R they scandalous???

I decided to review the blog http://www.ruscandalous.blogspot.com/, because before even going through the blog I had a feeling it was more scandal than news. Even though we are all in first year and yes it is very important to keep up with the newest trends, stay on top of the earliest gossip as well as know when the next party is. I found this blog rather insulting than interesting. The blog follows the stereotypes that have been used throughout the years about journalists only being able to uncover gossip and scandal.

The writing was very sensationalised as well as a bit humorous at times. Although the blog was given the name RUscandalous I also found tem to have trailed of their initial name and concept. The pictures were however very well taken they added a bit o ‘class’ to this scandalous blog. The blogs appearance was also very sensationalised as there was a picture of a woman with red glossy lips in the background.

All in all I thought the blog had forgotten about the initial aim of creating these blogs and I feel that they have created more of a scandal in terms of writing and journalist ethics, instead of initially uncovering the scandals.

SILENCE IS REALLY NOT THAT GOLDEN...

As a child I was always told by my mother that, the only way a women can express herself is through words. It did not matter how much make-up you put on or how much your shoes cost but the way in which you constructed your speech determined the women you are. I was told that men only pretend like they find beauty as an important factor in a women’s appearance, but the truth is a man only falls in love with the words that come out of your lips.

So I went and decided to do one of the hardest things I had ever done in my life that is living in a day of full silence. I woke up early in the morning, put on some heavy make-up and a brightly coloured shirt. The make-up and the shirt being my voice for the day. It was hard for me to do this because all my life my voice has always been my primary source of expression. I found it funny how my friends and people who know me instantly assumed that I was upset or that I was having a bad day. I didn’t tell anyone of my ‘silent day’, because I thought if they knew what I was doing they would make keeping quiet very hard for me.

After a long day of absolute silence I realised that people don’t really like the silent me. My friends thought I was ignoring them and were very upset. And those who didn’t know me just found me boring and rude. Some guy even told me to my face that my silence is unwelcoming. After this day I had not only wasted a day without speech, but I had lost a crush almost lost my friends and had missed out on seven important phone calls.