Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Gender.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Ceren's post
Ideologies
Ideologies
Irritating Ideologies
Ideologies
For instance, consider the following situation. A male CEO of a company has a wife whose primary job is staying home and caring for their three, young children. This man may believe that he is adhering to his individual ideological perception of gender and family - he is the man, so he has the big-time job to "bring home the bacon" while his wife stays home to be with the kids. Since he is the CEO of, let's say, an advertising company, he knows how to target audiences and therefore appeal to select groups. When he's trying to reach the young, female audience, his company knows to employ the color pink over blue or red; on the other hand, when targeting young boys, this CEO knows to aim towards Hot Wheels over Barbie, and create a semi-macho tone of the advertisement over a lovey-dovey-like tone that girls may enjoy.
The above circumstance is only an example, some people do possess the described ideologies while others do not. Nonetheless, the above family describes a man who possesses particular ideologies, and those distinct ideologies significantly impact his life. Thus, I am trying to show that a person's ideologies facilitate the choices we make on a daily basis. Ideologies are very powerful and that is why they are so important to study and to be conscious of in relation to oneself and to others.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Ideologies
Gender ideologies
Gender Roles, Ideologies, Change
I like the quote from chicken run, the idea that the fences aren't just around physically, but also in our minds, blocking us from moving forward. Our ideologies are so ingrained into us from infancy, that changing them is extremely difficult. I know that I, personally, recognize the many faults in my ideology and self image, yet actually CHANGING those faults has proven extremely difficult. It is true that an awareness of the problem is the first step, but after that, what do we really need to do to change?
Gender and Capital
Gender issues in family
Gender and Capitol
Gender and Capitol
Gender ideologies
In my Writing-140 course, we are exploring the portrayal of women athletes in the media. Advertising campaigns rarely highlight the physical dominance or competitive spirit of female athletes, they rather illustrate women’s femininity and daintiness by adorning the subjects in form-flattering clothes or unrealistic makeup. These campaigns do remarkably well for women hoping to heighten their sexual vitality will be attracted to these products that supposedly promise amplified femininity. The ideology that women in the sports sphere are supposed to be composed in both appearance and mannerisms undermines the physical greatness that these women have achieved. Thus, the female athletes face a huge obstacle in being able to compete and attain as high of a level of achievement compared to male athletes. For example, male athletes can express frustration or happiness when competing and it is viewed as energetic and enthusiastic while female athletes’ expressions of emotion are looked at as masculine or aggressive.
Gender and Capital
Gender and Capital
Gender Ideologies in Advertising
Gender ideologies, however weakened they may seem, are still present in today’s society. Although there is much more of a focus on promoting gender equality, it is clear from the many advertisements that intrude on our daily lives that women are still trapped in the domestic sphere. Most, if not all, commercials and advertisements for cleaning products are directed at a female audience. Whether the advertisement features a woman using the cleaning product or a man unsure of what to do with it, these commercials all suggest that women are the gender meant to be cleaning in the home and men do not belong in this field of life. These commercials are harmful in the fight for gender equality because they mindlessly promote the ancient ideologies that have kept women in the domestic sphere for so long.
Gender and Capitol
Gender inequalities are reduced in today’s society and family wage is no longer based on sexual division of labor. However, many ideologies of gender roles and capitols still remain. It true that women’s labor force increased and women’s wages are equivalent to men’s, but women are still primarily responsible for household labor. In advertisements, women and men are still portrayed doing the stereotypical roles; men are the workers while women are housewives who cook, do housework, and take care of children. The ideology of a typical household with wife and children dependent upon a male breadwinner still remains. Also, ads ensure that women are portrayed housewives and mothers in the family. Women are also shown in advertisements and commercials as teachers and nurses, based on the stereotypical nurturing roles that women play in these jobs. However, nowadays women also take on non-nurturing jobs. These show that today ideologies of gender and capitol still remain.
Gender and Capitol
I find it very troublesome that, even in such a modern and advanced society, we still seem to follow a set definition of gender roles. Advertisements are often geared toward women because the companies assume that women are the consumers and men are the producers. Jobs are often identified to be either male or female defined and, oftentimes, the people that are hiring allow themselves to be swayed by these old associations. Men become doctors, women become nurses. Men become construction workers, women become office secretaries. Sure, many women are attempting to break out of these stereotypes but a male-dominated society makes it much harder to achieve equality. Capitalism, in a sense, operates on this exact nature of gender roles. It separates men and women in an inherently unequal way. Gender roles have come a long way but there is still change that needs to happen before males and females are truly on the same level.
Gender and Capitol
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Gender and Capitol
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Revolution
Monday, January 23, 2012
Nonviolent Revolution
Revolution
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Revolution
Revolution
The 21st Century
Revolution of Different Forms
Revolution and War
Revolution
As far as whether or not violence is necessary, I oppose the use of harming innocent people, but violence has helped get the point across to people when they refuse to listen or it at least grasped the attention of the media and thus reaches even more people (such as terrorism, 9/11, the olympic games of 1972 where people were held hostage). At the same time, people who have tried to do peaceful demonstrations have been met with violence from those in power, such as the freedom marches, or protestors where people were harmed by the police and or military. Violence can help or hurt a cause.
Revolution needs one side to fight for it, and the other to compromise or submit to change. No growth ever came without some form of pain. I don't think changes can be abrupt where you wake up one day and say "all gays can be married now" but it happens gradually as people become more educated and concerned or as values shift one way or the other. Revolutions don't happen over night.
Revolution
Effective Revolutions
Revolution
I would also say that revolutions are constantly happening. As soon as one revolution succeeds and becomes the establishment another will begin with the intent of overthrowing it. Of course it isn't always easy to see the revolutions, and the same type may not always follow the one before it. (For example: A revolution such as the Civil War (successful or not, I would still consider this a revolution) was followed by a social revolution like the Civil Rights Movement.) But I do think that nearly every revolution has had violence at some point. With the exception, perhaps, of the Digital Revolution, if one considers that a real revolution.
Revolution
In relation to this definition, the people who participate in a revolution are opposing the current governmental system, and when those in power are rebelled against, they often respond by means of violence in order to keep control. Because revolution often implies the opposition of at least two forces, violence may seem like the only way to settle the disagreement. Using violence is easier and quicker than trying to amicably come to a compromise. For this reason, I think violence will always be one of the first potential solutions people use when faced with a revolution.
For example, in Born In Flames, the women seeking a revolution started their revolutionary pursuits by using non-violent methods, but when they were not taken seriously and no one acknowledged them, they were forced to turn to violence. Even when the armed women approached the male newscasters, the men thought it was all a joke. This part of the film showed the prevalence, and sometimes necessity, of violence in a revolution, but it also demonstrated that women were forced to use violence in order to get people to listen to them and take them seriously.
Because weapons are so easily attainable, I think that violence will always be a factor in revolution and revolutionary pursuits because of how easy it is for individuals and organizations to obtain weapons.
Revolution
Revolution
Revolution
Revolution
I do not think America is in need of a revolution. As we discussed in class, it’s essentially impossible for revolution to occur without violence. While I think there are many problems that need fixing including issues surrounding gay rights, women’s rights, the economy, distribution of wealth, prejudice and stereotypes, I believe revolution would cause unnecessary pandemonium. These issues, as well as many others, require attention and should be discussed and fixed and although it will be a long process, and may require many lifetimes, these problems will change over time whereas a revolution may cause irreversible damage and setbacks that could be too difficult to overcome.
Revolution
revolution
Can equality of black women be something that can happen in the world? In the Black Feminist Statement, it mentions how difficult women’s struggles were. Black men got the right to vote way before black women. It was a disconcerting to me that men were not equal to women and men can abuse female and further blame women for rape back in the 1980s. For example, white men could rape black women as a weapon of political repression. Black women have to experience and struggle against racism, sexism, and classism. In class we discussed how black women’s liberation means the liberation for all. But in order for the equality to be reached, I believe revolution should be the only method to end oppression. What would the world be like if revolution really happen? Would violence be the only way to deal with conflicts? I believe violence is not necessarily the right way to change the rights for black women; even if violence is used, can equality for black women be reached? Not necessarily. I believe it is not impossible to establish equality between genders peacefully without violence. It just takes a long while for society to change.