Wednesday, December 11, 2013
"Eat Less" Shirt Pulled
As I posted before about the Forever 21 magnet that was pulled from their website we have another example before of a similar type issue. Urban Outfitters Pulls Shirt from Website in 2010 that said "eat less." To make the point worse the model wearing the shirt on their website looks like such a frail little thing.
Huggies & Dads
Dads Take on Spaghetti night with Huggies wipes handy in this commercial. take a look.
Controversy apparently came out of the woodwork over the portrayal of the dads in the above commercial. Honestly, I have to say is I don't see it. My initial reaction was quite positive. I really like how the dads are shown with their babies here. The dialog doesn't put the fathers down and what the fathers themselves say also matches with a constructive model of dads being legitimate parental figures. They seem quite natural and comfortable with that they are doing and with their kiddos!
They are Marines, They Don't Have Nicknames
http://prezi.com/4qqg8xzhfhqf/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
Above is the final project presentation we-- Portia Gottschall, Kami Rutherford, Angie Wilmot, and I, co-created for our Men, Women, and Society class (Sociology 3355) this fall semester. The presentation was supposed to cover two overriding concepts from our coursework this semester. If you take a look you'll see the ideas we chose to cover are social construction and hegemonic masculinity but we took it a step further and also discussed the gender continuum and applied them all to women in the Marines.
I think the best part of the whole presentation was our encouragement of the class to figuratively follow along with us "putting on our Sociology glass" to take a look at these concepts. To drive how this point we gave each student an outline of sunglasses with a Crayola crayon. I mean, who doesn't like to color?
Social constructionism and hegemonic masculinity are threaded throughout military culture. Taking a closer look was really an eyeopener for me. Two of our group members were in a branch of the military- the Navy and the Marines. Doing research and having those firsthand examples was vital to our approach for this particular project.
I leave you with this quote:
Above is the final project presentation we-- Portia Gottschall, Kami Rutherford, Angie Wilmot, and I, co-created for our Men, Women, and Society class (Sociology 3355) this fall semester. The presentation was supposed to cover two overriding concepts from our coursework this semester. If you take a look you'll see the ideas we chose to cover are social construction and hegemonic masculinity but we took it a step further and also discussed the gender continuum and applied them all to women in the Marines.
I think the best part of the whole presentation was our encouragement of the class to figuratively follow along with us "putting on our Sociology glass" to take a look at these concepts. To drive how this point we gave each student an outline of sunglasses with a Crayola crayon. I mean, who doesn't like to color?
Social constructionism and hegemonic masculinity are threaded throughout military culture. Taking a closer look was really an eyeopener for me. Two of our group members were in a branch of the military- the Navy and the Marines. Doing research and having those firsthand examples was vital to our approach for this particular project.
I leave you with this quote:
“They are Marines. They don’t have a nickname and they don’t need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere at a Marine post. They inherit the traditions of Marines. They are Marines.”
-Gen. Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the Marine Corps
From a 1944 interview with Life Magazine
Feminisms
Reclaiming Feminism – The word and the movement
http://onyourmarkresearch.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/reclaiming-feminism-the-word-and-the-movement/Some other links on feminism:
An "extremer" look at feminism, if you will
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Feminism/feminism_is_evil.htmAnd just...I can't even tell you how wrong this blog is... Further unpacking will happen once I cool off and decide how to delicately address the misconceptions laid out here.
Masculinities, Yes Plural
Femininities and Masculinities, yes, in plurality is the idea here that should be replacing this gender either/or dichotomy our current society pretends to function in. Professor Raewyn Connell from The University of Sydney writes more on this concept in her book called Masculinities.
‘Masculinities’ are not the same as ‘men’. To speak of masculinities is to speak about gender relations. Masculinities concern the position of men in a gender order. They can be defined as the patterns of practice by which people (both men and women, though predominantly men) engage that position.
Biography: http://www.raewynconnell.net/p/about-raewyn_20.html
‘Masculinities’ are not the same as ‘men’. To speak of masculinities is to speak about gender relations. Masculinities concern the position of men in a gender order. They can be defined as the patterns of practice by which people (both men and women, though predominantly men) engage that position.
What are Masculinities?
Masculinities - An Interview with the Author
Biography: http://www.raewynconnell.net/p/about-raewyn_20.html
The Genderbread Person v. 2.0: it's Pronounced Metrosexual
From Sam Killermann's book, The Social Justice Advocate's Handbook: A Guide to Gender we have gotten this lovely graphic of the Genderbread Person. I think most notable is the fact that through further research and suggestions by himself and others there is now a version 2.0. I appreciate the fluidity of greater encompassment being valued here.
3 Ways to Get his Book. For Real, two of these options involve it costing you $0. Check it out.
Food for thought:
What improvements do you think should be made for a version 3.0? Why?
Does any particular part of this graphics resonate with you? Why or Why not?
What TV Teaches Us
This Romanian ad will make you think twice about what your children are really learning from television.
Subliminal message seep through every crevice of pop culture and are drilled into unsuspecting, as well as suspecting, heads on the daily through television. restricting what children see and talking to children about they do see on television is an important part of gender socialization. Having this conversation, what my circle of professionals calls "gender talks," is an absolutely necessary part of the change we wish to see in society for our future generations.
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