...I certainly dont want to tell these dips about anything I've gone through. "females are more likely to be depressed." "I was picked on in high school - now I'm comfortable with my image." "If I had been a boy, maybe I wouldn't have been sexually abused." Fuck you, Women'sStudies. I know what it means to be a female. I even consider myself a feminist. But you are WRONG. Okay, off to class.
...I'm okay with her voicing her opinion, she's entitled to it. I disagree with her on many of her points but I would never tell her, straight up, "You're wrong." And really, how are we supposed to help women who don't have the ability to make the decisions we can every day? Women who still are not able to vote? Women who are beaten and underminded every day, if we're spending our time sitting in a Women's...
...a nurturing relationship & all too often, the girls don't have that kind of close relationship with their moms, either. *My* opinion is that's what happens when you let the kids make the decisions like they're miniature adults before they're even 8-10 years old, but I've been accused of being old-fashioned *she says dryly*. Very interesting and a good addition to any women'sstudies class.
...spy.Kind of "either, or". The officers had much more of a problem on the whole with the idea of femalesoldiers than the enlisted men did. This was an intriguing look at a barely touched area of women's history. I knew about some women fighting in the Revolutionary War, as well as nursing, etc (Deborah Sampson, Molly Pitcher); so I figured there *had* to be some in the Civil War, too. Time...
OHMYCHEESECAKE I've written two papers worth about 55% of my total grade in five days. Kayla > term papers. I still need to rewrite/edit the hell out of them, but I'm saving that for tomorrow. Other...lately. I'd reeeeally like a break from thinking in terms of sex/gender systems, pretty please, except LA training starts Wednesday so there goes that. Whee. I leave in 30something hours. FINALLY
... There exist mothers with one or more children who are denied a mere $200 welfare check on the grounds of apparent laziness or incapability after barely escaping an abusive relationship. There exist women acoss the nation who fear to leavethe house once the sun sets because they might get attacked, who have to watch their drinks at a party because they might get drugged, who can't wear too short...
...racialminorities. Sexism is a very easy word to throw around, isn't it? We use it all the time. It is also, in my opinion, one of the most misunderstood. Crude and oppressive comments from men to women or the discrimination in hiring places due to one's sex/gender are only the tip of the iceberg. The true problem lies within the attitudes and beliefs that build upon each other into actions, actions...
...was reminded today how awesome Snow Patrol is. They're not really summer-music, so I haven't listened to them much since Winter Quarter. I've been working on the first of my two term papers for the women's studies class. It's annoying the hell out of me, and giving me that I-can't-wait-until-I-never-have-to-see-this-crap-again feeling so associated with writing in general these days. So desperate...
So the fall semester begins tomorrow... I'm dreading it already. I'm going to have a full course load, a part time job, and an unpaidinternship. On top of that I have to write a 15 page paper for my...better next time. My problem is that I just can't do math as fast as the test requires, especially without a calculator. Eh, I'm hoping for the best. At least my classes should be interesting..
...leaves at you and look gorgeous covered in snow and are EVERYWHERE... Hmph. As much as I want to live in a warmer climate, I don't know if I could leave such a beautiful area. (It's not fair.) Women's studies = 60% done. I still have two term papers to write, and one of 'em's based on an interview that I haven't conducted yet. Wheeee. Western in 2 weeks and 4 days. I keep dreaming. I never...
