make up for week 5 blog #4

So this is almost the last week of classes and I have been reflecting on this class. I have found out that I can research better than I thought. This class has improved my skills greatly. I have also analyzed so many movies for feminist aspects that I will never look at the movie the same again. I have learned that women are criticized a lot more than I anticipated. Through this research paper, I have come to that conclusion. I am one female engineer out of extreme few. I feel like I am living the impossible dream for a woman to be as important as men in society. I hope I make it through to earn the degree in the end and make a difference. If you end up reading this I hope your future students like this class as much as I did. Thank you for the experience.

make up for week 3 blog #2

We watched a commentary on Disney movies the other day. I had remained completely ignorant to the fact of how racist and sexist those movies were. I am doing my final research paper on traditional and non-traditional representation of women in movies and this commentary led me to use a couple of these movies to contrast the women. In Beauty in the Beast, Belle is often verbally and physically abused. The beast tends to scream in her face and lock her in rooms without food or water for certain amounts of time. She is portrayed as a weak and self-less woman throughout the movie. On the other hand, The Little Mermaid, my favorite Disney movie, shows Ariel as a rebellious, independent and adventurous young woman. Ariel is one of many women in all of the movies that are represented in this untraditional manner. I remained oblivious to the great contrast of characters for the past 20 years of my life. I almost believe that children should not be exposed to the true “meanings” of these movies because it is completely harmless to them as they don’t realize the extremity of these issues.

I was a field hockey player in high school. My boyfriend was a star on the wrestling team. We both felt that we had the skill to compete at the college level. We chose a school we could both attend and play our sport. But Title IX intervened. My boyfriend's wrestling team was eliminated to comply with Title IX. My boyfriend's dream was elimanated. I did not want to see his dream die so a women's field hockey could exist. Maybe it is time to revisit the implementation of Title IX now that we have had a chance to see its consequences.