Friday, April 3, 2009
Tech exam
stupid computers. they lost connection so we weren't able to finish our exam so i have to call next week to finish the rest of it.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Talking points on Anita Hill
The author is Peggy Orentein and the name of the text is Anita HIll is a Boy:Tales from a Gender-Fair Classroom
The argument that orenstein has is somewhat similar to Johnson/Delpit to say those forbidden words or things. Women have always been portrayed as weaker than men and men are always the dominant figure in every aspect of our society. In this text it is about showing the other side and about women's history and how women have done great things. The author wants to have more on women's right's but at the same show that history and society has great figures that are male and female and that one side shouldn't be focused on the other like it is in the other classes where male figures dominate.
Quote 1
"The boys definitely resent it," she says matter-of-factly. "They think Ms. Logan is sexist. But you know what i think? I think that it's the resentment of losing their place. In our other clases, the teachers just focus on men, but the boys don't complain that that's sexist. They say. It's different in those classes because we're focusing on the important people in history, who just happen to be men."
Through this class it allowed boys and girls to understand the history of woman, but as seen the boys tended to not enjoy the class as much but the girls did. This is unintentional but at a young age boys and girls are always taught that men are always superior. Like they said in the other classes how it's always male figures that are always shown this is true. Even in history classes they never discuss important events about women and when they are discussed they are lightly brushed over and never really get in depth.
Quote 2
"It's like how boys learn to see girls," says one of the girls. "i mean you turn on MTV Spring break and there's these stupid girls with huge breasts and the tiniest batin suits dancing around ....But if your a guy says luis, you see all those great bodies, and you think you want a girl like that. You think you should have a gil like that"
This quote is very intersting because it goes on beyond the classroom part and shows how our mindsets are very different. Girl's get offended by the stuff they see on this and don't want to be like that, but guy's think that this is what there supposed to see. Television has really brainwashed us so this kids think thats what they should see in a girl big boobs etc and girls think its apalling or they think thats how they are supposed to act for someone to like them. Some guys don't like the behavior either as it stated in the text. This shows just how we need to communicate with each other to stop this stereotypes and from happening so young impressionable kids don't fall into this mindset where guys think girls are pieces of meat and girls think they have to act like this.
Quote 3
"But i don't tell my freinds," he says. "if i told them i was interested in women's history, they'd call me a fag. Si i just take it and don't talk about it.
This quote is very good because it shows how in society some men put there own gender down if they want to become interested in learning about women's history. This happens in other things in society too if a male likes to cook,sew etc he is deemed gay, fag or wuss. We give these labels on what is manly and what is girly that it separates us from really being able to talk to one another. The boy luis is doing good because he is trying to expand his mind by learning about women, but at the same time he has to hide the fact that he wants to learn about women's studies because he'll be an outcast among his friends. This shows that sexism still exist and male dominance is still a must and if some men don't agree with it then they become wusses for wanting to learn more.
I thought the reading was very interesting. It shed light on things i never really thought of. I know about what women fought for and stuff, but at the same time there has been instances where i felt like Luis if i did this and someone found out people would call me names etc. What is wrong with embracing the history of women, or African americans or gays/lesbians? Nothing is wrong with it,but some people make it seem like it is so people hide that there learning. Like i said in the beginning i think this piece relates to johnson/delpit because it wants us to communicate with each other and have dialogue so that we can break down these stereotypes and notions that we have about each other.
The argument that orenstein has is somewhat similar to Johnson/Delpit to say those forbidden words or things. Women have always been portrayed as weaker than men and men are always the dominant figure in every aspect of our society. In this text it is about showing the other side and about women's history and how women have done great things. The author wants to have more on women's right's but at the same show that history and society has great figures that are male and female and that one side shouldn't be focused on the other like it is in the other classes where male figures dominate.
Quote 1
"The boys definitely resent it," she says matter-of-factly. "They think Ms. Logan is sexist. But you know what i think? I think that it's the resentment of losing their place. In our other clases, the teachers just focus on men, but the boys don't complain that that's sexist. They say. It's different in those classes because we're focusing on the important people in history, who just happen to be men."
Through this class it allowed boys and girls to understand the history of woman, but as seen the boys tended to not enjoy the class as much but the girls did. This is unintentional but at a young age boys and girls are always taught that men are always superior. Like they said in the other classes how it's always male figures that are always shown this is true. Even in history classes they never discuss important events about women and when they are discussed they are lightly brushed over and never really get in depth.
Quote 2
"It's like how boys learn to see girls," says one of the girls. "i mean you turn on MTV Spring break and there's these stupid girls with huge breasts and the tiniest batin suits dancing around ....But if your a guy says luis, you see all those great bodies, and you think you want a girl like that. You think you should have a gil like that"
This quote is very intersting because it goes on beyond the classroom part and shows how our mindsets are very different. Girl's get offended by the stuff they see on this and don't want to be like that, but guy's think that this is what there supposed to see. Television has really brainwashed us so this kids think thats what they should see in a girl big boobs etc and girls think its apalling or they think thats how they are supposed to act for someone to like them. Some guys don't like the behavior either as it stated in the text. This shows just how we need to communicate with each other to stop this stereotypes and from happening so young impressionable kids don't fall into this mindset where guys think girls are pieces of meat and girls think they have to act like this.
Quote 3
"But i don't tell my freinds," he says. "if i told them i was interested in women's history, they'd call me a fag. Si i just take it and don't talk about it.
This quote is very good because it shows how in society some men put there own gender down if they want to become interested in learning about women's history. This happens in other things in society too if a male likes to cook,sew etc he is deemed gay, fag or wuss. We give these labels on what is manly and what is girly that it separates us from really being able to talk to one another. The boy luis is doing good because he is trying to expand his mind by learning about women, but at the same time he has to hide the fact that he wants to learn about women's studies because he'll be an outcast among his friends. This shows that sexism still exist and male dominance is still a must and if some men don't agree with it then they become wusses for wanting to learn more.
I thought the reading was very interesting. It shed light on things i never really thought of. I know about what women fought for and stuff, but at the same time there has been instances where i felt like Luis if i did this and someone found out people would call me names etc. What is wrong with embracing the history of women, or African americans or gays/lesbians? Nothing is wrong with it,but some people make it seem like it is so people hide that there learning. Like i said in the beginning i think this piece relates to johnson/delpit because it wants us to communicate with each other and have dialogue so that we can break down these stereotypes and notions that we have about each other.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Talking Points # 6
One more River to Cross-Charles Lawrence
Whites Swim in Racial preferences- Tim Wise
In the article by Tim wise he argues that think that affirmative action always is connected with minorities and people of color, but in actuality there has always been affirmative action programs for whites for hundreds of years.
In the article by Charles Lawrence argues that Brown vs. the board of education was a great stride in the U.S. the court still kept making alternative ways to make sure that blacks were considered inferior. The article went more beyond education it was about how african americans were discriminated in all realms of American Society.
"Yet few whites have ever though of our position as resulting from racial preferences. Indeed, we pride ourselves on our hard work and ambition, as if somehow we invented the concepts"
White privilege has existed for many years and white people have always benefited from it. This relates back to Delpit and the codes of power. Many people who have white privilege don't realize that they benefit from it, and when they are questioned they become defensive and don't want to see the real existence. As the article showed white people benefited from many different things. For examplee the part about in the 1930's to 1960's how 15 million white families benefited from FHA loans, but people of color denied these programs. To have this privilege a group of people must be excluded as seen here. The blacks were denied loans, but 15 million white families were able to get the loans.
"In short, segregation American-style, like South African apartheid, has only one purpose: to create and maintain a permanent lower class or subcaste defined as race. ...They are kept separate because the separation labels or classifeies blacks as inferior beings."
Through all the court cases they were able to tip toe around the 14th amendment and other amendments that were supposed to help blacks become citizens and have rights. For example the case Plessy vs. Ferguson with separate but equal although it was supposed to keep things fair that didn't happen. Schools that were white had better teachers, facilities, etc while schools that were of color were run down overcrowded and didn't have enough staff. By doing the separate but equal clause it prevented blacks from having a good education and kept up the message that government was saying that you aren't good enough.
"Equality of education is not enough. There can be no equality under a segregated system. The American negro is not a dominant minority; therefore he must fight for complete elimination of segregation as his ultimate goal."
The victory that Brown vs the board of education was a step in the right direction for people of color, but there was still many other battles that had to be fought so that segregation would be completely gone. There was still separate facilities, taxes when voting, etc. Having schools unsegregated in schools is good, but like the article stated whats the point if they are raised in an environment where there isn't segregation and as soon as they leave taht school again they are back in a segregated society. Even if someone went to a good school that was diverse and segregation wasnt there they would still face discrimination in the workplace, on the streets in voting etc. To make a better environment for all the african american segregation has to be wiped clean oout of government,politics,schools etc.
I thought that this reading was interesting, but at the same time boring. The reading had good points and kept my attention ,but at times reading the court case and going on and dragging bored me a little. This goes well with the text that was assigned with this one by Tim wise because his article shows how the white people benefit from white privilege and this article shows the negative impact of white privilege on how it shows a group that they are inferior and can't succeed. Out of the two readings the article by Tim Wise was more interesting to read. This one was too, but after reading the same thing i became a little bored.
Whites Swim in Racial preferences- Tim Wise
In the article by Tim wise he argues that think that affirmative action always is connected with minorities and people of color, but in actuality there has always been affirmative action programs for whites for hundreds of years.
In the article by Charles Lawrence argues that Brown vs. the board of education was a great stride in the U.S. the court still kept making alternative ways to make sure that blacks were considered inferior. The article went more beyond education it was about how african americans were discriminated in all realms of American Society.
"Yet few whites have ever though of our position as resulting from racial preferences. Indeed, we pride ourselves on our hard work and ambition, as if somehow we invented the concepts"
White privilege has existed for many years and white people have always benefited from it. This relates back to Delpit and the codes of power. Many people who have white privilege don't realize that they benefit from it, and when they are questioned they become defensive and don't want to see the real existence. As the article showed white people benefited from many different things. For examplee the part about in the 1930's to 1960's how 15 million white families benefited from FHA loans, but people of color denied these programs. To have this privilege a group of people must be excluded as seen here. The blacks were denied loans, but 15 million white families were able to get the loans.
"In short, segregation American-style, like South African apartheid, has only one purpose: to create and maintain a permanent lower class or subcaste defined as race. ...They are kept separate because the separation labels or classifeies blacks as inferior beings."
Through all the court cases they were able to tip toe around the 14th amendment and other amendments that were supposed to help blacks become citizens and have rights. For example the case Plessy vs. Ferguson with separate but equal although it was supposed to keep things fair that didn't happen. Schools that were white had better teachers, facilities, etc while schools that were of color were run down overcrowded and didn't have enough staff. By doing the separate but equal clause it prevented blacks from having a good education and kept up the message that government was saying that you aren't good enough.
"Equality of education is not enough. There can be no equality under a segregated system. The American negro is not a dominant minority; therefore he must fight for complete elimination of segregation as his ultimate goal."
The victory that Brown vs the board of education was a step in the right direction for people of color, but there was still many other battles that had to be fought so that segregation would be completely gone. There was still separate facilities, taxes when voting, etc. Having schools unsegregated in schools is good, but like the article stated whats the point if they are raised in an environment where there isn't segregation and as soon as they leave taht school again they are back in a segregated society. Even if someone went to a good school that was diverse and segregation wasnt there they would still face discrimination in the workplace, on the streets in voting etc. To make a better environment for all the african american segregation has to be wiped clean oout of government,politics,schools etc.
I thought that this reading was interesting, but at the same time boring. The reading had good points and kept my attention ,but at times reading the court case and going on and dragging bored me a little. This goes well with the text that was assigned with this one by Tim wise because his article shows how the white people benefit from white privilege and this article shows the negative impact of white privilege on how it shows a group that they are inferior and can't succeed. Out of the two readings the article by Tim Wise was more interesting to read. This one was too, but after reading the same thing i became a little bored.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
career commitmment essay
booo im trying to figure how to start this lol. i want to do it right ahhh this is tough
Monday, March 16, 2009
Talking Points 5
Joseph kahne and Joel Westheimer
Kahne argues that service learning has two approaches one is when you do a charity or fundraiser for a specific cause the other is going into the community and interacting to do service learning. By working in the community you are actually interacting with people and the experience is a fuller one. By just doing a charity you aren’t getting full experience if you aren’t working with the community. In the article it demonstrates this with the two classes. The first group of kids did errands for doctors, preparing survival kits for the homeless. This is an act of generosity and giving of ones time, but they are doing it more behind the scenes and don’t really know who the people they are doing this for. The second class the kids examined homelessness and brought in speakers and made plans to help the homeless. This group actually worked in the community and worked with people from homeless shelters to help aid the homeless.
When I was a freshman I went and did Habitat for humanity. What I did was go to Orlando, Florida and I was there for a week and worked in the community. The work we did was in a section of Orlando where the houses were not kept up on and the people in the area had financial issues. Many of us went and did different things some did babysitting, others worked in stores, others worked on houses. I worked on a specific person’s house. During the week people would go with there groups they were put in and work on the houses. We would paint the houses, clean the yard, fix the fences etc. Through the week though we interacted with the people who lived in the houses and by doing service learning like this it allowed us to connect to the people we were doing this for. Many of the people that we met were very nice and were so appreciative of the work that we were doing. It is very easy to just send money to something and that is your good deed, but by working in the community you get hands on experience and see the people who you are dealing with. When I did this I enjoyed it very much and I was sad to see the week go by so fast. By working in an area too it allows you to break down the stereotypes and negative appearances that people put on areas and places. If someone tried to work in the ghetto people would automatically assume that if they went there that they would get shot or robbed. When people go into these areas though and work to build a better community that isn’t going to happen and many of the people who live there are just like everyone else and are probably nice. People would rather just send something or make a care package as an easy way out so they don’t have to put in the extra effort and go work in the community that needs help.
Kahne argues that service learning has two approaches one is when you do a charity or fundraiser for a specific cause the other is going into the community and interacting to do service learning. By working in the community you are actually interacting with people and the experience is a fuller one. By just doing a charity you aren’t getting full experience if you aren’t working with the community. In the article it demonstrates this with the two classes. The first group of kids did errands for doctors, preparing survival kits for the homeless. This is an act of generosity and giving of ones time, but they are doing it more behind the scenes and don’t really know who the people they are doing this for. The second class the kids examined homelessness and brought in speakers and made plans to help the homeless. This group actually worked in the community and worked with people from homeless shelters to help aid the homeless.
When I was a freshman I went and did Habitat for humanity. What I did was go to Orlando, Florida and I was there for a week and worked in the community. The work we did was in a section of Orlando where the houses were not kept up on and the people in the area had financial issues. Many of us went and did different things some did babysitting, others worked in stores, others worked on houses. I worked on a specific person’s house. During the week people would go with there groups they were put in and work on the houses. We would paint the houses, clean the yard, fix the fences etc. Through the week though we interacted with the people who lived in the houses and by doing service learning like this it allowed us to connect to the people we were doing this for. Many of the people that we met were very nice and were so appreciative of the work that we were doing. It is very easy to just send money to something and that is your good deed, but by working in the community you get hands on experience and see the people who you are dealing with. When I did this I enjoyed it very much and I was sad to see the week go by so fast. By working in an area too it allows you to break down the stereotypes and negative appearances that people put on areas and places. If someone tried to work in the ghetto people would automatically assume that if they went there that they would get shot or robbed. When people go into these areas though and work to build a better community that isn’t going to happen and many of the people who live there are just like everyone else and are probably nice. People would rather just send something or make a care package as an easy way out so they don’t have to put in the extra effort and go work in the community that needs help.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Talking Points IV
Linda Christensen
Unlearning the Myths That Bind Us
The author argues that mass media defines what makes up our children’s thought process and that their standards and ideas come from these movies, music, etc that shape how they will be. For girl’s movies, magazines, and celebrities show them what is beautiful and what isn’t. For guys they are depicted as buff, wealthy, not so smart etc so these are followed.
“Then students start to notice patterns-like the absence of female characters in many of the older cartoons. When women do appear, they look like Jessica Rabbit or Playboy centerfolds-even in many of the new and improved children’s movies.”
Many girls today feel like they have to look up to these standards that are placed in front of them. Many of the celebrities that they see on television or in magazines are curvy, big boobs, have tans etc. You could say this leads girls to become aneorexic, bulimic, getting more plastic surgeries so that they can achieve this so called beauty that is displayed to them on TV.
“Have you ever seen a black person, an Asian, a Hispanic in a cartoon? Did they have a leading role or were they a savant? What do you think this is doing to your child’s mind?”
I felt this quote was very helpful because it shows that once again being white has its advantages because if you are white then you are beautiful, have a better life etc. If you’re a minority then you are a servant someone who is uneducated etc etc. Although some people might not see this as anything it is an issue. There could be girls or boys out there who feel insecure about themselves because they aren’t white and they feel that being dark skinned is considered ugly. Today though there has been a tendency towards a shift to having that tan color but it isn’t really tan it’s more of an orange. Many movies though like in Disney all the princesses aren’t dark skinned they are white have freckles etc. This sets a standard and that being dark skinned isn’t considered beautiful.
“For some the lesson doesn’t end in the classroom. Many who watched the cartoons before we start our study they say they can no longer enjoy them. Now instead of seeing a bunch of ducks in clothes, they see the racism, sexism, and violence that swim under the surface of the stories.”
I thought this was helpful because at like in Johnson how we just can’t hide and ignore the facts. These students looked farther and now that the information is in front of them they can’t look at what they used to think was funny and cute. It just isn’t in cartoons it’s in pretty much everything we see today movies, billboards, magazines, shows. There is a hidden message that is showing kids and teenagers how one must be or what is considered the right way. Through all these messages they have the same result they show some group of people being the correct way and others being the wrong whether it is race or gender.
I thought this article was very good, but tough at the same time. Most of these cartoons and movies we were raised on and nobody would ever think that racism, sexism would ever be in there. When I was little I wouldn’t have ever thought that Peter Pan would have bad messages in it. When we are children we still have our innocence and don’t realize these deep messages, when we get older though and look back we see the depictions of people and how there is a lot of messages in there that are negative.
I related this article to something I learned before in my sociology class. On the show Jackass it has guys doing stupid stunts and hurting themselves. Although this does have humor to it, there is a stereotype that does develop. It shows guys as stupid and acting ridicolous and doing dangerous stunts. Many young kids watch this and many of them act like this and immitate this behavior.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXNXhIAgxTk
Unlearning the Myths That Bind Us
The author argues that mass media defines what makes up our children’s thought process and that their standards and ideas come from these movies, music, etc that shape how they will be. For girl’s movies, magazines, and celebrities show them what is beautiful and what isn’t. For guys they are depicted as buff, wealthy, not so smart etc so these are followed.
“Then students start to notice patterns-like the absence of female characters in many of the older cartoons. When women do appear, they look like Jessica Rabbit or Playboy centerfolds-even in many of the new and improved children’s movies.”
Many girls today feel like they have to look up to these standards that are placed in front of them. Many of the celebrities that they see on television or in magazines are curvy, big boobs, have tans etc. You could say this leads girls to become aneorexic, bulimic, getting more plastic surgeries so that they can achieve this so called beauty that is displayed to them on TV.
“Have you ever seen a black person, an Asian, a Hispanic in a cartoon? Did they have a leading role or were they a savant? What do you think this is doing to your child’s mind?”
I felt this quote was very helpful because it shows that once again being white has its advantages because if you are white then you are beautiful, have a better life etc. If you’re a minority then you are a servant someone who is uneducated etc etc. Although some people might not see this as anything it is an issue. There could be girls or boys out there who feel insecure about themselves because they aren’t white and they feel that being dark skinned is considered ugly. Today though there has been a tendency towards a shift to having that tan color but it isn’t really tan it’s more of an orange. Many movies though like in Disney all the princesses aren’t dark skinned they are white have freckles etc. This sets a standard and that being dark skinned isn’t considered beautiful.
“For some the lesson doesn’t end in the classroom. Many who watched the cartoons before we start our study they say they can no longer enjoy them. Now instead of seeing a bunch of ducks in clothes, they see the racism, sexism, and violence that swim under the surface of the stories.”
I thought this was helpful because at like in Johnson how we just can’t hide and ignore the facts. These students looked farther and now that the information is in front of them they can’t look at what they used to think was funny and cute. It just isn’t in cartoons it’s in pretty much everything we see today movies, billboards, magazines, shows. There is a hidden message that is showing kids and teenagers how one must be or what is considered the right way. Through all these messages they have the same result they show some group of people being the correct way and others being the wrong whether it is race or gender.
I thought this article was very good, but tough at the same time. Most of these cartoons and movies we were raised on and nobody would ever think that racism, sexism would ever be in there. When I was little I wouldn’t have ever thought that Peter Pan would have bad messages in it. When we are children we still have our innocence and don’t realize these deep messages, when we get older though and look back we see the depictions of people and how there is a lot of messages in there that are negative.
I related this article to something I learned before in my sociology class. On the show Jackass it has guys doing stupid stunts and hurting themselves. Although this does have humor to it, there is a stereotype that does develop. It shows guys as stupid and acting ridicolous and doing dangerous stunts. Many young kids watch this and many of them act like this and immitate this behavior.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXNXhIAgxTk
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