We all know that news travels fast these days. But fast is an understatement for the time it took for the news of Caitlyn Jenner to reach millions of people. It was not only all over the TV, but all over social media, like Twitter and Instagram. The social media frenzy all started with the Vanity Fair cover featuring Bruce Jenner, excuse me, I mean "Caitlyn Jenner".News like this gets covered by every type of media platform possible. The topic of Caitlyn has been discussed on every talk show, late night comedy show, news station and social media network. With the wonderful technology we have today, people are given the opportunity to debate this controversial topic amongst each other online.
Caitlyn Jenner is definitely a trending topic and hashtag on Instagram and Twitter. All you have to do is search #caitlynjenner.
People have used her pictures to make memes and create a buzz for the entire Kardashian family. Kris and Kim in particular have been brought down by social media from this news. Posts have varied from Caitlyn looking better than Kris to Caitlyn "breaking the Internet" like Kim. Not only have people posted funny pictures that they created, but also serious ones like the one on the left. Many people are very vocal about how people are calling "Caitlyn" a hero when there are real American heroes like soldiers out there fighting for us.
People need to realize that once you put something out there on the Internet there is no going back. There was an incident where Terry Coffey made a Facebook post criticizing Caitlyn Jenner on not being a real hero. He posted this picture to show what a "real hero"is.
Little did he know that one of these men were actually a cross-dresser. This man was almost beaten to death by five men for being a cross-dresser. This was a ironic coincidence and Coffey had to cover himself with a follow up post and recover from his embarrassment. This made the news and had hundreds of thousands of shares.
I've noticed a pattern. With Bruce Jenner's coming out as a woman it seems to have started a trend. First it starts as news and social media buzz. Then it follows with the transgender community taking a stance. It even leads to this making it into the entertainment world. In fact, a new show, Becoming Us, has made its debut on ABC Family. It is a series about a transgender dad and family. It really is crazy how fast things spread, because a couple years ago we would't have had a show like his on TV.
I find it interesting how many ways the media can spin a story and display it to the public. People have their own opinions and have the option to share them with the world. With new media today, posts like "I am Caitlyn" really can "break the Internet".
Wonderfully well written, and the use of pictures really enhanced everything you were saying. I also like the stance you've taken on it, where you don't blatantly shove your opinion on the actual Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner controversy, because that can lead into a whole other mess of things -- you kept it professional, and looked at it from the perspective of what is it doing to media, in various forms. Pertains really well not only to convergence like we've talked about in class, but also to what's really happening in the world today. Awesome job!
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