I went to playlist.com and made a playlist, but could not figure out how to put it on here! I tried everything!!
So, here are my songs:
Men Don't Change by Amy Dalley
Stupid Boy by Keith Urban
How Do I Live Without You by Leanne Rimes
Think Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood
Unfaithful by Rihanna
Addicted by Saving Able
What's Left of Me by Nick Lachey
Ticks by Brad Paisley
Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney
Many of these songs are different yet also similar and have to do with a reoccuring theme that I find throughout gender. A lot of the songs I chose were by female artists who were singing about independence. They also were about how men treat women. The songs Men Don't Change, Stupid Boy, Think Before He Cheats, and Unfaithful are all songs about cheating and heartbreak. These songs are all filled with a lot of emotional language and strong messages. I listed these songs because I feel that they portray what a lot of people feel about the opposite sex and gender in our society today. These songs are also filled with stereotypes of how a man or a woman is supposed to act in a relationship. When I was listening to "Stupid Boy" by Keith Urban these words stood out: "She didn't even know she had a choice...when the only voice she heard was telling her she can't". So in this song, the man is telling his girlfriend that she can't do something. I feel that in our society, boyfriends tell their girlfriends what they can or can't do all the time and I think this is wrong. The songs Ticks and Addicted are both about physically being with a woman and these songs can be taken either in a good way or bad way. Personally, I think that these songs are offensive to women because it makes women sound like they are easy to be taken advantage of. Lastly, I put the song "Beautiful Soul" by Jesse McCartney because it shows that men can be respectful towards women.
In chapter 7, hooks discusses how the feminists were mostly upper class white women who were extremely involved and typicalled housewives. However, the lower middle class women could not stay at the home and had to go out and find a job to survive. Women were often given "dirty" jobs and that is why the upper class women did not want to work. I think that most women today see the job of as a "housewife" as a luxury because they enjoy being at home and taking care of kids. I feel that many women just enjoy the freedom that they have the choice to stay at home.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Just a Note*
I don't have the FIFE book yet so I haven't been able to respond to all of the readings!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Blog 4
Some of the courses that I found under the Women's Studies program that interest me are: Body Image Reality, Women in Sports, Women Social Change, Womens Health, Women Law, Women World Politics, and Contemp Fem Thought. I would really love to take Body Image Reality and feel that it would be very useful to me because I have always been interested in body image. Body image is so important in our society today and I feel that this class would be extremely thought-provoking.
Since I plan to become a speech pathologist, gender will probably only play a minor role in my work because most speech pathologists are women. Since most speech pathologists are women, there will probably not be major controversy over pay. However, I could be wrong and male speech pathologists could possibly make more than me. When I graduate I want to either work in a hospital or school just to get as much experience as I can. Then, I eventually want to open my own private practice where I can work with little kids who have speech impediments.
In high school, I worked at a place called Pump It Up, which is a birthday party place for kids full of inflatables for them to play on. Most of the employees were girls and there were only a few guys. The ratio of girls to guys was 5:1. I think that mostly girls worked at Pump It Up because it was more of a babysitting/party planning job which is more of a feminine role. Guys aren't typically known to be babysitters or party planners. During the summers I worked at a christian day camp called Camp Thurman. I was a camp counselor who led a group of twelve girls in outdoor activities. There was an even number of girls and guys at this job because there had to be a certain amount of boy counselors and girl counselors. As far as I know, I believe that girls were paid the same amount as guys. All in all, I think that I was paid the same amount as my male co-workers and I was not discriminated against for being a female.
In the reading about the "third wave", I thought that it was very interesting that this wave focuses more on female empowerment that male oppression. I definitely agree with the text that you can be anyone, like a soccer mom or transgender, and be a feminist. Feminists shouldn't be labeled and any woman that feels like she stands up for being a woman should be allowed to call herself a feminist.
Since I plan to become a speech pathologist, gender will probably only play a minor role in my work because most speech pathologists are women. Since most speech pathologists are women, there will probably not be major controversy over pay. However, I could be wrong and male speech pathologists could possibly make more than me. When I graduate I want to either work in a hospital or school just to get as much experience as I can. Then, I eventually want to open my own private practice where I can work with little kids who have speech impediments.
In high school, I worked at a place called Pump It Up, which is a birthday party place for kids full of inflatables for them to play on. Most of the employees were girls and there were only a few guys. The ratio of girls to guys was 5:1. I think that mostly girls worked at Pump It Up because it was more of a babysitting/party planning job which is more of a feminine role. Guys aren't typically known to be babysitters or party planners. During the summers I worked at a christian day camp called Camp Thurman. I was a camp counselor who led a group of twelve girls in outdoor activities. There was an even number of girls and guys at this job because there had to be a certain amount of boy counselors and girl counselors. As far as I know, I believe that girls were paid the same amount as guys. All in all, I think that I was paid the same amount as my male co-workers and I was not discriminated against for being a female.
In the reading about the "third wave", I thought that it was very interesting that this wave focuses more on female empowerment that male oppression. I definitely agree with the text that you can be anyone, like a soccer mom or transgender, and be a feminist. Feminists shouldn't be labeled and any woman that feels like she stands up for being a woman should be allowed to call herself a feminist.
Blog 3
I thought that the movie Iron Jawed Angels was very interesting and I learned a lot. I think that today many American women take voting for granted and this movie made me realize that it shouldn't be taken for granted at all. I also learned that women sacrificed SO much for their rights and the rights that we continue to have today. We should be thankful for the courageous women in our past who have helped our society become what is is today. I thought that Alice Paul, Hilary Swank, played an outstanding role and was an extremely heroic woman. However, it did suprise me a little when she gave up her "love interest" because she really did care for Ben. It just shows that she felt the cause was much more important than her personal life.
I think that one of the most important themes in the movie is fighting for what you believe in. This theme is shown throughout the entire movie especially through the characters Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. They clearly fight throughout the entire movie by going on a well-publicized hunger strike and refusing to eat. However, there were many tensions that the women had to face. One of the biggest tensions they felt was tension from men. When the women paraded on Wilson's inauguration day, many of the men were "taken aback" and shocked that these women were doing this. I remember seeing a man's face in the crowd who was glaring at all the women parading. Another tension that the women faced was a ruined relationship. Many of the women lost loved ones because they disagreed with their actions. Many, like Alice, had to choose between a loved one and the cause they were fighting for. Many women overcame these tensions by sticking together and continuing the fight for what they believed in. As a result, they were finally able to achieve their goals by working hard and not giving up the fight. They stuck it out until the end.
I think that my favorite, yet also the saddest scene in the movie, is when Alice is in jail and they are force-feeding her. It is my favorite because it shows how determined Alice was and how much she truly cared. She was not only fighting for the right to vote, but fighting for her life as well.
I think that one of the most important themes in the movie is fighting for what you believe in. This theme is shown throughout the entire movie especially through the characters Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. They clearly fight throughout the entire movie by going on a well-publicized hunger strike and refusing to eat. However, there were many tensions that the women had to face. One of the biggest tensions they felt was tension from men. When the women paraded on Wilson's inauguration day, many of the men were "taken aback" and shocked that these women were doing this. I remember seeing a man's face in the crowd who was glaring at all the women parading. Another tension that the women faced was a ruined relationship. Many of the women lost loved ones because they disagreed with their actions. Many, like Alice, had to choose between a loved one and the cause they were fighting for. Many women overcame these tensions by sticking together and continuing the fight for what they believed in. As a result, they were finally able to achieve their goals by working hard and not giving up the fight. They stuck it out until the end.
I think that my favorite, yet also the saddest scene in the movie, is when Alice is in jail and they are force-feeding her. It is my favorite because it shows how determined Alice was and how much she truly cared. She was not only fighting for the right to vote, but fighting for her life as well.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Blog 2
My mom is a very strong feminist who is not afraid to speak her mind so I knew that she would be a very interesting woman to interview. She defined feminism as "the equality of women in the world of both sexes." My mom is in a very dominant female profession; she is a nurse anethesetist. She told me that when she graduated and tried to find a job, she found out that she was being offered less money than some of her male classmates. She was obviously very upset and discriminated against because she had the same qualifications. She knew that she had worked just as hard or even harder than the men in her class. My mom then told me a story about when she was in CRNA school and worked a night shift with a few other classmates. She told me that if two cases came in that night, the woman was given the less severe case and the man always took the more severe. My mom said that she could not stand this and felt very discriminated against.
I can definitely understand where my mom is coming from because sometimes I feel discriminated against just for being a woman in today's society. Men can get away with so many things and a woman would be looked down upon or judged right away if she did the same thing. Personally, I have noticed that OU football players always seem to recieve excellent treatment no matter what they do or where they are. It is almost as if people let them get away with everything just because they are a crucial player. Women, however would never be treated in this way.
In the reading, chapter three discusses how women are taking advantage of reproductive barriers and starting to use them more. Even though I don't fully agree with teenagers using contraceptives, I think that they are helpful to women because they can have control and protect themselves. In the past, women didn't have many options for contraceptives and therefore, were powerless in a way.
I can definitely understand where my mom is coming from because sometimes I feel discriminated against just for being a woman in today's society. Men can get away with so many things and a woman would be looked down upon or judged right away if she did the same thing. Personally, I have noticed that OU football players always seem to recieve excellent treatment no matter what they do or where they are. It is almost as if people let them get away with everything just because they are a crucial player. Women, however would never be treated in this way.
In the reading, chapter three discusses how women are taking advantage of reproductive barriers and starting to use them more. Even though I don't fully agree with teenagers using contraceptives, I think that they are helpful to women because they can have control and protect themselves. In the past, women didn't have many options for contraceptives and therefore, were powerless in a way.
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