At first, I wasn’t sure how I was going to choose an event to write about on Storify. I didn’t know if I should browse Twitter to see what people are talking about, or to find an event and then see what people are saying. I ended up seeing something that many of my Facebook friends were buzzing about last night, and decided to make that my story: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Although the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show may seem trivial, it was an event that provoked tons of public response, so I thought it would be worth writing about. It may or may not be a good thing that these types of shows gain so much public attention, but the fact is that they do, so it is worth examining.
When creating my story, I initially wanted to show varying opinions about the show. Since the show delivers a controversial message about body image, I thought that some people may have posted about their disapproval. I was not able to find, however, a single negative comment about the show. In fact, the only negative words people used were to describe themselves in comparison to the “perfect” specimens they viewed on TV.
Since I did view a lot of women obsessing about their body image, I decided to write about how the fashion show should be aware of the potential implications of the message they are sending. I think that the show is really entertaining to watch, but I could not even watch it without feeling slightly guilty about supporting it.
View my story here: VS Fashion Show 2011
I enjoyed reading your Storify about the VS fashion show, as well as your blog post about your experience working on Storify.
ReplyDeleteI almost chose to do my Storify about the Victoria Secret Fashion show, but felt it was unethical as I actually am an associate of Victoria Secret.
During the show I was also browsing my own Facebook and Twitter feeds, and I too noticed the tremendous volume of posts related to the show, all of which were positive.
I think this was a great topic to choose for your Storify in terms of the amount of conversation it provoked, giving you lots to work with and contributing to a great story!