Tag Archives: Gender

Street Harassment: It’s Not a Compliment

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

Copyright 2012.  All rights reserved. It always bothers me when men say things like “If women on the street said that I looked nice, it’d make my day!” right after I’ve complained about something a stranger said to me.  Some … Continue reading →

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Slip of the Tongue

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Slip of the Tongue One of my sociology teacher introduced me to this video.  It’s a  great spoken-word piece on gender and race/ethnicity.  It’s thoughtful while also humorous.  And I love how well it’s performed; I’d love to be able … Continue reading →

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Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Part 1 This week in my Intro to Gender Studies class we watched this film, but I think it’s an important subject and should be discussed and examined by the general community, not just gender studies students, because these issues … Continue reading →

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Killing us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Women and the media I watched this video, put out by Jean Kilbourne, in my gender studies class, but I think it’s very important that the issue of how advertisers are portraying women  is addressed outside of academia because these … Continue reading →

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