#cybertype

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0172641

Heads up, world! We now have ant cybertypes, which is wonderful!

In their new study in PLoS ONE, Hita Garcia et al. describe two new species using micro CT imaging, and provide videos and data for download! Guys, you can 3D print types now!!!

Also, the new species are named Terataner nymeria and T. balrog! Aaaah! I can’t even! :D

What are the ways in which internet access is raced and classed?  Give examples.

    Nowadays, everything costs money. Nothing anymore is free. The internet is no exception to this. The internet is extremely classed because it's open to anyone...as long as they can pay for it. If you're poor and you can't afford internet...well, sucks for you. 

    Most people with smartphones have access to the internet, however you first have to be able to even afford a smartphone. The internet is geared towards the middle and upper class because they have the money to spare. People who don't have internet, but do have a computer can get internet access, but it always requires them to leave their house. They have to go to the local Starbucks or Panera in order to receive free wi-fi and most of those places don't allow you to use their internet if you're not a customer. 

    Studies actually show that White people receive the most welfare, so the internet isn't outright racist. HOWEVER, most people that use the internet tend to be middle or upper class White people. Basically, the internet is a wonderful tool and it can open people's eyes to a multitude of possibilities...if they can afford it.

         I think watching the Mis-Adventures of an Awkward Black Girl might have been the easiest homework I’ve ever done simply because the mini episodes got addicting. I watched almost the entire first season. It’s an easy thing to do because I feel like I relate to her awkwardness. Everyone does. That’s the appeal to the show. Everyone’s had that awkward moment walking down the hallway with one other person and it’s pretty inevitable that someone SHOULD say something. This web series is the perfect example of race and cyberspace because it’s a show all about an African American woman who also just happens to be awkward. Would people find it as funny if it were a White girl? The twitter Awkward White Girl exemplifies that people probably would. The show is one big stereotype. If a Black woman shaves her head, she looks like a boy. It makes it seem as if it’s impossible for them to be pretty anymore. Black people like to go out to eat at the local fried chicken establishments, not for sushi (that’s a White people thing).

         The Mis-Adventures of an Awkward Black Girl also proves to be an example of the disembodied voice because it grounds people in their identities as awkward individuals or African American individuals, but it also let’s them explore. If there’s a White, graceful person watching the show, it’s something new and fresh for them. However, if a Black person who has a full head of hair and is not awkward at all watches the show, it’s also something different for them. Mis-Adventures of an Awkward Black Girl is a prime example of using race as entertainment. Although I think people would still find the show funny if it were a White girl (MTV's Awkward is an example), it almost makes for better entertainment because she’s Black. Black people aren’t necessarily stereotyped to be awkward. It makes the show more interesting and unique.