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Welcome To My Swanky Site.

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Hi guys. I’m Candice. Thanks  for visiting my page. This site is a place for me talk about all things concerning power and politics on the sociological side of things. I have regular written posts and videos as well. I have to warn you, I’m long winded, so the videos are a bit long. I promise I’m working on it! I have all required vlogs under the Power and Politics pages. They are split by the seasons which is something newly added. On the Power Conflicts In Guyana page, I bring concepts from class and discuss the different ways in which they relate to my culture. The Yaaasss Page is just for fun. It’s basically just random ideas that come to me. I have also started The Ayiti Blvd. page but I’m still working on relating the concepts I want to talk about to our class. The site is a bit off task, but all the required items for the class can be also found here. Overall the site is a place where I can express my ideas concerning the world and what we accept as being normal in comparison with what it actually is. There’s lots of music to lighten the mood, because the more you learn about what’s really going on in the world, the more depressing it is. Lols. At least that’s how it is for me anyway. Check out all the stuff and let me know what you think. I’m more than open to feedback and possible criticism.. 😀

[Final Songs of the Day:]

Romeo Santos – 7 dias

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Cham Cham Chamke Remix – GT Tings!

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Krosfyah – Wet Meh

[Yesterday’s Song: Raulin Rodriguez – Esta Noche]

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BET and reality TV set out to push black people back many years. They love to have black people acting a fool. They love to sensationalize dysfunction in the black community and make a show out of it. Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta, Housewives of Atlanta, Basketball wives, BET IN GENERAL. Where is the upliftment ?! It’s all just noise. Black people are strengthening negative stereotypes of black people through pop culture. Black people fail to understand that if they stop watching some of this ridiculous stuff, that they would have the power to change what is shown through the ratings. But because it gets so much ratings, so much talk on social networks.. it continues. I refuse to watch, because its so degrading. Seriously. Why cant there be a black version of CNN on BET. We need to demonstrate black excellence in the media. The youth isn’t seeing enough of it!!! All they’re seeing is girls shaking their asses, men having lots of hoes, lots of infidelity, lots of disloyalty, and just noise! We have to cut the tv off from our children, so we can teach them what it actually means to be black. Gone are the days of the Cosby Show, where you could see excellence in a strong black father of 4 who was a doctor and whose wife (who stood BESIDE and not behind him!) who was a strong black woman and mother of that same 4, who was also an attorney! Where is the standard. WHY THE HELL IS MAURY AND JERRY SPRINGER STILL ON AIR!?!?!??! They make money off of sensationalizing negative and dysfunctional images of lower-class white groups, black groups, and Hispanic groups.  Where can people go, in terms of media to be fed? Lauryn Hill? Everyone is always talking about how much they love her, but if someone were to come now like her, she wouldn’t even make it in the industry. I kind of just stay away from TV and just cling to netflix, because it’s sickening. And I know that we are the ones who essentially raise our kids, and not the TV or the news. However……all I’m saying is why is there only junk on TV. I was honestly a nerd growing up. I loved watching documentaries on Discovery Channel. Now all you see is reality shows. It’s bull. There are actually people who believe that media and TV is better than it was before!….
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Vlog #1 – What Is Power?

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Power is something that is multidimensional. It can be beneficial and oppressive as well. It impacts by gender, race, class, and many other ways. It functions through a hierarchy, where those highest up try to maintain their power and seldom share with those underneath unless it profits them in some way or manner. Power is often used as a way to create a perception that is beneficial to those in power. They create the illusion of forms of equality or betterment increasing for the oppressed, when in actuality many things are still being ignore. However, when those lower on the hierarchy receive power it can be used to create momentary change, that is often taken back in a different way later by those in power.

[Songs: ]

Kes – Wotless

Terror – Action