Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Explanation for How to Define a Woman Zine
Through are Zine, you can see that the media defines women as...
~sex objects
~people that are constantly striving to improve their image
~people that are destined to cook and clean
~people that must take care of others before themselves
Later in our Zine you can see how, after taking this class, we have come to define women. Obviously, we have learned that there is no real way to put every woman under one category. Every woman is different and can not or should not be forced to be a certain way.
-Emily, Brianna, Megan, Shay, Mercedes
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
LIGHT SKIN VS DARK SKIN DISCUSSION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC7eAtB_7Vg
This the video I put together about the discussion of light skin vs dark skin skin tone
Camilla
Dominique
Eboni
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
"The Rachel Papers"
Rachel Maddow has her own show on MSNBC called the Rachel Maddow Show. Rachel is a woman who is respected in accepted by many people even though she is an open lesbian and former activist. Even though our society is moving in a positive direction, it is great but rare that she would have such a big fan base as she does. People agree that Rachel has found a way to be informative, honest, respectful, and at the same time she is showcasing her fun and goofy personality. This is one of the main reasons why people love her and want to tune in to her show on a regular basis. Though many people who watch her show respect her, some people compare her and her rise to fame to Sarah Palin. Though they both might have similar living situations and mannerisms, they both really do not represent the same things. Sarah Palin was very uninformed about what was going on during the last presidential election. On the other hand, Rachel Maddow is very smart and has a way of defending her opinion or what is right without sounding to cocky or wishy washy. Rachel's fame is proof that America is becoming more open minded. Though not everyone is ready for women to be able to do every job men usually do, it is a big step for Rachel to be so accepted in a profession that is usually run by men. Rachel is a very smart women and is perfect for the job that she has. It is about time that there is someone on cable news television that tells it like it is and is able to back up everything she says. If more people were like Rachel, people would be more informed about our country and open to the changes that could help us grow.
- Katie Hamilton
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
"Horning In: The Case for Feminist Metal" by Carissa Dahoney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsuTuAVJrF8
Heavy metal is thought of to be a highly dominated male community that consists of head banging, screaming, and guys being very brutal some harsh lyrics. It is not one of my favorite things to listen to, but of course I had to with my father whenever he was working out in the house. The head banging music was used to help pump up him and his friends. Looking back on it now I understand why they listened to this genre of music, it gets you motivated.
Within recent years, women have been gaining respect in this community and are becoming well known.Heavy metal is now viewed as not being gender binding, it is open to everyone and anyone. Bands like Vixen, Girlschool, and Meanstreak, just to name a few, started gaining their respect in the 1970s-1980s. Today bands like Kittie, Scarlet Sins, and Evanescence have taken over the heavy metal scene. To a great amount of people I'm sure that these bands have not been heard of, besides Evanescence, but these girls are going against the common view of a heavy metal band. Instead of guys screaming the girls are. The women are playing the bass and guitar and drums just as well as, or maybe in better in some cases, than the men of heavy metal bands do.
The link that is posted is of the band called Kittie. They have become popular in recent years and is an all female group. They still stick to dressing very feminine, but usually in all black. But listen to their music and you will soon find out that they can definitely play just as well as the boys. Their screaming lyrics along with the subtle female voice at times gives dynamic to the songs and adds to the meaning of the lyrics. At first listen you would not think that this was a group of females if you did not know. This group is helping to break the gender binding that are being put onto some communities in the world.
Heavy metal is thought of to be a highly dominated male community that consists of head banging, screaming, and guys being very brutal some harsh lyrics. It is not one of my favorite things to listen to, but of course I had to with my father whenever he was working out in the house. The head banging music was used to help pump up him and his friends. Looking back on it now I understand why they listened to this genre of music, it gets you motivated.
Within recent years, women have been gaining respect in this community and are becoming well known.Heavy metal is now viewed as not being gender binding, it is open to everyone and anyone. Bands like Vixen, Girlschool, and Meanstreak, just to name a few, started gaining their respect in the 1970s-1980s. Today bands like Kittie, Scarlet Sins, and Evanescence have taken over the heavy metal scene. To a great amount of people I'm sure that these bands have not been heard of, besides Evanescence, but these girls are going against the common view of a heavy metal band. Instead of guys screaming the girls are. The women are playing the bass and guitar and drums just as well as, or maybe in better in some cases, than the men of heavy metal bands do.
The link that is posted is of the band called Kittie. They have become popular in recent years and is an all female group. They still stick to dressing very feminine, but usually in all black. But listen to their music and you will soon find out that they can definitely play just as well as the boys. Their screaming lyrics along with the subtle female voice at times gives dynamic to the songs and adds to the meaning of the lyrics. At first listen you would not think that this was a group of females if you did not know. This group is helping to break the gender binding that are being put onto some communities in the world.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Post on "Keep on Trekkin'" by Kate Rights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDNOB6TnHSI
I posted the link to a youtube video that involves a group of students at Ohio State University who created a flash mob. Essentially, a flash mob consists of a large group of people who put together a dance to perform in public, without the public knowing about it before it happens. It usually starts with a single dancer and as the song goes on, others join in. In this case, the students at OSU decided to perform their flash mob to the Glee version of "Don't Stop Believing". Glee is one of the most popular shows on television right now and has many different kinds of characters on it such as a gay student, two jewish students, cheerleaders, football players, a student in a wheelchair, asian students, and an obese student. My initial response to this video was amazement because the dancing is so out of place, and every time another group of students would join in, it completely surprised me. I'm also a huge fan of Glee. I liked it because there were all kinds of students in on the flash mob. Athletes, nerds, dancers, girls, boys, a mascot, and even an older man (possibly the chancellor).
There are a couple of different reasons why I chose this video to go along with the article "Keep in Trekkin'". First of all, the article focuses on the fact that the show Star Trek had a huge fan base made up of not only men, but surprisingly women as well. I thought that this idea went along well with the video because the flash mob shows how diverse and how extensive the fan base for Glee's songs are, and also for the idea of living in a musical (which is in a sense,"fanfic"). The article also makes it seem more okay for girls to not necessarily be girly-girls which is related to the video because the show Glee has made misfits feel more secure in their own skin. I chose this video mostly for the diversity aspect of it since both Glee, the flash mob students, and the Star Trek cast all have people of different ethnicities, ages, and backgrounds represented, and also because Glee is, like this article, makes it okay for people to be different. Lastly, the idea of stereotyping people by what they watch is mentioned in the article. People who watch Star Trek and people who watch Glee are similar in the sense that they are either being a "trekkie" or a "gleek".
Kate Rights
Tammy Oler
"Keep on Trekkin"
I posted the link to a youtube video that involves a group of students at Ohio State University who created a flash mob. Essentially, a flash mob consists of a large group of people who put together a dance to perform in public, without the public knowing about it before it happens. It usually starts with a single dancer and as the song goes on, others join in. In this case, the students at OSU decided to perform their flash mob to the Glee version of "Don't Stop Believing". Glee is one of the most popular shows on television right now and has many different kinds of characters on it such as a gay student, two jewish students, cheerleaders, football players, a student in a wheelchair, asian students, and an obese student. My initial response to this video was amazement because the dancing is so out of place, and every time another group of students would join in, it completely surprised me. I'm also a huge fan of Glee. I liked it because there were all kinds of students in on the flash mob. Athletes, nerds, dancers, girls, boys, a mascot, and even an older man (possibly the chancellor).
There are a couple of different reasons why I chose this video to go along with the article "Keep in Trekkin'". First of all, the article focuses on the fact that the show Star Trek had a huge fan base made up of not only men, but surprisingly women as well. I thought that this idea went along well with the video because the flash mob shows how diverse and how extensive the fan base for Glee's songs are, and also for the idea of living in a musical (which is in a sense,"fanfic"). The article also makes it seem more okay for girls to not necessarily be girly-girls which is related to the video because the show Glee has made misfits feel more secure in their own skin. I chose this video mostly for the diversity aspect of it since both Glee, the flash mob students, and the Star Trek cast all have people of different ethnicities, ages, and backgrounds represented, and also because Glee is, like this article, makes it okay for people to be different. Lastly, the idea of stereotyping people by what they watch is mentioned in the article. People who watch Star Trek and people who watch Glee are similar in the sense that they are either being a "trekkie" or a "gleek".
Kate Rights
Tammy Oler
"Keep on Trekkin"
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
"That's my Jam" Jonnae' Johnson
What is culture jamming? I asked myself that before I even began reading this article because it was something I have never heard before, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. From the article I summed it down to this. Culture jamming is taking the same marketing strategy the media uses to persuade consumers to buy products, to expose the truth about those products. Culture jamming is about sending a message, when people do this they’re not only changing what the Ad says but also what it means. Big companies use billboards, television commercials, and other forms of media to force their products, ideas, and beliefs into us. When I read about culture jamming immediately I thought of the Truth about Tobacco commercials, many of us has seen how the media has tried to glamorize smoking but in these commercials they reveal what big tobacco companies aren’t. What I was most surprised about when I read this article is all the examples of culture jamming and who it is that does it. Many people all over the world do it that weren’t or aren’t represented in society. Culture jamming is done for religious purposes, simple rights, or even just to get people more aware. From reading the article I realized that sometimes we just accept what the ads are saying to us and do nothing to dispute it and that’s exactly what people are doing when they culture jam. They’re adding a different element to what we’ve already seen plenty of times.
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