Thursday, March 27, 2008
Essay #2
Writing my essay on body image with reguards to the articles we read in class was intresting. I didnt realize how much men and women were effected by the media and the need to look "normal" to feel accepted. The article that i felt applied most with this topic was "Unnerving Ads For Real Women". The descriptions of how American women feel about the reveling "real" women ads caught my attention. I felt exactly the same as the author. When it comes to revealing advertisemtent such as doves, professional models should be used. I myself felt a bit uneasy when i saw the women in the articles pictures. I actually felt like my privacy had be intruded bcause of their physical appearence.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Freaks
After researching the 1932 flim Freaks, I was able to learn alittle more about it. I now understand the difference of horror films in the 30's compared to todays films. The director felt it was better to use people with real deformities rather than use costume and make up on "normal people". This I felt was an intresting because the director tryed to portray that beauty is not always what your see on the outside; its on the inside that counts. So even though the "freaks" in the movie were not ats beautiful as the other characters their innure beauty was able to be shown. The film was very controversial when it was first released becausae of the actors that were used, it was cut short of its original time, and was not recogniziable by many. Howeverm i feel that if more people were exposed to this film they could learn that its more than just looks that counts. Its like the saying goes" you should never judge a book by its cover"
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Freaks
The movie Freaks did not portray itself as a horror film. Its intresting to see what people in the 30's considered horror compared to todays people. During the movie I was unable to pick up on the symbolism of the peacock bird name and how it forshadowed that in the end of the movie; she would no longer be a beautiful "normal woman". She had been turned into some sort of duck, and had lost her legs. The "Freaks" that were introduced in the beginning however, had turned normal by noticing the harm that was being caused. They stood up for each other and went right to the woman who was causing all the trouble. Also, I did feel bad thinking that people with physical and mental disabilites were used as a form of entertainment in the 30's. I thought it was a bit upsetting that just becuase they were different they were allowed to be laughed at.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The Infirmity and Cultural Models
Having taken American Sign Language for 5 years, the article Representations of Deaf people impacted me. I had already learned about the stereotypes and judgements that people make about the deaf community, and i had learned about the cochlear implant. The article made me notice how many people dont think about the daef community. The author talks about the "silent treatment" and how its a punishment for children, but the "silent treatment" is an everyday expericne for the deaf community. Also, the deaf community is never looked at as "successful, and career orentated" because the hearing community makes it so diffiuclt to accept the deaf into their business world. When you do hear about a sucessful deaf parent its usually marked as a huge acheivement because their looked at as "disabled" in a way to the hearing community. I think that the hearing community needs to judge the deaf less, give them more chances in the business world, and most of all accept them for who they are. Weather they were born deaf or became deaf; its their way of life(and its what makes them different).
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The Masculine Mystique
Reading the interview between Sylverster Stallone and Susan Faludi I began to notice how critical Americans are. Stallone talks about how he himself is a stereotype because of his involvement in the movie series Rockey. He was always a built, muscular, active, and strong man, but after taking a part in a movie called Copland his waiste size increased by 8 sizes and gained alot of weight. When he goes out in public, just like his character he walks with his head down beacause he has nothing to be proud of. Durring the interview Stallone talks about how a fan who is very into fitness asks for "ROCKEYS" autograph. Stallone signs his real name because he feels he is a different person. His fan gives a rude comment " look at that chest", and makes rockey think of how he is percieved so differently now that he has a new body. I feel that if America wasnt so obsessed with physical looks, and sterotypes of "heros"; people would beable to live happier lives.(Judgement free).
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