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Entries in 3024/3085 Chit Chat 1 (3)

Saturday
Feb132010

To Serve Your Family or Duty?

DateSaturday, February 13, 2010 at 12:18PM

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

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Tuesday
Feb022010

A New Idea: Girl Power Can Save the World

DateTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 3:12PM

Another interesting tidbit. Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues makes a compelling argument about the construct of being a GIRL! She makes an interesting argument here about being a Girl holds an amount of power that we do not acknowledge, or rather, many/most are afraid of. Talk to me about whether or not you agree that this is true or false. Can seeing the oppression of other girls, teach women how to empower themselves, and inevitably teach men how to respect girls and girlhood? Does it matter that feminism has different colors and different political frameworks/platforms? Have a look at the video juxtaposed to the piece found here and tell me your thoughts.

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Monday
Feb012010

Women Only?

DateMonday, February 1, 2010 at 8:50PM

I am hoping you all will interpret this in a variety of ways. I don't want to give an opinion just yet, but I am curious to read/hear what you all think about this? Is CNN suggesting that women are more in order than men? Are men more prone to unruly behavior in an already unjust society? Or is this something directly related to the struggle and peacefulness of women of color?

 

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