SPCH 5000 Blog Post #8

The thing that I found most interesting about this chapter was the stories about girls not being able to play a so called "boys sport." To me this not only is discriminating against women and girls, but its not right to be able to have that power to not let an individual be able to play what they want to play. If a girl wants to play football or baseball, let her play. What is it hurting? Is it because a man cant handle a girl being better then him? I think that this world needs to get over the fact that a man is not better then a woman! They arnt stronger, they arnt smarter and they arnt better at sports, plain and simple. This is my opinion on the situation, I would love to hear other opinions as well. :)

SPCH 5000 Blog # 7

Something that I thought was very interesting this week, was watching the short films of the office. Its amazing how much gender examples that you can pinpoint throughout the entire show and then compare them to the ones seen in the book. Another thing that I really enjoyed learning about this week, was the comparisons on how a man and a women "should act." Many individuals see women as having to always look their best, to put on make up each and every day and to act like a lady. I used the example in class that I am a softball player at Utah State, and with our schedules of being up at 5 am each and everyday, getting ready for school isnt something that we care to do all the time. That doesnt mean we look like men and that doesnt mean we are not considered women or ladies, just based on our choice of clothing For games we get all dolled up. We wear makeup and do our hair and yet we are still "ball players." You shouldnt have to label someone to act and look a certain way, cause at the end of the day its your choice and your life. But I truely did enjoy this lesson this week!

SPCH 5000: Blog post # 6

The main topic that I wanted to talk about this week, is from the short comedy The Office. It was interesting to see how many gender differences were seen throughout the clip, and how many individuals didn't care about the words they were using towards others or how they were placing people in certain categories. Somthing that really stuck out to me, is when they were comparing the two women. The men in the office clearly saw as an atractive woman and the other not so much. They didnt care about the words they were using or about the feelings that might be hurt, they just bluntly said what they felt and left it at that. In todays societly things like this happen all the time, its just wether or not we take the time to see it. Not only did I enjoy the film, but it was definitly helpful to see these gender differences that were shown throughout it as well.

SPCH 5000: Blog 5

After reading the chapter for this week and discussing the different topics in class, I think that the most interesting thing to me that stood out would have to be the two ads that we went over. My favorite AD out of the two that we discussed was the Pamala Anderson AD that was related to " don't eat meat, be a vegetarian." When we broke into groups and went over what exactly this AD was trying to tell us, we simply just said that it can be broken up into many different ways. One way that we choose to take was that it could be telling people, mainly men, to not treat women like a piece of meat and that they are more then just a nice figure. I honestly just loved the conversations that we had about this AD and found it quite amusing as well. But yes that is my blog for the week! Hope you enjoy!

SPCH 5000 Blog: 4

After reading chapter 3, the one topic that I truly found the most interesting was the National Organization for Women, also known as (NOW). Not only was this powerful movement established in the 60's, but it demonstrated that women, no matter what their ethnicity, should have all the rights that men have. To me, this is a very powerful message that had a huge impact not only for all the women that participated back in the 60's, but for the women today as well. They created something that would change the lives for many individuals around the world, and although we still today struggle with "women's rights", it was a beginning mark that made a difference and a mark that nobody would forget. Not only do I believe that NOW is a program that all women should take the time to explore, but is a program that has made so many accomplishments along the way that are absolutely amazing. This is my opinion on the NOW program, I would love to hear from anyone else who has thoughts/opinions on this matter.

SPCH 5000: BLOG 3

The main point that I want to reflect upon in chapter two, is what it means to be looked upon as a different gender( a boy or girl) compared to being viewed as an individual. Being a women in the United States, I have been influenced(whether that be by the media, my family, my peers, or just past history) to see the world as a mans world and that women have these certain roles that they should follow or abide by. In reality, the world has changed and women are riding up the totem pole. I believe that women should have just the same amount of equal rights compared to those of a man. Their was a story in this chapter about a lady, that as a young girl wanted to play football and yet because she was a girl and not a boy, she didn't get that chance.To me, this is unbelievable and not right. Women should have every right to play a mans sport if they choose to make that decision. We are all individuals with goals and the passion to make a difference in this world, if we continue to be treated differently then men, then this world will never grow and this world will never change.  

SPCH 5000: Blog #2

This week we had some very interesting topics about what it means to be a feminist and how many women don't place themselves under that category. Its hard for me to believe that so many women out their don't define themselves as a feminist and would much rather not discuss this very important topic. Feminism defends the rights of women that are equal to those of a man, and to be a woman and not support those rights is unbelievable to me. Woman should have just the same amount of rights as a man does, no matter what. I do believe though on the other hand, that a women shouldn't be on the front line. Their are many other jobs that a woman can do in the military that would be more helpful than to place them on the front line. That is my view about feminism and I do believe that more women out their need to step up and defend their own rights.