Blog #10

This weeks reading were about resisting violence. I can see that violence against women is becoming a problem. However this problem is not being taken care of correctly. More schools should start teaching classes and self defense at a young age. It is not right that women cannot learn to fend by themselves until later in life or their parents pay for them to take classes. Most young women do not want or know what that type of class can teach them and how it could save their lives later. There should be a class scheduled a few times a month that teaches both men and women self defense and also  talks about violence against women and all other types of violence that is wrong and how it can be prevented and helped. These stories in this chapter made me feel sad to read about how many women are being tortured, raped and murdered and there is not enough help for these people. The governments around the world need to step up and help each other. After seeing their faces and there pain I do not understand how you would not want to help them. Hearing about a child who has been rapped by her father is so hard to hear about and you want to help there should not be so many problems in this young child’s life. This is another topic that schools should focus on. There should be a counseling session a couple of times a month to try and help these children.

Blog 9

This week I really liked the readings about sexuality. How women are more sexual now more than ever. I personally see nothing wrong with this. I feel empowered. I feel equal. I am happy that women have come out of their shells and that it is now ok for us to show our sexual side to the world. I am also glad however that they showed how some people take it too far and do not enjoy it the way it is meant to be. Such as in the reading about girls gone wild. I am happy to be able to show my sexual side but I am not going to do something I will regret in the morning fir my 2 minutes of fame. I feel sad for these girls. I especially feel enraged at the people who make girl’s gone wild and let these women do something they will regret the rest of their lives only to give them a  stupid tee shirt. I would never be able to do that to somebody.  I would also never want to take away somebody’s innocence.  However this sad and enraging part does not destroy the fact that to me women are still making progress and can express themselves more freely. I really liked this chapter.  I also have been thinking about the feeling that I keep inside and have been trying to express them more clearly especially to my husband.  He helps me to bring my fear and dreams and hopes out and to find ways to make them happen or if they are fears then to distinguish them.

Blog 8

This week I worked a lot and saw a lot of people who are probably on welfare because they used food stamps or EBT. Some of these people I believe really need it but some of the people I cannot help myself from thinking that they do not deserve it. Some of the people come in with like 4 or 5 children and are yelling at the whole time and are buying things you know are not necessary and that do not help the children. I think that these kind of people should not have welfare because I do not believe that they deserve it.  I think that welfare really needs to be looked into more. People should know what they need to support there family’s before they have children. I do not think that just because you cannot control the amount of children you have means that you should get welfare. I believe that people should have to work hard to get what they deserve and they should be able to hold their own. It is not fair to the people  who really need and deserve it that some people abuse the system.  I think that there should have been more male prostitute pictures and information. I feel that by them only putting women’s pictures it was somewhat catagorizing that only women are prostitutes. I do not think that prostitution is wrong. If that is what some women want and like to do then they should be able to. I do think that there should be precautions.

Blog 7

This week I felt that I learned alot through the readings. Reading about different countries and there beliefs is intersting to me.  It does make me very sad to see some women being treated so unfairly. It also made me sad that there children will grow up to learn the same things and what there parents feel is wrong and what is right. i hoope that through this class people learn about different cultures and that there organizations that try there best to help peoople. i also though that this class should do some type of fundraiser or send things to people who need help especially since the holiday season is coming.  Through this chapter i have learned more about different religions as well which is interesting to me. I think that as a supplemental reading it would be nice to hear stories from some of the women who went through the same things as the ones who did in the readings.  When I am at work I have a variety of customers who come in from different countries and religions and this chapter makes me think about how some of the couples come in and how they treat there wife and or child. I had also remembered hearing about the 8 year old who’s mother could not get her a dicorce on the news which seemed like a long time ago to me and it made me sad to see that it hadn’t made much progress yet. Living with that man makes me wonder that when she does hit puberty if she will get a divorce or will the man had scarred her to much by then.

Blog 5

This week I have had a lot of girl time with my friends because my husband left for the military and I have realized that they worry about body image so much. So much that they cannot have fun because they are so self conscious. They obsess over how big they are and how they don’t want people to see how they look in their clothes or even at a restaurant they don’t want people to see them eating a lot. I cannot even imagine being that self conscious. It is sad that the media has made it seem as though you have to look like a supermodel to meet you soul mate or to meet new friends. They do not like to go shopping because they do not like the number on the pair of jeans or shirt they buy. From my point of view as long as you are healthy who cares how what number you wear if you look and feel beautiful. I believe that there should be more commercials and brands like Dove that are saying all women of different sizes and shaped are beautiful not just supermodels. I also do not believe that being to big is the whole issue I also have a lot of skinny friends who hate being called “skinny as a rail” or”you look like skin and bones.”  This is not a compliment and it is hurtful to people who work hard to make there body’s look like that or who just have a high metabolism. I have realized nobody likes to be singled out in anyway .

Blog 2

Men adn Women aare seperated and treated in so many ways. Yet, we overlook it everyday. Some examples of this are how the women  should tend more to the children then the dad even if both parents have a job and work the same hours. The media has also made it harder for women to have a higher self esteem by showing  pictures of only very pretty and petite women. Although I must say that our nation is getting better about this through some of its magazine adds in various magozin ch as torrid in seventeen magazine. Also the dove commercial stating all women should feel beautiful and are no matter what there size or ethnicity.

Blog 4

This last week I was married and I realized it takes  a lot of work. Even though it is your big day it seems like you are planning for everyone else somewhat. My wedding went great. I think that when we were planning the wedding we didn’t focus enough on just what we wanted but everyone elses needs and wants as well. Along the way we had to keep remind each other it was our day and we can do what we want. I saw roles in each family and how they thought a ceremony and a wedding should look like. How the bride should look. I saw how hard it was for some family;s to get along and some planning was just made for them when really they should have been able to get along with each other. I saw how men and women are separated such as by the garter toss and the bouquet toss. How women so badly want to catch it because they believe they will be the next one to get married and how the garter toss is in what I believe just a sexy joke. I also think It  is ridiculous how  the brides parents are expected to plan and pay for everything yet other people can complain. Weddings are fun but are somewhat i believe the word is prejudice in some ways towards men and women.  I believe that this blog is related to womens studies because it shows how women are still supposed to do almost everything in a wedding and some people firmly believe that. I am so happy my husband is not that way.

Blog 3

I have noticed that I am a very judgemental person towards people sometimes. Especially when I am out with the girl. I think that when we all get talking and laughing it just comes out. When we go out when we are talking we may laugh about someone at their expense.  Just because of how they dress, look like or act. Even if they are things that person has no control over. Which isnt right but i believe that I have gotten better at not doing it so much because I feel bad. I also was watching the vma’s and saw how judgemental people where of lady gaga just because of the songs she sings. I believe they do this because she is a sexual women and she is very expressive of it and I believe that she is a great role model for women to help us not be ashamed of how we feel. people also judged her because she is said to be bisexual. I think that this is such a great thing that she has her own style, beliefs and she is not afraid to show it off. She is also not afraid of what others think. In a way I wish I could be more like her in that way of not caring what  other people thought and just being myself.  I hope that through this class I can open my eyes and help myself to be a better person and help others to be more understanding.

Blog 1

I am just trying out this as my first blog ever!

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!