SexSinfulVictorian area—sexual repression for womenWeren’t supposed to enjoy sexMadonna is supposed to be asexual and the whore is extremely sexualSexual revolutionBirth control, free love, women’s rights, and abortionStarted to make sex more acceptableModern version of Madonna dichotomyResponsibility of women to make sure things don’t get out of controlCompulsion to be sexy but one kind, Madonna and Paris HiltonSexy that is acceptable is the pornographic demeanor with heterosexual male involvedSexy but not sexualWomen’s morality is conflated with whether or not you are sexually purePure=moralNo talk about women’s sexual desires at allThe things that we see in the media don’t portray it from the women’s perspectiveWho should determines women’s sexual behavior? Churches, parents, ourselves, government, etcRadical consentMeans either party has the freedom to say no without threat of force or coercionExplicitly saying yesWithout shame, guilt, or ambiguityPolitical issueOver the past year there have been a lot of proposals telling women what they can and cant do with their bodiesDefunding of planned parenthoodFailure to renew violence against women actIncreased barriers to abortionMandated ultrasound prior to abortionWomen make up to 51% of the population but only 17% of congressBlunt amendment (allows religious institutions to refuse to cover birth control)Morality and autonomyAntiquated thinking conflates women’s sexual purity with their morality… but purity has nothing to do with moralityIt doesn’t matter whether or not you are a sexual person it doesn’t make you a bad personFeminismRadical idea that women are human beings fully and equally capable of decision makingSeeks to liberate women and men from gender constraintsThe KnotCauses paralysis because we have grown up in a system with patriarchy and its hard for us to see any other system out thereTwo myths to patriarchyIt always has been and always will be this way, this is an ignorant debateOur society is constantly in motionWith each individual we can change the systemThere is stuff that we can do about itMyth of no effectPeople think the system is too big to change and that an individual cant bring out that much changeGhandi says that it’s a combination of leaves to form a tree like a combination of individuals to form a systemHow to challenge patriarchyBefore we try to combat it we have to acknowledge it existsWe have to fight itMake noise and be seen, volunteer, participateOpenly choose and model alternatives pathsTaking the bill instead of the menIn a marriage switching rolesActively promote changeVolunteerSupport other minoritiesPatriarchy system puts different race and sexual orientation below men as wellWork with othersKilling us SoftlyNear the end it talks about taking measures to have more healthier body models in magazines and trying to fix feminism issuesSpainGender stratification—civil war in Spain with dictatorship with women having no place, tied to housewife mindset, constricting on womenWhen the dictator died (Francisco Franco) it was no longer enforcedSpain underwent such a changeTook a lot of western views and equality standpoints and giving women a voiceWomen are free and independent and can make up 40% of the workforceSpain ranked 38% feminine country, more happyAllows country to allow equality unlike in a masculine country is more male dominantWomen like to do what they like and men want to be the best and get those moneyViolence in SpainMale police are still majorityBringing more awarenessGender socializationMen and women are told what men and women’s work isToddlers are able to differentiate between the twoIt used to be only men that went to college and get jobsKilling us SoftlyWomen are helpless, girly, sillyWe think of society as gender as equals but in social media it is far from thatTriangleThree parts to the loveIf you have all three you have confident loveCommitment, intimacy, and passionSociology Notes 3 11/08/2012Sex-Sinful-Victorian area—sexual repression for womenoWeren’t supposed to enjoy sexoMadonna is supposed to be asexual and the whore is extremely sexual-Sexual revolutionoBirth control, free love, women’s rights, and abortionoStarted to make sex more acceptableoModern version of Madonna dichotomy-Responsibility of women to make sure things don’t get out of control-Compulsion to be sexy but one kind, Madonna and Paris Hilton-Sexy that is acceptable is the pornographic demeanor with heterosexual male involved-Sexy but not sexual-Women’s morality is conflated with whether or not you are sexually pure-Pure=moral-No talk about women’s sexual desires at all-The things that we see in the media don’t portray it from the women’s perspective-Who should determines women’s sexual behavior? Churches, parents, ourselves, government, etc-Radical consentoMeans either party has the freedom to say no without threat of force or coercionoExplicitly saying yesoWithout shame, guilt, or ambiguity-Political issueoOver the past year there have been a lot of proposals telling women what they can and cant do with their bodiesoDefunding of planned parenthoodoFailure to renew violence against women actoIncreased barriers to abortionoMandated ultrasound prior to abortionoWomen make up to 51% of the population but only 17% of congressoBlunt amendment (allows religious institutions to refuse to cover birth control)-Morality and autonomyoAntiquated thinking conflates women’s sexual purity with theirmorality… but purity has nothing to do with moralityoIt doesn’t matter whether or not you are a sexual person it doesn’t make you a bad personoFeminismRadical idea that women are human beings fully and equally capable of decision makingSeeks to liberate women and men from gender constraintsPresentations 11/08/2012The Knot-Causes paralysis because we have grown up in a system with patriarchy and its hard for us to see any other system out thereTwo myths to patriarchy-It always has been and always will be this way, this is an ignorant debateoOur society is constantly in motionoWith each individual we can change the systemoThere is stuff that we can do about it-Myth of no effectoPeople think the system is too big to change and that an individual cant bring out that much changeoGhandi says that it’s a combination of leaves to form a tree like a combination of individuals to form a systemHow to challenge patriarchy-Before we try to combat it we have to