Analyzing Digital Writing Practices & Communities

# T e x a s WarOnWomen Contributors: Alexa, Kayla, Aaron, Rebekka.  Introduction/Description of Event:  Group 3 of the Digital and Multimodal Writing course of the Fall 2021 semester chose to complete their blog on the activist hashtag #TexasWarOnWomen. In 2021, the Texas abortion law was passed. “It is reopening a wound of realizing there's a movement that does not believe in reproductive autonomy,” one advocate said. (Fallert) What makes this hashtag bad is the fact that there are essentially bounty hunters looking for women that are pregnant and allows for them to get sued by them. “ This law doesn’t just make it possible for Texans to sue anyone who aids a woman choosing to terminate her pregnancy. It literally — I kid you not — offers people money to inform on their neighbours . Not just a little bit of money, but a lot . If you’re now a Texan, you’ll get at least $10,000 if you successfully sue someone who aids a woman for having an abortion ” ( Haque). What sparked ...

Introduction Figure 1: This picture is a screenshot from the official Time's Up "About" page.   The #TimesUp movement was announced on January 1, 2018 through an article in the New York Times as a direct response to the sexual harassment present in Hollywood and other work places that was brought  to light by the Harvey Weinstein case and the growing popularity of the #MeToo movement. It was  launched by 300 prominent actresses, producers, directors, screenwriters, etc. with the goal of making the  workplace a safe space for all women regardless of age, financial status, racial identity. #TimesUp aims to take the next steps in eliminating gender inequity and sexual harassment through social media activism, a  legal defense fund designated to help protect women who report harassment in their workplaces,  introducing legislation to combat the issue, work with Hollywood agencies and production companies to  hire more women, and use red carpet events l...