Pinker Ink

Film Screening Questions No. 3: Fire

GirlProfNYC — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:10:40 +0000

Please see your questions below:

1. In what way can we possibly connect Fire and Once Upon a Quinceneara in terms of examining cultural/religious and a gendered practice(s) of tradition?

2. What is the transition from girlhood into womanhood for these women (in the film) and is there a process of Poisoning as explained by Dr. Pipher? Please defend your ideas.

3.Why would a film that examines "traditional expectations" for women be banned?

4. How can we understand culture/cultural practice vs oppression? Which one is most apparent in the film - and what reading can you best use to articulate this position/answer clearly?

Final Project Overview 3024

GirlProfNYC — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:20:54 +0000

Here are some tidbits that will help you organize yourselves to successfully complete the work required for your 3024 projects:

Film Screening No. 2 Questions

GirlProfNYC — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:28:34 +0000

Please see your questions below:

1. In what ways can we put into context...Black Feminist Thought as expressed in the film?

2. Can Betty Freidan's application of "traditional feminism" be applied to anyone or any scene in this film (obviously you must explain)?

3. Using Patricia Hill Collins and Michelle Wallace, how can we interpret the actions of any/all/each of the Black male characters in the film?

4. What does the film ultimately teach about feminism (regardless of color) - use the readings to analyse.

Best Wishes,

GirlProfNYC

Gender Watch Journal No. 4

GirlProfNYC — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:54:04 +0000

Tiger Woods and HIS Issues - Does this affect YOU?

GirlProfNYC — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:11:12 +0000

Tiger, besides being articulate and rehearsed, don't you know what you feel? Why are you reading off that paper during your apology? How odd to claim that generally you are a private person but ... but what? You have a sex addiction! That isn't private, it involves multiple people, at multiple places, and multiple times. My issue isn't with you, it's with your fans. You hit balls for a living, you aren't making huge differences in the world by the stroke of a club

White Supremacy and Genitals? Is It Racist?!

GirlProfNYC — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:58:41 +0000

A student posted this a couple of days ago as their Gender Watch, and I was stunned!! Not a John Mayer fan as it is, after his awful rendition of Michael Jackson's Human Nature by guitar (what a disgrace), I still couldn't help but look this up for further detail. It's interesting that after accusing his penis of being likened to a "White Supremacist," he still considered Holly Robinson as 'gorgeous,' but she wasn't smitten by his comment one bit. He's sorry of course. You can read more about this here. Folks like Jermaine Dupree and Russell Simmons are pissed too. What do you think? What's to do now? Stop buying his music? Now what's that going to do? Hmmm...if we played devil's advocate for just a moment, couldn't we be safe in saying that we ALL have a preference when it comes to our desires/relationship interests? Why is his view SO offensive? Thanks for bringing this alert. Ps: Hey dude, not every brown/black woman is looking for you to desire her either - ew yuck!

Film Screening 1

GirlProfNYC — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:02:43 +0000

As a reminder: For those who attended the first film screening, your Critical Analysis of Films" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWorld-Suzie-Wong-William-Holden%2Fdp%2FB0001ZWLTM%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddvd%26qid%3D1266379460%26sr%3D8-3&tag=pinink-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Films" target="_blank">The World of Suzie Wong is due on February 25, 2010...in class, hard copy. If you have questions contact me through my gmail home. -GirlProfNYC

Knitting as Woman's Work Alone

GirlProfNYC — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:41:24 +0000

Since we don't have class on Thursday, I figure I'd post again for the week, and am hoping this will generate lots of responses. I loved our conversation this morning in 3024. I actually love our conversation all the time, but something was very striking about the idea and theory behind Woman's Work that we talked about today

Gender Watch Journal No. 3

GirlProfNYC — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:41:03 +0000

Music videos can NOT be the only place you all see gender-based issues. The posts are good, but not everyone relates to certain type(s) of music, and videos on a general scale are sometimes...boring. So c'mon now, what ELSE have you seen?

To Serve Your Family or Duty?

GirlProfNYC — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:18:38 +0000

A single mom working for the United States Army was discharged from her duty, for not deploying when required. Apparently, (and as reported) she claimed that she had no one to look after her infant son, and thus could not respond to deployment when required. The flipside says, her delay in deploying was not because of her childcare issues, it was deliberate. Now the question for you all is not whether she was "playing the system" or not, rather, should she have been dismissed for not responding to her call of duty? Does she have a duty to her family (her son) or to the country she serves by contract? You can get a better sense of the story here, before you decide to respond.

-GirlProfNYC