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Wa i tf ori t . . .Dr a gQue e ns . ByLaur enAyoub Loos e yFur rs l a y sa ss e v e nque e nsa ndone k i ngl i ps y nc ’ di toutt obe c omet heCa t hol i c s c hool ’ sf i r s tDr a g Supe r s t a r ,a mi dt e c hni c a l di f f i c ul t i e s .Hundr e dsofe a g e rs t ude nt s ,f a c ul t y , a nds t a f fpour e di nt ot heMa be eBa l l r oomson No v . 4t hi na nt i c i pa t i on of St . Edwa r d’ s Uni v e r s i t y ’ sf i r s tdr a gr a c e . Hi s t or i c a l l y ,t he Ca t hol i c uni v e r s i t y ha s s t r ug g l e d wi t ht hec onundr um ofe mbr a c i ng s t ude ntdi v e r s i t ywhi l euphol di ngt he i rv a l ue s ba s e dont heCa t hol i cdoc t r i ne .Ev e nwi t ht he uni v e r s i t y ’ sr e c e nt pr og r e s s i on ( l i k ef undi ng l e a de r st o a t t e nd t he Cr e a t i ng Cha ng e c onf e r e nc e ) ,PRI DE ha sr out i ne l yunde r g one v i g or ous pr oc e s s e st or e c e i v ea ppr o v a lf or c a mpuse v e nt s .
Ac c or di ng t o PRI DE Ex e c ut i v e Boa r d me mbe rBr a dySc huh,t heuni v e r s i t yha sde ni e d PRI DE’ sdr a gr a c epr opos a l mul t i pl et i me ss i nc e t hemi d2000s .The i rr e a s oni ngwa sa l l e g e dl y ba s e d on t he s c hool ’ s Ca t hol i ca f f i l i a t i on; ho we v e r ,“ no c ur r e nts t ude ntha st hewhol e s t or y , ”hes a i d. Al t e r na t e l y ,Sc huhr e v e a l e dt ha t“ be c a us eof t i me a nd pe r ha ps [ t he ] ne w pope ,[ t he i r ] be hi ndt he s c e ne sdi a l og ue swi t ha dmi na nd c a mpus mi ni s t r y ” ha v e f a c i l i t a t e d t he r e l a t i ons hi pbe t we e nt heLGBTQ+or g a ni z a t i on a ndt heuni v e r s i t y .Subs e que nt l y ,“ whe nPRI DE s ubmi t t e d[ t he i r ]a ppl i c a t i ont odot he[ dr a g ] s ho w,[ t he y ]me tnor e s i s t a nc e . ”
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3Sl a c kt i v i s m Ca mpa i gns Tha tTur ne dI nt oMe me s ByLaur enAyoub Sl ac kt i vi s m.We ’ v ea l lpr oba bl ydonei ta ts ome poi nti nours oc i a lme di al i v e s .He y ,I ’ mg ui l t yt oo .Di dn’ t i tf e e l g r e a tt os i g nt ha tonl i nepe t i t i ont os a v et ha tpupp y ? Sl a c k t i v i s m( s l a c k e r a c t i v i s m)i se a s y ,f e e l sg ood,a nd ma k e sy oul ookg r e a t .Tobe c omeaSl a c t i v i s t ,y oumus t c ont r i but et oac a us eb yf i l t e r i ngy ourpr of i l epi c t ur e , s ha r i ngac ont r o v e r s i a la r t i c l e ,s i g ni nga nonl i nepe t i t i on, a nd/ort we e t i ngy ourpe r s ona lopi ni on.Butwhya r ey ou r a i s i nga wa r e ne s s ?Be c a us ei t ’ sj us tt he“ r i g htt hi ngt odo? ” Thi nka boutt hi s :Ha v e n’ ty oue v e rwonde r e dwhyt ha t b y s t a nde rwa si ns t i nc t i v e l yr e c or di ngapol i c ebr ut a l i t y s c e nei ns t e a dofhe l pi ngt hev i c t i m? Whi l ey ouma ya s s oc i a t e“ me me s ”wi t ht het y pi c a l c a pt i one dg r a phi c sort hos ec ount l e s spugv i de osony our Fa c e bookf e e d,t het e r m“ me me ”i suna ni mous l yde f i ne d a s“ a ni de a ,be ha v i or ,s t y l e ,orus a g et ha ts pr e a dsf r om pe r s ont ope r s onwi t hi nac ul t ur e . ”( Andy e s ,“ me me ”wa s a dde dt ot hedi c t i ona r yt hi sy e a r . )
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Ba s i cBi t c ht oBa dBi t c h : Ho wTa y l o rS wi f t wo nt h eI n t e r n e t ByLaur enAyoub Ta y l orSwi f ti st heque e nofpop .Obv i ous l y , we a l r e a dy k ne w t hi s– s he ’ se v e r y whe r e . Whe t he rhe rt hr onewa sbui l tb yhe re x udi ng c ha r i s ma ,e nor mousf a nba s e ,i nf l ue nc eont he mus i cbus i ne s s ,or1989( a . k . a .t hef a s t e s t s e l l i ng a l bum i n o v e rt e n y e a r s ) , Ta y l or Swi f t unde ni a bl yr e i g nsa mongt hemos tpo we r f uli n t hewor l d. Butwa st hi sa l wa y st hec a s e ?F ory e a r si t s e e me dl i k ea l lwek ne wa boutSwi f twa she rl i f e a sa s e r i a lda t e r .Bute v e rs i nc e he rwi l dl y s uc c e s s f ul1989a l bum r e l e a s ea ndt our ,i ts e e ms t ha ts he ’ se x pa nde dhe rhor i z ons .Atl e a s tt he e ndl e s spubl i c a t i onspr omot i nghe ra sa n
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Theg r a phi cont her i g htv i s ua l l yr e pr e s e nt smy f i ndi ng s .Da r kbl uer e pr e s e nt spos i t i v ehe a dl i ne s , whi l epi nkr e pr e s e nt sne g a t i v ehe a dl i ne s .Thewhi t e r e pr e s e nt se i t he ral ul li nne wsc o v e r a g eorne ut r a l i nf or ma t i on. Fr om 20062015,t hes t a r k e s the a dl i nec ont r a s ti s be t we e n2012a nd2015.2012’ she a dl i ne si nt e ndt o a t t a c ka ndi s ol a t et het he n23y e a r ol d.I n2015, ma ny of t he s a me publ i c a t i ons pa i nt he ra s s uc c e s s f ul ,i nf l ue nt i a l ,a ndi ns pi r i ng .Why ?Cul t ur e , ma t ur i t y ,a ndpo we r . 2012:#TBT t ot het i mewhe na l lt heme di a c o v e r e d we r eSwi f t ’ st wo mi l l i on bo y f r i e ndsa nd ma y bes omeofhe rmus i c .Ye a h,t ha twa s2012. 2012’ she a dl i ne st r ul ye mbody t he s l ut s ha mi ng i ma g et ha tSwi f tha sa i me dt o“ s ha k eof f . ”Unt i l r e c e nt l y ,a ma j or i t yofhe rme di ac o v e r a g ewa s ne g a t i v e ,de me a ni ng ,a ndi r r e l e v a ntt ohe ra c t ua l c a r e e r . Don’ tg e tmewr ong , t he r ewa sg oodc o v e r a g e f r om t i me t ot i me .Af t e ra l l ,s he wa ss t i l la n i ns pi r a t i onf ormos tt we l v e y e a r ol ds .Ho we v e r ,t he ma j or i t yoft heme di a ’ si nt e r pr e t a t i onha ss k e we d s oc i e t yt ode e m Swi f ta s“ bo yc r a z y ”r a t he rt ha n s uc c e s s f ul . Whe r edi dt hi sa l ls t e mf r om a ny wa y ?Mys e a r c h f ound1, 098a r t i c l e si n2008r e l a t e dt ot heJ oeJ ona s br e a k upa ndawhoppi ng114a r t i c l e sr e l a t e dt ohe r No . 1a l bum ‘ F e a r l e s s . ’ Thi si st hey e a rbo yc o v e r a g e be g a n. I nMTV’ sa r t i c l e ,“ Ta y l orSwi f tSa y sShe‘ Owe dI t ’ ToHe rFa nsToBeOpe nAboutJ oeJ ona sBr e a k up , ” Swi f ts e e mst oha v eope ne dt hec a nofwor msi nhe r a t t e mptt oc l os ei t .Di dSwi f t ’ sma nl o v i n’c o v e r a g e uni nt e nt i ona l l ybe g i na ss e l f i nf l i c t e d?
2015:Fa s tf or wa r dt o 2015 a ndt heme di ac a n’ ts t opf a wni ng o v e rSwi f t ’ ss uc c e s s ,i nf l ue nc e ,a nd po we r .He re l oque nc e ,he re mpa t hy , he r c onf i de nc e . St or i e s a r i s e da i l y c onc e r ni ng he r i nf a mous f e ma l e po we r s qua d,whi c hc e l e br i t ys hei nv i t e dt ohe r t ourt oda y ,1989’ ss uc c e s s ,ho wmuc hmone ys he dona t e dt oac hi l di nne e d,he rdomi na t i on a te v e r ya wa r dss ho w,e t c .Thel i s tg oe s ona ndon.( Weha v e n’ te v e ng ot t e nt o t heSpot i f yc ont r o v e r s yy e t ) . Af t e rba s k i ngi nt hes i ng l el i f ea nd a l l e g e dl y wor k i ng on pe r s ona l g r o wt h,s heha sno w be g unt oda t e Ca l v i n Ha r r i s .Whi l et hepr e v i ous me di awoul dt y pi c a l l yc r i t i c i z ehe r de c i s i ons ,i ts e e msl i k et he y ’ v ebe e n pr omot i nga ndt i pt oe i nga r oundt he i r r e l a t i ons hi pb yr e f e r r i ngt ot he ma sapo we rc oupl e a nd#r e l a t i ons hi pg oa l s .Whe nhe s i t a ntona r i s i ng i s s ue s ,t he me di a ’ sr he t or i ct e ndst ot a k e Swi f t ’ s de f e ns e .Wha tc a t a l y z e dt hi ss hi f t ?
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