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So I was sitting inside my black student union room when one of my friends came inside the room to sit down. He passes three empty seats to go to already occupy seat and suggests the person to move over to another seat. This person happened to be a female and refused to move. She said there are other seats so why did he choose to seat where she is sitting. Eventually, he gives in and seats in another seat. The point is that if that was a male participant I doubt he would be going so hard about taking the seat that already had an occupant. When another girl made a comment on this he said speak when spoken too. Of course, he said he was joking but we still have to view his unconscious conversation methods with the opposite sex and worry a little. People like to use the term joke to hide behind habits that would normally be shunned. I think people need to look on their own behavior to understand that their way of doing or thinking is not right. Once that happens these "jokes" will be limited to the real definition describing something funny not being a pain to the opposite sex.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,585843,00.html?test=latestnews

Yesterday I got home early around 6 PM and turned on the television. The television was turned to channel 7 and the 6 o’clock news was on. I normally do not watch and decided to let it run. Twenty minutes into the news, they were talking about billboards in Georgia that has a black child on it stating that they are endangered species. All of a sudden, all of my attention was on the television. I have added the link above this paragraph so you can see a photo of the billboard and a small article about it. The news broadcasters were stating facts like black women are more likely to get pregnant than white women. Also, black women are three times as likely as white women to get an abortion. This is a big distraction in the black community and they are disgusted by it. I understand that groups are trying to send the message out on anti abortion but putting race into it and calling black children “endangered species” is going a little too far. From looking at the ad, it makes black women seem irresponsible and unethical when it comes to becoming pregnant and having children. A solution to this mess is to take down those billboards because they have already created enough noise in the black community.

I know that music videos are not the only place that we see gender-based issues, but I have been thinking a lot about the video that we saw today in class. Today, we watch 50 Cents “Candy Shop” video. While many students in class had already seen this video, I on the other hand had not. While they knew what was coming, I had no idea what was coming. I had only heard this song before on the radio or whatever, so obviously I knew that 50 Cent wasn’t talking about actually candy and knew what he was referring to when he says “I’ll let you like a lollipop.” With all that being said, the video took me a little by surprise. I have seen most of 50’s videos before so I would be lying if I said that I was in complete shock, but I was taken back a little bit. I think I was taken back a little because of the video we watched in regards to Sara Baartman. In that video, the narrator is telling the black community to wake up and that they are ruining everything that they have been trying to get past. This video is exactly the reason why she is saying these things. The video, to me, is like soft core pornography. In one part of the movie, a woman dressed up in a slutty nurse outfit gets on top of 50 and starts grinding on him while he is lying down. Not that this shocked me because when it comes to 50 cent nothing really does, but it’s just amazing to see how some music videos can be. The whole song and video is about 50 being something that these girls lust over. I thought that a majority of the females in the video were extremely attractive; they don’t need to be grinding on 50 in the middle of a music video. Young girls are going to see this video and think that that’s a cool thing to do and that should not be the case at all.

I live in the projects, so when I want to check the mail I have to go to the lobby which is usually filled with people high on something, or some loud obnoxious kids playing handball on the wall. A few days ago I went downstairs to check the mail, and when I got downstairs the mailman was in the middle of putting the mail away. Since I am a lazy person I decided to just stay downstairs and wait it out until he was done putting the mail away. WRONG IDEA!!!!! This girl I knew since I was younger was downstairs with her two friends and her daughter. The girl had a black eye and a busted lip, and I couldn’t help but hear her conversation. She was explaining to her friends how her baby daddy beat her up the night before because she didn’t have dinner ready on time. Now I was pissed at that moment and I was ready to go cut him since. But as I kept listening she was saying how she deserved it. She said that men need to prove their strength, and “like Rihanna I got what I deserved”. Are you kidding me? She kept on going, saying how her older brother didn’t do anything when he found out except tell her next time she better have dinner ready on time! I honestly don’t know what is wrong with these people. Coming from a family where I seen my aunts or cousins being abused, and being in an abusive relationship my self I really don’t understand that reasoning. It is hard to leave an abusive relationship, but as I look back on mine I am grateful I had the strength I did to leave. And, never once would I have said something that this girl said. In a situation like this I am actually madder at the girl than the guy.

So this past weekend I was hanging out with one of my boys at his cousin's house and she had a female co-worker over that my boy and I had just met, when Tobias called and asked, "What's good, what are you guys up to?" J told him that we were chillin at his cousin's house and that he should come through. An hour later, he showed up and was not his normal outgoing self. The look on his face instantly revealed that he was pissed about something.

To make a long story short, after going to the bathroom I walked back into the living room and I hear Tobias yell, "Shut the fuck up you stupid fat bitch!" I quickly intervened, "Whoa kid, be easy; what the hell is all that about?" He aggressively shot back, "Nah fuck that, this bitch is comin out her face!" At that point, I didn't know what she said to him, but I was pretty sure that it didn't require him to disrespect her like that. Now we were in each other's face. I didn't know this girl, but I just couldn't sit there and let him continue attacking her so I said, "No you're the fuckin bitch!" J and his cousin immediately got between us and Tobias stormed out of the house.

I later found out that all she did was tell him to "relax" and he lost it. I haven't seen Tobias since, but I hear that he's pissed because I "came at him like that." What about the way he came at her? I guess that doesn't matter. Why not? Because she is a woman and apparently, what he respects is the threat of being punched in the face. Honestly, I'm glad it didn't come to that, but I grew up with three younger sisters and that's just not how you treat women.

Similar to Chin's gender watch, I watched a piece in Diane Sawyer's World News last night about the controversial anti-abortion billboards in Georgia where Black babies were likened to an "endangered specie" Many were outraged by it, but I don't see anything wrong with it. I'm Catholic so I've been raised to have a pro-life stance. Why aren't there similar ad campaigns in China or India where many pregnancies are terminated once the parents find out that their baby is female? I heard somewhere that China's gender gap is up to 32 million because of their one child policy and their preference for male babies. So yes, as harsh as "endangered species" might sound, I think it's better than not raising awareness about this issue at all.

After watching Tiger Woods’ national apology it reminded me of a song that was recently made by the rapper Maino called “Get ‘Em Tiger” This whole song is dedicated to Tiger Woods and it glorifies his behavior rather than reprimanding it. Throughout the song Maino he basically comparing himself to Tiger Woods and makes it seem like Tiger is no longer just one man with his own identity he is the type of guy that a man should want to be. He is proud to call himself “Tiger Woods” and basically saying that he has woman everywhere, he’s a dog, unfaithful, and he can’t change his actions because he’s “Tiger Woods”. Tiger Woods cheats on his wife (a white woman) and the world is sorry for her calling Tiger Woods all kinds of names and degrading him as a man. While hundreds of black woman are cheated on everyday whether it’s by the average male or a celebrity, the man is not seen in such a negative light. Most black men have this mind set that it is ok to cheat on their wife/girlfriend. It's done so much that it can almost seem natural for a black woman to say that she has been cheated on. Even the term “wifey” is used to describe a man’s main girl while he still has other women that he keeps in the dark. The music that we listen too has a major influence on what we see a right or acceptable. Rappers like Maino make it seem like if it were a situation where a black man cheated on a black woman they would be praised by their peers rather than be looked down upon. Black woman should not accept this behavior as normal because it just lowers our standards.

On my daily internet skimming I pass through one of my favorite gossip websites, mediatakeout.com. I find amusement in the "articles" they post. One particular post stood out from the rest, the heading was: "DISTURBING NEW TREND!!! TEENAGE GIRLS ARE NOW DRESSING LIKE SKRIPPERS... THEY EVEN HAVE DOLLAR BILLS PINNED TO THEIR UNDERWEAR. Now honestly I had to see what this post was all about and I had to see the picture. After seeing the picture I was shocked I could not believe it so many thoughts ran through my head. First I thought do they know how stupid they look. Second, are they really leaving the house like that and if they are whose letting them leave looking like that. Third, do these girls have parents because as a 20 year old I wouldn't leave my house looking like so how could a teenager do it with no shame. The clothing no doubt about it is beyond slutty but what had me fuming was the money pinned down on them. That act set the race back. Why in the world would you do such a thing? Do you really think that your worth is that of a dollar or a 20 like seriously!!!! I think that these girls need to surround themselves around better role models because if a stripper is your idol then you need to take a step back and think things through. They should look at this picture and feel shame and see how stupid they look. The money seriously takes the cake. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt that maybe all they see is video vixens; XXX or king magazines or oversexed television shows surrounding them and pushing them to achieve that sexy look. But what the young girls need to realize they don't have to follow the crowd and that they can be their own person. The media needs to show that not every black woman gets up on stage and shakes her ass for a living. Society needs to stop glorifying stripping. Some women do it to provide for their families not for fun. They need to shed light on strong, intelligent black women and remove the oversexed models on TV and magazines. Oprah and Michelle Obama cannot be the only black women in America who show strength and intelligence. They shouldn’t be the only ones we refer to as strong Black females. Also parents need to be role models for their own kids and not leave it to the media to show their kids morals and values. It is their job to show them that their daughter is worth more than a 20 dollar bill. The image is upsetting but unfortunately not that shocking because there are girls who have no self respect. Young girls need a role model and judging by this picture I hope one comes quick enough to save the rest of the generation.

http://www.mediatakeout.com/2010/39071-disturbing_new_trend_teenage_girls_are_now_dressing_up_like_skrippers____its_the_style_nowadays____and_they_even_have_dollar_bills_pinned_to_their_underwear.html

So I was surfing the New York Times website for some inspirations for my pedagogy project when I came across an article titled “Girls on Street” by Nicholas D. Kristof. This article was about a girl Jasmine Caldwell and her experience at the age of 14. At the age of 14 she was basically prostituting for her pimp, she was fed up and tried to find a way out. She came across a police officer who threatened to send her to prison. She of course didn’t want to go to jail so she tried to get out of it the only way she could, sex. She offered to have sex with the police in exchange for not going to jail. After this agreement was carried out she was sent back into the streets where her pimp found her and beat her because she didn’t get money for the having sex with the police. In the article Jasmine also mentions “If a middle-class white girl goes missing, radio stations broadcast amber alerts, and cable TV fills the air with “missing beauty” updates. But 13-year-old black or Latina girls from poor neighborhoods vanish all the time, and the pimps are among the few people who show any interest.” It’s really interesting she makes this point, I mean I never really thought about it this way but you do see more publicized search for white middle class girls. It’s just disturbing to me because like Jasmine said that the beginning of the article she thought the cop could rescue her from this terrible life of sexual abuse and physical abuse but he didn’t. The fact that there are supposedly “good” people who are able to help don’t is something everyone should keep on mind when deciding where to search help from.
If anyone is interested in reading the article, here’s the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07kristof.html?scp=7&sq=nepal+education&st=nyt

Bitch or little bitch-choose the worst

What are girls to men. A piece of chicken ? I was having lunch in the café and next to me were 3 people, 2 boys and 1 girl. These 2 boys were telling this girl about girls in their high school. So one guy said that he remembers a whore from high school who would have oral sex for $10. the girl asked if he had some experience with her and he said no. then they kept on talking how difficult that girl was in bed. They chatted that she may have been cheap but it was kind of difficult to get in bed with. Anyhow this topic finished and then they came to another discussion. They fantacised how they could abuse a girl and that was probably a turn-on for them. One said I would slap her and call her a bitch. And the other genious then claimed that little bitch was his word for a girl because that is worse than just a bitch. So they talked how they could slap girls and it would be fine. It was all sex though. Please don’t stop reading here because these people are further going to violate every possible piece of respect for girls. This girl next to them started to talk about her boyfriend and said that he was mad at her but she never enforced any rule on him and was giving him enough space too. The guy said oh please don’t cry and she said IM NOT CRYING im just saying how this is happening to me and the guy said well you can cry because you are a girl. Hmm…ok…now they are fitting girls into a role where they could cry because their gender permits them to. Now they start being racist. The boy said that the girl should date white men. Im not going to disclose their race because 1. im not exactly sure and 2. I don’t want to divert the attention from the main point here. So he said that she should date white men and then she said that all the white men that she had dated were boring and blah blah. Here I started thinking in another direction. Why is this girl permitting these guys to talk about some high school girl who SUPPOSEDLY liked to have sex with boys for money. Why is this girl not stoping them or objecting. Well yes they were friends but as our gender watch assignments ask for a solution I was trying to find one here too..and I ended up calling it COMPLEX. A simple mathematical term to say no solution. When all these issues are taken as jokes between friends then its impossible to stop them. Girls are letting guys do it for fun and now it has taken over the society so much that its impossible to kill this virus now. These people were Baruch student. Please note that im not trying to degrade baruch but my point is that they were well educated people going to a world class institute. If these students feel ok to expres their feelings towards girls in this sense then to expect an indecent act from a bum in a subway late at night is un objectionable as well. This attitude towards girls is not just tolerated by well educated men AND women but also preffered to bring the conversation to life. It makes men feel more masculine. Who to stop now ? where to find the solution now. Who is to blame ? im not saying all people have this attitude but in an educated class this mindset does exist and they are highly unaware of its negative side. Rather it only has a negative side.there is not positive aspect to it.

I was at work the other day and my coworker said something that I found offending. Now I'm going to set up the scene, I work at a bingo hall in Harlem and we were setting up a game called U-Pick-Em, which you play by picking any eight numbers from one to seventy five and when they all come out, you win. Some people are of the senior citizens group, but others are not. They are supposed to put the U-Pick-Ems into the box themselves, so that we can set them up for the game. But most people just choose to be lazy and give it to the workers walking around, who sell papers for the games. So there was this women, who my coworker asked "Can I take your pickems?" Then she said" Yes" but ended up passing by and putting the U-Pick-Ems in herself. Then he goes on and calls her the derogatory word for a female dog. I was so shocked he said that all I could muster was a nervous chuckle and ask him "Why you had to say that and use that word?" He must have taken it as I was playing around along with him and just saying that to bust his chops. But he went on and then called her some more bad names all in one sentence. Some thing like, "You right she's not a B-word," he was like she's a hoe, slut, prostitute, etc. I couldn't believe what I heard him say the second time around. I gave him a look and asked him to stop it that if he had nothing to say you should not have said anything at all. And I know that might be an old, old saying to some people but many forget it just as the many that know it. I asked him if he could not speak like that and he agreed, but I do not know how long that'll last. Every other word he says has a curse following the other. But I could one day have a one on one conversation about pedagogy of the oppressed and how he's mistreating these women and oppressing them even though that they don't know.

I was watching an episode of the Real Housewives of Orange County and noticed a very dominating relationship between Alexis and her husband Jim. Alexis had gotten into a fight with another woman because she got the impression that the other woman was hitting on her husband. Alexis is portrayed as catty, jealous, and emotional in this episode when in fact she was just confronting the other woman. Her husband remains very calm and quiet through the fight; the cameras shift towards him a couple times while the women argue and he is seen as very laidback, smiling here and there. Meanwhile, the women are portrayed as creating all the drama.

Then, Jim comes in like a hero and stops the fight as if the women would have never ended their conversation on a peaceful agreement without his intervention. He takes Alexis out of the house and tells her the conversation is over in a very dictating tone and Alexis lets him tell her what to do. He then has to explain to her why she was wrong in arguing with the other woman. After watching several episodes of this show it is apparent that Jim is always controlling Alexis and telling her what to do.

The media has a lot of impact on the way it portrays people. It shouldn't focus so much on female stereotypes because they allow males to continually feel like they are the dominant sex. Also, some women allow themselves to be controlled by their husbands. I think it would be helpful for Alexis to watch the episodes and see how she is being belittled by her spouse.

There’s this guy I absolutely love named Tucker Max and he has this blog where he writes about his life which basically consists of him going out getting drunk and having sex with random girls. He eventually turned all the best stories into a book and then a movie called I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, which I personally think is the funniest thing in the world. Over the past couple of months, however, since the movie came out and his self proclaimed “douchebaggery” was able to reach new audiences, I’ve been getting a lot of grief from people for thinking this man is awesome. They say things to me like “He’s a misogynist, he hates women” and all I ever really have to say to these remarks is that I hoonestly cannot feel bad for a girl who is going to sleep with a guy knowing this is going on a blog that is read by thousand of people everyday and is only sleeping with him for that exact reason.

But the other day my friend called me and asked me to bring the movie to her house so we could watch it because I had talked it up so much she wanted to see it. So we're watching this movie and I'm laughing so hard i can barely breathe and she just sat there and looked at the screen. After the movie I asked her why she didn't laughed and told me she couldn't understand how i thought this was funny when all the women were being degrated and called hoes, sluts and every name humanly possible and I was acting like it was nothing. He's rating girls on a "fuckable" scale and when somegirl he deems not attractive enough trys to get him to sleep them he just insults them to their face and what's worth instead of smacking him or being disgusted and turned off by his insults, they try again; how can you not see anything wrong with this?

So i sat there and I really thought about everything we've been reading and everything I've learned this semester and couldn't for the life of figure out why this didn't bother me the way it should. Then I realized all the girls in this movie, the book, the website were white none were latino or black. Then i thought back to when we were talking about how as black and latino women we're so used to seeing other black and latino women portrayed as these sexual objects that we're really sensitized to it and automatically get upset like can we get a break. As women we can't just be upset when a member of our race is being subjected and think it's okay when a woman of another is, because then nothing ever changes. We become comlpacent in the thought that "well it's not me or anyone who looks like me, thank God for that" and just let it go. We have to stop take a step back and tear down the negative images of all women.

AM New York

The other day on my way to Baruch I picked up the AM New York and skimmed through it later in between my classes.
I came across the sport section (which is more like one or two sport pages due to the length of the paper) and was happy to see some reports and previews about March Madness, Men’s NCAA Division I. Not least because I play basketball myself was I interested what they had to say about the DI women’s march madness.
There was not one word about it. In addition, not one article or report in their sport section included any women’s sport at all. Even though the Winter Olympics are going on right now, where great athletes - men and women - participate and achieve outstanding performances.
This “gender watch” of mine is nothing shocking or new I guess, since we all know that most newspapers report predominantly about men’s sport. However, it struck me that AM New York did not even mention one word about any women’s sport at all. Considering that not only men read this paper and regardless of men’s sport being generally more popular in our society. Leaving women out totally should not be the consequence of that.

http://www.ltcconline.net/lukas/gender/objectify/dehumanize/pics/dehumanize15.jpg
As i was online i came across this picture of an old Vogue Magazine with model Amy Astley on the cover. This was a perfect example of objectification of women. First of all, the model was completely NAKED in a round tub filled with what i belive is white shredded paper. Secondly, in this photo Astley is surprisingly skinny! I mean at the time this photo was taken this model's weight must've been about 70lbs because the girl looks like she's dying. The worst thing about this photo is that the magazine title that was written right above the model says "Vogue Beauty." How in the world a woman that looks like bones portrays beauty? When i look at it i don't see beauty and it actually makes me feel for her because she's been deprive of food just to be in the cover of this popular magzine. This is ridiculus because many girls died starving themselves or being put through unbelievebly strict diets just so they can model and get to be on the first page of magazines. My little sister a couple of years ago when she was about ten was skipping meals because she didn't want to get fat and she wanted to look like the girls on tv. This is the result of nevative media. They decide that bones is the new sexy and now all the young girls want to starve to be sexy. Now i'm a bit glad because lately i've seen commercials with thicker women portraying beauty, but the message it's not moving fast enough. We need to spread the message that some meat on our bones is gorgeous and all commercials should show that, not only a few commercials to please us, but all of them. That way we can end this ridiculus believe that you need to be anorexic in order to be seen as beautiful.

This week I did another commercial that I found on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBMHz1Dthw
This commercial made me laugh a little because this would never really be possible. The idea of a mother being able to cook, clean, feed kids, do errands, tend to husband, work, and everything else that she must do all at once is what people view wives as. The idea of having these perfect appliances that make her so excited to get through her day. This commercial makes it seem like women are suppose to do all of this, and by having Electrolux appliances it will be possible. I noticed that in the commercial no one was there to help her with any of the things that needed to be done. Not all women are stay-at home do everything for everyone else kind of people. Its funny how in the commercial Kelly Ripa is so excited to get Electrolux appliances its like she had always wanted them. Its almost like this is what every wife should be excited to get and use. I also notice that during commercials you rarely see a male figure doing commercials for vacuums, appliances, or other household object that is Gender Script to women. She also mentions this is how she makes everyone happy by making sure that everything is perfect.
Then at the end of the commercial Kelly Ripa says, “You can be even more amazing” if you have these appliances. This could also be something that is rather oppressive because not everyone can afford to have these, but if it makes you more amazing everyone might want to get them to make them feel better. The idea of this commercial is to persuade you that you must get these appliances to be perfect and get everything and more done around the house before the day is over. This is what all perfect housewives should have. I just think that this is like other commercials in regards to belittling women into having to do cooking, cleaning, and caring for the household while everyone else has a good time.

After our discussion today in class about the degradation of females. Tonight on FOX 5 News there was a brief story about pole dancing being an official event in the Olympics. The had several women/strippers from Scores showcase the talent and the skills on the pole trying to convince viewers that there was a serious talent required to climb on and swing on a pole. Its women like them who take back women as a whole. I also hate how they try to say that what they do is empowering. I feel they use that word as a scape-goat to justify why they strip. Whenever I think of stripping I think of Superheads book and how she also said that her book was empowering to young women. How is using sex as a weapon to entrap men and gain money from them? Chris Rock also made a good point; He said that when men want something they think of "what" they can do to get that. Where as women when they want something they think "who" can I get with to get that.

About a month or so ago, I was at work beginning to close down my section. That night I recall being in the utmost section of the store. So while I’m folding, replacing, restocking, and generally fixing up my section, I hear yelling towards the back of the store. Being the noisy person I am, I take a quick glance towards the cash wrap (aka the Cash Register) to see one of my co-workers of Hispanic descent being yelled at by a woman of color who just happened to also be of West Indian descent (more particularly Jamaican). At first, my co-worker remained calm and collected as she tried to explain why the final price was what it was after the transaction. Apparently, the woman of color thought there was a mistake and was fiercely arguing it down saying that the cashier did something wrong with the calculating the purchases. Soon after a minute or so of one-sided arguing, a more seasoned cashier, Linda, jumped in to defend the cashier and tried to calmly explain the reason as to why the final price was too high (according to the young Jamaican). The Jamaican then turns her anger towards Linda and starts to argue, belittling her about her registering skills. Linda just continued to try and calmly explain to her, but to no avail. After a while I heard the word “bit*h”, “dumb slut”, and “whore” shouted loudly at Linda. Now I’m sure after a while even the most rational of people would slightly lose their cool after constantly being belittled and insulted and Linda was no different. Linda responded back yelling and shouting back the woman, telling her that the cashier did everything right. The Jamaican saw this as an invitation to get EVEN LOUDER and try to “pop off” with Linda, bellowing fighting words. Linda then countered back saying that her shift ends at 10 o’ clock and that they could do this. After that, the conversation basically started to be a constant back-and-forth yelling match between the Jamaican woman and Linda, until a manager intervened to calm everything down. The manager was able to calm the woman down to the point that she was able to make her purchase. Once the made the purchase, she began to storm down the aisle, while screaming, “let me that bit*h meet up outside. I will f#ck her up!” as she left the store.
Now, I love the fact that I’m part Jamaican. I love every second of it…believe me!! But that night I was so disgusted with the younger generation of my ethnicity that I began to grit my teeth. She not only shamed all Jamaicans, she also shamed all woman of color. Why? Well I spoke to an associate later that night and they assumed that all woman of color (including Jamaican women) are boisterous, feisty, zealously hard-headed, quick to argue/fight, and extremely disrespectful. It hurt me to the point that I was blind with rage but I saw where this associate was coming from especially after an event like that took place. I just wish that the many weren’t included in a generalization because of a rotten few.

Tonight was very interesting. After I came out of class, my friends and I decided to stop by McDonalds before getting on the train. We were laughing, having our little fun time there. One thing that struck me was when my male friend who said to female friend, "Oh you see how your boyfriend calls you, not by your name, you are just "Girl". I believe I was the only one who caught it and semi-reacted to it. It made me think... hmmm once you have a boyfriend, do you become a noun not pronoun, (I know I'm sounding a crazy). But as a woman, do we lose our titles because we are with a man?? (I am single by the way.) It just stuck with me the whole train ride and it made me become very observant to couples now, I will be paying attention to their dynamics and how they both act towards each other.

Snicker suppressed your inner girl

I’m not a big fan of talk shows but as usually I’m channel surfing when I came across the Wendy Williams show on Friday night. Wendy Williams was discussing her favorite commercial then they aired a snicker commercial title the Road trip. The snicker commercial show Aretha Franklyn and Liza Minnelli as being agitated but, when the male front passenger gave the snicker bar to Miss Franklyn after eating the snicker bar she turned into a man. Snicker commercial is stating that you’re not a man if you show any emotion and if you do not only you’ll be ridicule by your peers but as shown in the commercial an emotional female woman. The media is another form of suppress your inner girl where men are ridicule for being feminine as the commercial said “your not you when your hungry”; as Eve Ensler said “to be a man means not to be a girl”, but to be human you need to be in touch with your inner self.