Eureka

I was laying in bed when I suddenly remembered something I heard my brother talk about a few weeks ago. He was talking about some girl he had met and how she was apart of a group called 'Girls just wanna have guns.' I remember thinking that was the funniest and most ridiculous thing I'd ever heard. Being a fan of puns though I did appreciate the play on words. I began thinking way more in-depth about gun control and culture in America. It began to fascinate me how engrained guns are in Americas culture and also how divided it is on the situation. I had originally thought about doing something on gun control at the beginning go the project but did not know a way to present it that would not be boring, bland, or typical. This new take on gun control, looking through girls eyes could potentially be way more interesting as a topic and as a shoot or video especially for fashion.

I found a quote that really smacked me in the face. It went as follows, "One failed attempt at a shoe bomb and we all take off our shoes at the airport. Thirty-one school shootings since columbine and no change in out regulations of guns." -John Oliver 

This quote really explains the situation well. It shows how messed up the whole system is and the priorities of the country. 

The two articles above are instances that are greatly influencing my work and also that greatly influence my stand on the issue. (Both Images screenshots from BBC.co.uk)

Innocent lives are taken everyday by firearms and it gets even more tragic when children are involved. I want to look more into the idea of woman and guns and children with guns, specifically little girls and guns.

Guns are typically a symbol of power and I think that will be an interesting idea to play with.

There are a few ways I could take this theme. I am not sure how I will decide. I could make something overly saturated with girly-ness or make it kind of sexy. My next step is to think about the character I am creating. Who she is and what she looks like, what she is like in general. I am thinking my best option would be to find some middle ground and make her somewhere in-between the cute but psycho girl and a badass.