As the famous Shrek had once said, “Ogres are like onions,” in which the same can be said for people. Like an onion, I, myself, am a woman of many layers with hidden talents, interests, and passions. Choosing a single layer to represent myself would be an injustice to say the least, yet in the task of the impossible I have indeed been able to narrow down two possible topics for my blog. Of these, I hope they will do the job of both upholding my character, and the topics of which I strongly believe in.
One of the options I had picked out involved the stories and respective history of paintings, in which each week I would choose any type of painting, review and research the story behind it, and relate it to what it means to me.
“Ivan the Terrible And His Son Ivan” Painting by Ilya Repin
In this aspect of myself, it represents my love of art and humanity, as well as the passion of storytelling. The topic itself also provides versatility, in which I can connect the subject to presently relevant topics (like art being made by AI), as well as already established topics (such as historical movements).
The second option that I had finalized was the reviewing and ranking of each early 2000s Barbie movie on an S-F tier scale. Factors that would contribute to each ranking would include theme statements, characters vs. women in power, lessons to children, and stylistic elements.
Cover image of Barbie: Princess and the Pauper
This incorporates not only my childhood love of these early 2000s Barbie movies, but relates to bigger passion themes of feminism in the media. These topics are especially relevant nowadays, with headlines of the live-action Snow White and the already released Barbie movie being talked about in news outlets quite frequently.
As it can be seen, while one topic is certainly more “serious-looking” than another, both clearly have the capabilities to be thoroughly interesting as well as thought-inducing. Each equally contribute their own values and importance of subjects, and have the capacity to contribute a platform for deep conversation an debate. However, only one will make the cut, and the next blog will be the reveal on which one made it to the finish line!