https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s en-us 2021-04-25 18:14:39 UTC 2021-05-03 17:28:05 UTC hello@padlet.com dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1456808527 This song represents what it feels like to be a woman in America. The pressures of society make it incredibly hard for women to feel like they're beautiful because we are held to so many unachievable standards. The song emphasizes that we don't need to change anything about ourselves to fit society's definition of "beautiful". ]]> 2021-04-25 18:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1456808527 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1456876733 "Follow Your Arrow" by Kacey Musgraves is one of my personal favorite songs regarding women/feminism. This song sort of goes hand in hand with "Try" by Colbie Caillat, however this song puts a little bit more of an emphasis on the fact that nobody in this world is perfect. That no matter what we do, we're never going to be able to please everyone, even though we might think it's possible. Rather than succumbing to the societal pressure of looking a certain way in order to be "perfect", the song tells us to just live in the moment and be happy with ourselves and take people's opinions with a grain of salt.]]> 2021-04-25 19:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1456876733 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1456890257 This song accurately sheds light on the harsh reality of always being held to a lower standard compared to men. A verse from the song reads "I'm so sick of running as fast as I can, wondering if I'd get there faster if I was a man". To me, this represents the fact that women have to work so much harder than men to attain the same position that a man holds, especially in the work force. ]]> 2021-04-25 19:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1456890257 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1460685758 Rosie the riveter was a cultural icon during World War II. She represented the women who replaced the jobs worked by men when they were sent off to fight in the war. This poster was used as propaganda to recruit women to join the work force where they would work on aircrafts, ration food and supplies for the men overseas, and some even became officers. This was a huge turning point in history for women.]]> 2021-04-26 17:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1460685758 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1460770321 This piece of artwork created by Judy Chicago, a feminist during the seventies, is intended to represent mythical and historical women and their cultural achievements. Each place setting consists of a "butterfly-like" sculpture to represent a woman's vulva. ]]> 2021-04-26 17:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1460770321 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1460796365 This watercolor painting done by Priyesh Soni represents what it is like to be a female in the current world. The mouth of a woman is being covered by hands that look unmistakably manly, silencing her words and diminishing her power. This piece of art is especially powerful because it puts an image to the feeling and portrays the belittlement of women perfectly.]]> 2021-04-26 17:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1460796365 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1460879617 This piece was created by a group of anonymous women who were known as the "Guerilla Girls". They created several posters and billboards that represented how women are discriminated against in the world of art, and also the lack of represented female artists of color. The purpose behind this particular piece was to address the issue that there was a huge difference between the number of women artists featured in the Met Museum and the number of female nudes that can be seen there.]]> 2021-04-26 17:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1460879617 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1461938573 This poem by Anna Wickham really stuck out to me because she conveys the message that the thoughts and voices of women have been silenced since the world began. She says "I must be silent, if I would be loved", implying that her words have no meaning to men simply because she is a woman. ]]> 2021-04-26 23:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1461938573 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1461961016 This is my personal favorite poems out of all the poems that I read. I think this poem really puts an emphasis on the strengths of a woman regardless of all of the negative stereotypes that surround us everyday. She talks about the circle of life and the powerful ability for women to give birth to children and protect their daughters from the harsh, sexist reality.]]> 2021-04-26 23:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1461961016 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1461972929 This poem is a poem we read a little earlier in the semester. It discusses the frequent occurrences of rape and sexual assault. This is one of the most upsetting and detrimental issues that women face in today's society. The poem sheds light on the fact that many men tend to make "rape jokes" implying that a woman was "asking for it" or "maybe she shouldn't have worn a skirt". Rape jokes are just another tactic to try and silence women who try to speak up about the awful things that they have to go through just because of their gender. ]]> 2021-04-26 23:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1461972929 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1461993492 This performance if Alyesha Wise is absolutely incredible and extremely moving. She discusses the topics from being a black woman in America, body image issues, and sexual assault. I found her poem incredibly moving because she made the argument that whatever we do as women, we will never be good enough for everyone so we need to find it within ourselves and be good enough for ourselves, nobody else. ]]> 2021-04-26 23:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1461993492 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1462032950 Lily Myers' poem discusses the stigma against women regarding eating "too much food" in fear of taking up space. On the contrary, men are raised to take up space, to eat that extra food because who will care if they gain a little weight? But if you are a woman, don't you dare grab that second slice of pizza, you definitely don't need it. This is the idea that society has drilled into our female brains from the beginning of time and Lily does a great job of vocalizing this issue as well as comparing it to other issues that women face in the real world.]]> 2021-04-27 00:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1462032950 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1462057927 This article that we read early in the semester touches on an idea that I had never considered prior to reading it. The title had me confused at first, but after finishing the article, I realized that everything Jane says is true. Mothers day is conceived as a holiday to appreciate mothers for all the things they do, except the gross things that are part of our human biology. No one wants to talk about that part.
"Female bodies – particularly when they do what nature designed them to do – and conceive, gestate, birth and feed human young give the lie to the idea that humans are created in the image of the divine."]]> 2021-04-27 00:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1462057927 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1462072549 In this exhibition, I have created a plethora of works of art/poems designed by women that discuss the brutal realities of what it is like to be a woman in America during this time. Not only is it difficult carrying the identity of being a female with all the pressures that society puts on us, but it is also even more difficult for women with intersecting identities. Women of different races, sexualities, body types, etc, make it very difficult to get by as a woman. And while I will never understand what it is like to be a female with other oppressed identities, I have expanded my knowledge about what it might feel like to have to endure such unfair treatment. My goal for this exhibition is to shed light on the horrible issues we have to face as women, but I also wanted to shed light on the fact that despite these prejudices, we are a strong and we are powerful, despite what society and men try to drill into our brains in this patriarchal society.]]> 2021-04-27 00:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1462072549 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1486184171 Deborah Gray White is a Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History, as well as a Women's and Gender studies at Rutgers University New Brunswick. She not only discusses the issues that women face everyday in America, but she also puts emphasis on the daily lives of black women in America. She discusses the typical stereotypes against black women, subjecting them to be more vulnerable to rape and sexual assault. White also brings up the topic of slavery and that the college was named after a slaveholder, which she is in the process of changing. This article is super important and eye opening because it shows how women of America can have many intersecting identities that multiply the amount of oppression against them.]]> 2021-05-03 16:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1486184171 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1486237751 I really love this quote in specific because I think it can represent how multiple people of many different identities should feel. Whether a woman is gay, straight, white, or black, we deserve to know that the outside world and what certain people think of us does not diminish the power that we hold within ourselves. We control our own minds, we have our own potential, and our own thoughts and ideas to make certain things come to life that make us happy. And that is what matters. We know our truths and nobody can take that away from us as long as we don't succumb to the lies and misconceptions that are constantly spread about us.]]> 2021-05-03 16:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1486237751 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1486303827 This quote in Citizen spoke out to me because it addresses the issues that women/black women face in sports. In this quote, Rankine is referring to tennis player Serena Williams. After an a racially motivated act was taken against her during one of her matches that caused her to lose, Serena expressed her rightful, angry emotions. Because of her reaction, critics and spectators spoke of her as though she was some kind of rabid animal. She was now seen as classless, crazy, and a bad person. All because she used her words to speak out about something that was completely wrong and unacceptable. This is just a prime example of how women and women of color are constantly silenced when they try to use their voices, a term I like to call "gaslighting". When someone who is clearly at fault for another's misfortune or emotional reaction, they attempt to make excuses and point the blame on the victim, making it seem as though it was their fault from the get go. ]]> 2021-05-03 17:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1486303827 dunlopanna8 https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1486354492 This quote by Valeria Luiselli makes my stomach churn. Americans have so many misconceptions about refugees entering the country and their reasons behind doing so. Their reasoning isn't to come and "take our jobs". Their reasoning is to escape the everyday horrors that they have to face in Mexico. With girls and women specifically, they are constantly raped and abused by gang members and possibly even family members. Not only do they want to escape this, but eighty percent of these women who try to cross the US border to seek freedom and liberation, but they also have to endure exactly what they were running from. An endless cycle of horror and cruelty that needs to stop.]]> 2021-05-03 17:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dunlopanna8/tjd3t299thokna9s/wish/1486354492