Flash Facts

Carl's Jr and Hardee's have been known for their ads depicting models and lightly dressed women eating their food in creatively sexual ways, and this ad is no exception. The ad is by the fast food restaurant Carl's Jr and was televised during Super Bowl XLIX in 2015. This advertisement in particular depicts model Charlotte McKinney walking through what appears to be a general marketplace. Throughout the advertisement, conveniently angled camera shots make it appear as though the model is not wearing any clothes while she talks about being "all natural." In the advertisement the viewer watches as men turn their heads and look at her with lustful eyes, assuming that they are looking at her. At the end of the video the viewer is shown the model's full body and it is revealed that she was wearing a bikini the whole time. What the men were supposedly staring at was the burger she had in her hands and the "all natural" concept that she was talking about...

My name is Christopher Vogel. My first name is Greek in origin and roughly translates to " Christ-bearer ," however I do not think that this name makes me special. I was not named Christopher because my parents had some religious attachment or believed that I would always "carry Christ in my heart." My parents decided on the name Christopher because they wanted a name that could be shortened into a nickname, such as Chris, but could also be used as a formal name once I grew up. I do not think that I have done a very good job at representing what my name means, as I have not been very religious since the 7th grade. When I was younger my OCD was much more severe, and many of my fears that came with this illness were rooted in religion. I felt as though I had to give up religion to feel better, and so I did. I have not carried Christ in my heart like my name would suggest, but I am also rarely called Christopher anyway. Typically my peers and even most other people ...

(This image is from photographer Wing Young Huie's blog under the category "We are the Other (2012-2013). Click here to check out more of his work, and click here to see this photo on his website.) At first glance, what I noticed was the two people sitting at the wooden table with chalk boards holding messages, presumably written by the person holding them. When I first read the boards, I assumed that the only messages the boards had were the ones written on them. By this I mean that I thought the boy holding the board on the right side of the picture had chronic depression and was making a statement that depression was more than just sadness. The girl holding the chalk board to the left of the boy, at first glance, merely appears to be saying that she prefers to be called African-American over the term "black." I notice the picture is in black and white, possibly to highlight contrast in shade or to emphasize a duality of light and dark, white and black...