Pop Culture Gone Wild

Media has made a huge influence in our culture. "Girls Gone Wild"is definitely one of those gone wild shows in the entertainment industry. Girls Gone Wild (GGW) is just a business, but at the same time, it makes us to think that- all girls are wild!

I think it is not fair for all women. Yes, some girls may be wild, but even they do, not all wild girls take off their clothes anytime that want. I had a few friends who work for GGW told me that, they spent so much time to capture those 'wild' moments, and so much time to plan how to get the most attractive girls to be on the show. Everything that we watched are well-edited. They just picked a few women who are wild and try to represent all girls in the country; showing us how girls should act. It seems to me that they are trying to make our society to think girls should stop reading and playing piano but take off all their clothes, right now. 

Like I said, it is a business. All they care about is making money and sell as many copies as possible. But I don't think it is the right thing to do. 

Born to be Gay?

Today, we had a guest speaker to share some information about how men and women are different from each other biologically. I always thought that Sex and Gender are two different things, one is biological, and the other one, is socially constructed. However, after today, I realized that gender is totally related to sex. Our mind and body affect the way we act. Men's brains allow men to be 'more organized' and women are more 'emotional'.

Also, sciences have proofed that gay people are 'born' to be gay. So doesn't that mean their minds are like women and their body are like other mens? Some gay men are more dominated, like most men, while the other gay men are more submissive, like women. And what about Bi-sexual people? How can biologists explain this?

Gender roles and power

In our culture, men have more power then women in both private and public settings. For example, men are the ones who make decisions at home and most men have higher positions than women. I think it is very unfair for women to be treated like this. Maybe some people argues that women suppose to take care of babies and housework, while men should spend more time and energy on doing something more important, such as making decisions. But, do all women just want to spend all their time at home or and do all men want to make decisions?

I think after the women's movements, women and men are treated more equally, plus the society accepts gay people more. Women and men's roles are changing (or shifting)... More men stay home while women go out and work. Maybe 20 years later, taking care of kids and doing housework might be all men's top career options....

Women's Rights are Human RIghts

We are all human beings, no matter you are a woman or man, you should have the rights and freedoms like everyone else. However, these days, women have been treated unequally. In many countries, women and men are not equal, even here in the US, many policies still in favor men. No matter where you are, we can see one has more power than another. It is just not fair and our humanity shouldnt be like this. Also, it is not just about women's rights, it is also about human rights for every individual.

But I think before we talk about women's rights, maybe we all need to understand human rights more first. Then, it would be easier for us to realize women's rights and rights for minorities.

Conflicts?

It is impossible that we never experienced conflicts in our life. From something very small like our personal  attitudes to something like our behavior. We can't never do what others want us to do and feel exactly how others feel. Conflicts are something that we cannot avoid in our daily life, just simply because we all think differently.

You’re a Hardcore Feminist!

Chapter 1 brings out the idea of being a feminist. Feminists are EVERYWHERE. These are the people who believe that women can do as great as men, and women and men should be treated equally. That's it. It's a belief, and it's what we want in our society. Feminists are not 'ugly' at all and they don't yell at men how stupid they are. and Men can be feminists as well... 

Feminists bring out the idea of gender equalities in many different way, in our daily life. Feminists are peaceful, pretty, and easy-going.

I am a feminist.

Today, we had two girls acting guys watching football and two guys acting how girls shop. There was also a girl trying to act like how a guy pick up a girl. After that, we had a few discussions about how they were all doing it in a wrong way. But one thing that I wanted to know was, is shopping only for girls?

I think many guys who live in the city DO shop like girls; or maybe I should say, they shop in the ways how girls shop. I think it is because the city culture has made shopping to become a less-gendered activity. Outside of the city, there is not too many places for men to buy clothes, shoes, and accessories. But in the city, shops and malls are everywhere and men have no problems finding places to shop. For example, New York has a Coach Men Store that just opened a few months ago. Coach is famous for its handbags for women, but it started to market men and sell menswear and bags in the city. It is just because shopping is something that men also like to do, at least in the city, and shopping seems like a less-gendered thing to do.

Sometimes, I asked why my male friends, who are from Central PA, why don't they shop. They told me that holding a shopping bag would make them look like a girl. The first thing came to mind was like, really? But, it could be true. Guys outside of the city have no access to shops that are famous for mens clothing, such as Hugo Boss or Dunhill. Of course shopping became a women-only kind of thing...

ideal man/woman....

We had about 5 groups to talk about what we think an 'ideal' man/woman should be. I found we do expect a lot from a man or woman. An ideal man, we think, should be talented, is a leader, kind, can drink, and knows how to drive. I think none of us could have all these elements at the same time. Plus, I found this 'ideal' man image could be different from place to place, across the US, and the world. Men in Hongkong don't drive because public transportation is very easy to assess. This situation applies to places like New York or San Fran. As for me, I think everyone could be an ideal man, as we are the only people who can create our own realities.