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Der Nächste, bitte!
(Next, please!)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 13.7.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | addiction, diversity, gender, online dating, threat
Summary | Online dating is tricky because the apprearance of an abundance of romantic prospects makes us reluctant to stick with one person. Many people get into a state of sexual restlessness that borders on sexual addiction with the help of online dating apps. Many such apps encourage casual sex which bears the risk of sex addiction. One app notorious for being mainly for casual sex is Grindr, a dating app for gay men which is designed. Women on dating apps have the problem that they are most attractive in their early 20s to men of all ages which means that they are less likely to find a partner the older they are.
Image Description | Images of men and women.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Kopfschuss: Glatte Eins!
(Shot to the head: A+!)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 18.5.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | game, gender, school, threat, youth
Summary | A school in Norway is offering a course in E-sport, i.e. playing online team sports in shooter video games like Counter:Strike. The course is very popular among the male students (only one female student has taken the course) and has shown that students at risk of failing the year tend to do better in school overall when they are in a video game class. They get boosts of self-confidence because they can hold presentations about something they are passionate about. The school wants to reflect their students' reality in their curriculum and video games are a passion of many students and a future job for some of them. Shooter games are less stigmatized in Norway than in Germany.
Image Description | Image of male students playing video games.
Image Tags | game, male(s), school
Werdet ihr mich streicheln wie diesen Mops?
(Will you pet me like this pug?)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 25.8.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | gender, online dating, selfie
Summary | There are patterns of how people present themselves on Tinder. Most use selfies. They say a lot about being single: not only is one alone in the picture but usually also alone in taking the picture using a mirror for instance. Many people try to appear less lonely by posting pictures with animals. Women very often do the so-called duckface so as to emphasize all desirable features like cheekbones and full lips and often write that they expect the men to contact them first.
Image Description | Getty image of a pug and a dog with dreadlocks.
Wo geht's hier zur #bikinibridge?
(Which way is the #bikinibridge?)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 18.7.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | (mental) health, gender, hashtags, Instagram, threat
Summary | Instagram is the new place where beauty ideals are reproduced and policed. Such hashtags as the #thighgap and the #bikinibridge let users pull up a sea of skinny women's bodies which can be compared with each other. Although these trends are said to be about fitness and health, but the comments and likes show that the trends are more about a beauty ideal. This is misleading and dangerous.
Image Description | Shutterstock Image of a woman in a gym taking a selfie.
Image Tags | female(s), selfie, smartphone
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