My topic for this paper is about Nicki Minaj and how she‚ as a popular icon‚ is considered “lowbrow” due to the fact that she represents an active and subversive threat to certain “power blocs.” She represents a threat because she exhibits and acknowledges explicit female sexuality‚ is a successful female artist in a male-dominated enterprise‚ and is a black artist. Minaj utilizes her body in way that is considered “inappropriate” and “out-of-control” by the establishment and as an attempt to minimize
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Hester Prynne is a Feminist The Scarlet Letter can easily be audited as early feministic piece of literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne created a story that exemplifies Hester as a strong female character living with her choices‚ whether they were ethical or unethical (Hawthorne‚ 52). Hester Prynne is a feminist who refuses to accept the subordinate role of women because she has financial‚ emotional‚ and intellectual independence. Hester Prynne is comparable to a modern feminist because of her admirable
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need for change and women’s independence. However‚ feminism is a broad term covering several different types‚ such as liberal‚ radical‚ and Marxist. Not all feminists believe the same and their ideas vary. Each of these approaches the family in a different way and offers different solutions to the problem of gender inequality. Liberal feminists offer a hopeful account of family life. They see social changes that have been made in equality for women. They believe that not only have women gained improvements
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me‚ I literally say‚ “that’s not funny‚” whenever someone makes a racist‚ sexist or homophobic joke because the truth is‚ it’s not and never will be. Feminism is about equal rights for everyone‚ and not just girls as it may sound‚ hence the name. Feminists don’t believe women should look or behave a certain way‚ it means they want women have to have the freedom to look and behave however they want -- unapologetically. It is not about telling women what they need. In this persuasive essay‚ my goal is
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Feminist and Lesbian Film FILMS STUDIED: Mädchen in Uniform (Children in Uniform) Germany‚ 1931‚ Directed by Leontine Sagan‚ Show Me Love (Sweden‚ 1998)‚ Directed by Lukas Moodysson The cycle of free expression followed by total persecution experienced by members of the homosexual community as a whole‚ before and post World War 2‚ was a symbolic and strengthening experience for Lesbian and Feminist film makers alike. It is now a time of freedom in Europe‚ where filmmakers are establishing
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FEMINIST LENS: A Feminist lens can be useful in every day life‚ because one of the most uttered issues is the characters of individuals such as girls. They are the ones often controversial. It’s been part of our lives‚ discussing characteristics‚ values‚ behaviors‚ etc. THE MISS PHILIPPINE PAGEANT: Women who are tall‚ have curved body shaped‚ beautiful‚ and smart are the so-called Miss Philippines‚ Binibining Pilipinas and they were the candidates. Some are willing to support this kind of
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Although Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow is a supporting character (and the only major female role‚ aside from Gwyneth Paltrow’s stand by your Iron Man cameo)‚ she reminds the audience of the ways in which girl power can be both feminist and fun. Black Widow’s skin-tight black suit provides eye-candy to the 18-25 year-old moviegoing males who are considered box office bread and butter. But archetypes of masculine sex appeal are on display as well (from Thor’s brawny good looks to
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The Decameron: A Feminist or Misogynist text? Giovanni Boccaccio is one of the leading Italian writers in the 1300s and has been considered as the father of Italian writing style through his composition of one hundred novelle. The Decameron continuously pictures women not as the objects of discussion but as the active producers and interpreters of their actions. Women are portrayed as they are or as they should be; they are shown to be as aggressive as men are while at the same time they can be
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job‚ who wants not to upset his husband and who is passing through her menopause crisis. She is an unfriendly person‚ who does not know to entertain a conversation‚ The other woman‚ the main character of the book is Dr. Robyn Penrose. She is a feminist university teacher specialising in the industrial novel and women’s writing. In her relationship she is a libertine spirit‚ but in her work‚ in the one thing she loves the most‚ she has commitment and devotion. She is a symbol of the free woman
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To understand the idea of the male gaze I willl be looking back on the development of the gaze and how it has developed into days society andespacially in the form of music videos. John berger observed that ‘ according to usage and conventions which are at last being questioned but have by omeans been overcome - men act and women appear. Men look atowomen. Women watch themselves being looked at’(Berger 1972‚45‚47) Berger first saw the idea of the male gaze when he arued that in European art form
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