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WS 200: MIDTERM
Killing Us Softly (Film) |
Kilbourne - uncovers a steady stream of sexist and misogynistic images and messages; showing a world of thin women in positions of passivity; restrictive code of femininity that undermines girls around the world |
Women's' Right to Vote |
1920, 19th amendment passed; Elizabeth Stanton, Susan B Anthony, and Lucy Stone were important figures; suffragettes were women who campaigned for the right to vote |
Margaret Sanger |
American birth control activist, sex educator, and nurse; opened first birth control clinic in US; criticized by opponents of birth control and for supporting eugenics |
Nature vs. Nurture |
is a homosexual orientation intimately intertwined with a persons true identity as a human being |
Eugenics |
the theory and practice of improving the genetic quality of the human population; advocating the improvement of human genetic traits through the promotion of higher reproduction of people with desired traits |
Feminism |
a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women and men |
1800s |
first wave of feminism - moved to join the abolitionist movement |
1960s |
second wave of feminism
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hatred, we vs. them, throwing up a shield between the faithful and the realities |
unifying agents of social movements |
glorification of the past, restoring honor, myths build up around "right thought", put up a shield |
aspects of social mass movements |
no men, no leaders, from personal to social issues |
consciousness raising groups |
divorce, abuse, periods, rape, work, pay |
topics of conscious raising groups |
eating disorders |
food is ritual, food is nurturing; 8 million Americans have eating disorder; women associated with all parts of food except eating; eating disorders have highest mortality rate of any mental illness; barbie |
barbie |
3 billion people don't come close; disproportional; would die of chronic diarrhea and malabsorption and malnutrition; news cast
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FMG |
over 130 million women; types include clitorectomy, excision, infibulation; cultural but enforced by religion |
empower daughters, ensure marriage, protect family name, show growth into womanhood, keep virginity |
types of FMG |
thin, white, tall, blond, big breasted |
American beauty myth
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scars, long neck, "hidden girls," "American eyes" |
beauty myths around the world |
patriarchy |
social system where men hold power within the system (feminists want to fight the system not men) |
male gaze |
men watching from a standpoint of power and judgement; renders women silent; female gaze is of adoration; cinema |
homophobia |
said only to be a bedroom issue; right to be who we are; sexual invisibility; suicide |
homosexual identity to be viewed as viable and legitimate; combat lesbian baiting; stop accepting the norm; don't blame the victim |
Pharr's suggestion for eliminating homophobia |