It has been definitely a new and interesting time posting stories of fabulously funny females around the world. Writing the posts myself and reading the posts of other authors, I was surprised that there were so many things to talk about than I first thought! Also, I have learned a lot that pictures, images, clips and videos are somewhat different from sole text. It is firstly lively and makes you (hopefully it did) much more engaged into what you are reading. As much as I did, I hope you had fun reading this blog and moreover, it would be awesome if any of the stories of fabulous females made you change yourself!
Thank you to everyone who visited our blog over the course of the past few weeks!
It has been such a blast to contribute to (and research for) this blog about fabulously funny females. I have to admit that I'm sad that it's over, but if there's one thing I learned and I hope you learned too, it's to NEVER SETTLE!
- There are some truly awesome role models out there -- sometimes you have a look a little harder to find them, but there are some seriously fab, funny and smart females in the world. Don't just settle for what the TV or magazines show you -- continue to seek out opportunities and inspiration.
- Don't just settle for what you feel like girls like you should do, but push yourself out of your comfort zone and you might surprise yourself. Don't let the boys have all the fun and explore engineering and politics.
- You can be a leader. Females like us are capable of anything boys are, so never settle and just go for it!
If you choose to never settle, maybe one day you'll be featured on someone else's blog!
On that note, I will leave you with some fabulously funny words from one of my favorite celebrities, Mindy Kaling:
via Strutt and Frett
I want to begin my last post by thanking all of you for tuning in to our blog. Having never written a blog before, this was certainly a learning experience, and I have enjoyed every moment of it. Here are some of my key takeaways from my first venture into the blogging world.
1) Have fun! Blogging is a such a different medium from what is typically expected in any other style of writing. It allows one to engage with their audience at an entirely different level, and there are so many ways this can be done. From how-to's to inspiring quotes, I found blogging to be a really fun experience.
2) There are some truly inspiring funny females out there. Before this blog, I had never explored the political positions of funny celebs or known much more than their acting and/or singing history. But through this blog, I have learned that many celebrities have incredible messages to present to the world, especially ones of empowerment for girls and women.
3) It's more than just words. Pictures, gifs, and videos can be some of the best ways to express an idea and attract the attention of your audience. Plus, they get a message across quickly and concisely.
It has been a blast writing for you! I hope you enjoyed reading my posts as much as I enjoyed writing them!
I'm really not one for goodbyes. In fact, usually instead of goodbyes I sit alone in my room and try to figure out what I learned from a person, place or experience for better or worse. So instead of saying goodbye to you, dear readers, here's what you've taught me.
1. A picture says a thousand words. And certainly don't use a thousand words. I'd never written a blog before. I guess keeping a journal is the closest I've been to writing in this media. My journal entries are often poems, lists, and lots of rambling. While many others on this blog have found lists really effective ways of blogging, I found them a little impersonal and hard to connect with my reader (though this is a list... guess I'm giving it a go). So instead, I had to write pieces short, like lists, that would keep a reader's attention. The best way to break these up and get my point across with very few words was using pictures: the right ones and the right amount.
2. Funny is more than funny. Our short goofy posts had a point! Many of these posts kept our blog up to date with current events, ruminations, and even had powerful messages. Some of these posts literally consisted of less than a sentence -- but some of these were our more awesome posts!
3. Write to friends. Like I just mentioned, the closest I've been to blogging has been journal-ing. But journals are really personal. So at first my posts were really removed and focused on celebrities - funny females - and not really my opinion or how these women connected to me. Slowly, as I talked to my 15-year-old sister about our blog, I realized I could write to her. As my posts became more personal because I was writing to my sister, my best friend, they honestly got better. Ultimately, my last post was about my own mom and my relationship with her. I think it was hands down my most effective post and certainly one of the more personal things I've ever written (way more personal than my occasional journal entries with guest appearances of my mother).
Thanks for the lessons, ladies! Get out there and give blogging a try yourselves! You'll crush it, and certainly learn a thing or two.
Well, as this all comes to a close, I wanted to thank all of you readers for joining us. I've never really written a blog before, especially on this medium, and I can say that I've really enjoyed it. Here's what I learned:
- Concision is key. Ramblings are fun for...well...just about no one. Get to the point to save your reader some time and effort. Also, a nice picture here and there to illustrate your point will never hurt anything.
- Know your reader; know your material. The audience of this blog and I share different interests, and often this made things a little bit harder than just sharing daily musings of your day. It helped that I have younger relatives who recommended certain celebrities to look into, but you still have to do your research. That'll take some time, but in the end it's always worth it for the post.
- There are some great role models out there! Upon growing out of my teenage years, I've fallen into the old-lady syndrome of "What the heck is that on TV? Shows when I was a kid were so much better than that!" But as a concerned older sister, I think this project has actually given me faith that there are a lot of really great young role models out there for teens - young women who emphasize loving whoever you are and knowing you're always enough. It's really comforting to know that's available and out there as my relatives grow up.
Thank you all for joining us on this adventure; it's truly been my pleasure. Hopefully you had a few laughs and learned as much as I did, and I want to tell you that you, whoever you are - I know your future's bright.
I have really enjoyed blogging this term. I appreciated the
opportunity to work on the Fabulously Funny Females blog and create both core
and filler content to connect with our audience. I wanted to highlight some of
my main reflections from the blogging experience.
1. Generating
effective content. I often found it difficult to find blog topics that
would both engage the target audience and connect back to the central theme of
the blog. I found that instances that my blog posts were most effective were
when I happened to encounter and article or video that really fit with the goal
of the blog. However, the times when I actively had to search out content ideas
tended to lead to posts that were less of a fit with the blog’s intention. If I
were to do this project again I would create an ongoing list of blog topics –
such as a series idea that could be easily replicated/adapted.
2. Speaking to the
audience. When writing I always tried to focus on the target audience of 13
– 16 year old girls. Although I reached out to family and friends who I know
that are in this age range, it was still challenging to determine what content
would generate the most interest for this group.
3. Writing style. I
came into this blog project with limited blog experience. I really enjoyed the
fun and casual tone that we used in our blog. Still, I was surprised by how
difficult it was to keep the blog posts concise and on point. By the end of the
project I realized that posting a video or a photo with a caption or brief
commentary can be just as effective (if not more effective) as posting a longer
paragraph / post.
Overall I hope that our audience had fun reading our posts.
Additionally, I hope that our blog presented young girls with strong female
role models to look up to. Our blog took on a diverse set of topics, yet still
was able to highlight many instances of successful women in the media and
elsewhere.
I know I had a great time writing and I hope that our
audience had as much fun reading!! :-)
Thanks for following!
I have never blogged before, so simply realizing some of the distinction individual posts and the cohesion of the whole blog (especially with multiple writers) has given me a new appreciation for the difficulty of blogging as a medium, but also for its potential. Also, trying to focus on building interest in female leaders has brought to light how simply the presence of women in leadership roles, or in high profile positions of any kind, helps to manufacture a more gender equal media image. Also, when all of the posts are together in the aforementioned "cohesion" produced by the blog as a whole product, it is interesting to see that the short, simple, and content-light posts often do as much or more for the whole.
I recently came across this youtube video titled What Would You Do if You Weren't Afraid?
This video made me think a lot about what different fears may be holding men and women from achieving their goals. The video suggests that women may be more likely to hold these fears and hold themselves back; however, I think that the element of fear of failure is universally held.
After watching this video it really made me think -- what would I do if I wasn't afraid??
Well, what would you do??
Looking back, coming up with fun and relevant content for a teenage audience has not been easy. Blogging is certainly not for everyone but I do think this has been a great learning experience!
Here are some of my reflections:
1. It is hard to engage viewers in content that they may not want to read - sneaking in political or empowering messages into quite light topics like "Funniest Tweets of 2013" is a challenge. I think brainstorming a couple of articles before committing to a blog title could have made this experience easier! It is also pretty hard to educate teenagers who want to be online to forget the political or empowering lessons they are bombarded with at school, having asked some of my teenage friends what they think.
2. Political interest can stem from many different concepts of empowerment - this has been an awesome discovery. Passion for the politics really comes from the desire for society to be better and to feel empowered enough to believe your voice matters! It doesn't matter if you want to advocate for animals, women's rights, education or good fashion because no matter the topic, you will be able to empower others through your own goals!
3. You will always sound more interesting if you are interested - creating awesome content is hard when you don't share commonalities with your audience! Aside from the fact that I found some of the fluff content quite amusing, I really had to find women who inspired me too before I could write a convincing post about them. It is possible that these women don't have the same effect on a 13-year old audience! Maybe moving forward, seniors in high school could be the target group.
Viewers, it's been real. Please continue being empowered by all the positive messages available online and don't hesitate to pursue your dreams!
Comment below what you've thought of college students blogging for teens!
Quotes From Some of My Favorite Funny Females
Sunday, February 23, 2014 | Labels: celebrity, comedy, Kathleen |
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"Funny women are honest women."
- Liz Meriwether, creator of New Girl
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"I just think people need to start shifting into joy and happiness. As corny as it sounds, we need to make a shift."
- Ellen DeGeneres
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"There are so many distractions you can face as a woman ... All [success] is, is doing your work and staying focused." - Mindy Kaling
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- Whoopi Goldberg
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"You don't need to look like everybody else. Love who you are."
- Lea Michele
Inspirational Quotes from Fab Funny Females
| Labels: celebrity, celebs: they're just like us, cool, Kristina, women who make a difference
As February comes to an end, I find myself counting down the days until the springtime and sunshine. Here's a little inspiration from some seriously fab women to get you through! (see full list at Marie Claire).
"There is no magic to achievement. It's really about hard work, choices, and persistence."
—MICHELLE OBAMA, Today
"Everyone always says to me, 'Why aren't there more people of color on television?' I'm like, 'Why don't you ask a bunch of people who aren't putting people of color on television why there aren't more people of color on television?'"
—SHONDA RHIMES, Grey's Anatomy and Scandal creator, Salon
"The data is clear: If you give a woman an opportunity, she will make a huge difference."
—CARLY FIORINA, former Hewlett-Packard CEO, Forbes
"Sexism is so five minutes ago. I think for the most part, people accept that women are as competent as men."
—KATIE COURIC, The Huffington Post
"Among the most striking things that I have learned is how much we have in common. I've sat down with people everywhere, discussing what was in their hearts and on their minds. And it doesn't take long to find commonality, which is often overlooked, ignored, dismissed, and rejected otherwise."
—HILLARY CLINTON, on her time traveling as secretary of state, accepting an award from Concern Worldwide
"There are so many distractions you can face as a woman, either with relationships or worrying about, Should I go to this party? or, Should I be doing this to help me get ahead? All [success] is, is doing your work and staying focused. It's boring advice, but boring good advice is what you can get from me!"
—MINDY KALING, on getting ahead, at The Hollywood Reporter's "Women in Entertainment" breakfast
And a surprisingly funny quote from a senator that made me laugh out loud:
"I bring quadruple diversity to the Senate: I'm a woman; I'll be the first Asian woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate; I am an immigrant; I am a Buddhist. When I said this at one of my gatherings, they said, 'Yes, but are you gay?' and I said, 'Nobody's perfect.'"
—MAZIE HIRONO, U.S. senator from Hawaii, San Jose Mercury News
Read more: Inspirational Quotes from Women - Best Funny Quotes from Female Celebrities - Marie Claire
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Hilarious, innovative and charismatic, these fabulous ladies are experts at creating content to attract MILLIONS of viewers to their channel everyday!
Check out their videos here:
Dealing with Panic Attacks & Anxiety by Zoella
Trying to help her viewers through her own experiences!
A trailer for a movie that Grace was able to create!
They are so inspiring and use their reach to talk about important issues!!
If you could start a famous YouTube channel, what would you talk about?
Comment below!
Easy Make-Your-Own Elsa Crown from Frozen!!
Saturday, February 22, 2014 | Labels: cute, how to, movies |
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Elsa, the eldest sister with magical powers, is especially revolutionary on the Disney scene. (SPOILER ALERT) A queen with magical powers that have been in hiding for most of her life, she learns to abandon a life of fear and to just love and accept herself - magical ice powers, storm, and all. Not only is she one of the most relatable Disney characters ever created, but her power ballad "Let It Go" has topped the charts for weeks, even beating out Beyonce (which is the true mark of ridiculous amounts of success).
Now, you too can be like Elsa by making your own Elsa crown!! Follow the steps below and enjoy!!
How to Make Elsa's Crown
Materials
- 2 Plain Pieces of Paper
- Stapler
- Scissors
- Tape (optional)
- Pencil (optional)
- Any decorations your heart desires!
1. First, we need to make a plain paper tiara (check out the full instructions for the original here). Fold the paper in half hamburger-style and then in half again, creasing on the fold. Then, unfold the paper.
2. Next, fold a corner of the paper in so the edge lines up with the center crease. Do this on every corner.
3. Fold the paper in half along the center crease.
4. Fold the top down so the tip of the triangle touches the bottom edge of the crown.
5. Fold the flat part of bottom edge over so that the tip of the folded down triangle is now on the other side of the crown.
...Or throw your new work out the window like this:
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I actually don't know how I should describe her. She has been one of the most inspiring women since I was in high school, not only because she made me feel proud as a South Korean but also because I truly admired her endless perseverance and effort towards what she is doing. Starting from such a poor environment where there wasn't any support and enduring all the pressure that the whole country has been putting on her since she was recognized by many people, she would have gone through much more difficulties than what we know through the media. Watching her last game as a figure skater in the Olympics, I felt so happy for her and thankful that she beautifully finished her last performance. Whatever the color of her medal is, she is and will always be the hero for me.
This is the free program she performed in 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, which is generally considered the best free program of all time. I still remember myself crying after her performance!
This is her free program of 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Lastly, this is one of my favorite videos of Yuna Kim. Somebody embedded "Let it go" of Frozen into her performance(the previous one I uploaded above) and edited some parts. I did think that maybe the vidoes are somewhat overlapping and there are a lot of other awesome performances of her, but these happened to be my favorites! Hope you enjoy watching them.
Michelle Obama Strikes Again - Fab, Funny and on a Mission!
| Labels: comedy, cool, cute, funny, Kristina, women who make a difference
One of my fellow bloggers posted earlier about how our first lady Michelle Obama is fabulous, funny and supportive of important causes!
Michelle Obama appeared last night in a new sketch with comedians Jimmy Fallon and Will Farrell and she really held her own! Watch here:
via Huffington Post
I loved her dance moves and how she weaved in messages of the importance of exercise and healthy eating -- read more about her initiative Let's Move! How awesome is it to see a strong, fabulous woman active in politics and comedy?!
Animal on this planet. Oh my goodness. I can't. My insides are fuzz balls right now.
Mindy Kaling is funny, successful (has her own TV show "The Mindy Project") and an inspiration to us all.
She isn't afraid of being honest!
She knows what she needs to have a good time!
She can negotiate people down to her own terms (This girl is smart. She went to an Ivy League in real life!)
But more importantly, she loves herself.
"I always get asked, 'Where do you get your confidence?' I think people are well meaning, but it's pretty insulting. Because what it means to me is, 'You, Mindy Kaling, have all the trappings of a very marginalized person. You're not skinny, you're not white, you're a woman. Why on earth would you feel like you're worth anything?'"
Mindy proves that you do not have to be the norm and you do not have to satisfy superficial stereotypes to be happy and have confidence. As her new cover says, HEALTHY IS THE NEW HAPPY!
What do you think about Mindy's outlook on life, looks and loving yourself?
Comment below!
Quote courtesy of Huff Post
When I think about funny females, the funniest lady that comes to mind for me is my mom. It's weird because growing up I never thought my mom was funny. She's pretty quiet and was always relatively serious. As I've gotten older, I've come to listen for her humor. While definitely not the loud, boisterous kind of funny, she's queen of the dry, sarcastic one liners if you listen closely. What's more is that I've occasionally gotten her to do some hysterical impressions and accents that caused me some gut-busting giggles.
Me and my mom
But when she's not goofing around with me, my mom has a totally awesome job. Like her humor, I never really understood my mom's job growing up. I just knew she wore a suit and worked a lot, and now that I'm older I know her job is pretty sick! My mom is head of a team that helps finance energy all over the country. That literally means when some people turn on their lights, my mom is the one who made that possible. Without her organizing the money, power companies couldn't provide power.
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Storms ain't got nada on my mama!
But my mom didn't do this alone! Governor Cuomo also put in legislation to make this possible. Thanks to legislation, finance, technology, and my mama, hopefully storms will no longer have the power to prevent energy loss and other devastating effects.
(http://powfemmefatale.com/2013/10/15/nine-awesome-quotes-from-amy-poehler/)
How Ally Dawson is Changing Disney Channel Stars
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 | Labels: celebs: they're just like us, cool |
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Most Disney Channel shows these days portray a young teen who is arguably almost perfect - everything works out for her, she's optimistic and peppy all the time, and pretty much any likable character within a three-mile radius either loves her or at least gives some begrudging respect.
But Ally offers a character who is flawed - and it's completely okay.
She's awkward...
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...Tends to be terrified of crowds...
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...And admittedly, for all of her musical talents, is a very "creative" dancer.
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But despite (and because of) all of this, her friends still love her, and she loves herself. At one point, she even writes a song and conquers her stage-fright, pursuing her ultimate dream of becoming a performer and knowing that nothing can stop her.
And sure, she's still got some flaws (the dancing and the awkwardness is still there), but it's okay to be imperfect and okay to love your flaws and your talents all at once. I just hope Disney keeps up this awesome message in its future shows - well done, Disney Channel!!
You can find a role model in actress Jessica Alba! She's funny and talented, and isn't afraid to get goofy on her Instagram...but she doesn't forget to remind her fans of what's important!
She's posted some funny pictures of her as a kid....
And a hilarious shot of her from one of her first, most embarrassing movies... (You do what you gotta do, right?)
But she also spreads the message that everyone should be a good samaritan. Here she is donating blood! Everyone should certainly take note from her and do their part as well!!
She is also a really successful businesswoman.
Honest, a company she founded, specializes in household and baby products that are eco-friendly, safe and affordable. Jessica dove head first into an industry she knew nothing about in order to create something that she felt was important for her family and families all over America. With determination and energy, she achieved success! That's pretty fabulous.
Here's a picture of her celebrating Honest's 2-year anniversary!
Congrats Jessica!
If you could start a company to help better the world, what would you choose to do?
Comment below!
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