COMEDIVA!!!!!!!!

Hello ladies: since i wont be able to make it tonight due to the prolonged continuation of my midterms... but i wanted to share with you this great website that just launched called COMEDIVA it's a space for female comedy as they state "high and low brow shit" so take some time and ENJOY!!!! i also have a link from comediva of Adeliana Anthony one of the foremost Xicana/Indigena/Lesbian/Feminist artist (i know there are a lot of //// but she is really great)

A Conversation with Gloria Steinem

Enjoy !

http://marlothomas.aol.com/2011/03/10/mondays-with-marlo-gloria-steinem-3-14-11/

Hey All!

Here is a video that my friend and her friends made in reaction to the planned parenthood cuts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxBR1AiFS4

watch ittttttt! <3

Genderconstruction

HI ladies,

here is my article concerning the topic of last week.

See you all tomorrow. :)
Antje

http://www.oneonta.edu/faculty/farberas/arth/arth200/gender.html

Male supremacy

“Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?”- Bell Hooks

Last summer, while I did outreach for the organization I interned at, POWER (People Organized to Win Employment Rights), for a campaign against unfair transit policies and immigrant rights, I came across a day laborer who talked to me for about 5-10 minutes.

After I talked to him about the campaign he seemed to be really interested in the work that I was doing. With teary eyes he told me about his experience as an undocumented day laborer. “I’m tired and sick of this broken immigration system. I have been here for 30 years and I am still forced to live in the shadows” he said.

“But I am glad I have become more involved with the _________ Program. You should go talk to us one of these days!
I am so grateful that there are people like you in this world. Thank you for the work that you do.

For your information I am a macho! but I respect the work that you, women, are doing. I am a man, I have *****, I am proud of being a man but I really have to say that women are really steppin’ it up” he added later on.

and he kept on repeating the word “masculine” and “macho” over and over…

11 year old Gang Raped: How Our Society Plays the Blame Game

An 11 year old girl was gang raped in a small Texas town and the first few news reports of the vicious attack included local observations that the girl dressed older than her age, wore a lot of makeup, and hung out with teenage boys on the playground. A hospital worker fretted, since she knew several of the defendants (including a couple of star basketball players for the town's high school), that it was horrible that these men would have to live with this for the rest of their lives. Another man thought both parties needed to pray and turn to God. Excuse me, but where is the concern for the victim? Why portray her as someone who was asking to be raped? Jezebel and CafeMom question why the media and the town's inhabitants are treating this devastating story in absolutely the wrong way. Nobody asks to get raped. Having women dress less provocatively is not the solution to rape.

http://jezebel.com/#!5780022/media-blows-it-with-pathetic-gang-rape-coverage
http://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/117293/who_cares_what_an_11

result of Million Woman March

Evening all,

i just wanted to share with you the result of the Million Woman March that took place in Egypt on International Women's Day. while the revolution has succeeded women are still being left out of the debate I think it is important to stay aware of what is going on with our sisters in other countries...

Million Woman March

Maybe not SUPER related to this week...but....

I'm kind of in love.

Gendered cooking toys

I recently wrote two papers focusing on how toys create gender roles in children, specifically cooking and housekeeping toys. After researching online stores for hours, it is still shocking to realize the extent to which a gender binary is ingrained in play time. It's no surprise that 80% of the cooking toys were marketed to girls, covered in pink and disney princesses. But for me, the worst part of it was that when marketers did decide to include toys for boys, those toys were blatantly in a power position.

The most striking example: a line of aprons called "Cute Sayings"

Boy apron
Girl apron

If colors are any indication of gender, then girls should wear the pink apron labeled "Super cute assistant" while boys get the blue apron that reads "I'm the boss."

Uhhh, no thank you. I think not...

Happy International Women's Day

Hello ladies... in honor of International Women's Day i just wanted to share this with you so we can all appreciate the women who have come before us and continue to inspire us...

16 of History's Most Rebellious Women

Advice for Young Girls from The Little Mermaid

Advice From A Cartoon Princess: Belle

Toy Ads and Learning Gender

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Two things: One, I love Lucy Lawless as Xena. Two, this poem is amazing (and it's by Maya Angelou, which makes me like it even more).

Phenomenal Woman Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say, It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say, It's in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed. I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing It ought to make you proud. I say, It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Maya Angelou

Living Diversely

I grew up in the Bay. And because this wonderful place is so ethnically diverse, I grew up around a lot of people of different color, different backgrounds, and from different walks of life. I went to a Thai restaurant with my mom the other day and we saw a college couple. I'm so used to seeing interracial couples that I didn't even notice that the man was Chinese and the woman was Indian. My mom did. I try to be as politically correct mentally as possible, but it was nice to realize that I really am blind to race when it comes to judging a person.

Communication: Gender and Intercultural

I hadn't explored intercultural communication, but it is very interesting as well as complex. I knew that people of different cultures communicate differently, but the subject matter is more diversified than that. Some important points: language is subjective, men and women have different linguistic patterns, communication is value-laden. Makes you think before you speak.
http://feminism.eserver.org/gender/cyberspace/gender-differences.txt

Body Image and Adolescents

This research article is based on an experiment conducted among hundreds of adolescent girls AND boys. Striving to look your best becomes a subculture, the "appearance culture". Body image is also dependent on peer appreciation/acceptance and peer criticism. The full pdf is a free download.
http://jar.sagepub.com/content/19/3/323.abstract

Every day we are getting closer and closer to...

Shout out to rockin' "mature" ladies... check out Annie Levy's beautiful portraits of strong, happy, fierce women.

March is Women's HERstory Month

Hey lovelies,
I meant to tell everyone on Tuesday, but I forgot. Anyway this is OUR month!

Check it out

Love, Kim

Bleaching in Jamaika

I actually learnt in my "peace and conflict" studies lecture that "Aloha" means, I greet the good within you. Just a fun fact :)

All jokes aside, the video last night made me really sad, so I did some research and posted another article about this phenomenon.

Enjoy!

http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primecomments/0902_bleaching.shtml ladies!

Body image and impact on self-esteem

Hello ladies!

I found this very interesting posting which relates to the topic of last week.

Much love, Antje

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/body_image/body_image.html