Ok, here it goes. Hello everyone! My name is Kyle. I am a student at the University Maryland--College Park, and I have a very daunting task. I want to change the way that we view political propaganda. Now...and forever.
Daunting, no?
Ok, to explain myself a bit. This initial blog post marks the official beginning of my project--Post It Politics--an image campaign that I want to use to empower others, and myself as well I suppose, through posting on top of real-life campaign materials. You see, I feel that when someone puts up a campaign sign, bumper sticker, or poster, their aim is to tell others "This is how I plan on voting and there is no way
you can alter the way I want to vote. Therefore, you should just forget about
changing my mind and vote as I do." The very concept that others are entitled to discuss their political views, or have their own political views at all, is completely disregarded. I think this is discouraging. Isn't the whole point of living in a democratic society to encourage equal say for all who want it, not just those with access to yards and signs and giant soap boxes to preach from?
So what is this delightful image I plan to use to try to change the world as I know it? Well here, let me show you!
Yay thumb!
What I plan on doing is posting this image on propaganda I see around campus, or anywhere really, kinda like a real life Facebook like (Except for the added bonus that it can be posted upside down as a dislike. How long have we, the Facebook community, been lobbying for that anyway?) I plan on keeping this project politically unbiased by flipping a coin to decide on approval or disapproval, and then observing how those who see the image take it from there.
This blog serves the purpose of allowing me to update you, the public, what is all going on in my project. I plan on blogging every Monday and Thursday, now through Election Day, letting you know how goes the posting, as well as updating you on anything interesting that might be going on nation wide in the ambiguous world on political propaganda (and those who alter it).
Anyone out there interested in taking part in my project, follow me on twitter! @Post_It_2012
Ok so, it's possible that I just overlooked this, but I was wondering...Can the general public partake in the sticky noting?
ReplyDeleteIf so...should we add the twitter name on the thumb thingy and twitpic?
If not... :(
Definitely feel free to partake! I'm sorry I couldn't make this clearer in the blog, but I didn't have permission from the university to involve people until yesterday.
ReplyDeleteIf you can fit @Post_It_2012 on the post it, go right ahead, but only if you are so moved.
Same goes for twitpic. It's a great way to put the project out there, but only do it if you want to.
Happiness and smiles :)
Kyle