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Modern Family – not so funny!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by cathrynpeirce

So I’m currently sitting in front of the fire, rather annoyed. I wanted to watch something funny, so I went to hulu and decided to watch the most recent episode of Modern Family. I’m only 10 minutes in and I’m … Continue reading →

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Really WordPress?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by meganjoymansmann

I didn’t plan this post, but thought it would be interesting to bring up.  After posting my most recent Spark Post (not very long ago), WordPress showed me a confirmation (“You have published this many posts” or something) and under … Continue reading →

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I Take The Second Shift.

Posted on December 6, 2012 by ersilva1994

I live with a roommate who is a boy. Surprisingly, we are not your typical messy college boys. Our apartment is usually praised for being relatively clean in relation to other college students. One of the suites down the hall … Continue reading →

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Miss Representation

Posted on December 2, 2012 by nbsc128

Miss representation was a fascinating and wonderful documentary. I definitely agree with a point the movie brought up, which was: the sexuilization and “dumbing down” of women works to cast women aside, especially when it comes to positions of power. … Continue reading →

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What is justice? The Cleveland Bus Driver

Posted on December 1, 2012 by lschott1

I’ve written about this topic in an earlier post but I will return to it. A friend of mine recently showed me this video in which an altercation between a male bus driver and a female passenger includes the driver … Continue reading →

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What is oppression?

Posted on December 1, 2012 by giuliai

In the documentary “Diagnosing gender,” several trans people talked about being afraid to go to the doctor because of the discrimination and hostility they have to face when needing to get health care services.  This article about how the Affordable … Continue reading →

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Big Question: What is Free Choice?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Mary

Free choice is complicated, especially as it relates to subjects of this class. On one hand, we’re all human beings and we make our own decisions, both short- and long-term. That’s what makes us human. However, I think it’s impossible … Continue reading →

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What do we Assume about Men?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by eric132

In watching the documentary “Killing Us Softly 4” in class, the portal of women in print advertisements is heavily discussed as being unrealistic and inaccurate. These prints don’t accurately represent women of different races and sizes. Something I felt that … Continue reading →

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Selling clothes with barely any clothes

Posted on October 12, 2012 by mikeal0102

Nowadays it is not only women who are being targeted by ideal body images but also men. I contend arguments put forth by Bordo that it is far more important for women than men to be concerned with tightening up … Continue reading →

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Tattooed Diet Coke Bottle

Posted on October 12, 2012 by allied2015

This specific advertisement reveals the way in which women are objectified as inanimate objects.  The twist in this ad is the fact that the bottle is transformed into the body of a “normal” woman, rather than the woman being transformed … Continue reading →

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