Introduction The story that I am presenting to you today, is a true story about a woman who never took a day of her life for granted. Her story reminds us to live everyday as if it were our last. How would you react if...
The Intersection of Politics and Sexuality Gayle Rubin’s essay “Thinking Sex” is a profound work detailing the history and influence of politics on ideas about sexuality in the United States. Rubin uses what are described as “moral panics” during the late 1800’s and mid to...
When thinking about sex and gender, there is often thought to be a binary. Male versus female and man versus woman, these statuses are thought to be solid and unchanging. People are assumed to be either men or women, a gender assignment based upon a...
Confidence is key, is more than just a colloquial saying. It is an accurate description of the skill required for much in life, including success in politics. This is becoming a large problem, however, because women have been found to have much lower confidence levels...
Dude, You’re a Fag In C.J. Pascoe’s book, Dude, You’re a fag, she discusses how masculinity in high school is asserted through dominance and control within male and female interactions. Through decades of categorizing and labeling others, society has developed a system of lumping males...
Domestic violence cannot be attributed to a single factor as various biological and personal factors determine the quality of relationship at homes. In most cases of domestic violence, the most consistent marker is the discord in the relationship. Domestic violence, more so violence against women...
In todays society, there exists a myriad of issues which, when discussed, tend to raise the temperature of the citizens proverbial blood. There are a handful of topics that always seem to escalate this temperature to the boiling point among individuals who earnestly participate in...
In discussions on the relationship between gender and activism, women and men and subsequent ideologies of femininity and masculinity are often the paramount subjects of concern. These discussions might consider how female activists are treated differently than male activists, how activists have gathered around gender-based...
In Macklemore’s song “Same Love” he states: “America the brave, still fears what we don’t know”. (Haggerty) This song was written to raise awareness and tolerance to all types of people, especially the LGBT community. Like any other fight for human rights, there is always...
The LGBTQ+ community has been a prevalent topic in modern society; whether regarding the rights of these members, or hate crimes against them, there is often a story on the news that about the community. However, these stories are exclusive to a select few members...
Traditional Gender Roles and the Media Traditionally, girls must be gentle and submissive while boys can rough house and have the freedom the opposite gender is denied. This idea of gender roles is birthed from the static expectations of old societal views. Although the media...
How Hypermasculinity Appeals to Males Louis Michael from “huffingtonpost.co.uk” states that “From a young age, rather than celebrating individuality and encouraging uniqueness in whatever form it may present itself, the boy who veers off the path of machismo is the target of concept, isolated from...
The seemingly harmless Barbie doll has been a leading competitor of the toy fashion doll industry for over fifty years. Making over $1.9 million in sales per year on these dolls alone, it’s difficult to argue that Mattel, Inc., the company that owns these plastic...
Introduction The three films we’ve watched and discussed in this unit, Metropolis and Periphery, are three notably different pieces of cinema with a variety of types of characters set in different relations to Tokyo. The settings of these films was a topic especially prominent in...
The Dark Side of Masculinity Many would argue that in modern society, women are expected to fit narrow and unreasonable roles in society. However, In Paul Theroux’s “Being a Man”, Theroux writes about the rigid expectations placed on men by society to conform to a...
In this decade, more people are identifying as transgender, this has led to changes in all aspects of life. Debates are being held by government, trans activist and individuals on gender neutral terminology, gender neutral pronouns, and the education of the public towards these issue....
Gender inequality is not only the matter of a special country or place instead it has always been a global issue for people. Men and women are almost equal in the total universe but still women are not given equal status with men and this...
It is worth for one to revisit the use of reusable menstrual cups in the place of disposable tampons and pads. If you are there wondering about the alternative to the disposable pads, then reusable menstrual cups are the best solution for you. The use...
Imagine you are all alone outside in the cold with no food or water, and people passing by and doing nothing. As a result that all changed when teens started to help find homes for abandoned pets. Teen activist, such as Faye Carey, Anya Agarwal,...