How Can We Help?

Over the last several classes, I have to come to appreciate critical knowledge even more. I have come to see how different viewpoints and experiences have shaped our society and in some cases, my reality. I used to think that feminism had to do with jealous women wanting just ass much as a man. This last class shed new light on what feminism really is all about.

One case I am speaking of in particular is the class session we had feminism and what discussion developed from the presentation. I was blown away by the mysogyny that has been allowed in my life and the media. The fact that we Americans, did nothing to stop or prevent how woman are portrayed on TV is a travesty. American media began depicting women as wholesome nurturing matriarchal figures in the home to loose un-educated naked bedroom entreprenuers slaves to our own lustful needs.

The Femenist movement was not created to reach this goal. From housewife to bedroom whore. The movement was to legitimize the capabilities of a woman not to victimize their being or commodify their sexuality. I was just so disgusted at the message from the clip, I started reflecting on how many videos I have seen that portrayed women in such a way. How many songs have I sang that carried this message?How many songs has my son bopped his head to and my daughter snapped her fingers to that carried this negative message about women?

The innocence and the blessing of being a woman has become tainted by the images seen on TV, therefore making my job as an educational leader more complex. Not only must I educate the chldren to read and write, I must teach them to interpret and critically analyze the images they see or become a consumer of this stifling reality.