My playlist is at the bottom of this page. I couldn't figure out how to post it anywhere else. Sorry.
Well, the reason I chose the songs I chose were obviously because of the words they sang. I chose a lot of songs that showed how men should treat women and I also chose a lot of songs that showed women could be independent. There were also some songs that degraded women and even men. The point I wanted to make with the songs I chose was that people choose how they view men and women. Some men think women are just objects to satisfy them, and others think they are prized possessions. Some women view men as obsessive jerks, and others choose to love them for who they are. A lot of it has to do with things we experience. There are always going to be jerks and bitches. There are always going to be the good guys and the good girls too. We as humans are given the choice to chose who and what we want to be. We can choose to respect each other or choose not to. The songs people write are a reflection of who they are. It ultimatly reflects what they think of the opposite sex and more importantly of life.
In the book FIFE, it finally occured to me why feminism wasn't a huge deal to my grandmother. It chapter 7 Hooks talks about how the feminists were mostly upper class white women and they were housewives. Yet the lower and middle class women were not kept at home, they were out working hard to survive. The reason the upper class women weren't working is because the only jobs they would be allowed to do were the low wage "dirty" jobs. Those women were obove that and they wanted to be offered the same opportunities to work the jobs that the men worked. Like my grandmother, most hard working lower and middle class women would have thought that being a house wife would be a "freedom". The lower class women also knew that the jobs they were doing wouldn't be enough to bring them out of their status. There are so many ways to look at feminism and its movement. I do think that it has made a positive impact on all women no matter what social class they are in.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
blog 3: Iron Jawed Angels
In the movie Iron Jawed Angels I learned a lot about the early feminists in our country. It showed how much of a struggle they really went through to make women equal. In the movie there were a lot of tensions that occured. There were definitly some issues about whether the women were fighting for all women's rights or just white women's rights. It was hard for me to understand why the white women weren't eager to involve the black women.
Alice Paul and the other women did so many brave things to acheive the right to vote. It blew me away. They went on hunger strikes, went to jail, and even gave up romance in their lives. They were definitly devoted to their cause.
In the book FIFE in chapter 11, I did not realize that feminists were the ones to uncover and expose domestic violence. And when it says that domestic violence will not end until sexism ends, I totally and completly believe that. I also liked it when Hooks says that we can't just try to stop violence against women, we have to stop all kinds of violence.
Alice Paul and the other women did so many brave things to acheive the right to vote. It blew me away. They went on hunger strikes, went to jail, and even gave up romance in their lives. They were definitly devoted to their cause.
In the book FIFE in chapter 11, I did not realize that feminists were the ones to uncover and expose domestic violence. And when it says that domestic violence will not end until sexism ends, I totally and completly believe that. I also liked it when Hooks says that we can't just try to stop violence against women, we have to stop all kinds of violence.
Blog 4
My future vocation is definitely in the area of health. Right now I am very set on becoming a physical therapist. I’m not sure what God has planned for my life, but I do know that I am called to help people. I want to make a difference in people’s lives. I think gender will be somewhat of an issue in my area of work. I’m honestly not very aware of what it will be like, and that is one of the reasons I am taking this class so that I can be prepared. One class within the women studies program that I think would be helpful in my future career is Gender and Interpersonal communication. I would also enjoy taking the body image class. In the past I have had two different jobs. My first job I worked at a grocery store. I rung up the groceries and sacked them too. After I had worked there for a while I got the opportunity to keep the books for the store. I dealt with all the money that went through the grocery store. The only times that I ever felt like gender was an issue was when I was dealing with my boss. Every day when I’d come to work he’d judge what I was wearing. He almost treated me like I wasn’t good enough to work for him. The second job I had was during the summer. I helped work harvest. The farmers would bring in their trucks full of wheat and I would weigh it and test the wheat. It wasn’t very often that you’d see a woman come driving through with the wheat. The women were the ones who worked inside. Other than that I was just happy to have a good job to help pay for college.
In the book FIFE, it was really good to read that “professors in women’s studies did not and do not trash work by men; we intervene on sexist thinking by showing that women’s work is often just as good , as interesting, if not more so, as work by men.” I think women are very capable of being just as successful as men. I also think that men are also very talented, smart, and successful, but I think that men sometimes forget that women are very intelligent. This part of the book really encouraged me by showing me that being feminist doesn’t mean you hate on men. It just means that you believe in the success of women.
In the book FIFE, it was really good to read that “professors in women’s studies did not and do not trash work by men; we intervene on sexist thinking by showing that women’s work is often just as good , as interesting, if not more so, as work by men.” I think women are very capable of being just as successful as men. I also think that men are also very talented, smart, and successful, but I think that men sometimes forget that women are very intelligent. This part of the book really encouraged me by showing me that being feminist doesn’t mean you hate on men. It just means that you believe in the success of women.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Blog # 2
The woman I chose to interview was my Grandma. She was born in 1942, and she is currently retired and living in Cordell, Oklahoma. She is by far the most amazing woman I have ever known.
As I asked her these questions, she had trouble finding answers because she felt that feminism wasn't really an issue in her life. She was born in a very small town, and grew up on a farm. Most families wanted to have boys because it was more of a boys job to keep up things around the farm. Instead God blessed her mother with three beautiful daughters! Therefore, all three girls learned everything that their father did to keep the farm up and going. They could drive a tractor, plow, and take care of the livestock. She said she could remember being made fun of because they did things that "boys" were supposed to do. Her family was the talk of the town for making their daughters work outside on the farm instead of hiring other men to do it.
She said when she got married things really didnt change. She told me that they started out poor, so she was just glad to have a job. Her and her husband both worked very hard, and being a woman wasn't really an issue. There was one time in her life when being a woman did matter. The place she had been working, had lost their boss. My grandma was amazing at her job, so they gave her the bosses job. She told me that what she got paid was nowhere near how much they would have paid a man.
Feminism is a plan for attaining women’s equality. It’s the fight for women to be allowed to be as successful and prosperous as they want to be.
In chapter 3 on page 40, I really like the quote by Rowe when she’s talking about females and their sexuality. It says, “Hey this female sexiness is mine, defined and controlled by me, not men”. I think that women are empowered in their sexuality by controlling it. Now days women can choose what they want t o do and when they do it. Men should not be in control of our choices and decisions. It is completely up to us.
As I asked her these questions, she had trouble finding answers because she felt that feminism wasn't really an issue in her life. She was born in a very small town, and grew up on a farm. Most families wanted to have boys because it was more of a boys job to keep up things around the farm. Instead God blessed her mother with three beautiful daughters! Therefore, all three girls learned everything that their father did to keep the farm up and going. They could drive a tractor, plow, and take care of the livestock. She said she could remember being made fun of because they did things that "boys" were supposed to do. Her family was the talk of the town for making their daughters work outside on the farm instead of hiring other men to do it.
She said when she got married things really didnt change. She told me that they started out poor, so she was just glad to have a job. Her and her husband both worked very hard, and being a woman wasn't really an issue. There was one time in her life when being a woman did matter. The place she had been working, had lost their boss. My grandma was amazing at her job, so they gave her the bosses job. She told me that what she got paid was nowhere near how much they would have paid a man.
Feminism is a plan for attaining women’s equality. It’s the fight for women to be allowed to be as successful and prosperous as they want to be.
In chapter 3 on page 40, I really like the quote by Rowe when she’s talking about females and their sexuality. It says, “Hey this female sexiness is mine, defined and controlled by me, not men”. I think that women are empowered in their sexuality by controlling it. Now days women can choose what they want t o do and when they do it. Men should not be in control of our choices and decisions. It is completely up to us.
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