Mobile Cultures Roy,S

In the reading, Mobile Cultures by Sandip Roy, the topic of GLBT is discussed and how the movement was able to gain influence through the internet. In this day in age, the internet holds a great deal of power and influence. It allows people not only to be heard by millions, but also allows them to do so in a way that protects the individual. In seconds, people are able to connect all over the world to form a unifying voice or bring attention to important topics. I think this is one of the easies places to be used as an everyday form of resistance. There is no much potential to speak out or oppose the hegemonic rules imposed by those who fail to grasp the state of other groups within culture. Through the possibility to go anonymous, people are protected from direct repercussions or rules of containment. On the other hand, the internets are an inconsistent form of communication. There is a great deal of room for misinterpretation and lack of unifying organization. As stated in the article, there is a need for the physical unifying of people to create an identity. It is too easy to state something anonymously and still feel disconnected. The fact is that the internets is just too vast. People can state what they want but due to the size it is not likely to grain much influence.

In the video Kelly Loves Tony, it is interesting to see the contrast between the cultural history brought forth by her mother and the independent decision of Kelly. While the mother wished to keep tradition, Kelly does not want to follow a lot of their practices. To a degree, it seems that Kelly does not want to follow in her mother’s footsteps and that is why she does not want to follow their cultural practices. She wishes to gain the opportunities within American and seems to associate some cultural aspects to the lack of success in her mother.