Having settled on the title:  Why is not OK to be white? heading I was then tasked with selecting a hypothesis/research question. The following is a list of pictures my class notes showing how I formulated and progressed my research hypothesis question.

The topic I felt is very very current as evidenced in this YouTube clip I found on social media site Facebook there are also a number of books Angela Nagle”Kill all Normies” being one and Jordan Peterson speaks at length regarding identity politics

As illustrated above here you can see my class notes not the clearest I’ll admit but the below pictures show how I tweaked my research question/hypothesis.

And so in the final picture you can see how Ive identifyed the identy politics and oppression Olympics in the public sphere ion Irish social media.

The lecturer here attempted to fence me in to keep it culturally contextual in the Irish setting however I made the point and backed it up with research that most of young peoples time these days is spent on line which I will elaborate on further in the blogs to come.

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Update on tasks
What work did you begin/complete in this session?

I after selecting a research question/ hypothesis i whittled it down into a number of different iteration until i final settled on the one that suited it best as shown in the following class notes.

Did you fulfil tasks as outlined in project management plan?

Yes

Are you on track to meet next deadline?

yes
Did you have enough time to complete the tasks?

yes
Risks/issues
Did you identify any risks/issues with lack of skills required to deliver tasks?

The subject matter was very risky I ran the risk of being labelled as a misogynist a racist and a homophobe. My lecturer tried to pin me down with specific examples of times when I had suffered from prejudicial identity politics. When I tried to give him examples he picked them apart, claiming that I myself had never experienced these prejudices. It was i feel rather unfair in the sense that you may feel I am all of the above but instead of allowing me to go and try to find out the truth on my own I was pigeon holed into one label. It was interesting to discover when I did some primary research I actually asked John Waters: 

Did you bring these to the tutor’s attention?
What was their response? answered in the above paragraph
Problems
What barriers did you encounter in this session?
How did you overcome these barriers?

I attempted to make my point but it was made difficult by the lack of time allocated I felt the pull from the lecturer he didn’t seem to have the time or energy to engage with me on the topics and he felt that he was giving me too much time already. he even said as much overtly and aloud, which embarrassed me and ashamed me in private it would not have been so bad, but it was compounded by the fact that there was an audience of my pears present.

I felt quite embarrassed and ashamed that I had taken up his time I certainly did not intend or want to receive special treatment i am simply passionate about the topic and got carried away in what to me was quite an engaging albeit lively conversation the very reason I chose to do my blog on such a topic.

New ideas and global changes
Were there changes made to the project direction/management plan/deadlines this session? no
Personal reflection
How did you feel when you encountered barriers in this session?

I felt like I was being selfish or at least mad to feel selfish by the lecturer when he said things like I’ve already spent more time with you than anyone else in the class. it was after comments like this that I felt a rift between myself and the lecturer, one that I fear has only widened. It reminded me of my favourite films a link to which I have included here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ZY9tqDsEc
How well have you performed?

As well as could be expected under the circumstances, it saddens me that there was not more support compassion and understanding and that the opportunity for a learning experience was missed by all.
What did you contribute?

I fear I may have contributed to taking away the lecturers precious time from the other students I fear that I have in my passion and hunger for the truth alienated my lecturer and in doing so isolated myself from the class group. It is a source of eternal chargrin to think or feel like I have asked of the lecturer more than I am entitled it is hard for me even now upon reflection to yield to the thought knowing what I know about the duty of care owed to the student by the teacher lecturer what ever term you wish to use they are in possession of the knowledge and as such the responsibility for deliverance of this message hence lies with them the sender.
Did you help any of your team members in this session?
What can you improve on next week?