tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53543689981286854972024-03-21T16:13:14.383-07:00The thoughts of Amanda BradleyAmanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-30988060514538136682012-01-18T21:33:00.000-08:002012-01-18T21:33:58.309-08:00Occupy Providence<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2K2rlD3HlFZCChVBIwgV_k3vCy0QMiAMervlqAAvAVSCRI0BotfACRITF9rVBymt-4obHpWOjj2gFsqJJBQOH1sAXPbew7h9UAvuOt79TgLhz0BC7SfKLZ7M51wOKcUvT0Hmd0UlVsLXM/s1600/occupy+prov+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2K2rlD3HlFZCChVBIwgV_k3vCy0QMiAMervlqAAvAVSCRI0BotfACRITF9rVBymt-4obHpWOjj2gFsqJJBQOH1sAXPbew7h9UAvuOt79TgLhz0BC7SfKLZ7M51wOKcUvT0Hmd0UlVsLXM/s320/occupy+prov+pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">So I went down to visit the site of the Occupy Providence movement today. It was very interesting as well as eye opening. I just want to mention a few things before I get started here. First of all, the closest parking I could find was all the way down to the other side of Washington street, that being said, I had to walk the hole length of Washington street. Let me say I forgot how nice it is to have a car. Walking in the windy chill was almost unbearable. Being freezing in the park talking to all of these dedicated strangers was insane. This is when I realized how nice it is to have a warm home to go to at night. I am sure most of these people have a home of some sort too, but to camp out in this cold is really aggressive! Props to them big time! .</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As I introduced myself to 27 year old Chris of Providence, Rhode Island, he seemed to be more interested in me than I was in him. He seemed very concerned about where I go to school and what I was doing as an assignment. I proceeded to tell him that I am working towards my Radiology Degree and he then told me “Ehh, you should drop out”. WHAT?! I am thinking to myself, umm NO! lol your crazy! I remembered Andrew had just finished telling me that he also had this same comment said to him when he observed Occupy. So weird.. anyway I moved on to speak to Kayla, a young girl who has been sleeping out in the cold for almost three weeks now, protesting for what she thinks is right. The first thing I asked her is “What is Occupy Providence?” She replied, “It is basically standing up for equality and the injustices the big time companies have been getting involved with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people we are protesting against the most are the politicians who are making all this money and are not helping out any local businesses”. When I asked her why do you occupy? She replied “Well I’ve always received SSI for my disability. When I was 19 I found out that the government dunked their hands into the money that my SSI check came from.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She started talking about other reasons for her to occupy but she seemed most angry over this reason of all. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As Kayla went on talking about the protest its self she said something to me about my schooling and how it is very important that I go through with it because “Without knowledge, there is no power”. Considering if you want a good paying job in this economy, you need your degree. But then Kayla starting going on about a point that I really don’t like to talk about. Finishing college, being in student loan debt, and not being able to find a job, “Doctors are going bankrupt”. This topic makes me so sick because us student work so hard and dedicate years of our lives to be what we want to be as a person and then we may not even be able to pursue it in the long run. Yuk! I HATE this topic. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I talked to an older man as I was on my way out of the park. He caught me taking a snap shot of one of their signs. He was looking at me a little funny so I asked, is it okay if I take a picture of this? And he replied, “Sure, do whatever you want with that sign, it’s a part of the first amendment that says you can do whatever you want with that sign.” So I started to giggle a little bit but decided it would probably be a good idea to ask this man why he occupies providence. “I did what I wanted to do every day of my life up until a few months ago. I’ve been arrested more times over here than I ever have in my life. It’s stupid. They tell you, you have the right to freedom of speech, but then they arrest you when you tell them to fuck off”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On that note I didn’t really know what to say, I asked him to explain himself but I couldn’t really understand him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FLs83tNBFERA_EO7Fqwj0llZ17PSZJ_AjNIIG5mMF-RQ4vTBRDDQlXJgfnjjCEFMeARlb9HuLUbQMY8i3g_5dSK77ZAPcmpu5jjoJGiKZewrPDKJ0XYbQ73KPNTfNFbpzo0Xr1Uiv0Me/s1600/occupy+sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FLs83tNBFERA_EO7Fqwj0llZ17PSZJ_AjNIIG5mMF-RQ4vTBRDDQlXJgfnjjCEFMeARlb9HuLUbQMY8i3g_5dSK77ZAPcmpu5jjoJGiKZewrPDKJ0XYbQ73KPNTfNFbpzo0Xr1Uiv0Me/s320/occupy+sign.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Needless to say my visit could have been a little better. But I got to talk to a few people who really opened up my eyes. Experiencing this movement made me feel powerful, because these people are just like me and they are hopefully making a huge difference.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The two texts we’ve read that I would like to connect Occupy Providence to are “Privilege, Power, and Difference” by Johnson, and “Teaching the Conflicts: (Re)Engaging Students with Feminism in a Postfeminist World” by Love and Helmbrecht. I think the Occupy Providence movement connects to Johnsons piece because of the amount of privilege these people have. Some of them have more privilege than others, but it didn’t seem to matter to them. First of all I feel like the more of them that come together as one, privilege eventually fades away. In the end it doesn’t matter who has privilege and who doesn’t, there’s a bunch of people in a damn park, protesting in the freezing cold for what they believe in. I did notice that privilege would matter the most in this situation maybe to get them further quicker, but they are definitely making moves towards their goal. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The way I see this connecting to Love and Helmbrecht’s piece is the whole role model in the media situation. Love and Helmbrecht say that lots of famous people today are role models to many young women. I feel like the people who Occupy Providence are a little like role models themselves. They are all over the media and are becoming well known for what they are doing in their community. This over time has pulled more people into the movement and I am sure it has made many people aware of this movement and changed their idea on the topic. </div>Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-78235551206010634022012-01-18T18:58:00.000-08:002012-01-18T18:58:06.039-08:00Teaching the Conflicts; Extended Comments!Title of Article: Teaching the Conflicts: (Re)Engaging Students with Feminism in a Postfeminist World.<br />
Author of Article: Meridith A. Love and Brenda M. Helmbrecht<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">I enjoyed this reading by Love and Helmbrecht. I also enjoyed <a href="http://kayla171.blogspot.com/">Kayla’s blog post</a> on this article in particularly. With that being said, I’d like to use her blog as a center for my blog.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I’ve noticed for one, feminism has moved a long way throughout history. But the authors are right, we still have a long way to go. But how do we begin to tell women who are new to this feminist movement what it took to get as far as we’ve came, better yet, how are we going to explain to them what needs to be done to push this movement any further.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwuLE9j8lh_SxHVfcmXoXMZi9ZNKuyY810obDnBGAqjNmlXxyYJOiBUgpXeffEhHwomn7eyLygn9ObIPmx0mGVK1aUtEAxOCfppPdkLEP8Dd3qNo65alcodbWkfoaLufatA2tpXV2nWDi/s1600/be+determined+be+a+woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwuLE9j8lh_SxHVfcmXoXMZi9ZNKuyY810obDnBGAqjNmlXxyYJOiBUgpXeffEhHwomn7eyLygn9ObIPmx0mGVK1aUtEAxOCfppPdkLEP8Dd3qNo65alcodbWkfoaLufatA2tpXV2nWDi/s1600/be+determined+be+a+woman.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This takes me to Kayla’s first point. She brings up the authors points on how women see many ads and different kinds of media that make them realize, yea, I do have the power as a woman. But feeling it is different than being it, Kayla puts in this quote that fits perfectly with her point, “we want women to understand they do have power and agency and that they are strong and capable. Yet we still want students to see a difference between feeling empowered because the media says they are, and actually being empowered...” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like this point is very powerful and means a lot. Some women may get told several times over again how beautiful they are and maybe they even use all of these products advertised to feel the agency and the power a woman has, but why don’t they go on to do power filled things. Its time to trust your self, if you feel it, than your right. The stronger the feeling you possess inside, the better you will be able to inspire it on the outside. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/rkYdPmOCd0g?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I remember when I was going through a really bad break up my counselor always used to tell me to listen to songs like “survivor” by Destiny's Child and “Fucking perfect” by Pink. Singing these songs and listening to them daily really did make me feel better, and gave me the feeling of power and confidence that I have today as a woman. And Yes I do, I express it every day, where ever I am because I don’t want to be one of the girls who stand in corner that worries about what people think. I know I am beautiful and I own up to it. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> So with that being said, I agree with Kayla, Love and Helmbrecht. Seeing women role models who are famous and are all over the media really pushing for women’s power and representing women in a forceful way is very motivating and encouraging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXAgiO18mt_0otHRwcdx_JXYdj2oE4phrG2s59skosDXBKIAtjGWj2tQH95TzTdoqinUJ-uO4ojbe86IaZRhBmVwh5OVMkmYTdLocvXp_jOdYFkAO8xb-3DhBEU-PA9hDNrivM5JSnMIK/s1600/inspiring+famous+women.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXAgiO18mt_0otHRwcdx_JXYdj2oE4phrG2s59skosDXBKIAtjGWj2tQH95TzTdoqinUJ-uO4ojbe86IaZRhBmVwh5OVMkmYTdLocvXp_jOdYFkAO8xb-3DhBEU-PA9hDNrivM5JSnMIK/s1600/inspiring+famous+women.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Both the authors and Kayla go on to talk about how the media may be a little phony. How the way these role models publicize themselves may all be an act for the media. Pink gets confronted about this type of “act” by Oprah during an interview and this is what Pink states, “My point is not that sexy is a bad thing; my point is that sexy and smart are not oil and water. You don't have to dumb yourself down to be cute...I think it's and act-it makes [a woman] less challenging as a female”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These celebrities are role models to many girls and if they have the advantage and privilege that they possess, I would hope they would use their power to engage in something trust worthy and true.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My point to share in class tomorrow will be on the point that Love and Helmbrecht bring up about women feeling empowerment rather than being empowered. I feel like this is very common and is true in most situations. So, how do we change this? How do we make these women believe themselves about what they feel inside? What possible programs could make women reach out and become an empowered woman?</div>Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-88405203726808656542012-01-17T18:16:00.000-08:002012-01-17T18:16:16.589-08:00Interrupting the Cycle of Oppression; ConnectionsTitle of article: Interrupting the Cycle of oppression: The Role of Allies as Agents of Change.<br />
Author of article: Andrea Ayvazian<br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal"> Let me say first, that this article kind of hinted to me that maybe I should stand up as an ally and use the dominance I have more often. Always become an ally if possible, and if there is a good reason. I mean, if you can help someone a little less privileged, why wouldn’t you? Maybe this is how the whole “Occupy Providence” started…</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> So I decided to use connections for this blog on Ayvazian because I could not stop thinking about one author the whole time I was reading through this text; Johnson. There are many connections between Johnsons work and Ayvazian’s, let’s talk about them below.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> The first connection I would like to make is on the topic of privilege. Ayvazian talks a lot about privilege, and I could not think of anywhere else I’ve heard about privilege more than from Johnson. Ayvazian states, “In each form of oppression there is a dominant group- the one that receives the unearned advantage, benefit, or privilege- and a targeted group- the one that is denied that advantage, benefit or privilege.” Johnson talked a lot about the privileged versus the unprivileged. Ayvazian brings up the fact that as you are around all different kinds of people, your advantage may change. This leads to the topic of oppression. Johnson talks about how as you become the minority, you are less privileged. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-g0vRRJmVGjOHqhUPKZkks4T921mAzqtl6PN4_T-HEVFsZa0_x1qRGrhCKuytArMqfW7KWdJzEa8zyWdHcMCeQyaK_xz4LsfHhCr9oe1Z-JusEMLhqJhq8h15Gs_hn4dFrt_TSxOSw13/s1600/got+privilege.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-g0vRRJmVGjOHqhUPKZkks4T921mAzqtl6PN4_T-HEVFsZa0_x1qRGrhCKuytArMqfW7KWdJzEa8zyWdHcMCeQyaK_xz4LsfHhCr9oe1Z-JusEMLhqJhq8h15Gs_hn4dFrt_TSxOSw13/s1600/got+privilege.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> Ayvazian goes on to talk about how you should use your privilege as power. This is a clear connection to Johnson through his title: “Privilege, power, and difference”. Johnson makes it clear that you are either born into privilege, or you are not. Things you do on a daily basis to make yourself a better person does not affect the amount of privilege you have. Ayvazian talks about how privilege people are dominant, and dominant people have power. They have the power to stand up and make a difference. She talks about how if you have dominance in a community, you should do something with it. Like Johnson said, if the minority could do something, they would have already.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m not very good with words so I hope you understand the connection I am trying to make here. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> My POINT TO SHARE in class is going to be about Occupy Providence. People obviously used their dominance and privilege to make this whole thing start. One person’s voice was loud and dominant enough to be heard over the others when they stated their<a href="http://www.occupyprovidence.com/2011/10/official-statement-of-purpose/"> purpose</a> and what they were going to do until the situation is fair. So this should be an outlook on the way you should act if you are privileged. Do something with your voice and stand up for what is right when you have the chance, because not everyone will get the chance in a lifetime. I’m excited to go down to Occupy tomorrow and learn all about these people and how they feel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I most of the time get caught up in these types of things and end up wanting to get involved. So let’s see how this goes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidb2FFcXZZ1FEpe_w6SYplzDH1pa9Cj6XCade9vVZDHaG0tTcSzUJFFpmXR68PXSbuIhOwlYu9Q1Hl4OTS09xqdMq03zSJCx651A1eWWJOPs2uMxXbMH8_7QXRY2UQXKBgSI1xa5x6_EmA/s1600/occupy+providence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidb2FFcXZZ1FEpe_w6SYplzDH1pa9Cj6XCade9vVZDHaG0tTcSzUJFFpmXR68PXSbuIhOwlYu9Q1Hl4OTS09xqdMq03zSJCx651A1eWWJOPs2uMxXbMH8_7QXRY2UQXKBgSI1xa5x6_EmA/s1600/occupy+providence.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQLN86etSL9sI6ra50Ocfv4HfhFuotWYk_Hgiom8To7oiloRhYJYCdAlKnj7bxfeYgLNSlncRB6GX7aLTXWi4f8qdsndft_Jfs1Ewn_3TVQRWPvbti2oSkLMCKmL_FZN8p7SajhLc2MbC/s1600/occupy+providence+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQLN86etSL9sI6ra50Ocfv4HfhFuotWYk_Hgiom8To7oiloRhYJYCdAlKnj7bxfeYgLNSlncRB6GX7aLTXWi4f8qdsndft_Jfs1Ewn_3TVQRWPvbti2oSkLMCKmL_FZN8p7SajhLc2MbC/s320/occupy+providence+1.jpg" width="320" /></a>Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-30454510656098292952012-01-16T13:27:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:27:25.932-08:00Some more thoughts on Johnson and Yamato's peices. When I raised my points to share on the Johnson piece, I did not elaborate as much as i'd had like to.That being said here is an add on to my point to share. I would like to bring up the point about no matter what you do as an individual, you are either born into the privileged world or not and you can not help it... This sucks, because you know this things you do everyday is to better your self as a person, but no matter how much you better yourself, your still either privileged or not.<br />
When I raised my point to share on the Yamato piece, I did not elaborate as much as I wanted to.. So here is an add on to my point to share. With the different kinds of racism pointed out, I still feel like racism is racism, it does not matter what kind it is. As racism gets split up into its different categories i feel like all of it needs to stop before we can move on and make a change. Do you agree? Do you think that even the smallest kinds of racism needs to be recognized and squashed for us to really be racist aware and free?Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-71721987464633634112012-01-14T11:09:00.000-08:002012-01-14T11:09:09.351-08:00Girls; CHECK THIS OUT.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xHJMdkRWjClXJKLPudi3ZDyKwtjXaEH_aQ74oiQOlnCpi1G8hV8ql9mVo_RCy_miaRfYIGYOMYTEhCU36J4qVL6g6e75XuUa2oByTdNAy_a3zOP-GMrAqJNJh4s8zfHjJfRzQDR7lAUd/s1600/i+have+the+dick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xHJMdkRWjClXJKLPudi3ZDyKwtjXaEH_aQ74oiQOlnCpi1G8hV8ql9mVo_RCy_miaRfYIGYOMYTEhCU36J4qVL6g6e75XuUa2oByTdNAy_a3zOP-GMrAqJNJh4s8zfHjJfRzQDR7lAUd/s320/i+have+the+dick.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal">So on New Year’s Eve I went to a party. A boy walked into the room I was in, with this T-shirt on. Let’s not get into the argument...but how much he regretted wearing that shirt at the end of the night. My lady friends and I put him into his place! This is a perfect example of how much power men think they have over women. It is so popular and out there that clothing lines decide to make clothing advertising it! These kinds of things only make the issue more popular and quite frankly they turn the problem into a joke. I could not believe this shirt... I just had to share this.. girls tell me what you think!</div>Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-76918000096205506962012-01-12T20:36:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:09:34.483-08:00PBS,CWCS; Why and how is economic inequity a feminist issue?Websites: <a href="http://www.pbs.org/peoplelikeus">www.pbs.org/peoplelikeus</a>, <a href="http://cwcs.ysu.edu/">http://cwcs.ysu.edu</a><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">These two websites were very helpful to me when it came to understanding the seriousness social class has on our everyday lives. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuRphfEtK0prpfT-y-SaTBVyROlcX0UTNa_vfwcuz2VP88YwmlsfVnI9PSQ0nak27XnBpqPY-xPbI1ZwyMRj-GHwJZ7j3GpgHUVX_p3CXRWG_63S8NSLAy2deO24LL7Ui4oiE6KcOlwgN/s1600/PeopleLikeUs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuRphfEtK0prpfT-y-SaTBVyROlcX0UTNa_vfwcuz2VP88YwmlsfVnI9PSQ0nak27XnBpqPY-xPbI1ZwyMRj-GHwJZ7j3GpgHUVX_p3CXRWG_63S8NSLAy2deO24LL7Ui4oiE6KcOlwgN/s200/PeopleLikeUs.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">On the PBS website I found lots of valuable information. I learned a lot about their documentary project called “People Like Us”. This project is going to show society how powerful social class is on an individual’s life. I got a sneak peak at a few stories featured in the documentary film. One of the stories that caught my eye was by Ginie Sayles. Sayles is a woman that seemed to only be attracting men with no car or no money. Ginie, let me just say, it is not only you girlfriend… anyway, at first I figured this woman was a gold digger, looking for a man who can take care of her financially for the rest of her life. But then I realized this woman has potential, and in all honestly if a woman has potential of her own, then she deserves much more than financial backup. But if a woman is just looking for money, then she deserves whatever is totally coming her way. As a woman, I love the fact that we can be sexy and smart, and it’s okay. I have high goals and I plan on achieving them, so I never have to look to not only a man, but anyone for financial assistance. So Ginie ends up marrying a millionaire and has to learn all these new ways to live. The fact that she has to act different now that she has money, just proves how much impact social classes have on our life. I think this was a good story to show how much social class effects our everyday life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK96uZJiFYJSsNcSq5LMkqAJmn4RsH23VfhhmpSU0vmP_MR7HxhKtHM0HTmFcc40iwAtznvYXvsj8760vbyV_b4326-2ZefYb76M4FNLM6AsScDChbSmfGy4bGcMzMuyHvoHYZRwy4DA7H/s1600/working+class.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK96uZJiFYJSsNcSq5LMkqAJmn4RsH23VfhhmpSU0vmP_MR7HxhKtHM0HTmFcc40iwAtznvYXvsj8760vbyV_b4326-2ZefYb76M4FNLM6AsScDChbSmfGy4bGcMzMuyHvoHYZRwy4DA7H/s1600/working+class.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">The website on the CWCS (Center of Working Class Studies) was also very informative. I like the goals they are working towards and also the way they are approaching things. They have some very creative ideas as well as projects. As their mission is to spread awareness of the working class, I would assume not only do they want to prove to people how important our social class is but they want people to acknowledge how hard some people are working to maintain the lifestyle they have. This is a good promotion and reality slap for the people who were born into money, or <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-trust-fund-baby.htm">“trustfund babies”</a>. Some people get lucky from point A and don’t have to work hard, they were born wealthy. But it is important that they recognize the people who do work hard. The working class is not a bad class. They are people like you and I who endure struggles every day to make a living. Honestly, the working class are some of the strongest. Money does not always come easy. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Now for the big Q! Why and how is economic inequity a feminist issue? The first thing that comes to mind is how is economic inequity not a feminist issue? To me it is a feminist issue in every way. First of all, it is unfair. Feminism is all about how this whole gender thing, this is not fair, and there is no reason for it! Women are not only responsible to cooking and cleaning.. women are making huge successes in the world today. Men have more power in the work force. Men get most jobs easier than women do, they normally get paid more than women do, and most of all they have dominance over women no matter what. The point is that women are less than men in the economy, when in all reality women and men are starting to equal out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/6vwNcNOTVzY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">My POINT TO SHARE in class on Wednesday will be about the question above. Why and how is economic inequity a feminist issue? Some women let men take care of them financially, whether she takes care of the man’s children or if she is strictly in it for the money, it is time for it to stop. Women have a lot of power and potential, especially if they are beautiful and intelligent, which most of us are <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>. Does every one agree that the whole women leaving the money making to men is what caused this predicament most women are experiencing?</div>Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-55209846567551914632012-01-11T19:35:00.000-08:002012-01-11T19:35:00.243-08:00Existence! QUOTESTitle of Article: Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence.<br />
Author: Adrienne Rich<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">So let me begin by saying this was a hard read for me, and I hope I understood it correctly, because here I go writing my little heart out about the article. Let me also say why I chose quotes for this blog. As I read through Rich’s text, I noticed that although she is difficult to understand, once you do understand her, she is a great author and says lots of meaningful things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnY0me-KexX-wH_yJAtBFIiQGwOQHMIXrYn0Foyc_bZkziNQzhOjG6CKiNec8iI8FyG0aMS-pq6gOIlA3k7dDJKR9JlgPBbyTfCNtk7ezO3ffqJfdfjVGeILXLdww-dETNMTqVUtk_ptz/s1600/mother-daughter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnY0me-KexX-wH_yJAtBFIiQGwOQHMIXrYn0Foyc_bZkziNQzhOjG6CKiNec8iI8FyG0aMS-pq6gOIlA3k7dDJKR9JlgPBbyTfCNtk7ezO3ffqJfdfjVGeILXLdww-dETNMTqVUtk_ptz/s200/mother-daughter.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>QUOTE #1: “Chodorow concludes that because women have women as mothers, “the mother remains a primary internal object to the girl, so that heterosexual relationships are on the model of a nonexclusive, second relationship for her, whereas for the boy they re-create an exclusive, primary relationship.”” What Rich means by this is the relationship a daughter and mother have, is different than the relationship between son and mother. Daughter and mother have a<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_the_Oedipus_complex"> primary relationship</a> because of their gender. Son and mother can create a primary relationship, but it does not come immediately like daughter mother relationships do. This quote relates to the rest of Rich’s text because her other main point is the primary relationship you can have in a homosexual relationship due to the same gender.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>QUOTE #2: “In her essay “The Origin of the Family,” Kathleen Gough lists eight characteristics of male power in archaic and contemporary societies which I would like to use as a frame work: “Men’s ability to deny women sexuality or to force it upon them; to command or exploit their labor to control their produce; to control or rob them of their children; to confine them physically and prevent their movement; to use them as objects in male transactions; to cramp their creativeness; or to withhold from them large areas of the society’s knowledge and cultural attainments.” Rich means by this that men can have a lot of control or dominance over a woman. This potentially would suck for the woman, but these things would only happen if the man realizes that the woman has many qualities that are unequal to their own. Rich is trying to point out through this article that men do cruel things to women not to be mean, but as an attempt to make their qualities equal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6XdFvbiDsFlDLry_s3N-oNphu4sb1YBJf3iWzHzT-PGOnpiSDH01wg3x961Ijv-WrSg6sswuj4qIR_Qo1B0O-ODOUX-UlkG4FrP-wVwQ_-_p1Gpes0M1BpQmH1OavAHuj8Nl1HFb2zts/s1600/WOMAN+WILL+DO+ANYTHING+FOR+BOSS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6XdFvbiDsFlDLry_s3N-oNphu4sb1YBJf3iWzHzT-PGOnpiSDH01wg3x961Ijv-WrSg6sswuj4qIR_Qo1B0O-ODOUX-UlkG4FrP-wVwQ_-_p1Gpes0M1BpQmH1OavAHuj8Nl1HFb2zts/s320/WOMAN+WILL+DO+ANYTHING+FOR+BOSS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>QUOTE #3: “ The fact that male employers often do not hire qualified women, even when they could pay them less than men, suggests that more than the profit motive is implicated.” Here, I think it is pretty clear what Rich is trying to say by pointing out this quote from another author. She put this in her piece because she also revolves her text around this idea. Even though companies would profit from hiring women, they still will not do so. Maybe they see that it is not worth it, that a woman could never do the job a man could do. Rich goes on to talk about how woman are hired for specific positions for a reason. Sometimes woman feel the need to do anything their boss says, even if it mean sexual harassment. I mean you have to do whatever your boss says right? Didn’t you know there was a reason why all secretaries are pretty? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My POINT TO SHARE that I will be bringing up in class tomorrow is an interesting fact that I discovered while researching for this blog. What happens when there is more than two genders? WHAT? Lol… well in this country that I read about , there are several genders, not just male and female…</div>Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-66783716376866609682012-01-09T20:09:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:08:46.435-08:00Cinderella Ate My Daughter; ARGUMENT.Author: Peggy Orenstein<br />
Title of article: Cinderella Ate My Daughter.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal"> This author, Peggy Orenstein argues about what the big significance is in separating boys and girls while they grow. She also argues about how toddlers and adolescent girls are being brought up by such an image made by toys that in the long run, betrays them.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2XTdzgLtNyRFUjJr-UUPTUzTfhk9iVt0xKVnKV1h5VjwIkxfv52eroJ0qDY-ukobXYMU74HsJ7qKWVjN1ITsgk_8gSK_tco_U8xMSeDe-gHFsyWLxefTUbg-gz2GX1nmTGs3ssCDnJBB/s1600/boy+and+girl+serparation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2XTdzgLtNyRFUjJr-UUPTUzTfhk9iVt0xKVnKV1h5VjwIkxfv52eroJ0qDY-ukobXYMU74HsJ7qKWVjN1ITsgk_8gSK_tco_U8xMSeDe-gHFsyWLxefTUbg-gz2GX1nmTGs3ssCDnJBB/s200/boy+and+girl+serparation.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> The separation between boys and girls, is it healthy or is it unhealthy? When I think about them playing together it is sweet and simple. It balances out every pretend session of "house". But it is true, as they grow older, if they're was not enough separation while playing in the school yard or being brought up as a child, I feel like they are more likely to try sexual things they've hear boys and girls doing. It is going to be a common instinct because it is an area parents avoid when children are very young. They are also just realizing that they each have something that one another does not. This can cause obvious problems, but is this why toy companies attempt to separate boys from girls so often? Or is it just because of the money? Orenstein actually gets a statement from a marketing executive from leap frog about this topic of separation, " If you make a pink baseball bat, parents will buy one for their daughter. Then if they subsequently have a son, they'll have to buy a second bat in a different color" (Orenstein pg.43).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFE6OdF9SXCcj_mxoOmRhsAZ2Pit9tPfK0Lj63yJJoqbrg0T6pt5ZXK9bfc68D3LswqOJn93gbkxV0ngJNeX5dsgj_79-qD8MpNwdoph4F50D1_GjKuBZM95pL46jcBQsOF-tQQBu9uxF/s1600/princess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFE6OdF9SXCcj_mxoOmRhsAZ2Pit9tPfK0Lj63yJJoqbrg0T6pt5ZXK9bfc68D3LswqOJn93gbkxV0ngJNeX5dsgj_79-qD8MpNwdoph4F50D1_GjKuBZM95pL46jcBQsOF-tQQBu9uxF/s1600/princess.jpg" /></a></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/viQph2vuHgs?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe> This princess, Barbie scheme is not what being a girl is all about. But how can these growing girls see that if all they are surrounded by and are brought up with is toys and other items that say otherwise? Many Disney characters are princesses to which these girls look up to. Being a princess, I think, must be every little girls dream. It becomes their ambition in life, they would love love love to be a princess. So they’re parents think nothing of it and surround them with princess like accessories, mostly everything consisting of the color PINK, here is a video of what one little girl thinks about this business. But as the kids grow older and begin to go to school, they should be introduced to real life. What I am saying is should the princess scheme be tied in with young girls schooling at all? Orenstein shares an experience that shocked her, "a little girl, adorned with a glittering plastic-and-rhinestone tiara and matching earrings, grinned down from it. WELCOME TO OUR CAMPUS, the banner read". With this being said, now we can see that these little girls are not only getting their princess fascination from toys at home, but also from experiences at school. As if looking like a princess and living like a princess is not enough, young girls are now being introduced to the princess story lines themselves, here is a <a href="http://naturalpapa.com/media/im-not-raising-princesses-i-guess/,.">link</a> that will show you the way some Disney movies are viewed. These stories are filled with plenty of romance and sexuality, which leads to the major issue about this topic. Will these girls be shoved into maturing to quickly? <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoQND5qOF_C8SjSTNpHsXads0pymkpbpiavIHd6feUfPde12tvNh8TKKQciZvRAjqmtm-R-qqEh5-QMUHRSdwGEXCvzZcaQOux5z0GCEzb5c69HTXXJXZmMBnhpBKC79Y3SyZ1jAbfXEJ/s1600/pregnant+barbie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghoQND5qOF_C8SjSTNpHsXads0pymkpbpiavIHd6feUfPde12tvNh8TKKQciZvRAjqmtm-R-qqEh5-QMUHRSdwGEXCvzZcaQOux5z0GCEzb5c69HTXXJXZmMBnhpBKC79Y3SyZ1jAbfXEJ/s200/pregnant+barbie.jpg" width="149" /></a></div> My Point to share to which I will be bringing up in class on Wednesday is about pregnant Barbies. Many people do not know about the pregnant Barbie. It was not around for long, but when I ever found out about it I thought it was absolutely appalling. This Barbie is a perfect example of what would be "rushing" a child into adulthood. Here is a picture, I can't wait to see what you guys think! </div>Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-32443621836141520772012-01-05T17:29:00.000-08:002012-01-16T13:00:07.934-08:00Understanding racism; HYPERLINKSTitle: Something about the Subject Makes it Hard to Name.<br />
Author: Gloria Yamato<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">I feel like racism is a big problem in today's society.. it may possibly be fading away with time, but it is definitely still around. I think that as we grow older, and as our elders pass, the world will become a more accepting place when the people who were brought up to be racist are gone. Either way, racism is real and it is everywhere. It is time to recognize it as I am a more privileged person, lets act on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dGOT_Pro1JQ/TwZNOU40-KI/AAAAAAAAACw/kBsOKlNyHHs/s1600/OPRESSION.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dGOT_Pro1JQ/TwZNOU40-KI/AAAAAAAAACw/kBsOKlNyHHs/s320/OPRESSION.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">I think one of the main points Yamato tries to raise here is the amount of oppression racism creates. Oppressors get into the oppressed heads and create such terrible thoughts for them until they are finally internally oppressed, “ Members of the target group are emotionally, physically, and spiritually battered to the point that they begin to actually believe that their oppression is deserved, is their lot in life, is natural and right, and that it doesn’t even exist” (Yamato pg.28). Here is a great <a href="http://www.american-pictures.com/english/racism/oppression.htm.">link</a> describing a few young scholars attempt at getting rid of racism and oppression through their workshop . The connection I see here is the oppressors realizing they are doing wrong. They are willing to use their privilege to help others who are less privileged. Although Yamato states clearly in her argument that racism can not be killed by a work shop, I feel as though working on it several times until it is gone is better than not trying at all. Maybe it works for others, but not all… </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Elh---Kn_5Q/TwZNDNVkhOI/AAAAAAAAACk/lSrmxEjSZeQ/s1600/NOT+WHAT+IT+LOOKS+LIKE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Elh---Kn_5Q/TwZNDNVkhOI/AAAAAAAAACk/lSrmxEjSZeQ/s1600/NOT+WHAT+IT+LOOKS+LIKE.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/r4bpgnkNN7Q?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Another main point Yamato raises in her writing is the types of racism that exists and how it is disguised in different ways. Yamato talks about aware/blatant racism and how people act like it is not really racism that is making them act that way, but clearly it is. Not only are aware/blatant racist people acting like their doing nothing wrong, they cover up any traces of racism that can be found, “It still happens though the perpetrators really take care to cover their tracks these days” (Yamato pg.28). Racism is not going to get any better if we do not put a name on it, realize it, and act on it. This is a video of a possible Jack Conway supporter who was caught earlier in the day making statements about how he was going to say many racist things towards Jacks opposing candidate, Rand Paul. Although he may be getting paid to be saying the things he said earlier in the day, he is making racial comments and acting as though he was not. This is contributing to Yamato’s point, you can not fix the racism unless you admit to committing an act of racism first.</div>Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-85854347938010449592012-01-04T20:01:00.000-08:002012-01-11T11:11:58.116-08:00Privilege, Power, Difference and Myself; REFLECTION.<div class="MsoNormal">Author of text: Allan G Johnson</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Title of text: Privilege, Power, and Difference.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rHYeuLQbqYw/TwUfsYy0NDI/AAAAAAAAABM/e_4jIA2Z9nM/s1600/diversity_wheel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rHYeuLQbqYw/TwUfsYy0NDI/AAAAAAAAABM/e_4jIA2Z9nM/s200/diversity_wheel.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">I have to say I enjoyed this reading, it was not too difficult to understand and I did find myself relating to it quite often. It put my thoughts on a rampage so I decided to do my blog as a reflection... First, I’ll talk about the Diversity wheel, which is so realistic. Things that do not matter to us, things that we feel do not make us the people we are, actually matter the most to strangers who don’t know us. When you walk into a store or if you are meeting someone for the first time, these things on the diversity wheel matter a lot. Things such as gender, ethnicity, race and age matter every day, this is what makes me think the way I do when I am surrounded by people. I have such doubts in myself and I am so worried about what people think and this is exactly why. Some people do not understand where I am coming from, but let me give you an example. I work in a part of Massachusetts that is far from poverty, as where I am from the crime rate is high as well as poverty levels .. I literally feel like I have to watch what I say and think a lot about things that I am about bring up, due to the fact that my life style is so different, not necessarily bad, but compared to them it is frowned upon. I wanted to write about the diversity wheel because I feel the effects of it every day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LO-mvosusWU/TwUf2Y0vVfI/AAAAAAAAABY/Q0AsKpelgGU/s1600/ELEPHANT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LO-mvosusWU/TwUf2Y0vVfI/AAAAAAAAABY/Q0AsKpelgGU/s200/ELEPHANT.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Why wouldn’t some body want to feel accepted or comfortable in society? Don’t you think they would do anything possible to do so? I have had many opportunities, like a full ride to college on a sports scholar ship. This I could have taken no advantage to, but I took it right away. On the other hand a boy I went to high school with won the same scholar ship as me and he did not take advantage of it at all...I would say that I am now more privileged than him because he is not doing anything with his life. This feeling of him being a loser is his fault, he had an opportunity and did not do anything with it. I still know him very well and it is almost like he is in denial, that he does not agree that denying the scholar ship was a bad idea. When he can identify what the mistake was is when he can conquer the problem, "once you name it, you can think, talk, and write about it. You can make sense of it by seeing how its connected to other things that explain it and point towards solutions"(Johnson). When we all hang out and I talk about school, it makes me feel bad that I am having all of these opportunities now and he is not, it makes me feel like I am rubbing it in his face ...it’s like the elephant in the room....you know there is something that everyone in the room knows about but no one will bring it up because they do not want to avoid it. </div><div class="MsoNormal"> Race privilege is something I feel like I do not relate to. Being a white individual, I don’t feel as though I have a privilege, so I do not act like I do. Although Johnson is right, I do often feel a bit awkward when I am having a conversation about race privilege with a person of a different race...why? I am not better than them..i know that. It is terrible to say, but in this society people are judged immediately in every way possible: their gender, race, sexuality, and lastly class. So yes, i suppose it is true, white people do have a privilege over others in some people’s eyes. Then again, the reason why we look to other people is to figure out how we are doing as an individual, "We look to other people to tell us that we measure up, that we matter, that we're okay"(Johnson pg.6). </div><div class="MsoNormal"> Gender is the biggest issue of them all, the boys and girls can go back and forth for days about who is better than one other..it all starts when they are young. Between the playground songs and media, lots of boys and girls grow up into teenagers thinking it is okay to say bad things about each other just because they are of the opposite sex. I see this happen daily at the child care center to which I am employed. For my own reasons I do not allow this behavior in the classroom because I feel like they can really hurt some ones feelings this way. Here is a good example of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4iPsZSGdqE&feature=related">a little girl who was possibly never told that this could potentially hurt someone’s feelings..</a>As we get older we realize that gender has a much more serious toll on our everyday lives. As an adult I do not think too much about my gender or conferred dominance. Honestly I feel more powerful than men on a daily basis. When I walk into a job interview and I walk past a man who is on his way out, I do not feel intimidated. But many women do, some parents are actually thinking about it so much that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/28/india-sex-change-girls_n_885783.html">they have their child’s sex changed</a> when they are babies so they will grow up a man and have more dominance over women. When I am in a location where it is not technically safe, if I am alone, and there are men around, I sometimes feel very scared. I do have to say I did not feel this way until I was a victim of male violence. I am very confident to be a woman. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Another category where people are labeled as privileged or unprivileged is their sexual identity. This is another category where I can relate to. I have five friends who are all homosexual, obviously it does not mean to me what their sexual orientation is because I love them for who they are, even before I knew they were gay. Our freshman year in high school, they decided it was time to come out of the closet to their parents. We talked about it for hours and then they all decided to do it on the same day. The fear that they expressed to me and the nervousness I could feel coming off of them was terrible. It’s your parents...come on? But then again I am sure it is very scary coming out with that kind of secret. What will they think? Will they do something irrational? Will they still love me?...The experience made them all stronger and helped them become who they are today. As for it mattering privilege wise, I agree 100 percent that this is true. I can feel people looking at my gay friends when we are in a straight club, I see the way people laugh when they talk, and it makes me sick. But unfortunately it is very true. Everywhere we go my gay friends get treated differently than my straight friends and I do. I feel so disappointed in others because of how they treat my friends due to their sexual identity, but this is the way society is...it is harsh and very judgmental. But can you imagine how this makes them feel inside? The fact that being privilege does not happen when you are homosexual takes away a few feelings towards others immediately, "privilege generally allows people to assume a certain level of acceptance, inclusion, and respect in the world, to operate within a relatively wide comfort zone" (Johnson pg. 33).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mn3WebahD5k/TwUgZA9EUzI/AAAAAAAAABk/OD-laOd4pD8/s1600/closed+door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Mn3WebahD5k/TwUgZA9EUzI/AAAAAAAAABk/OD-laOd4pD8/s1600/closed+door.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">We are born with our privilege, the person you create more and more everyday does not exactly have anything to do with the amount of privilege you have over others. Once you have your label, you can only be oppressed by others who look better than you. This sometimes sucks because you may be a better person, but because of your gender or race you will always be looked down upon compared to this other person.." Just as privilege tends to open doors of opportunity, oppression tends to slam them shut"(Johnson pg.40).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354368998128685497.post-54249732172128763012012-01-04T12:41:00.000-08:002012-01-04T12:41:50.478-08:00First Post OFFICAL :) My name is Amanda Bradley...I'm from Rhode Island and I've been at RIC for two years now..Over break I was super sick and did not get to do much of anything. I am taking this class because I need lots of credits, I'm applying to the Radiology program this month and I want my transcripts to look pretty:).<br />
When I'm not in this class, I'm assuming I'll be working on assignments for this class or I'll be working at a daycare, also I could be enjoying whats left of my winter break with my awesome friends.:)Amanda Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02508438075543289909noreply@blogger.com0