In the Time article, "It’s Time to Stop Beautifying Violence Against Women for Fashion," it shines a light on the implications some ads give in order to sell clothing, like the idea of glamorizing sexual assault and rape culture. The Times author brought attention to photographer Raj Shetye, a recurring offender when it comes to the implications of rape culture. The article focused on a few of his photos where it is very clear the beautiful model is completely uncomfortable with the forcefulness of the male model. The female model seems to be extremely outnumbered in a 1 to 3 and or 4 ratio while wearing very little tight clothing. She is also being forced in to sexual positions. You can see the despair and agony on these woman's faces. The implication of rape culture and sexual violence is clear. These ads are for clothing brands, yet it is very hard to see the actual clothing the woman are wearing. These model's parents have spoken out about these photos, these bring shame to their culture, their daughter, and their family. The family believes photo shoots like these should be banned. What impression would these photos leave on a young child? The article talks about how it is impossible to view these ads and not take notice of the uncomfortable dominance the man has over the woman. These photos hit home to victims and their families, "35% of women experience sexual and domestic violence", most people never imagine it could be them until they are the victims.
As a woman viewing these photos made me uncomfortable and angry. Sexual violence is something that is overlooked in our society. Sexual assault happens to men as well, but is rarely heard of. I think it is a huge double standard that photos of woman being helpless exist, but no photographer would never have the idea to put a woman in the dominant role leaving the man helpless. While people attempt to bring awareness it is things like this advertising that needs to stop. How would you react if your daughter was a victim? How would you react if your son was the culprit?
article: http://time.com/3093670/indias-gang-rape-plague-violence-against-women-for-fashion/
Friday, September 30, 2016
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Adoltolescence
Technology has one of the biggest effects on the development of children. Now that children have full access to everything that is on the internet they have the ability to gain the same knowledge as a grown adult. When I was a kid I had to be home when the street lights came on, now kids have to be home when their parents call them or facetime them. Scholars are saying sexual maturation happens six years earlier than it did in the 1850's. They estimate this age to be about 7. From the large amount of knowledge children have at such an early age of adolescence this has shortened the time of early adult hood. Adultolescence is the time between adolescence and adulthood. It says, "puberty is not so much a fixed physical state as it is a complex sociological experience". The dangers of children being able to view anything via the internet includes watching live surgeries on youtube, vulgar television shows, rated R movies, urban dictionary searches, all social media, and even pornography. Some parents will attempt to monitor what the child searches, but I am sure the kids are smart enough to erase their searches. The average lifespan has nearly doubled since the 1850's. According to the American Fertility Association the average couple gets married at her 25 years of age and his 27 years of age. I do have to wonder why there is a two year age gap. These ages are up % years since the 1960's. Women are also having babies much later than in prior years. The article says “Right now, we’re in the era of the 40-year-old mother,” said Arrison “There will be a time when we’re in the era of the 70-year-old mother", this surprised me because I never thought about the change in parenthood age. In my grandparents era they wanted to have kids as soon as they got married. I seem to notice many young newly weds want to have a honeymoon phase after marriage before they begin to have kids. I am not sure if this has any correlation to conception issues, but it wouldn't surprise me. I believe it is also taking people longer to land a "good job" after college. I also see some young couples wanting to travel before settling down. If technology and research is allowing us to live longer and grow up earlier will the average person in time live to be over 100?
Post 3
All in the family-While reading this article I was slightly puzzled at some times and at others I was amused. In reviewing this article there was some phrases that stuck out, one being "The more attached a man is to the size of his paycheck, the more difficult the transition will be" says Coontz. This stuck out to me because, it reflects on how a man views his masculine duties in life. From a young age men are told they have to pay for everything when out with a women, and many years ago most woman did not work. I believe in a man's mind the size of his paycheck determines how well he can take care of his family and it determines his success. While I disagree with that statement and believe your own person happiness is a reflection of your success, I am sure to some this is not the case. Another phrase that stuck out to me was "my entire self-image pretty much got shattered" Ron Mattocks. I never quite thought about how a man builds self confidence/image. Other than looks what else do they base it off of? I believe many find confidence in their looks, families, jobs, woman and financial state. Comparing a nontraditional nuclear family and a traditional modern family I believe they both have equal opportunities to succeed. The depression and realization might me tough for a man when he realizes he will not be "bringing home the bacon", but once the family gets adjusted it sounds like a great opportunity for a father to see the daily life of a stay at home mom.
While reading this I did find this article amusing because I have a slightly swayed opinion, my father was a "stay at home mom" while my mother worked. I grew up with this lifestyle and I can say the article is accurate. I live in a white-picket-fence neighborhood where my dad was the ONLY stay at home dad out of over 100 houses. My dad would wake me up for school in the morning pack me lunch (it was never a good one) walk me to the bus stop then would continue to work around the house, do laundry and clean. When we came home we had till 4:00 to relax and have a snack then he would sit down with my sister and I to do homework. My mom would have left by the time we were woken up for school and would come home shortly after 4:00. Dinner in my house was a group effort between the four of us. Then my parents alternated daily who put the kids to bed and told the bed time story. There was some strengths my dad had that my mom didn't, like punctuality. I rarely missed the bus and he was always there when the bus was dropping us off. My mom was better at laundry, but my dad was way better at telling bed time stories. Bottom line is I enjoyed reading this article because it was like I was reading about my life, My family turned out just fine, my house was filled with just as much love as the one next door.
While reading this I did find this article amusing because I have a slightly swayed opinion, my father was a "stay at home mom" while my mother worked. I grew up with this lifestyle and I can say the article is accurate. I live in a white-picket-fence neighborhood where my dad was the ONLY stay at home dad out of over 100 houses. My dad would wake me up for school in the morning pack me lunch (it was never a good one) walk me to the bus stop then would continue to work around the house, do laundry and clean. When we came home we had till 4:00 to relax and have a snack then he would sit down with my sister and I to do homework. My mom would have left by the time we were woken up for school and would come home shortly after 4:00. Dinner in my house was a group effort between the four of us. Then my parents alternated daily who put the kids to bed and told the bed time story. There was some strengths my dad had that my mom didn't, like punctuality. I rarely missed the bus and he was always there when the bus was dropping us off. My mom was better at laundry, but my dad was way better at telling bed time stories. Bottom line is I enjoyed reading this article because it was like I was reading about my life, My family turned out just fine, my house was filled with just as much love as the one next door.
Friday, September 23, 2016
societal gender roles
Fa'afaine-"the manner of women"
An american somoan society in the south pacific. Where every man and woman had a specific role. children who are males could take on feminine tasks at a young age. After becoming fa'fafine they begin to ask like a female like dress, dancing the siva (a traditional dance) and fufilling female roles in the home. They usually end up taking care of the children and their elderly parents.
Hijra-
From south Asia. Some people choose to be transgender. They have almost their own category by the government. Sometimes they have their own community and leaders as well. Young boys in these communities usually get used as sex workers. The gender role they take on is determined by social rank and education.
Sworn Virgins- Balkans
These were chastity women who took on male roles to usually avoid the duties as a female. They also usually participated in cross dressing. These people never really get the chance to marry or have children.
Kathoey-Thailand
Where young men exploit their sexual orientation. These men portray typical feminine qualities untypical of a man, for appearance and behavior. Sometime they are called lady-boys and are usually role models. This is like a third gender in Thailand seen as not men nor women.
Bugis
The Bugis acknowledge three sexes female, male, hermaphrodite. They also accknowledge four genders women, men, calabai, and calalai. They have a fifth meta-gender group, the bissu. Bissu have their own distinctive clothing. They are a combination of all genders. To become a bissu, one must be born both female and male, or hermaphroditic. They recognoze 5 genders called makkunrai, oroane, bissu, calabai, and calalal.
In comparison to western society all these roles are very different, our government would never think of a third party for a gender. I do not believe it would be possible to ever have chastity women as a group because of how sexualized our society is. We are very accepting to transgender and cross dressers. I also believe we would never be able to keep the genders straight and be able to identify who is who because personally I already struggle telling the difference between them. I think we should do something about the bathroom situation. Maybe turn the third bathroom that some businesses have that are for families into a family and "other" bathroom. I believe there are many improvements we need to make in our society but baby steps will get us there,
An american somoan society in the south pacific. Where every man and woman had a specific role. children who are males could take on feminine tasks at a young age. After becoming fa'fafine they begin to ask like a female like dress, dancing the siva (a traditional dance) and fufilling female roles in the home. They usually end up taking care of the children and their elderly parents.
Hijra-
From south Asia. Some people choose to be transgender. They have almost their own category by the government. Sometimes they have their own community and leaders as well. Young boys in these communities usually get used as sex workers. The gender role they take on is determined by social rank and education.
Sworn Virgins- Balkans
These were chastity women who took on male roles to usually avoid the duties as a female. They also usually participated in cross dressing. These people never really get the chance to marry or have children.
Kathoey-Thailand
Where young men exploit their sexual orientation. These men portray typical feminine qualities untypical of a man, for appearance and behavior. Sometime they are called lady-boys and are usually role models. This is like a third gender in Thailand seen as not men nor women.
Bugis
The Bugis acknowledge three sexes female, male, hermaphrodite. They also accknowledge four genders women, men, calabai, and calalai. They have a fifth meta-gender group, the bissu. Bissu have their own distinctive clothing. They are a combination of all genders. To become a bissu, one must be born both female and male, or hermaphroditic. They recognoze 5 genders called makkunrai, oroane, bissu, calabai, and calalal.
In comparison to western society all these roles are very different, our government would never think of a third party for a gender. I do not believe it would be possible to ever have chastity women as a group because of how sexualized our society is. We are very accepting to transgender and cross dressers. I also believe we would never be able to keep the genders straight and be able to identify who is who because personally I already struggle telling the difference between them. I think we should do something about the bathroom situation. Maybe turn the third bathroom that some businesses have that are for families into a family and "other" bathroom. I believe there are many improvements we need to make in our society but baby steps will get us there,
Gender in Blurred lines
I have recently reviewed three different music videos, one being an original song blurred lines by a well known artist Robin Thicke. The other two videos were personal takes on the song and the video, a boylesque version and a feminist parody. My prior to watching the video opinion was a dirty song, very popular and very catchy. As I began to watch the original music video by Robin Thicke I became extremely uncomfortable. The sexualization of women in this video actually made me want to turn it off with anger. While the men in this video were extremely well dressed in suits, the women were practically naked dancing and shimming around. The vulgar phrases and lyrics made me extremely upset. For example they refereed to girls as "good girls" and suggesting "I know you want it". Along with the ass smacking and hair pulling I was not surprised that Robin Thicke chose to make his music video so sexual. In today's culture it did not surprise me at all, but I wish it did.
The second video I watched was a boylesque version where the woman were dressed in suits while the men were practically naked dancing around. It was the same video as Robin Thicke but with reversed roles. At first this video almost made me uncomfortable, but by the end I was laughing and enjoying seeing this change in gender roles. In Thicke's version there was women sexually riding animals, it did make me want to look away when the men in this video began to do the same. I was also very unsure how I felt about the phrase "good boy" instead of "good girl", it is something I never really heard. In fact the only time I have ever said "good boy" was to my dog, but people tell girls all the time that they are a "good girl". This video made me feel empowered because I want to show it to every male in the world to prove to them the way women are sexualized. If we could switch gender roles for a day nation wide I am sure men would realize the way women are sexualized. For example the difference it makes when a woman walks down the street in comparison to man.
The third video was my favorite. A feminist parody of blurred lines. It features naked men, women dressed in business formal outfits, and a completely new set of lyrics. My favorite line said, "so we can fuck this mans world, with all its bullshit, girls don't deserve this" which I find to be so true. Woman do not deserve to feel sexualized with every move they make. Most choices woman make involve thinking about how a man would view this choice. The one scene I found to be the best depiction of a woman was when a man with no clothes on other than an apron had just made a sandwich. This is what most people view the typical house wife as. The viewing of all three videos showed what can happen when you view something from a man's point of view versus a woman's.
I find it repulsive to think about how our culture views woman as a whole. We are grouped together and viewed as these house wives with little rights. The woman suffrage act in the nineteenth and twentieth century got us to where we are today, but since then we have not made many big changes. It is time for gender equality, in hopes that I never have to feel uncomfortable doing something so simple as watching a music video.
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