@Miss_Marvel16 is a representation of Kamala Khan’s life,
her interests, her concerns, and her expression. Kamala expresses interests in the super
hero’s Ironman, Captain America, and Captain Marvel. The following twitter accounts associated
with the current Hollywood portrayals of these characters have been
followed. Additionally @Miss_Marvel16
shared a post by Captain Marvel that contains information regarding a new video
game that is coming out. I chose this
post to share because of Kamala’s interest in video games with which she shares
with Bruno Carrelli. Another interest
these two friends share is in a series called “Tween Mutant Samuri
Turtles.” For this @Miss_Marvel16
follows Teenage Mutant Turtles. Kamala
shares a BBC Breaking News articles about chemicals being dropped on citizens,
much like her conception as Ms. Marvel.
In addition to BBC she follows Crimewatch to be in connection with crime
so she can bring the perpetrators to a halt.
She also follows Pakistani news and a recipe twitter handle because of
her ancestral connection. She uses these
handles as a vice to remain connected to her roots. Lastly she follows Emma Watson and Wonder
woman because these handles serve as inspiration and guidance for her. Emma Watson just because I like Emma
Watson. Wonder Woman’s handle because
she is another strong female superhero like herself. I chose to make @Miss_Marvel16 an embodiment
of both her secret life as Ms. Marvel and of her “normal” life as Kamala Khan
because ultimately her true identity derives from both. I chose to use @Miss_Marvel16 because it is
this second identity that brings about the formation of her new identity. Lastly I chose a picture of a quote “Who says
the skys the limit? Its not?” because being a Muslim, women, and immigrant can
put a person under particular scrutiny or more accurately subject them to prejudice
which brings a person down and so the quote is to inspire a redefinition of
limit.
I think the Mutant Turtle tidbit was a great addition! Very nice, it would be helpful to see an actual twitter layout.
ReplyDeleteHi Trent,
ReplyDeleteI think Twitter is the perfect platform for Kamala because it allows her to engage in her gaming/ fan communities, which is a huge part of her identity. I particularly like the tweet about playing the Ms. Marvel game because it does seem true to character. I could also see her continuing to write Ms. Marvel fanfiction even as she is Ms. Marvel. As Kelena points out, it would be helpful to include some screenshots of the account or a link to the Twitter profile.