entire argument is based on a gross mischaracterization of what the feminist movement’s goals and strategies are‚ and on top of that‚ there are numerous logical missteps throughout your argument. I hope in this letter to address these mischaracterizations of the feminist movement and to refute some truths you asserted that I believe are not as universal as you claim. First‚ let us address the mischaracterization of the feminist movement. The base of your argument relies on what you claim are the
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Tokenism is a longstanding and popular practice in Western culture when the situations entails entertainment; shows like South Park (Stone‚ Parker) frequently find the humour in bringing attention to one of their only Black characters - ironically named Token Black - while shows like The Wayans Bros. (Wayans)‚ on a more serious note‚ brought to light the issue with the Western world’s perfunctory effort at including minorities in the workforce. Tokenism‚ however‚ is not exclusive to entertainment
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Around this time‚ Cindy Sherman created her first work of art called Untitled; it has twenty three individual portraits revealing her gradual change from a spectacled student into a lustful party girl. Cindy Sherman used her photography to express feminist‚ postmodernist‚ and post culturalist movements. This essay will analyze Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Film Stills‚ her mural in the Musuem of Modern Art‚ and her influence on the generation now. Untitled Film Stills is a series of 70 black and white
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Cited: Churchill‚ Caryl‚ Top Girls‚ 1982 Austin‚ Gayle‚ Feminist Theories for Dramatic Criticism‚ University of Michigan Press‚ 1990. Case‚ Sue Ellen‚ Feminism and Theatre‚ London‚ Mac Millan‚ 1988 Eagleton‚ Mary‚ Feminist Literary Theory / A Reader‚ Blackwell Press‚ 1995. Dolan‚ Jill‚ The Feminist Spectator as Critic‚ UMI Research Press‚ 1988. Jaggar‚ M Alison‚ Feminist Politics and Human Nature‚ Brighton‚ Harvester‚ 1983 Naismith‚ Bill‚ Commentary in Caryl Churchill
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2.3 Nature or Nurture Debate “One is not born but rather becomes a woman” is a famous quote made by the feminist theorist‚ writer and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir from her book The Second Sex (1973). Although Beauvoir was not a sociologist her theory has been reiterated by those who reject the biological explanation of gender and who recognise gender and sex as separate entities. We are born with a biological sex‚ but acquire a gender through our socialisation. Essentialism views of gender
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The readings for this week consisted of the second half of Bell Hooks’ work. In this book‚ Hooks is giving the reader an insight into her experiences as a Black female feminist educator teaching about Black women’s issues. Although I myself am not Black‚ as a Mexican-American woman pursuing an academic career‚ I could relate to a vast amount of what Hooks stated throughout the book. The point that struck me the most was the discussion of critiques and the validation of experience in academia (Hooks
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exercise feminist curiosity It is time to raise the awareness that the peculiar situation and conditions of women cannot be taken for granted anymore. Women’s experiences need to be given public attention. Using the women as weeders scenario as an example‚ a feminist curious person would begin to ask why is it that it is only women who weed. Though not very explicitly‚ the little child who asked the Dad about why is it that it is only women who do the weeding is an example of feminist curiosity
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Why do these hurtful stereotypes have to dictate the way we live our lives? Shouldn’t we all just act more like feminists and not advocate for gender roles? Unfortunately‚ many people would say no. They wouldn’t become a feminist because feminism itself has many stereotypes associated with it that would deter people from supporting it. In her book‚ Adichie said‚ “...That word feminist is so heavy with baggage‚ negative baggage: you hate men‚ you hate bras‚ you hate African culture‚ you think women
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Is Sex Comedy or Tragedy? Directing Desire and Female Auteurship in the Cinema of Catherine Breillat Author(s): Katherine Ince Source: The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism‚ Vol. 64‚ No. 1‚ Special Issue: Thinking through Cinema: Film as Philosophy (Winter‚ 2006)‚ pp. 157-164 Published by: Wiley on behalf of The American Society for Aesthetics Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3700500 . Accessed: 01/11/2013 13:03 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms
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amount of oral freedom a presenter has or the number of breaks or the tone she uses. Gender is assumed to be a central principle of both understanding and skill which expresses interests of various types in discourse study. In conclusion‚ the feminist study of gender reveals the ways that changes in science alter human view of ideas of bodies and gender. These views acknowledge that men’s and women’s science are more similar and that due to difference in level of professionalism men may understand
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