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  Christensen , “Unlearning the Myths That Bind Us” Extended Comment to Blog post by  Alyssa Petrarca Reading the reflection she wrote on the text we read made me examine how I used to view cartoons as a kid. See I'm the weird person that re-watched some of the cartoons I used to enjoy as a kid. She had one comment " When I was a child I never saw the way media portrayed others, I thought I was just watching a cartoon or a show."  and it made me think about if my opinions I have on what I watched are muddled because I have watched the same cartoons again now that I am an adult. Nostalgia aside I can see some issues with things I used to watch as a kid but then again I never had issues with them because no matter what I saw in cartoons was nothing compared to what I saw in other forms of media. However after reading through Alyssa's Blog there was one thing that really got under my skin. " Their was never a black Disney princess until recently, which she bec...

11 and gender fluid  By Erin Zelle REFLECTION I love this article in comparison to everything else we read. Not only does it read more like someone of this generation would right it hits closer to home and is more relatable than our previous articles we have done. On a personal level I can relate to this mother of the eleven year old girl. She proudly supports and defends her daughter and lets her be who she is. In my personal life recently I have had two people close to me come out as transgender and I cant help but relate a but to this mother. My cousin who came out recently maybe a month ago was terrified at to what my families reaction might be. I was so happy to be one of the first people being told the information. I remember that my cousin made her first Facebook account the day she came out. Not seconds after I received the friend request J (Emily) B (Im using initials because he chose the name Emily and privacy reasons.) did his mother contact me in text...