Purple knickers are quiet refreshing

By Palesa Radebe

1. Tweet: #rublogs the colour of your knickers does not determine who you are http://bit.ly/2WH5Ji

Purple knickers, first thing that comes to my mind is a clichéd stereotype, promiscuous blond teens and their “college” experience, studying journalism because “I really want to be famous and have like my own talk show”.
My assumptions about the blog were totally misguided, though the blog does exude a sense of “legally blond” with the pink background and beach road trip photos, the content does not reflect air heads. The blog is informative yet entertaining, the topics discussed are not new or surprisingly different but the angles the blogs are written in are refreshing. The topics discussed are very socially conscience issues, such as racism, gender equality, human rights and education. Their Headline are not just bold and bright (I am not just referring to the font’s style and design) but also witty and satirical .The blog posts are written in simple language, easy to read formats and in a student’s point of view.
This blog is feminie, it’s very female originated, and most of the stories are written in a female’s point of view, as they tend to be very emotive. The issues are relevant to a reader’s life and seeing how young female journalist view particular issues are very stimulating as these voices are hardly heard.
The tweets are very provocative and in your face, and all the hyperlinks work. It’s very easy to navigate through the blog and I believe the blog has lived up to it manifesto. It has delivered interesting topics that educate and entertain.

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