Thursday, August 29, 2013
Blog for Week of August 27, 2013
After watching the Blurred Lines music video in class, I went back to my apartment and had a conversation with my boyfriend, Zach, about it. It was interesting to hear his take on it. He said, “I never really saw sexism until I met you but now that I do I see it every where. In that video those women got so much attention for being naked and so much praise. In reality, those women are being brain washed to believe that if they allow themselves to be a part of the oppression they are ‘cool.” I think it’s so easy for other men and women to dismiss the important of feminism and the impacts of pop culture because they are socially and economically rewarded to ignore it. It is so much more difficult to stick up for something when you are the only one doing it. I just thought that Zach’s insight was interesting and really applied to our class.
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I think it's really cool that you can talk to your boyfriend about this and he has taken a genuine interest in the matter. I feel as though if I talked to any of my guy friends about this, they wouldn't be concerned or care so much about it.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a reason why I approve of Zach. I was really impressed when he accompanied Lydia and I to the "Take Back the Night" last year as he was one of the few (if not the only) guys there.
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