore.</span></div> </figcaption><div class="image-credit" style="float: right; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; width: auto;"> <div style="padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">IMAGE: PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADRIAN THOO</span></div> </div> </figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“It was like a legal safe space where you could share ideas and not fear repercussion,” she says of the private Facebook Group.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Though not all of the members wanted to become burlesque dancers, they no longer worry about what might happen if they did. Burlesque dancing became legal in January, and Singapora, whose stage name recognizes her native roots, was the first woman in her country to give a public performance.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“I did something that was not accepted by my culture, and was not seen as the norm, and I did it anyway," she says. “It encouraged other women to do the same; that is true empowerment.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>A whimsical photo posted on Facebook</strong> in April 2014 had a similar effect for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/masihalinejad" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Masih Alinejad</a>, an Iranian parliamentary journalist known for confronting the government with evidence of corruption.</span></div> <div class=" fb_reset" id="fb-root" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; cursor: auto; direction: ltr; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; text-shadow: none; visibility: visible;"> <div style="height: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -10000px; width: 0px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" aria-hidden="true" frameborder="0" height="NaN" id="fb_xdm_frame_http" name="fb_xdm_frame_http" scrolling="no" src="http://static.ak.facebook.com/connect/xd_arbiter/6Dg4oLkBbYq.js?version=41#channel=f2e4f9aebc&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com" style="border-style: none; height: 0px; width: 0px;" tabindex="-1" title="Facebook Cross Domain Communication Frame" width="0"></iframe><iframe allowtransparency="true" aria-hidden="true" frameborder="0" height="NaN" id="fb_xdm_frame_https" name="fb_xdm_frame_https" scrolling="no" src="https://s-static.ak.facebook.com/connect/xd_arbiter/6Dg4oLkBbYq.js?version=41#channel=f2e4f9aebc&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com" style="border-style: none; height: 0px; width: 0px;" tabindex="-1" title="Facebook Cross Domain Communication Frame" width="0"></iframe></span></div> <div style="height: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -10000px; width: 0px;"> <div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fb-post fb_iframe_widget" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/page.masihalinejad/photos/a.10150648877397740.403217.123848272739/10152208578777740/?type=1" data-width="466" fb-iframe-plugin-query="app_id=122071082108&container_width=625&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpage.masihalinejad%2Fphotos%2Fa.10150648877397740.403217.123848272739%2F10152208578777740%2F%3Ftype%3D1&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&width=466" fb-xfbml-state="rendered" style="background-color: white; display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; position: relative;"> <span style="display: inline-block; height: 767px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: bottom; width: 466px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="" frameborder="0" height="767" name="f287b18a1c" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?app_id=122071082108&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F6Dg4oLkBbYq.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Dfe298561%26domain%3Dmashable.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmashable.com%252Ff2e4f9aebc%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=625&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpage.masihalinejad%2Fphotos%2Fa.10150648877397740.403217.123848272739%2F10152208578777740%2F%3Ftype%3D1&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&width=466" style="border-style: none; height: 767px; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 466px;" title="fb:post Facebook Social Plugin" width="466"></iframe></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Upset by how her Facebook newsfeed was “full of news and pictures of suffering” in Iran, Alinejad uploaded a photo of herself — without a traditional headscarf, or hijab — dancing beneath blossoming trees in London. Appearing in public without a hijab in Iran is a punishable offense.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Users flooded the post with wishful comments, hoping that one day they might be able to do the same thing in Iran,</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She posted a second photo of herself driving without a headscarf. The image was a celebration of what Alinejad calls the “guilty pleasure” of removing one’s hijab to feel an uncommon “moment of freedom.”</span></div> <div id="fb-root" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"> </div> <div class="fb-post fb_iframe_widget" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/page.masihalinejad/photos/a.125707227739.107056.123848272739/10152258914142740/?type=1" data-width="466" fb-iframe-plugin-query="app_id=122071082108&container_width=625&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpage.masihalinejad%2Fphotos%2Fa.125707227739.107056.123848272739%2F10152258914142740%2F%3Ftype%3D1&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&width=466" fb-xfbml-state="rendered" style="background-color: white; display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; position: relative;"> <span style="display: inline-block; height: 580px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: bottom; width: 466px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="" frameborder="0" height="580" name="fa8b432a8" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?app_id=122071082108&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F6Dg4oLkBbYq.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df1400267%26domain%3Dmashable.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmashable.com%252Ff2e4f9aebc%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=625&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpage.masihalinejad%2Fphotos%2Fa.125707227739.107056.123848272739%2F10152258914142740%2F%3Ftype%3D1&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&width=466" style="border-style: none; height: 580px; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 466px;" title="fb:post Facebook Social Plugin" width="466"></iframe></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It didn’t take long, Alinejad says, before she was bombarded by photos of women in Iran capturing the same clandestine moment. The Facebook Page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StealthyFreedom" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">My Stealthy Freedom</a>, which now has more than a quarter million likes, was born. It is a visual catalogue of women defying their country’s law and custom.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Like Singapora, Alinejad felt alone in her beliefs, but discovered camaraderie through social media.</span><br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"></span><span class="microcontent" data-description="“How can you describe being all alone one day,” she says, “and the next you have tens of thousands of women reaching out and wanting to be part of the movement?”" data-fragment="how-can-you-describe" data-micro="1">“How can you describe being all alone one day,” she says, “and the next you have tens of thousands of women reaching out and wanting to be part of the movement?”</span></b></span><br /> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span class="microcontent" data-description="“How can you describe being all alone one day,” she says, “and the next you have tens of thousands of women reaching out and wanting to be part of the movement?”" data-fragment="how-can-you-describe" data-micro="1"><br /></span></b></span> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The page now hosts one thousand photos, but participating in this movement does not come without risks. Alinejad warns women that the page garners international attention; anyone who sends a photo should be prepared to be recognized.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Alinejad says she is harassed daily, from spam attacks to threats and insults. Last year, she says the Iranian state-run media falsely reported that three men raped her in public.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“These are not just personal attack [sic] but reveal a degree of hatred against women specially those who asks for their right,” she wrote. “At first I thought it was too much but I never gave up then and I am not going to give up.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Alinejad’s protest is not against the hijab in principle, but rather the compulsory law that strips women of their autonomy. My Stealthy Freedom, she says, a platform “for voiceless people to accumulate their voices and make it louder.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>At first, Sara Bartosiewicz-Hamilton didn’t necessarily think</strong> she was voiceless.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nearly a decade ago, Bartosiewicz-Hamilton learned she carried a gene mutation known as BRCA, which can greatly increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. Bartosiewicz-Hamilton, who lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, opted for a preventive mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in 2007, but never felt comfortable with the results.</span></div> <br /> <br /> <figure class="image" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 50px; position: relative;"><div style="font-size: 15px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1462526066473973398" name="m!daf6"></a></span></div> <div class="microcontent-wrapper" style="clear: left; font-size: 15px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative;"> <div class="microcontent-shares" data-description="" data-fragment="m!daf6" data-image="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzAzLzE3LzlhL1NhcmFCYXJ0b3NpLjRlZWRjLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/b1c5272c/ee8/Sara-Bartosiewicz-Hamilton.jpg" data-url="" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.25s ease; background-color: #f6f5f1; height: 0px; left: -47px; opacity: 0; padding: 5px; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition: opacity 0.25s ease; width: 30px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-facebook facebook" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-twitter twitter" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-google_plus google_plus" data-active="true" data-gapiattached="true" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a><a class="social-share microcontent-share-badge network-badge network-badge-pinterest pinterest" href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/women-empowerment-social-media/#" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease; display: inline-block; font-size: 3rem; height: 30px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9900px; transition: color 0.3s ease; white-space: nowrap; width: 30px;"></a></span></div> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img alt="Sara-Bartosiewicz-Hamilton" class="" data-caption="Sara Bartosiewicz-Hamilton, left, founded the public and private Facebook pages for Flat & Fabulous, a group for women who do not have reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy. " data-credit-label="" data-credit-link="" data-credit-name="Sara Bartosiewicz-Hamilton" data-credit-provider="Custom type" data-fragment="m!daf6" data-image="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzAzLzE3LzlhL1NhcmFCYXJ0b3NpLjRlZWRjLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/b1c5272c/ee8/Sara-Bartosiewicz-Hamilton.jpg" data-micro="1" data-width="1920" src="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzAzLzE3LzlhL1NhcmFCYXJ0b3NpLjRlZWRjLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4/b1c5272c/ee8/Sara-Bartosiewicz-Hamilton.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Sara-Bartosiewicz-Hamilton" /></span></div> <br /> <figcaption class="image-caption" style="-webkit-transition: max-height 0.2s; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); bottom: -1px; font-size: 1.2rem; left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; max-height: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0.5em 1em; position: absolute; right: 0px; transition: max-height 0.2s;"><div style="padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sara Bartosiewicz-Hamilton, left, founded the public and private Facebook pages for Flat & Fabulous, a group for women who do not have reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy.</span></div> </figcaption><div class="image-credit" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; float: right; font-size: 0.9rem; font-style: italic; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 18.75px; margin-top: 12px; max-width: 625px; text-transform: uppercase; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"> <div style="padding: 0px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">IMAGE: SARA BARTOSIEWICZ-HAMILTON</span></div> </div> </figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When she finally had her implants removed in 2012, she sought advice from women about how to wear clothes without breasts. It seemed like a simple request, but much of the conversation amongst cancer survivors focused on reconstruction. A friend, who’d also had a mastectomy, told Bartosiewicz-Hamilton that if she wanted to join a community of like-minded women, she’d have to build it herself.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bartosiewicz-Hamilton and her friend co-founded the Flat & Fabulous private Facebook Page, which has 1,600 members. A <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FlatANDFabulous" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">public version of the page</a> has nearly 3,000 likes. Bartosiewicz-Hamilton also has an intimate understanding of the role breasts play in American culture and the female identity.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Studies have shown that most women with mastectomies do not have reconstructive surgery, but Bartosiewicz-Hamilton felt she belonged to a minority. Several members even said doctors postponed their mastectomies pending a psychological assessment of their desire not to have implants.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bartosiewicz-Hamilton says the decision liberated her from unforgiving standards of beauty and femininity.</span></div> <div id="fb-root" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"> </div> <div class="fb-post fb_iframe_widget" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/FlatANDFabulous/posts/809116409179584:0" data-width="466" fb-iframe-plugin-query="app_id=122071082108&container_width=625&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFlatANDFabulous%2Fposts%2F809116409179584%3A0&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&width=466" fb-xfbml-state="rendered" style="background-color: white; display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; position: relative;"> <span style="display: inline-block; height: 559px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: bottom; width: 466px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="" frameborder="0" height="559" name="f240b782" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?app_id=122071082108&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F6Dg4oLkBbYq.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df2cc990dd%26domain%3Dmashable.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmashable.com%252Ff2e4f9aebc%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=625&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFlatANDFabulous%2Fposts%2F809116409179584%3A0&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&width=466" style="border-style: none; height: 559px; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 466px;" title="fb:post Facebook Social Plugin" width="466"></iframe></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“The moment I had my reconstruction removed, it was almost like a switch went off in my head,” she says. “I will never fit into society’s expectation of what a woman should be, and I’m free. That was so empowering.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the message she imparts to members of Flat & Fabulous — that beauty does not live and die by the breast.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not everyone agrees with Bartosiewicz-Hamilton, however. A close friend questioned her decision, and when she first blogged about her decision to undergo a mastectomy, someone harassed her anonymously online.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Though a painful lesson, she believes critics are fueled by their own inner turmoil.</span></div> <b><span style="color: #444444;">“It’s almost like they’re so entrenched in trying to fit into this box called societal expectations,” she says. “It’s personally insulting to them that I would choose to live outside of that box and be happy and love myself.”</span></b><br /> <b><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></b> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Carol Stabile, at the University of Oregon, says women like Singapora, Alinejad and Bartosiewicz-Hamilton may find empowerment through social media, but also face unintended consequences once they receive attention from a larger audience.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"They want support for their identity...but by putting it on Facebook, they also run very real risks," she says. "These are persistent virtual identities and once you go out there, you don’t have control over them. You don’t have control over the narratives in the same way."</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Still, Stabile says that one of the alternatives — a "moral panic" in which women need to be protected from the vagaries of the Internet — is often a scenario in which women aren't in control, either.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Women are out there protecting themselves," she says, "and I think that’s more interesting."</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have something to add to this story? 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