Tag: ella speaks

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The power is back for me. I was in the area where the second weaker tornado hit. Cars and houses were smashed by trees/ roofs, but they weren’t leveled like those in Dunrobin. The worst was that a few hydro poles snapped, the roof of a fastfood restaurant was thrown into some of my neighbor’s backyards, and that a few people were trapped in their cars. 

The damage to my house included my father’s front car being dented and our fence being broken. Thankfully, it wasn’t anything worse. He was sitting in the living room when the tornado hit, so I’m incredibly grateful that nothing came crashing through our patio door. Winds reached 200km + and trees were uprooted like matchsticks. 

There’s a gofundme for tornado relief funds, so I’ll link it here [x]. 

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No worries, friend. I explained more in the tags, but I guess you didn’t see them. 

Basically, the project is me setting up a fake profile and analyzing the types of responses that I receive. I’m not responding to them, nor will I waste their time other than the initial reach out. 

I chose discourse analysis, and, using a feminist lens, I’ll be seeing how gender relations are implicated in what they say. Language is always performative. 

Believe me, no ethics board in their right mind would allow me to go undercover in person, let alone the fact that I wouldn’t dream of doing so. Ew.

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Thank you! Since I’m in Criminology, I’m considering analyzing how crime is sensationalized, even fetishized, in fics, or I could take a community root and collect opinions on how people interact online and how they negotiate the risks of facing potential predators. 

What was the last text you sent someone :-p

Not going to lie. I’ve been saving this ask for months, waiting for the right opportunity LOL.

If anyone’s wondering, this is why I’ve been a bit busier than usual. In one of my courses, we have to do a research project on a criminalized issue. I decided to do sex work, escort services, and something that’s becoming even more frequent among University students due to rising debts: Sugar Daddies and Babies. 

(Yes I realize all three are different. That’s what the project will be exploring, on top of the legal aspects in the push for decriminalization). 

Anyways, I just dropped this bombshell on my best friend: 

“Okay I did something you’re going to be so mad at me for but I wanted to do it for our potential research project…

Meet your new under cover sugar baby.”