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### Computers

When I was a young fetus, Donald, I had my first-computer-experience in the public Library. I remember I would go there and play the Humongous Entertainment, game set with games like “Pyjama Sam”, “Freddi Fish”, “Putt-Putt”, and “Spy Fox”. I had fun while at the same time learned things! I remember shortly after experiencing the computers in the Library, we decided to get a computer in our home.

The computer that we got was the same as the one in the Library! It was a grey desktop with a monitor with a massive hump to it, just like the Tube-TV that we had. The computer ran on Windows 98, had about 100GB of storage, and had Internet that was a step above dial-up. I remember I would go on the internet and played internet games. The game that I loved to play online was the Cyberchase games (based off the animated series Cyberchase).

A few years later we upgraded our computer to a newer and faster model with 200GB of storage with a black screen. This time it was running Windows XP. This was when I started to really tinker around with computers, software, and really started to explore this wonderful thing called…the internet! I would go to YouTube and watch videos; I had to pause the video every 5 seconds to let it BUFFER… and then play it and then have the circle of death come up on the screen and need to let it buffer again… and the process would keep going, and going, and going.

I then got my very own computer which was my sister's old laptop! I was free to explore even more! It was a 15-inch HP notebook. It was portable and was running Windows Vista (later upgraded to Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 Betas). We also upgraded our Internet so I no longer had to let videos buffer as much. I used this laptop for more application usage and was when I first started my Digital Production work! I would edit my videos and pictures on editing software! I also grew the love of music with this computer!

A few years went by and at this time was when I graduated middle school and as a graduation gift, my parents bought me a new slim Samsung notebook! It had the storage capacity of 500GB! This laptop was running Windows 7 (later upgraded to Windows 8 and Windows 10) I used this computer for further Digital Production and for tinkering around!

A few years later, around three, I got a 13-inch MacBook Pro! This is my current computer. I use this computer for further production activities and for the first few years it did wonders and was fast and I didn’t have to worry about slowdowns! However, the computer went downhill from there and now can barely load any application properly and quickly.

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### Digital Media Devices

As for other Digital Media devices that I own. I own an iPhone 6s, an old and broken Sony Xperia Z2 (phone), and old and broken iPhone 4. I additionally own an iPad mini that I won at student orientations from the dean of the department this summer, an iPad mini 3 that I may be selling in the coming months, and an old and broken iPad (1st generation). I own an Apple Watch Series 2 which I got for Christmas this year. I also own a SmartTV, half of a ChromeCast (my partner and I split the cost). Furthermore, I own a MacBook Pro, my old Samsung laptop, and my old HP laptop, like stated in the previous chapter.

My first cell phone that I had was a Nokia 3310 and was on Rogers (I believe), it wasn’t fully mine. My mom and I shared the phone. A year later I got my own phone which was on PC Mobile. From there I have owned over 20 phones ranging from non-smartphones to smartphones, Nokia to BlackBerry to Android to iPhone!

When it comes to talking with my family I prefer to talk to them by calling them. If I was still living at home, I would, of course, prefer face-to-face. However, we have a family group chat on iMessage and that is becoming really, fun and interactive, so I’m almost preferring that over calling now. As for interacting with businesses, I prefer Live Chats/IMs because I can be a fast talker at times so with written responses I can get my point across and they the companies can better understand me; because I’m not talking at a mile per second. As for finding a product I like to Google it myself and watch YouTube videos and reading reviews.

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### Digital Media/Social Network

Digital Media, what I doooo(“Stranger Things” TV reference)! I have been using Digital Media since 2004. The first social network application that I joined was MSN and then MySpace! I later started using other social networks such as Bebo, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo, Vevo, Twitter, Google Plus, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, SnapChat, Spotify, Vine (RIP), and Apple Music. I used these mediums for different uses and for different times.

I loved Vine, it was one of my favourite apps! I could spend days on end on this app. It was perfect for me, I have ADHD and get distracted easily and find watching TV and YouTube videos hard due to the paying attention problem with ADHD! With Vine, it was perfect because no video would be longer than six seconds and I would be able to pay attention to every single video that I saw! However, as they say, “all good things must come to an end” and that’s what Twitter (the owners of Vine) did to Vine. I remember when I first heard the news that Vine was being discontinued, I was on the bus heading to School and I saw a Tweet saying that the end was coming… I thought, “NO, this can’t be, this must be a joke…” but after further digging, I saw that it was true. I cried a little on the bus. This app was everything to me and suddenly, it’s gone. I guess back to YouTube videos I go!

I’ve been on YouTube for over 7 years and have received over 35, 000 views and over 65 subscribers! My first ever video that I uploaded was this cringe-worthy short video that a few of my classmates and I recorded for our Health and Careers class, called “The Bad Drugs at DMS”. Since then I have created multiple channels and uploaded a variety of different videos.

I grew a love for photography with applications like Flickr and Instagram! I find these networks inspiring and pushes me to do better and be more creative with photography.

If I didn’t have the Internet or Digital Media, I feel that I would be in a completely different place. I for sure wouldn’t be in Digital Media Studies, I most likely wouldn’t be in University, and I would be at some low paying job.

From my YouTube experience and other social networks, I have learned that I have a passion in Digital Production, and from that, I decided that’s what I want to do as a career! So that's why I’m at Vancouver Island University now!

The historical experience of Digital Media in my life and why I wanted to join the Digital Media Studies program.

Donald Louch’s Historical Experience with Digital Media

For me, I view TV as a combination of both digital technology and content, but with a heavier focus on content. I think you need to have some form of digital technology, be it a TV box or set, or be it a computer screen or mobile phone so that you can display the content. Here is a brief history of TV from my perspective in life.

I grew up as a child with a TV box in my house, for the longest time, we only had one TV which was in our living room. It had a 27-inch screen (I think) with a massive bezel to it and with this massive back to it, which made it so that it couldn’t even fit in our TV stand. It got the point where I feared that the TV box would fall off and smash into pieces, which thankfully never happened. This TV box was a standard resolution TV.

We then move on to a few years later and we got another TV box in the house which was located in my sister’s room and us kids would hang out in there and watched our own programs. We also upgraded the TV set in the living room to a big 55-inch (I think it was that big) TV set with a built-in speaker system. I remember this TV set was taller than me! The back was also much thicker than our previous TV box. I further remember that this TV set was heavy and taking it up and down the stairs, we struggled with. Sadly, after a little under four years of owning this TV set, the blue light tube broke and no longer displayed blues. We kept the TV set for a few additional years, but we never got the accurate picture.

Our next TV box was that of a flat-screen! It was a Panasonic 40-inch flat-screen TV box! It was so small, no back to it, barely any bezel to it and was a step into 720p resolution! Dare I also say, that the TV box was super light and could be lifted with a single hand verse multiple hands with our previous TV boxes and sets! At this time, we decided to get everyone their own TV box, my sister, my brother, my parents, and myself had our own TV box. The TV that I got was a Dynex 32-inch TV box.

A few years later we upgraded the TV boxes again. In the living room, we got a 45-inch SONY 3D 1080p SmartTV; my brother and sister decided to buy a TV together and they got a 55 or 60 inch Samsung 1080p SmartTV, and I got a 32-inch Samsung 1080p SmartTV.

From there I moved out and now live with my partner and his family and we have a multitude of TV boxes. There’s a TV box in the living room, there are two TV boxes in the common/games room (a general one and my new 32-inch Samsung 1080p SmartTV), in mine and my partners room we have a TV box in there as well, and in my partners brothers room he has a TV box as well. What do we have plugged into these TV boxes, you may ask? Mostly game consoles and personal computers. Two of the TVs have a cable box plugged into them and two TVs have a Chromecast plugged into them.

My first ever show that I ever watched was Teletubbies! I loved this show, I would be constantly watching it. Because of this show, I actually didn’t talk until I was 3 because I thought it was normal because the “characters” on the show didn’t talk.

Most of the content that I watched growing up was consumed on these TV boxes. I enjoyed programs such as cartoons like Rugrats, Kim Possible, 6Teen, Loonie Toons, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones (I enjoyed this show so much that I’ve named all my technology after the characters), The Jetsons, The Fairly Odd Parents and much more. I then started watching and to some degree still watch cartoons like The Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, and so much more. I further grow up watching Disney Channel (Family Channel here in Canada) shows such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (and The Suite Life On Deck), Lizzy McGuire, Hanna Montana, That’s So Raven, Wizards of Waverly Place, Evan Stevens, Phil of The Future, Corey In The House, The Proud Family, and so much more.

Now I stream all the shows on my 13-inch laptop. I enjoy watching shows like How To Get Away With Murder, Eyewitness, The Real O’Neals, Mr. Robot, Orange Is the Black, Stranger Things, The Fosters, Shadowhunters, Pure Genius, The Great Indoors, Speechless, 2 Broke Girls, Criminal Minds, The 100, Superstore, Designated Survivor, and a show that I actually found the other week and have fallen in love with, Beyond. I also watch the show Scorpion and have chosen that show for my TV log. I'm also currently watching Teen Wolf and Pretty Little Liars; however, after this season these two shows will be sadly finished and going off the air.

I have further streamed the following shows before, they got canceled and went off the air. Amercian Idol, Bad Judge, Breaking Bad, Camp, Lost, Terra Nova, Under The Dome, Weeds, and Welcome to the Family.  I do wish the following shows continued as I loved them. Finding Carter, Glee, Red Band Society, Star-crossed, and The Tomorrow People. Funny story, my partner loved “That ‘70s Show” to death and has made me repeatedly see that show over, and over, and over again. We haven’t really done it lately but my partner and I use to stream and episode or two of the show EVERY night before bed and then the night that I started to write this, we started this back-up.

I do like to try to watch these shows as soon as they’ve been aired, however, there’re times that I just can’t due to my schedule. However, there’re some shows that I kind of need to watch right away because if I don’t there is a high likely hood that I will get spoiled on social media. I personally am not a huge fan of “binge-watching” a whole series in one go. Usually, if I’m “binge-watching” to catch up on a series I like to watch anywhere from 2 to 5 episodes in a “sitting”.

I recently helped film an episode of “The Show on Shaw TV Nanaimo”! I had an awesome time doing that and was seen on TV, got to see my camera work on TV, and got to see my name on TV! If you want, you may view the episode on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/JzuDBIWU8BQ)!

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I view television as content that is displayed on any type of digital technology. I started off with a TV box with a 27-inch screen, we then moved to a TV set with a 55-inch screen, then moved to a TV box with a 32-inch screen while my family had a TV box with a 40-inch screen, then my family moved to a TV box with a 45-inch screen, then moved to a 13-inch laptop. I started off with watching cartoons (targeted towards children) and Disney Channel shows, then moved to watching cartoons (targeted towards adults) and a variety of other shows. I hope this helps you get a better understanding of what television means to me!

Television (TV), what is it to me? Is it a form of digital technology or is it content?

The Life of Television a Self-Reflection Essay

I went on a tour of the Shaw TV Nanaimo, building! When I went I decided to offer myself as a volunteer if need be, and sure enough, they need an extra camera operator! I helped with the filming of this episode (Camera 2), I was also seen in the episode, and I was credited in the end credits!

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It's The Show on Shaw TV with host Matt Carter and musical guest Theo Massop!

Featured on The Show:

- The original social network, telling stories with the Around Town Tellers! 02:45
- Christina Young from the Nanaimo Disability Resource Centre talks about how they fill gaps in services in our community - 08:45
- Theo Massop performs "The Answer" - 15:07
- Back with the Around Town Tellers and a story from Laurie Hutchinson! 18:45
- Seniors Connect: Jane and Jane talk about Seniors Aging OUT and how they're providing support and safety for all members of the LGBTQ2+ community - 24:04
- Event notice with Matt! Find out all about the 10th Annual Robbie Burns Chinese New Year's Celebration. - 29:25
- Anna and Darcy plate some delicious and nutritious microwavable meals from DISH! - 31:19
- Interview with Theo Massop - 36:20
- Theo Massop performs "Rebellious Fool" - 41:00
- Elizabeth Heinz chats with Xu Sun and Sharon Jensen of Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty about the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theatre coming to perform in Nanaimo - 45:12
- Darcy and Anna create the Famous Houseboat Sandwich! - 49:45
- Theo Massop performs "Start a Revolution" - 57:15

Connect with Us!

- Twitter: [http://www.twitter.com/ShawTV_CVI](http://www.twitter.com/ShawTV_CVI)
- Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/shawtvnanaimo](https://www.instagram.com/shawtvnanaimo)
- Facebook: [http://www.facebook.com/ShawTV.CVI](http://www.facebook.com/ShawTV.CVI)
- Website: [http://www.shaw.ca/ShawTV/Nanaimo](http://www.shaw.ca/ShawTV/Nanaimo)

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I went on a tour of the Shaw TV Nanaimo, building!

[Featured In] The Show on Shaw TV Nanaimo

This year I am living with my Boyfriend and his family and we decorated the Christmas Tree so I thought I would photograph it and uploaded it, furthermore, I am heading down to my parents place for Christmas and I am going to take pictures down there as well.

### Me Opening Up My Apple Watch!

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Christmas 2016

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I will highlight the differences in characters of films created by people who don't have a perspective of how homosexuals are represented in the real world to creators who do have a perspective. I’ll be defining popular films as those that are well-known and liked in the Lesbian, Homosexual, Bi Sexual, Transgendered/Transsexual, Queer (LGBTQ+) community. My intent with this essay is to find how films portray homosexual characters.

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### Review of the Relevant Literature

When looking in to the representation of homosexual characters, I noticed that there hasn’t been much research done on the subject. In addition, what little research that has been done assumes the angle that homosexuals in media are portrayed as bad and evil people, which is clearly a gross misrepresentation. An example of misrepresentation within the genre of fantasy media such as in the TV Show _True Blood_ is how vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures are portrayed. Frederik Dhaenens suggests that:

> … the genre has omitted representations of homosexual characters or displaced homosexuality onto the victims, villains, or nonhuman others. Hence, from a queer theoretical perspective, homosexuality has been represented as a threat to the hegemonic discourse of heteronormativity” - _ (Dhaenens, Frederik)_

This was interesting to me because in media that deals with homosexual culture, typically it’s about homophobia, homophobic violence, child molestation, cheating around, always having sex, femininity, even disownment of family due to religious reasons or just plain homophobia. When you look at how homosexual characters are represented in the fantasy genre be it in films, TV shows, books, comics, games, etc. it adds to the ‘fear’ that homosexual people are dangerous and a threat to heterosexuals (as stated by Dhaenens). On the other hand, Dhaences did another analysis of the popular (now off the air) TV series _Glee_ and found that “… a significant increase in homosexual representation in contemporary television fiction, many media scholars argue that the representation of homosexual men and women is governed by heteronormativity” (Dhaenens, Frederik). As he quoted from M. Warner’s _The Trouble with Normal_:

> (H)eteronormativity: If you are born with male genitalia, the logic goes, you will behave in masculine ways, desire women, desire feminine women, desire them exclusively, have sex in what are thought to be normally active and insertive ways and within officially sanctioned contexts, think of yourself as heterosexual, identify with other heterosexuals, trust in the superiority of heterosexuality no matter how tolerant you might wish to be, and never change any part of this package from childhood to senescence. - _(Dhaenens, Frederik)_

In other words, what Dhaenens and Warner are trying to say is that these TV shows don’t properly portray homosexual characters because they’re written and created by heterosexual males. In addition, they most likely don’t know for themselves what it’s like to be homosexual so they base their rendition off of other television shows and other forms of media. Dhaenens goes on and further brings forth a notion that:

> … (T)he social and political visibility of the homosexual community is accompanied by homonegativity, homophobia, and homophobic violence … the improved conditions for homosexual teenagers to come out is concurred by recurring homophobic harassment and homosexual teen suicides …. - _(Dhaenens, Frederik)_

This can reflect in real-life and make the audience scared to come out and live their life freely if they’re a closeted member of the LGBTQ+ community. This can express to the heterosexual audience that it’s okay to throw homophobic slurs and have homophobic actions towards homosexual people, which is obviously not okay to do. Considering that media is still heavily governed by heterosexual people, I don’t see this changing anytime soon. Jay Poole states that:

> … Often, such alternative identities (non ‘straight’ identities) are fraught with their own rules and boundaries and, for those whose lives don’t conform to such constraints, anxiety and depression often manifest, often creating significant clinical concerns. As identities become more fluid opportunities to feel displaced, confused, shameful, and anxious abound. Questions about how to fit into particular groups begin to be more difficult to address personally and clinically as identity categories are blurred. Here, the impact of particular media representations of homosexual males is considered from a queer perspective; queer being defined as different or out of what has traditionally or ordinarily been expected. - _(Poole, Jay)_

With this, when homosexuals and the LGBTQ+ community are misrepresented, it can cause major mental illness issues in LGBTQ+ people (especially in youths) which is not healthy. Therefore, the representation of homosexual characters in media is degrading, misrepresentative, and above all, can cause mental health issues. I’m going to be looking in to films that have been created by homosexual people who understand how to properly portray homosexuality. From that point, they can maybe change the way homosexuals are seen across all media!

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### Research Question / Hypothesis

As someone who identifies as homosexual, I can personally say that in different mediums LGBTQ+ people get misrepresented quite often as shown in the above literature review. Homosexuals are made out to be sexual deviants and not ‘good people’. However, that’s entirely untrue! We’re not sexual deviants and are not ‘bad people’.

With this, I wanted to see if I could find a selection of films that are popular that have been created with the proper portrayal of homosexuals in mind. Therefore, I’ll be looking in to the representation of homosexual characters in popular films. In particular, I'll be assessing how homosexual characters and couples are being portrayed and try to see if they're properly portrayed or if they’re being misrepresented like in media from heterosexual creators.

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### Methodology

#### Subject

I’ll be selecting and analyzing the films _Make the Yuletide Gay _(2009), _That’s What I Am_ (2011), _The Perfect Wedding_ (2012), _White Frog_ (2012) and _Beneath the Skin_ (2015). Specifically, I'll be focusing on the character's Olaf ‘Gunn’ Gunnunderson and Nathan (_Make the Yuletide Gay_ [2009]), Mr. Simon (_That’s What I Am_ [2011]), Gavin and Paul (_The Perfect Wedding_ [2012]), Chaz and Randy (_White Frog_ [2012]), and Jay and Joshua (_Beneath the Skin_ [2015]).

#### Procedures

As I was finding my samples, I used the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) which is a website that has a ton of information in regards to films and TV shows. I used the advanced search function within IMDb to look for films that had the plot keywords of “Gay Couple” and “Romance”. I then sorted the results by popularity and watched each trailer a few times. From that point, I picked the five films that looked like they would have proper representation.

I watched each sample through its full entirety. I had the films on my secondary monitor, my protocol on the left side of my Macbook screen and the coding on the right side of my Macbook screen. During the coding of the film, I stopped multiple times so that I could code and make notes. I was also coding as the film was playing. With a few films, I wasn’t sure who I was coding for at the beginning so I coded for who I thought it was and then when I was wrong I paused the film and went back to re-code.

#### Treatment of Data

I coded five different film samples. I decided to code with the intent of having five major categories.

The first category was film. I simply looked at the movie title, year of release, the time period in which the film was set in, and which character(s) I was focusing on. (For full results, see [appendix A](#appendix)).

The second category was coming out. I made an effort to focus on the coming out process. I first saw if they came out, then looked at if they did it during the film or before the film started. If they came out during the film, I then coded who they came out to and what their reactions were. (For full results, see [appendix B](#appendix)).

The third category was relationships. I looked at their relationship status, then if they were single, and then looked at their sexual activity. If they were dating or married, I then looked into the type of relationship that they had and if it was monogamous or not. I then looked to see if they showed any affection in public and what were the reactions. (For full results, see [appendix C](#appendix)).

The fourth category was characters. I looked at the “homosexual stereotypes” that were followed and if they showed any gender identity traits (such as being feminine or masculine). The stereotypes I looked at were:

> Loud/catty/gossips, hate sports, well dressed with a good sense of style, ‘fabulous’, sex addicts, non-monogamous, have a lisp, always after ‘straight’ people, only have ‘female’ friends, clean, loves Lady Gaga, loves Bella, loves Broadway, loves shopping, and that all homosexuals have HIV or AIDS.

I then further looked at how they were dressed and their age. (For full results, see [appendix D](#appendix)).

Then in the fifth and final category, I looked at what happened throughout the film. I looked at if there was any homophobia, who said it (if said) and what was the result from the comment. I then finally looked at the linguistic theme of the film. (For full results, see [appendix E](#appendix)).


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### Results

My findings are quite different then I originally thought they would be. I went in thinking that I was going to find movies that were all about cheating, homophobia and sex like I saw in the literature that I read. However, the samples that I picked surprisingly did not have any of those things.

When the characters were coming out I noticed a wide variety of reactions from their families, friends, co-workers, schoolmates or whoever they came out to. The reactions ranged from being dramatically excited, supportive, in denial, homophobic, violence, shock, disgust, upset, angry, religious, loving, happy, accepting, and becoming close friends from being strangers.

In _The Perfect Wedding_, it did start off with Paul being a cheating boyfriend, however by the end he ‘redeemed himself’ and became a loyal boyfriend.

Besides having a “lisp”, I couldn’t identify the many stereotypes that are usually associated with homosexual characters. In addition, I found that only 40% of the movies displayed characters that would be deemed “feminine” versus the 60% that would be deemed as masculine.

In the film’s _White Frog_ and _That’s What I Am_, there was a bit of homophobia but nowhere near the amount that I thought there would be. In _Beneath the Skin_, they did display a huge amount of homophobia and violence directed towards the homosexual couple. From the homophobic actions, I noticed that as a result a character almost got fired, the brother ran away from frustration and confutation and the parents tried to shut down a community service centre; the parents disowned their dead son, a lot violence towards their son, they kicked him out of the house and then his apartment later got trashed.


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### Discussion

Like stated above, I decided to choose samples that have been created by people who understand the representation of homosexuals in real life. What I found is that they had a proper representation of homosexuals, whereas with popular media created by heterosexual there were a lot of misrepresentation in pertinence to the LGBTQ+ community and homosexual people. By doing this, they’re giving the LGBTQ+ community a bad representation and like stated earlier give homosexuals a bad reputation. This ends up in creating more homophobic behavior. With this, I think that a lot of heterosexuals should take a few steps back and actually look at how homosexuals exist and act in real life and not how they behave in other media. Doing this would create less misrepresentation and people may not ‘fear’ homosexual people as much! As I was doing the coding for the methodology part of the paper, I found that I would have to make a judgment call and code for what was in front of me. There was some biased thinking when coding. For instance, when coding for the gender identity traits and the stereotypes, I didn't know their ‘full story’ so I just went by what I saw.

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#### Table 1

_Time-period<sup>*</sup> that the films were set in_

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_* Time-periods were based on what was seen and is completely bias_

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#### Table 2

_Did they come out_

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_* Character Turned Out Not To Be Homosexual, But Everyone Thought He Was_

#### Table 3

_When Did They Come Out_

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#### Table 4

_Who did they come out too_

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_Relationship Status_

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_* Due to death_

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_Type of Relationship_

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_Did they show affection in public_

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_Reaction to display of affection_

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_Homosexual stereotypes_

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_Gender Identify Traits_

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Dhaenens, Frederik. "Teenage Queerness: Negotiating Heteronormativity In The Representation Of Gay Teenagers In Glee". _Journal Of Youth Studies_, vol 16, no. 3, 2012, pp. 304-317. Taylor & Francis Library SSH - CRKN, doi:10.1080/13676261.2012.718435.

Dhaenens, Frederik. "The Fantastic Queer: Reading Gay Representations In Torchwoo And True Blood As Articulations Of Queer Resistance". _Critical Studies In Media Communication_, vol 30, no. 2, 2013, pp. 102-116. Taylor & Francis Library SSH - CRKN, doi:10.1080/15295036.2012.755055.

Poole, Jay. "Queer Representations Of Gay Males And Masculinities In The Media". _Sexuality & Culture_, vol 18, no. 2, 2013, pp. 279-290. _Springer Science + Business Media_, doi:10.1007/s12119-013-9197-y.

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In this paper, I’ll be comparing the differences in representation of homosexual characters in popular films.

The Representation: Homosexual Couples in Popular Films

Hegemony theory, what is it? Hegemony theory is looking at the results of an item through its active consumption of it. I'll be defining and researching the different elements of bubble tea (as the consumption) that has made bubble tea popular in the western culture (as the results). I’ll further be defining popularity as something that is well-known and well-liked by people in a certain culture, which in this case is the western culture. Bubble tea is popular in our culture from elements such as the history behind it, to the kawaii look and concept, to the title of ‘bubble tea’, and lastly to the effects that the social media presence has had on it. With this, the hegemony theory of bubble tea has made it very popular or dare I say mainstream in western culture.

Before we talk about the history of bubble tea, we should first explain what bubble tea is. Bubble tea is “<quote>… a concoction of tea, colourful powdered flavourings and, of course, … the chewy tapioca balls that are slurped up through an oversized straw. The drink [further,] is usually served cold</quote>” as per Nan Xie’s description of bubble tea (<cite>Xie, Nan</cite>). In other words, bubble tea is a tea with flavours and tapioca balls or pearls (more commonly known as tapioca pearls or simply pearls), which makes the drink colourful. Furthermore, bubble tea:

>… [B]rings [you] a glass of sweet, milky iced tea with a number of those scary-looking black tapioca balls sunk in its depths. As you suck the balls up into your mouth, you chew them. They may be flavorless or lightly sweetened, and they're as addictive as their textural soul sisters: Gummi Bears.  - (_Kessler, John_)

Bubble tea can also be made in a variety of different flavours such as almond, coconut, green tea, honeydew, mocha, taro, Thai tea, passion fruit, strawberry, peach, watermelon or mango, and several other flavours that bubble tea could be made with (Weingarten, Abby). You can substitute the base tea with black or green tea, as well as substitute the pearls with different flavors such as coconut or mango flavoured jelly (which looks like a little Jell-O square). The drink is typically served in a clear cup with a plastic sealed lid. A thick straw with a sharp, pointed end is used to drink the tea. The straw is used to puncture the lid, suck the pearls up, and to drink the bubble tea.

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Surprisingly, some would be shocked to learn that the tapioca pearls aren’t the “bubble” in bubble tea. As Eat This and Not That states, the “bubble” in “bubble tea” refers to the bubbles at the top of the drink and not the pearls (Tarantino, Olivia). Now that we know what bubble tea is let’s talk about the history of bubble tea.

As the history of bubble tea goes, bubble tea was first invented in the early 1980s (King, Paul) by the Taiwanese Teahouse employee Liu Han-Chieh. The idea of bubble tea aroused for Han-Chieh after her visit to Japan after she saw coffee being served cold as she told Derrick Chang. Han-Chieh further went on and told Chang that, bubble tea came about when she:

>[W]as sitting in a staff meeting and had brought with her a typical Taiwanese desert called fen yuan, a sweetened tapioca pudding. Just for fun she poured the tapioca balls into her Assam iced tea and drank it.

>[From that point on,] … everyone at the meeting loved the drink and it quickly outsold all of [their] other iced teas. - (_Chang, Derrick_)

Bubble tea originated in Taiwan and has since then expanded worldwide and is known in communities around the world. With bubble tea the classic recipe for bubble tea, is as follows: Bubble tea originated in Taiwan and has since then expanded worldwide and is known in communities around the world. With bubble tea the classic recipe for bubble tea, is as follows:

> 1/2 cup (125 mL) chilled, cooked large Chinese tapioca pearls. If substituting small tapioca, use 1/3 cup (75 mL) 1 cup (250 mL) crushed ice 1 cup (250 mL) very strong chilled black tea (or orange pekoe tea or Lychee tea) 1 cup (250 mL) milk, or to taste honey or sugar to taste. - (_Klaffke, Pamela_)

It’s amazing how delicious a simple recipe like this can be! There is a multitude of different names that bubble tea goes by such as ‘bubble tea slush’, ‘pearl milk tea’, ‘boba milk tea’, ‘boba juice’ or simply ‘boba’ (“Bubble Tea”). With the history of bubble tea, we need to think of the kawaii concept that comes with it.

![Bubble Tea](https://res.cloudinary.com/donaldlouch/image/upload/v1644805977/donaldlouch/vq2shsezpjj00gv6wuxx.png)

One may say that bubble tea has a kawaii theme attached to it. You may be asking yourself “what is kawaii?” Kawaii is known as a cute, bubbly, and colourful theme which applies to people, objects, or in this case food and beverages. From the pearls, to the vibrant look, to the sweet taste, and to the positive feelings that you get when drinking the tea, a kawaii theme is established. It’s been thought that the pearls can have a colourful and cute look to them. As odd as that may sound, these “cute” attributes added together create a very pleasant experience. Furthermore, the pearls as stated by Kessler in the above paragraphs have a Gummi Bear like texture to them, which can bring forth nostalgic feelings and allow one to reminisce. It’s also been said that the colouring of the powdered flavouring makes the drink pop in a bright and colourful fashion, as stated by Nan Xie (Xie, Nan). The drink itself is very sweet from all the powders added to it and contains a large amount of sugar. Because of its kawaii nature, bubble tea can make one feel warm and bubbly inside. The name of bubble tea could further be considered to add to the kawaii standard.

The title of “bubble tea” is another reason why it’s so popular. The title is fun, unique, and descriptive. “Bubble tea” can be a fun thing to hear as well as to say. The name of “bubble tea” is extremely unique and no one other known beverage has gone by a name remotely like it. The name is descriptive, succinct and to the point. As stated earlier, bubble tea has a foamy bubble like topping and tapioca pearls in the shape of bubbles. You can look at a picture of bubble tea and immediately identify it due to its characteristic appearance. With a name like bubble tea people can take to social media platforms and post their thoughts and pictures of it.

Social media additionally plays a role in bubble tea’s popularity. As you’ll see in the following table, there’s a lot of people actively posting about bubble tea on different social media platforms. This allows people to post their opinions on the taste and look of bubble tea and can further post pictures about the look the beverage.

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_Here are the results that I have found when doing a general search for “#BubbleTea”. The following results were captured on: November 26th, 2016 1:50PM (PST)._

<Table tableHeader=" | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Google Search" tableData="Results | 725, 838 posts | 286 Tweets* | 82, 396 People Talking About It | 7,540,000 Results" />

There’s a huge number of people posting about bubble tea. Be it on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or websites that are being indexed on Google. In saying this, it may entice others to get out and buy a bubble tea for themselves due to its appetizing allure.

In conclusion, bubble tea is a beverage that goes by several different names such as pearl milk, boba milk, or simply boba, it consists of tea, powdered flavours and the iconic tapioca pearls. Bubble tea was invented in a Taiwanese Teahouse in the 1980s when Liu Han-Chieh, added tapioca pearls from her pudding into her tea in a staff meeting. The tea comes in a plastic cup in which allows you to see the colourful tea and the pearls. The popularity of bubble tea is seen worldwide and it comes from its history, the kawaii feelings, the name, and the effect social media has on it. With this information, we can use the hegemony theory to state that bubble tea has become popular from a variety of different factors.

_Written by: Donald Louch | Edited by: Mark Dimozantos_

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"Bubble Tea". Wikipedia, 2016, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea). 

Chang, Derrick. "Is This The Inventor Of Bubble Tea?". CNN, 2011, [http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/drink/inventor-bubble-tea-885732](http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/drink/inventor-bubble-tea- 885732).

Kessler, John. "Sip, Chew On This: Bubble Tea". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2001, Lexisnexis Academic, Web. Date Accessed: 2016/11/16.

King, Paul. "Will Bubble Tea Burst Out Across Country Or Go Bust?". Nation's Restaurant News, vol 38, no. 22, 2014, p. 24. Business Source Complete, Web. Date Accessed: 2016/11/19.

Klaffke, Pamela. "Bubble Tea Appeal Still A Mystery: [Final Edition]". Calgary Herald, 2001, Canadian Newsstream, Web. Date Accessed: 2016/11/18.

Tarantino, Olivia. "Bubble Tea: 25 Things You Didn't Know | Eat This Not That". Eat This, Not That!, 2016, http://www.eatthis.com/bubble-tea.

Weingarten, Abby. "Bubble Tea: Light Delight". Correspondent, 2016, Lexisnexis Academic, Web. Date Accessed: 2016/11/21.

Xie, Nan. "Bubble Tea Bursting Out:: [Final Edition]". The Gazette, 2003, Proquest, Web. Date Accessed: 2016/11/16.

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I’ll be studying the hegemony theory behind the popularity of bubble tea in the western culture.

Hegemony Theory: Bubble Teas Popularity in The Western Culture

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A few months back my sister sent me some emojis through Google Hangouts! At first I thought she was asking if I wanted to go to San Francisco, but I called her and she clarified that she wanted to take me to Disneyland!!

On August 14th, 2016 my dad and I flew to Vegas and met up with my sister! She was already in Vegas for a Hockey camp, so we meet up on the 14th and then we drove from Vegas to Anaheim! We drove down the strip and visited the famous Vegas sign first though!!!

When I was going through security in Victoria, I got "randomly selected for additional screening", so I went through the body scanner thing and everything came back with an "OK"! Then when we arrived in Vegas our plane abruptly landed and yeah! As we were driving we came across some awesome signs, such as the "Alien Fresh Jerky", "Zzyzz Rd" and a "Call Box" signs!

On day 4 my sister told me that we would be leaving Disneyland early in the afternoon so that we could go for our daily nap and then after we would go exploring/shopping! My dad was going to stay at the hotel as he was tired! Therefore, my sister and I, got in the car and started to drive, we drove past the Honda centre and then we turned and were stopped in a parking line up, my sister reached in her backpack and pulled out two tickets for the Future Now Tour (which featured Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Mike Posner and to EVERYONES surprise 2 Chainz)! I had no clue that we were going to a concert!!!! It was a great surprise and a great concert! After the concert Brittany and I went to the gas station to get gas for the car, while she was paying and putting in the gas, I looked over and I'm pretty sure I saw [Lucas Cruikshank](https://twitter.com/lucascruikshank) (known for his popular YouTube Channel [FRED](https://www.youtube.com/user/Fred))! However, I'm not 100% sure if that was actually him or not!

We had a ton of fun and lots of laughter during our trip at Disneyland! We walked almost 100 km that week while we were there, we waited in lines for I would say a total of 5 hours! I concerned a couple of my fears and went on a few roller coasters for the first time and in addition, I went on the "Tower of Terror", which is a ride that randomly rises and drops unexpectedly!

I've gotten some great shots from the plane rides, driving, Disneyland, California Adventures and Universal Studios! Check them out ?

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I also filmed some videos on the trip! I was going to vlog everything, but once we got to the hotel my camera decided that it didn't want to take SD cards... I then decided to just film certain clips from the trip with my iPhone!

Please note that I do not own any of the music licenses in most of the videos and if you are the copyright holder and would like me to remove a video (or all) please kindly send me an email to **[contact@donaldlouch.ca](mailto:contact@donaldlouch.ca)** and I'll be more than willing to take down the video(s)! Most of the content is **Copyright © _The Walt Disney Company_**. No copyright infringement intended.

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Vacation: Disneyland 2016

Mark and I met up with one of his friend and his friends mom and Grandma and we spent the afternoon at Lantzville Beach and the Nanaimo Waterfront.

Around Nanaimo

On August 7th, 2016 Mark and I went to Vancouver for the Foals concert! Here are some pictures from the Ferry ride as well as in Vancouver!

Vancouver Trip: Foals 2016

The first picture gallery from my "Shot on iPhone" gallery. Included in this gallery is pictures of a beautiful Calla Lilly.

Shot On iPhone: Calla Lily

A few weeks back, I got a haircut and I decided to go with a style that I haven't tried and additionally, I found was starting to become a new trend. I was feeling very confident with the new style that I felt like doing a quick little self-shot photoshoot. Here are the results from it.

"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword" By John Ray

Self Modeling (February 25, 2016)

This year I am living with my Boyfriend and his family and we decorated the Christmas Tree so I thought I would photograph it and uploaded it, furthermore, I am heading down to my parents place for Christmas and I am going to take pictures down there as well.

Hello, I'm

Donald Louch

and I'm a Canadian Digital Content Creator

Blog Posts

Education

Donald Louch’s Historical Experience with Digital Media

Education

The Life of Television a Self-Reflection Essay

Videography

[Featured In] The Show on Shaw TV Nanaimo

Photography

Christmas 2016

Education

The Representation: Homosexual Couples in Popular Films

Education

Hegemony Theory: Bubble Teas Popularity in The Western Culture

Photography, Videography

Vacation: Disneyland 2016

Photography

Around Nanaimo

Photography

Vancouver Trip: Foals 2016

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Shot On iPhone: Calla Lily

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Self Modeling (February 25, 2016)

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Christmas 2015