tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758314105025791172024-02-19T02:29:11.527-05:00(More Than) Grrrl Power! Girls Studies at UCFThis blog was made by and for UCF Girls Studies' students, scholars, and activists for discussion and resource sharing around issues related to girls and Girls Studies. Girls and others interested in participating are welcome. Email the admin for permission to contribute! Enjoy our content and stay woke!Lelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640732597515957150noreply@blogger.comBlogger885125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-61196533557079731322023-04-21T00:19:00.000-04:002023-04-21T00:19:29.347-04:00Maiden, Mother and Crone by Vianny Nunez<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wiE8CRh6mGHJhZa3cZCvBcEEO8R2LPyXGF194ksX2Nj6QZKJrs2iuUPb6sqg3SzoVu-Iu9Qb0C14OE_Lz2mGxRGqGO2JdlAT2dv0D4Xa39zqZlFYKXdUJjQXNJPV3ymPQIy336AeuwMmZwiSBN6J3yHzotPKQhUnlsp9NVNQdeA6ovw1WiRIW84YYA/s878/hecate%20art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="600" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wiE8CRh6mGHJhZa3cZCvBcEEO8R2LPyXGF194ksX2Nj6QZKJrs2iuUPb6sqg3SzoVu-Iu9Qb0C14OE_Lz2mGxRGqGO2JdlAT2dv0D4Xa39zqZlFYKXdUJjQXNJPV3ymPQIy336AeuwMmZwiSBN6J3yHzotPKQhUnlsp9NVNQdeA6ovw1WiRIW84YYA/w239-h349/hecate%20art.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text; white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Maiden</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{82a5b2c9-a605-4aba-ad8e-bf08a994c166}{186}" paraid="1448879669" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Soft, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">sweet</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and silent.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{82a5b2c9-a605-4aba-ad8e-bf08a994c166}{196}" paraid="408341675" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">She is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">youthful</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, desired by all. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{82a5b2c9-a605-4aba-ad8e-bf08a994c166}{206}" paraid="1236599254" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">She wears long, beautiful gowns. Awaiting the hand </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">of someone </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">who’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> strong and tall.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{82a5b2c9-a605-4aba-ad8e-bf08a994c166}{218}" paraid="395253685" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">“A lady only speaks when spoken to.”</span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{82a5b2c9-a605-4aba-ad8e-bf08a994c166}{224}" paraid="1371381388" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Words that have worn her ears </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">before she could lace her own shoes. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{82a5b2c9-a605-4aba-ad8e-bf08a994c166}{232}" paraid="166728823" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">“</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> eat so much, a </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">lady</span><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">must </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">always</span><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> watch her figure.” </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{82a5b2c9-a605-4aba-ad8e-bf08a994c166}{254}" paraid="89092690" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The maiden’s first trigger. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{5}" paraid="2094717439" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">You see, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">she’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> been trained and groomed to fit the needs of men.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{15}" paraid="305647086" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Before she could even reach the age of ten. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{21}" paraid="799558813" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Men are blessed with strength and glor</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">y when</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">they'r</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">e</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> born. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{37}" paraid="395180119" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Women? </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">We’re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> cursed with beauty and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">immediate scorn.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{49}" paraid="1394053776" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">You want us to fit perfectly into your ideals. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{55}" paraid="1388153581" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">But</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">we’d</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> rather swim with eels. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{67}" paraid="911981189" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">There is more to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">her </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">than what</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> you can see.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{82}" paraid="1306096540" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Have you even asked about </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">her </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">hobbies?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{92}" paraid="908298206" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Yes, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">she</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> can cook and clean, </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{102}" paraid="1432938303" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">but </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">she</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> can also </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">create literary scenes</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{116}" paraid="1377258546" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">She aims to soar beyond the trees.</span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{122}" paraid="1242386759" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">We </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">crave</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> to do what </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">we </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">please,</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{136}" paraid="285848806" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Without begging for </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">permission</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">a man on </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; 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font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Mother</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{186}" paraid="1845130767" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{186}" paraid="1845130767" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Mother, beautiful, loving, kind, domestic. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{192}" paraid="746878499" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">She loves and cares for you even when </span><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">she’s</span><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> sick.</span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{202}" paraid="1742229186" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Sick and tired of the judgement for how she raises her kids.</span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{208}" paraid="1758015160" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">She’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> doing her best, yet you </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">still</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> jest.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{220}" paraid="1097013294" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Lest her husband see her rest. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{226}" paraid="2031753106" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">“Where’s my dinner?” he says. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{232}" paraid="1390110715" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">While she gets the kids dressed and pressed, ready for bed.</span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{238}" paraid="371337613" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Motherhood is not easy. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{244}" paraid="1449543110" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The entitlement of men makes it harder. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{a993d36f-90cf-47b4-b4c0-52fdbca6d736}{250}" paraid="1169658487" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">You want to be a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">father but</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">won’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">change</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a single diaper.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{13}" paraid="93508955" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">You want to be a father, a husband, a king to your throne.</span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{19}" paraid="435726088" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">But you leave your wife to drone</span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{25}" paraid="2013256599" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">On and on she goes to be the perfect wife and mother.</span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{31}" paraid="277729075" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Little do you </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">know;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">she’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> barely keeping it together. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{45}" paraid="587749766" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Would it kill you to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">help out</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">once in a while</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{62}" paraid="575211435" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Take care of your </span><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">own</span><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> child? </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">That’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> wild.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{76}" paraid="575968418" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Check in on her, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">maybe a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> massage before bed. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{86}" paraid="224757949" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">If </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">you’re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> not doing that</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">how the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">hell</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">You call her an old hag, stuck in her ways.</span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{160}" paraid="1121458594" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">“</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">You’re</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">day</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.”</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{186}" paraid="1485672739" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Although that may be true</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, you </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> have to be rude</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{200}" paraid="163977348" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Be grateful </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">she’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> here, lend a listening ear</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{212}" paraid="943338409" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">B</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ecause without her</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, you </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">wouldn’</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> even be here!</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{230}" paraid="399176971" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">S</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">he’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> lived and experienced </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">more than you have so far</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{244}" paraid="2144530379" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Some of her stories will leave your mouth ajar. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{edc8c6e5-b4fd-4d2b-a917-829417ecfacf}{250}" paraid="696388989" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">You can cheat your way to knowledge, but </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">you </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">can’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">buy</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> time</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{5}" paraid="1102875482" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">She is resilient and wise</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{13}" paraid="1792391214" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Look in her eyes</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{21}" paraid="1757305094" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">See the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">joy</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">pain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> underneath the disguise</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{37}" paraid="1905613900" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Don't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> idolize </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">fleeting </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">beauty</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> in youth</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{55}" paraid="927879898" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Realize the truth</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{63}" paraid="2046435717" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">That aging is beautiful and that so called ‘crone” will</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> be sitting on a throne</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{75}" paraid="444281526" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">In the soft white clouds</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, where your ancestors roam. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{83}" paraid="356579321" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">One day, you will find yourself praying for advice. </span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{89}" paraid="812309414" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Asking yourself why the world </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">hasn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">been </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">so nice.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{103}" paraid="1014092843" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Your primordial mother</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">have the answers </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">you </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">eek</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{126}" paraid="1820856580" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Then </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">you’ll</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> realize grandma </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> so weak. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73093252 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW73093252 BCX0" paraeid="{72bee958-989a-4c18-a4a6-762a4c5393d6}{140}" paraid="2140126897" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="TextRun SCXW73093252 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", "Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont", "Times New Roman_MSFontService", serif; 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font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There has been debate for
years about whether or not abortion is justified. And I say to that, mind your
business. No one’s decision about what they do with their body should affect how
anyone lives their lives. However, politicians seem to not think so. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For me, this all started
last June. In June of 2022, Roe V. Wade was overturned, and healthcare was then
forever impacted. It has now been left up to the states to decide whether or
not people will have access to abortions and the regulations regarding such. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This supreme court
decision has led to numerous protests across the country. I have gone to a few
protests myself and this is not an easy topic to speak about. Decisions like
this have ruined people’s lives and forever will in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Back in October, I attended
a women’s March hosted by Future Leaders of Orlando and Bans off our Bodies. I
went with a few of my friends, and it was not an easy thing to prepare for. These
are heavy topics that weigh on a lot of us and while protesting, we always take
the risk of possible attacks, whether that’s from the opposing side or the
police. But that never deterred us, this is a topic that not only affects me as
a cis woman but every person with the capacity for pregnancy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We marched from city
hall, around Lake Eola, back to city hall. This was a long, hot day but this
was also such an important march that those things didn’t matter anymore. There
were people of all different backgrounds present. Women, men, children, members
of the LGBTQIA+ community, pregnant people, elderly people, and so many more.
This is an important topic to so many generations of people. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When you take away abortions
rights you take away opportunities from people. Living people. This affects
people on all fronts, from the extreme of victims of rape/incest and to the
less extreme of a person who simply accidently got pregnant and is not ready to
have a child. There is constant debate that “if abortion is legal, who should
have the right to it” and that is no one’s decision to make other than the
person that is pregnant. Someone else’s opinion about 26-year-old Rebecca, who accidentally
got pregnant one night should have the right to an abortion simply because she
does not want kids, that is no one else’s decision. That decision to terminate a
pregnancy with that reasoning is as valid as any other reason in the book.
Leaving that decision up to state legislation is currently creating a large
divide in the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When Roe was overturned,
some states such as California immediately put out statements announcing that
they will continue to support Roe V. Wade and keep abortion healthcare
available for their citizens. Other states, such as Florida, did not have the
same reactions. As of April 14, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a 6-week
abortion ban. The law would make Florida one of the most restrictive states on
abortion. This has caused people, including myself, to reconsider where to live
and how that will affect their lives. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">No one should be told
what they can and cannot do with their bodies. Every reason for an abortion is
a valid reason and it is the federal government’s job to ensure we keep these
rights. They are failing. In the meantime, we have no choice but to protest. I will
continue to speak up and protest until everyone in every state has the right to
a safe and legal abortion. If anyone is interested in protesting, I suggest
keeping up with Future Leaders of Orlando and Bans off our Bodies on Instagram and
Facebook. They are trustworthy organizations that plan safe protests for everyone
to join. And if you are interested in learning more about abortion and Roe V. Wade,
I always suggest doing your own research and becoming informed. Even if you
think these decisions do not affect you as an individual living in America, I
promise this decision, or any decisions made in the future by the government
will affect you or someone around you. Finally, abortion is healthcare and keep
your bans off my body!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Work Cited<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;">Contorno, Steve. “Florida
Gov. Desantis Signs 6-Week Abortion Ban | CNN Politics.” <i>CNN</i>, Cable News
Network, 14 Apr. 2023,
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/politics/florida-abortion-ban/index.html. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;">Nadeem, Reem. “Majority of
Public Disapproves of Supreme Court's Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade.” <i>Pew
Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy</i>, Pew Research Center, 21 Feb.
2023, https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/07/06/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade/.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;">Totenberg, Nina, and Sarah
McCammon. “Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Ending Right to Abortion Upheld
for Decades.” <i>NPR</i>, NPR, 24 June 2022, https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1102305878/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-decision-overturn.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Sarah Vazquezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209828885061518106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-44991769039066622352022-04-29T11:23:00.003-04:002022-04-29T11:23:55.335-04:00How To Make A Brighter Future<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-GxisXbgPgFvkyW05-6R9LhQ-t500x500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="247" src="https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-GxisXbgPgFvkyW05-6R9LhQ-t500x500.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i>Dr. Alice Evans: Feminist Activism to Close the Gender Gap</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">How To Make A Brighter Future</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"> As human beings, it should be natural for us to want the best lives we can possibly have. We should have the desire to progress forward with innovations and ideas in order to improve our quality of life. While this is true for almost everyone, some people can be more concerned with themselves without considering those around them. This isn't the best mindset to have, as you can't have a quality lifestyle if others around you are constantly miserable. This is something that I believe in, which is why I want to work towards taking part in activism in the future. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> To start, we have to look at what activism means. In simple terms, activism can be described as having the courage to "speak out and address the problems in our lives and communities" (Shaw & Lee 705). This can be in simple ways, such as talking about it with people you know and spreading awareness, or in larger ways, like attending protests and working towards the changes personally. Something that I think is important to note is that activism doesn't always have to be these large gestures, although they do certainly help. They can also be understated, causing other people to care about the cause as much as you do so they can help spread awareness. Awareness that there's a problem is the first step to change, after all, so I think that aspect of activism is just as important.</span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"> To be a feminist isn't just to cry out that women should be in power, although that would certainly be a step in the right direction. Feminism is caring about <i>everyone</i>, not just women, and getting the playing field of society to an even place. Feminism, as I define it, includes speaking up for other women, including trans women, the LGBTQ community, people of color, and many others that don't fit into the standard boxes that society has created. By doing this, we can ensure that everyone has a fair chance at a happy life with the opportunities they're granted.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> In order to really carry out your beliefs, though, there are a couple things you can consider doing. One of those things is setting priorities on the issues and topics you want to focus on and advocate for. While it would be nice to aspire for change in every area of the world, it can get tiring and overwhelming for you as an individual. To put it simply, "Figure out your truths and priorities based on your own values and politics. Decide where to put your energy, and figure out which battles are worth fighting" (Shaw & Lee 713). By doing this, you can also ensure that your energy is well-spent and valuable to the cause. If you don't feel as strongly towards something, you can instead choose to use that time towards something you do truly care for.</span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span> Something else you should consider doing is being conscious of how you and others around you affect the environment. Having a clean and sustained planet to live on should be a top priority; after all, any progress made besides that will be pointless if it is made in an unhealthy place. Something that every activist should be striving for is a clean Earth, eradicating "behaviors that bring about global climate change, environmental pollution, and species eradication" (Shaw & Lee 716). If we keep in mind how our actions are affecting the world around us, we can at least ensure that everyone will have a healthy place to live. Some areas are more affected by such environmental problems than others, so it should be something to consider while being an activist.</span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span> Changes can be made in big or small ways in terms of everyone working towards a better future. You don't have to be the wealthiest person in the world to achieve change. All you have to do is dedicate some of your time to the cause that makes you feel like you're really making a difference. Do all you can with what you have to work towards a better world for all of us. Some people tend to think of only themselves, even those that are activists, so strive to be different and strive to be better.</span><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Works Cited</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">“Dr Alice Evans: Feminist Activism to Close the Gender Gap.” <i>SoundCloud</i>, https://soundcloud.com/imf-podcasts/dr-alice-evans-feminist. </span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Shaw, Susan M., and Janet Lee. <i>Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings</i>. Oxford University Press, 2020. </span></p><p></p>Ariana Nazariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07423270794959570079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-62779892499816641592022-04-28T15:17:00.002-04:002022-04-28T15:17:42.109-04:00Maternal Health <p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspihEx7ro_Hx1hi6opZ0bBtxAeub-kT5BkFfgq72aJJ0OG3JCVC1SaeQHTQZvClx12IZLToXMldt7FDuEzocbaA9gNe09HTr-6hVHSIqFrlV1mNcRQ25FHyRbk_L3o59e8qZYyEW844o9aXKykdBzb357bhY-6ibhrSHz9QT04dhuRH9W3TCTHG2bwA/s1238/Maternal-and-Child-Health-1238x0-c-default-q40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1238" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspihEx7ro_Hx1hi6opZ0bBtxAeub-kT5BkFfgq72aJJ0OG3JCVC1SaeQHTQZvClx12IZLToXMldt7FDuEzocbaA9gNe09HTr-6hVHSIqFrlV1mNcRQ25FHyRbk_L3o59e8qZYyEW844o9aXKykdBzb357bhY-6ibhrSHz9QT04dhuRH9W3TCTHG2bwA/s320/Maternal-and-Child-Health-1238x0-c-default-q40.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maternal and Child Health</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> In
2010, I was 13 years old when my aunt Cindy had her second child, a little girl
named Serenity. My aunt was the first person in my family that I had been
around when they were pregnant so I was able to witness her getting morning
sickness, having cravings, feet getting swollen, and her stomach growing with
each passing month until she eventually had her daughter. Just like she did
with her first child, my aunt needed a </span>C-section<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> but since she had scar tissue
from her previous delivery, it took the doctors a while to get Serenity out. I
was so distracted by the adorable baby girl in her arms that I didn’t really
pay much attention to the fact that she had to deliver her child in a different
method. In my mind, she just gave birth and that was natural so it wasn’t a big
deal that she had a </span>C-section<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. It wasn’t really until she had her third and
last child about two years later that I realized she was putting her body and
life at risk. With her last pregnancy, she once again had to have a </span>C-section<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and told us that her doctors strongly advise her to never get pregnant again or
she risks her life as well as her child’s. She made it very clear to her
husband that they had three kids and she would not be putting her life on the
line for one more child and risk her life or child’s and leave him alone with
three kids.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>At this point, pregnancy became a bit scary
for me. Especially as I learned about pregnancy stories from the other women in
my family. My mom had three kids but my older brother had the worst pregnancy
and resulted in her getting postpartum depression. My mom went into the
hospital and before she knew it, my brother's heart had suddenly stopped and
doctors and nurses rushed to her side and saved my brother but resulted in my
mother tearing so horribly that she needed 40 stitches. She had a four-year
girl to take care of as well and my dad and Grandmother had to help out for
months as my mother came home and was seemingly just gone and unresponsive to
everyone. After a few weeks, she got better but she struggles remembering what
happened for the first few weeks of my brother’s life. When she became pregnant
with me nine years later, she states it was the most calm, peaceful, and
easiest recovery she had. In her case she started with a great first pregnancy,
a traumatic second pregnancy, and then a great and final pregnancy.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONMvYTpiL090r3BUOLW9cKryk9k8MK5Xe4QtNZ2VAOVDCOrNkRUBhgoefUQ5_81f7eTlGSbnxAtKdUx3eY2XJGWS3qx15ThhoRcYPiDyNcU-v6feLzF3fLdmX5KHpU9bTW-BUE8oeOsuJSSc95ChY3QOY5AMi_RxIo1WeW5dUXR-20-0fE-0h3MJThQ/s1600/71BH7QoLzLL._RI_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONMvYTpiL090r3BUOLW9cKryk9k8MK5Xe4QtNZ2VAOVDCOrNkRUBhgoefUQ5_81f7eTlGSbnxAtKdUx3eY2XJGWS3qx15ThhoRcYPiDyNcU-v6feLzF3fLdmX5KHpU9bTW-BUE8oeOsuJSSc95ChY3QOY5AMi_RxIo1WeW5dUXR-20-0fE-0h3MJThQ/s320/71BH7QoLzLL._RI_.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After watching the film <i>Sister: Working to
Improve Global Maternal Health</i>, I became very grateful for living in place
where we had proper care and resources for expecting mothers. The film follows pregnant
women and maternal workers in Ethiopia, Cambodia and Haiti as they struggle
with the crisis of maternal and newborn mortality with lack of money,
transport, communication, and education. This is a film I saw once but it was
enough to leave an impact on me and break my heart for these parents and
children who are struggling with things we take for advantage. We meet several
people with their own stories and backgrounds such as Philomene Jocien Gracias,
a traditional birth attendant that has helped women deliver babies since she
was 12 years old. We meet a father named Yeang Yul who is now a widower after
his wife died when her placenta didn’t pass after childbirth, leaving him with
three children. There is also Houy Chandy who has helped provide transport for
women who cannot get to hospitals and are at risk of dying. We come face to
face with the harsh realities of 1 in 4,800 women dying from childbirth-related
causes in the US but these numbers are numbers in comparison to Cambodia and
Haiti, where the numbers are 1 in 44 and 1 in 48 women.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Not everyone is the same when it comes to
their pregnancies and postpartum. As I got older, medical care started to
become more important to me and opened my eyes to how there is much to improve
on but also much to be grateful for. Living in America, my aunt was able to go
through three </span>C-sections<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and have three healthy babies and my big brother
survived after his heart had suddenly stopped when my mom was in labor. While
it was intense, both women and their children survived and are still healthy to
this day. America isn’t perfect when it comes to its medical care and that’s
made clear as millions of people fight for better health care, child care, and
abortion rights. It’s terrifying to imagine places such as Ethiopia, Cambodia
and Haiti struggling with things such as transportation to go to hospitals for
the proper care they need and how mothers struggle to even provide food for
their infants as some cannot afford formula or create breastmilk. The film </span></span><i style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sisters</i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
concludes that, with access to appropriate care, 95% of the pregnancy and
childbirth related deaths are preventable so I hope that as we continue to
develop that we can go and help other countries that are in desperate need of
help and prevent the unnecessary loss of a woman and child.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">References<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sister: Working to Improve Global
Maternal Health</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. (2013). <i>Kanopy</i>. Retrieved
April 26, 2022, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">from <a href="https://www.kanopy.com/en/ucf/video/245219">https://www.kanopy.com/en/ucf/video/245219</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-62394728639386197382022-04-27T17:18:00.001-04:002022-04-27T17:18:27.367-04:00Modern Media Mayhem<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.smallbiztrends.com/2022/01/social-audio.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://media.smallbiztrends.com/2022/01/social-audio.png" width="471" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i>Social Media Archives</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Modern Media Mayhem</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"> In today's world, there isn't much you can do without the mention of the media. Television shows, movies, social media sites, and so many other things contribute to this world of connection we have today. Now more than ever, we have the opportunity to communicate with people around the globe who share our ideas and interests. At first glance, it seems like the perfect sort of thing to have in the modern age, but this is actually far from the truth. While the Internet and its various sites and capabilities have worked to bring people together, they've also worked to tear people apart. One of the ways it does this is by spreading ideologies that can be harmful to many groups of people, especially women. With various forms of content being made more and more accessible, this comes with the spreading of stereotypes and misconceptions that don't allow much change.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> To start, we have to look at how the Internet simply isn't accessible to everyone. As society works to make this a more necessary part of our lives, we aren't quite there yet. This causes marginalized groups without many resources to not have access to the Internet. "Where resources are scarce, the gap widens between those with resources, access, and skills and those without" (Shaw & Lee 229). Without them there, there is no representation for them, causing the Internet to not completely reflect the world we live in. This can contribute to harmful representation of those groups.</span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span> With television shows and television as a whole, it seems like a lot of stereotypes and misconceptions are commonly performed. This could be due to the fact that it's simply easier to rely on tropes in order to make an episode work instead of putting in more effort to the characters and situations, but that can be my speculation. The simple fact is that television does rely a lot on separating genders by the shows and commercials that are shown. For example, sports events normally have commercials geared towards male audiences that show beer, cars, electronics, and other such things; daytime soap operas have commercials geared towards female audiences that show beauty products, household items, and other such things (Shaw & Lee 232). Daytime soap operas are also written quite differently than shows that would be normally geared towards men, in terms of content and plot. As it stands, most daytime soap operas "focus on relationships and family and employ rather fragmented narratives with plot weaving around without closure or resolution" (Shaw & Lee 233). This is because women aren't expected to be glued to a television screen like men are expected to be, so their shows don't take as much effort to understand or catch up on.</span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span> In my personal experience, I've seen a lot of this firsthand. My mother is a frequent watcher of the Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) and has seen pretty much every film they've produced to date. When I've watched a couple with her, they tend to follow a very similar formula and always reach the same happy conclusion at the end. Some of their popular trends, like infidelity and kidnapping, aren't given many fresh takes from movie to movie. What changes are the characters and specific situations, but the core story ultimately stays the same. I feel that this is because the films themselves aren't made to be watched with your full attention back-to-back; instead, they're just supposed to be listened to and vaguely given attention but not given much more thought.</span><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span><span> Another section of the Internet that has greatly impacted my life is, of course, social media. Various sites like Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat have shaped a lot of people's perceptions on the world. They have also greatly impacted how women view themselves based on the influencers, models, and celebrities they can now directly interact with. I've seen this most on Instagram, where a lot of the focus is still on fitting with "aesthetics." Personally, I've participated in this culture myself, which has caused quite a few moments of putting myself down because I don't match what is shown to me on social media. I didn't do much about this problem until my little sister started getting into the social scene and picked up a few of my habits.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span><span><span> She turned thirteen this January and has been incredibly aware of the world around her since a little before that date. However, this also means that she's very much aware of the beauty standards that surround women and has done her best to hold herself up to them. This has caused her to feel very insecure about her body, something I remember experiencing myself around the same age. The scary thing about this is that I don't remember being exactly her age when I started worrying about my body; I remember being just a couple years older. Because she was exposed to the Internet at a younger age than me, she's been surrounded by these ideals for longer. When she started doing this, I immediately took the time to self-reflect and present myself in a way that could inspire confidence for her, even if some of it is still a mask. </span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> I know that this isn't an easy thing to do, of course, as not everyone can simply turn their confidence on and off like a light switch. However, looking at the way media has impacted cultural ideas and norms has made me more conscience as a consumer. I want to be selective with the shows and media content I interact with, making sure to support those that I feel are doing good and unique things in the industry. As an aspiring writer, I would hope to one day contribute to this growing world of media content, putting out stories that can inspire and represent those that have had to sit in the back for far too long.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Works Cited</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div></div><p></p></div><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Shaw, Susan M., and Janet Lee. <i>Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings</i>. Oxford University Press, 2020. </span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">“Social Media Archives.” <i>Small Business Trends</i>, https://smallbiztrends.com/category/social-media. </span></p>Ariana Nazariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07423270794959570079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-72712716392510054362022-04-24T23:15:00.001-04:002022-04-24T23:15:44.622-04:00The Family Way<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSjnLV-2WZnSOIK6d2nha7o5nSwOao12O_8Zg&usqp=CAU" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="279" height="280" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSjnLV-2WZnSOIK6d2nha7o5nSwOao12O_8Zg&usqp=CAU" width="433" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i>Reasons why you should celebrate your family!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">The Family Way</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> In a majority of our lives, it would be safe to say that family is incredibly important. What that family looks like can be incredibly diverse, just as the rest of the world is around us. Family can even be loosely defined depending on who you are, extending to friends or others that don't share the same blood as you. No matter who you consider to be your family, I feel it would be safe to say that they play a large role in your life as a person. This is just how I feel about my family, who works hard every day in order to support me and my siblings in everything that we do. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span> But what exactly does the family standard look like, and why is it so important to society today? Here in the United States, for the vast majority, there is not really a "normal" family, but the media continues to push that there is, just as it does with many other things. This "normal family is generally considered to be "the nuclear family of the middle-class, white, married, heterosexual couple with children" (Shaw & Lee 399).</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span> </span>I find that this standard of family is still very prevalent today, with one example being theme park passes. I know that this is definitely a bit of a random example, but that does not make it any less true. Most family park passes of tickets or annual passes come in packages of four, which matches up to the "ideal" nuclear family: two parents and two children, often shown as a boy and a girl. This is even true for family vacation packages as well, which are often based on groups of four. As someone who comes from a family of five, this has always been something I noticed, especially when my mother would enter contests for these kinds of things. I always thought to myself, "Who would have to stay behind?" My experience, along with that of so many others, shows that this assumed family is not reality for most.</span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span> Another aspect of family that has been incredibly prevalent in my life has been the expectations put on me to start one. This is not a unique experience to me, of course, as many young women have been pressured for quite some time to "settle down" and start a family. Although times have changed, of course, "women are expected to want to be mothers, and they are expected to take primary responsibility for the nurturing of children" (Shaw & Lee 414). In the world we live in today, it almost seems like part of being a woman is being able to have a family and properly take care of them. This is an incredibly harmful notion to women who are not able to have children or those that choose to not have any (Shaw & Lee 415). It causes them to feel lesser than in their bodies and their genders, which simply should not be true.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span><span> </span>To look again at the "ideal" family, there is always a mother and a father, as the father is meant to provide for the family while the mother takes care of the children and home. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: times;">However, this simply isn't the case all the time. There are plenty of single mothers that must take on the providing and the caretaking. This is a very painstaking task to endure that causes a lot of stress for mothers and their children (Shaw & Lee 415). The life of a single mother is not something that is always chosen, and I have the utmost respect for women who have triumphed day after day in succeeding with that lifestyle.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> Looking at it from every angle, family is not just a simple concept anymore. There are so many different circumstances that lead to different types of families, large and small. Just as there is so much individuality in every person, there is uniqueness in every family. Putting forth this notion that family should be something standard and expected of everyone is impossible and could be potentially harmful and stressful to those that cannot or choose not to.</span><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Works Cited</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">“Reasons Why You Should Celebrate Your Family!” <i>Times of India Blog</i>, 26 Mar. 2018, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/life-n-style/reasons-why-you-should-celebrate-your-family/.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Shaw, Susan M., and Janet Lee. <i>Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings</i>. Oxford University Press, 2020. </span></p><p></p>Ariana Nazariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07423270794959570079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-56396825617809718972022-04-21T16:43:00.002-04:002022-04-21T16:43:46.497-04:00Culture Jamming! Create A Different Message <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsoGhojPdnBSxFAWh32MyPkOS8ZdyRXpZXzZXJkec7_yPljrFhf7j5bd3GwAomP6ng0CyEG7cpKqfW-lkmCO7dy2DS7X-lzTYbB-lphnNNuMWbIwK9otEIjVkMtmLEHs5-bozy2MzFmg8VePIKZu5F5-5r4tg5T_ok8xLhiqU9JeXzNiGnDEVwAAwSw/s266/images.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="189" data-original-width="266" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsoGhojPdnBSxFAWh32MyPkOS8ZdyRXpZXzZXJkec7_yPljrFhf7j5bd3GwAomP6ng0CyEG7cpKqfW-lkmCO7dy2DS7X-lzTYbB-lphnNNuMWbIwK9otEIjVkMtmLEHs5-bozy2MzFmg8VePIKZu5F5-5r4tg5T_ok8xLhiqU9JeXzNiGnDEVwAAwSw/w318-h226/images.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Example Mashup of Culture Jams</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic
and Contemporary Readings, chapter five explores women in media and culture. In
the last few decades, media has involved into a monstrous form of power that
people cannot escape. Television, music, the internet, and so much more have
taken part in shaping gender and created multibillion-indurates that regulate
society. Popular culture has also played a large role in beauty and encourage
certain practices (Shaw, S. M., & Lee, J.). I could argue this chapter reminds
me a great deal of chapter four, especially when pairing it to Jean Kilbourne’s
research in advertisement but in this case, we’ll be focusing more on Culture
Jam, a form of alternative media (Jammin\’ Ladies).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">When I started UCF in the fall of 2021, one of
my first classes was WST 3603: Introduction to Gender Studies with Dr. Anne
Bubriski. I enjoyed this class so much that when I saw the opportunity to take
another class for this semester, I signed up immediately. During the course, I
have noticed a few similarities such as the films we review for the modules and
even small assignments. One of the small assignments that reappeared for this
semester was called Culture Jam. In the website, Jammin\’ Ladies, the writers
state that:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The idea behind culture jamming is that
individuals are not given the choice as to whether they are exposed to ads or
not. Without consent every individual in our communities are exposed to
thousands of corporate ads each day. Jammers believe everyone should have the
opportunity to voice their opinions just like the corporate advertisers. They
believe in the opportunity to respond to the advertisements.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jammers
take popular advertisements and logos, such as McDonalds or Vogue, and
essentially create something new but recognizable. While the practice has been
around for the last couple of years, its origin has remained a mystery but has
nonetheless still impacted viewers. One way to best understand it is by seeing
the original advertisement with that of the new one that was “jammed.” Not
everyone decides to post the two together but it was a requirement for my
assignment.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41ciQr7fd6Wsd8ff1JCEJ74RPnrUQb7wVckc5I2GItLSF7rDhzvhEHrIKjO61gYI24NBeU1qduKHE0YyUgdWNDwnvq_LZzat9-dEyYE6Lf9UkZevEBaBc0qNITt1uxOsh122vSyChByxHau0igk82AJWLwCw8fxTi3h7f37t3axly_Uo3dFJAJC7HBg/s1307/SL-%20Feminist%20Culture%20Jam.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1307" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41ciQr7fd6Wsd8ff1JCEJ74RPnrUQb7wVckc5I2GItLSF7rDhzvhEHrIKjO61gYI24NBeU1qduKHE0YyUgdWNDwnvq_LZzat9-dEyYE6Lf9UkZevEBaBc0qNITt1uxOsh122vSyChByxHau0igk82AJWLwCw8fxTi3h7f37t3axly_Uo3dFJAJC7HBg/w368-h256/SL-%20Feminist%20Culture%20Jam.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>My Culture Jam. Done in the Fall of 2021</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">As you can see, I took the cover of a Women’s
Health issue, featuring the popular Colombian singer, Sharika. I was required
to make a total of three changes and instead made five. I’m not the most
tech-savvy person as many of my friends and family would say so this wouldn’t
be the best culture jam out there but it was still something I was proud of. By
reviewing the original and the remastered version, everyone could see how I
change the pieces of the cover that featuring “slimming down” or “hunger
fixes.” In a world where models weigh about 23 percent less than the average
woman and eating disorders are affecting women at a 10:1 ratio compared to men,
the message that women need to “slim down” is concerning
(Shaw, S. M., & Lee, J.).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">To be clear, I love Sharika. I am
Colombian and I grew up listening to Colombian musicians such as Carlos Vives
and Sharika on a daily basis. I have vivid memories of my dad playing Sharika
music while working on documents in his office and my mom buying her CDs as
they come out. So, this jam was in no way me stating that I hold any anger or
judgment on her for posing for this magazine. You will find many beloved
celebrities on the cover of this magazine but it's hardly their fault that the
company they are modeling for are using them to promote such things. The
purpose of this jam was to show that instead of focusing on getting skinner and
finding ways to improve your body until you look like her, you should focus on
staying healthy and happy. If you ever do come to a place in your life where
you wish to change something, then make sure you are doing it for yourself and
your happiness and not for the approval of others. Ignore magazines telling you
that you aren’t good enough the way you are and try to be kind to yourself and
others by creating a new message. You might come to learn something and even have some fun creating something new.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">References<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Culture jamming...what is it?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
Jammin\' Ladies. (2006, March 17). Retrieved April 20, 2022, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>from </span><a href="https://jamming.wordpress.com/culture-jammingwhat-is-it/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">https://jamming.wordpress.com/culture-jammingwhat-is-it/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Shaw, S. M., & Lee, J. (2020). Chapter 4 Inscribing
Gender on Body. In <i>Gendered Voices, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Feminist Visions: Classic
and Contemporary Readings </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">(7th ed., pp. 155–221). essay, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Oxford University Press.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Shaw, S. M., & Lee, J. (2020). Chapter 5 Media and
Culture. In <i>Gendered Voices, Feminist <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Visions: Classic and
Contemporary Readings</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> (7th ed., pp. 222–279). essay, Oxford <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">University Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-65965099301186795212022-04-19T12:12:00.001-04:002022-04-19T12:12:33.100-04:00Gender: Not As Simple As You Think<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.aauw.org/app/uploads/2020/11/Gender-identity-900x700-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="800" height="310" src="https://www.aauw.org/app/uploads/2020/11/Gender-identity-900x700-01.png" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i>Dei Toolkit: Gender & Gender Identity</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Gender: Not As Simple As You Think</span></h2> <span style="font-family: times;">For as long as I can remember, gender has been an important part of my personality. My mother would always praise me for being "feminine" and urged me to dress up, take care of my hair and my appearance the way any girl should. She does the same thing with my younger sister now, who somehow managed to be "more feminine than you," as my mother remarks constantly. Even today, my mother urges me to "dress my age" and show more skin, something that I want to do but can't be forced into because I'm not used to it.</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span> That urging of "dressing my age" started to come about when I was seventeen or eighteen, just starting to get into the adult world. Before that, my mother had no problem with me wearing regular t-shirts, longer shorts, and other articles of clothing like that. Once I hit that certain mark, though, I had to try and present myself as more "grown," which meant showing more skin and putting more effort into my appearance.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span> But why is that required of me?</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span> I ask this question as someone who has a younger sister <i>and </i>a younger brother. While I see a lot of the same pushes given to my sister that my mother gave to me, my brother is never given that same sort of attention. Whenever we go out to a fancy place, she helps him pick out something nice and makes sure that he looks presentable, but that isn't a constant thing like how it is with us girls. She doesn't urge him to take care of his hair, wash his face, wear nicer things; whenever he gets a particular sort of why, my mother simply brushes it off by saying, "He's a boy, it's what they do."<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span> Being raised in this type of environment gave me expectations that I should hold over myself. I can't blame my mother and father for this solely, though, as I'm sure that many other families all over the country and the world have also complied with societal gender norms and never urged their children to break the barrier. This contributes to the idea that "gender is not only what we 'do'; it is a process by which we 'are' or 'become'" (Shaw & Lee 96). </span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span> What happens when this process is broken, though? For example, if a little boy wants to play with a Barbie doll instead of a superhero action figure, or a little girl would rather wear a video game t-shirt rather than a dress? "Sometimes, there are harsh responses to children who do not follow [gendered] patterns" (Shaw & Lee 98). Going back to my personal life, this is something that I see in my family a lot. My parents certainly are not as harsh as other families might be, but they do discourage my little brother from doing anything they would consider "feminine." </span><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span><span> How can these expectations be upheld onto the youth of our society on an individual level? As everyone by now should be aware, "Our gender expression is not always the same as our gender identity and may or may not match our assigned gender at birth" (Shaw & Lee 98). This can be as simple as not conforming to the usual colors and toys that are given to boys and girls, but it can get a little more complex. For example, transgender people feel that they are born into a body that doesn't match their identity, so they can make changes to their wardrobe, hair, and even body in order to best match how they want to present themselves. Those who are genderqueer simply ignore the gender binary that society pushes onto people, instead taking their own approach to expressing themselves.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span><span><span> These expectations and categorizations into a binary that doesn't encapsulate individuals seems to be pointless, but there is a one reason as to why it exists: power. The way our society stands at this moment still has masculine traits and ideals as being superior or more desirable than feminine ones. As with my personal example earlier, "It is okay to emulate the masculine and act like a boy, but it may not be okay to emulate the feminine" (Shaw & Lee 111). In our everyday culture, there are words and phrases that belittle men and women by using feminine traits against them (calling people "sissies" and other such things, saying that someone "throws like a girl," etc.).</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> In my life now, I have interests and tastes in fashion that might be considered more "masculine." I love superheroes and action movies and wearing t-shirts that reflect those interests. My mother continues to urge me to dress more "feminine," and while that is not something I mind doing, I wonder how I would feel if that was not the case. Pushing gender norms onto children is not the best thing to do, in my personal opinion. With gender norms comes standards that are expected by society that can hurt children's self-esteem and self-image. Instead, children should be allowed to just do as they please, partake in what interests them, and see where that takes them in life. </span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Works Cited</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">“Dei Toolkit: Gender & Gender Identity.” <i>AAUW</i>, 23 Nov. 2020, https://www.aauw.org/resources/member/governance-tools/dei-toolkit/dimensions-of-diversity/gender-identity/. </span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Shaw, Susan M., and Janet Lee. <i>Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings</i>. Oxford University Press, 2020. </span></p>Ariana Nazariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07423270794959570079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-39082964550261020802022-04-14T17:57:00.001-04:002022-04-14T17:57:08.970-04:00My Experiences with Service Learning <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mPS635xhLZXoyJesIl9V3hCvjaT3P0zO9qYEpkg1dDhyQHtGvdyOua-Kmj_7d4dxoyiBwrAnODw0Tw246erB2ywpkfjGA4QZEcSD_5aTZ2DpPn4eJRaJ9J8qQ6DEonpOI_56ggvPfQsJgtZYYw_DNQ1lSk3fjGffAGILrxZez2pdmtncfELMi9zcUw/s1200/what-is-service-learning-illustration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="1200" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mPS635xhLZXoyJesIl9V3hCvjaT3P0zO9qYEpkg1dDhyQHtGvdyOua-Kmj_7d4dxoyiBwrAnODw0Tw246erB2ywpkfjGA4QZEcSD_5aTZ2DpPn4eJRaJ9J8qQ6DEonpOI_56ggvPfQsJgtZYYw_DNQ1lSk3fjGffAGILrxZez2pdmtncfELMi9zcUw/w368-h193/what-is-service-learning-illustration.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With Spring 2022 coming to a close, I have
almost completed my own service learning which inspired me to write about my
experience and show others the benefits of it. This is not the first time I’ve
had to do service learning and I’m sure for many students they’ve come across a
class that has asked them to give back to their community for a few hours. I
could understand for many students that their first reaction isn’t the best.
After all, so many students are balancing school with jobs and sometimes even
have the responsibility of caring for sick family members or small children. In
high school, I knew of a young man who found himself a job at night which
prompted him to sleep during the day. I can remember my teacher letting him
sleep in the back and how a friend of mine, let's call her Arianna, told me of
his struggles to complete community hours for high school because of work. This
isn’t to discourage anyone but in situations such as his, I understand why some
people aren’t happy when service learning comes up for a course. However, one
of the best things about service learning is being able to help your community in
a way that can work with your schedule. I would always argue that service
learning is not the end of the world and can actually be a great experience if
you’re willing to make it one. It can open your eyes to the things that have
seemingly slipped past us. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For those who haven’t done service learning yet
or aren’t aware of what it is, it’s defined as a pedagogical strategy that
incorporates traditional academic classroom knowledge with public or civic
engagement within a selected community.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Essentially, people take part in charity work or
volunteer or spread awareness of a worthy cause. This could go from helping
animals with no homes, helping the elderly, or trying to educate others on
policies or laws that could very well affect us greatly. For those in the
Women's Studies program, service learning will almost always be incorporated
one way or another. There are many benefits for doing this aside from reports
of positive impact on one’s personal and academic growth. It connects people
and provides an experience that no one can ever forget </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bubriski & Semaan,
2021,). There are many ways to do it and with COVID-19 making many of us put a
hold on our lives, many people have had to adapt and come up with more creative
ways in order to accomplish these goals. Presently, I have only been involved
in two service learning projects and both have been more meaningful than I
could imagine.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The first time I did service learning, it was
for my first semester at UCF for my First and Second Wave Feminism course with
Dr. Maria Santana. Her request was quite simple as we were required to visit
UCF Special Collections and University Archives and pick four items that went
with themes of the second wave. After viewing brief descriptions of the
collections and items online, all the students made appointments to visit the
John C. Hitt Library and began looking through the collections. It contained
newspaper clippings, pamphlets, buttons, paintings, tickets, speeches, letters,
books, almost anything you could think off. I was truly amazed and shocked by
everything I could see, to the point where I didn’t want to do a report on just
four items. I was there for almost three hours and truthfully, I wished I had
stayed longer now. The four items I chose to use for my paper was an article
clipping, stamp sheets, a handout, and an ERA button pin. Each item had its own
significance whether it was a button pin for women to show support for the
Equal Rights Amendment or stamp sheet showing famous and inspiring women such
as Mother Tereasa or Margert Thatcher. By the end of the semester, I wrote a
report on why the items I chose were so important to women’s history and I
learned more than I ever could have imagined. I honestly would love to go back
there one day and go through different boxes to see what I missed during my
first visit.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For this semester, my service learning led me to
this blog. I was not aware that UCF had a blog until the beginning of this
semester. I looked through so many, reading a few here and there and I was
honestly impressed with what I found. When the opportunity presented itself, I
decided to join and I’m so grateful to have been allowed to do so. I was pretty
nervous about writing here as I’ve honestly struggled in the past with reading,
writing, and speech. I actually didn’t start talking until I was five and was
even held back in third grade. I was worried that maybe my work wouldn’t be as
good, inspiring, or entraining enough for readers. I can see I’ve gotten a few
views over the last few weeks and it’s honestly been pretty exciting to think
that people have taken an interest in reading what I have posted. There is
value in service learning and the possibilities to contribute are endless. If
not at UCF, then I at least encourage everyone to find out ways to help. Whether
it’s helping at a hospital making masks and blankets, calling to get donations
for charities in desperate need of help, or just spreading awareness through
social media, anything would be greatly appreciated and could make a
difference.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Bubriski, A., & Semaan, I. (2021, December 28). <i>Journal
Article - Activist Learning Vs. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Service Learning in a
women's studies classroom- by Anne Bubriski and Ingrid Semaan.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-54560164719989748382022-04-12T11:32:00.002-04:002022-04-12T11:32:46.166-04:00When I Look In The Mirror<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://miro.medium.com/max/640/1*AKGiAIfejeX4nytFeqFnhQ.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="640" height="346" src="https://miro.medium.com/max/640/1*AKGiAIfejeX4nytFeqFnhQ.jpeg" width="409" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i>Body Image - Self Esteem - Influence of Society</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">When I Look In The Mirror</span></h2><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>In my personal life, I've always considered myself a feminine person. I like to wear flowing dresses and do my makeup, styling my hair in ways that are comfortable and beautiful. However, it wasn't until recently that I considered <i>why </i>I did all these things. I always thought that I did them solely for the purpose of making myself happy, but that might not be completely true. Perhaps, at some point, I continued leaning into my feminine self in order to fit into society's standard of femininity. As we will discuss in this post, this standard can be harmful and largely negative on young girls and women like myself and many others in the world.</span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>As most people are aware of, the beauty standard pushed by the larger media world is one that doesn't entirely fit the reality that we live in. In most advertisements in modern America, models are "'beautiful,' thin... young, abled, smiling women" (Shaw & Lee 162). These women are also mainly white, and when they are not, they typically have more "white" features, hair, or lighter skin that could be considered "white-passing." This constant image of women featured in a lot of popular media suggests that it is supposed to be the standard for every woman and female-presenting person. As we all know, though, this is simply not true, as women of every shape, size, and color are all beautiful in their own right and should know that.</span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>This standard is quite interesting in the larger context of the world as several places have different standards. What might be considered undesirable here is completely acceptable and praised somewhere else. Take, for example, body weight. Here in America, there is a constant emphasis on people, especially women, that being overweight is not good and should be something to be shamed for. However, some societies "consider large women especially attractive and see their fat as evidence of prosperity" (Shaw & Lee 163). Every society is different, but they all seem to idealize one image of the body over another.</span></span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span> For example, in today's modern world, the goal body type for a woman is to be thin. However, those thin women are also shown to be "large-breasted and full-bottomed, white (tanned, but not too brown)" (Shaw & Lee 164). This specific body type is incredibly rare, of course, as the more prominent bust and bottom also tends to come with larger hips and waists for a proper body proportion. This standard is reached through plastic surgery and, in the cases of some celebrities, passed off as natural growth. This is a harmful idea to spread to impressionable young women, who could believe this body type can be achieved through working out and dieting. When that doesn't work, they can become discouraged and unhappy with their body, which can lead to further mental health problems and possible disorders. </span></span><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: times;"><span> The big underlying message of the beauty standard, especially in the advertising and media industry, is that women must change themselves in order to be deemed "acceptable" by society. This kind of change isn't something that can come about naturally, but through the purchase of various products and procedures. Commercials for makeup brands and liposuction companies are frequent on my television, saying that women can be happier through partaking with their products. Those commercials and various other forms of media exist to say that "we are not good enough the way we are but need certain products to improve our looks and relationships" (Shaw & Lee 169). This standard applies to men as well, who are portrayed to be clean-shaven and slightly muscular with strong jaws. However, the scrutiny placed on the body isn't as strong on men as it is on women, as men aren't conditioned to fit into a certain ideal at a young age like women are.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: times;"><span> Going into my personal experience with this is a little sensitive, as I still struggle with my body image to this day. I have a little sister who turned thirteen this year and I'm starting to see the way this standard of beauty affects her as well. She hasn't even finished developing and still scrutinizes her body based on her favorite actresses and musicians, something I've done for a long time as well. I tell her that she shouldn't do that and should be happy with herself, but some days it's hard for me to take my own advice.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: times;"><span> Of course, all of this isn't to say that women shouldn't participate in wearing makeup, keeping up with fashion trends, or even getting surgeries to change their appearance. As long as those things are done in order to fulfill your personal happiness, and not to conform to the impossible beauty standards of the world, then I fully believe you should do as you please. The real standard of beauty should be how you hold yourself with confidence and present yourself as your true self, not what society wants you to be.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: times;">Works Cited</span></span></div><div><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Torrisi, Juliet. “Body Image - Self Esteem - Influence of Society.” <i>Medium</i>, Medium, 8 June 2018, https://medium.com/@juliettorrisi1/body-image-self-esteem-influence-of-society-23c8e188a621. </span></p><div></div><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Shaw, Susan M., and Janet Lee. <i>Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings</i>. Oxford University Press, 2020. </span></p><div></div><p></p></div>Ariana Nazariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07423270794959570079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-23928649575410960702022-04-08T19:20:00.000-04:002022-04-08T19:20:22.662-04:00SIX Part 3: Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr<p><span> </span><span> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1dXuW9q4j3UbcvHnH8ZhMo3nE07eqJLgx3_mXa66o1gXt-1ioVKgaSfmPOIVvWGsDbC2NdPKyIQD1FmcdRIIlYax6gyKlPjaXSGsj0H6ZHGh5FtEIOkHAResJCCxJ-oTfb_d4oSxUG4K-EaeVkz4PmLw4Nwt5qJdxoDfsFvLLUt-xMdXd11Rmf2-kQ/s767/IMG_5534.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="767" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1dXuW9q4j3UbcvHnH8ZhMo3nE07eqJLgx3_mXa66o1gXt-1ioVKgaSfmPOIVvWGsDbC2NdPKyIQD1FmcdRIIlYax6gyKlPjaXSGsj0H6ZHGh5FtEIOkHAResJCCxJ-oTfb_d4oSxUG4K-EaeVkz4PmLw4Nwt5qJdxoDfsFvLLUt-xMdXd11Rmf2-kQ/s320/IMG_5534.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Original Broadway Cast Performing on Jimmy Fallon (2021)<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span> </span><span> </span> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">In the final part of this blog series, it’s now time to take a look into the lives of Katherine Howard, the “rose without a thorn”, and Catherine Parr, the one who survived. By now, for those reading these blogs, you’ve come to realize just how strange it is that these six wives have more in common besides marrying the same man. They’ve all grown through hardships and had connections that very few people would be aware of. With these last two queens, you’ll come to see how far back these connections go and how it affected their lives.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Katherine Howard, sometimes spelled as Catherine, is believed to have been around in 1524 and the first cousin to Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn (Britannica, T.). As Anne’s own birthday has been a mystery, it’s unknown what the age difference is but Anne was most definitely older by almost 20 years. Sadly, Katherine would share the same fate as Anne at the age of 19, just 18 months into her marriage with Henry (Evans, E.). After the death of her mother, Katherine was sent to live with her step-grandmother, the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk. While she was given a basic education, the Dowager Duchess put greater focus on household skills and Katherine’s skills as a dancer and musician.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">At 13, Katherine was provided a musical tutor, Henry Manox, and the two seemingly began a relationship before the Dowager Duchess caught the two and forbade them from being alone together. Katherine then met Francis Dereham, her grandmother’s secretary, and had a sexual relationship with him. While Dereham was eager to make their marriage official, as they addressed each other as “husband” and “wife,” Katherine was unwilling to become a wife just yet, especially when Dereham gave her gifts such as wine and fruits. Out of jealousy, Manox reported it to the Dowager Duchess who ended their relationship (The History Press).</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Now 17, Katherine’s uncle secured her a place at the palace where she became the lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves. There she met Thomas Culpeper, a cousin and gentleman of King Henry’s Privy Chamber. The two were rumored to be married but Henry fell in love with the young woman, spoiling her with gifts, love letters, and gave her family an increase of power and influence. The pair were married three weeks after his annulment to Anne and Katherine became the youngest queen Henry married at 17 while he was 49 (Evans, E.). Surprisingly, Anne and Katherine became close friends as Anne stayed in England for the remainder of her life and the two even shared a dance during Christmas (Historic Royal Palaces).</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In her short time as Queen, Katherine struggled adjusting to her new responsibilities while also trying to prevent Henry from discovering her troubled past. As she was eight years younger than her new step-daughter, Mary, the two clashed on several occasions and out of anger, removed two of Mary’s attendants after feeling disrespected. As for the eight-year-old Elizabeth, also Katherine’s second cousin, the two got along well and acted more as playmates for the young girl. Not long after her marriage, she found herself drawn to Thomas once more and with the help of Jane Boleyn, the sister-in-law to her cousin Anne, they began an affair. Her former lover Francis returned and blackmailed Katherine in order to become her secretary or risk her new husband discovering her past and current affairs (Larson, R.). Rumors soon reached Henry and a trial began with Henry Manox, Francis Dereham, Jane Boleyn, and Thomas Culpeper arrested. For her previous and current sexual affair with her cousin, Katherine was charged with treason and sentence to behanding (Evans, E). Manox would be the only one to escape death as he and Katherine never had intercourse.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWpRH-3u3C5a6aBta1GhZoXy_FdurKS4uPaNvQrS00oRrWIF3Th1GhjR6fBZHzLevyxsD7Ik5sPGEF0djPe1P0S85nwUpFu3idNMy-uAZ0PXJCnt-qo2GyOoyXn7WmC_Da3X8AMDw6Y1XPgxsQ9NibLo0p962a2jhaZ2upxB7ltQMTQdg4cIA1ks2ug/s1423/Howard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1423" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWpRH-3u3C5a6aBta1GhZoXy_FdurKS4uPaNvQrS00oRrWIF3Th1GhjR6fBZHzLevyxsD7Ik5sPGEF0djPe1P0S85nwUpFu3idNMy-uAZ0PXJCnt-qo2GyOoyXn7WmC_Da3X8AMDw6Y1XPgxsQ9NibLo0p962a2jhaZ2upxB7ltQMTQdg4cIA1ks2ug/s320/Howard.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: times;">Portrait vs SIX adaption of Katherine Howard<br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In 1543, just one year after Katherine Howard’s death, Henry remarried a twice widow, 30-year-old woman by the name of Catherine Parr, the Goddaughter of his first wife, Catherine of Aragon (Johnson, L.). Born in 1512, Catherine was born into a well-respected family and was said to be a descendent to King Edward III. Much like her Godmother, Catherine was academically inclined and went on to write and speak fluent Italian, Latin, French, and Spanish (Study.com.). Unlike Catherine of Aragon, she grew up witnessing Henry breaking away from the Catholic Church, turning Protestantism and became a Protestant herself (Stovall, J).</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">At the age of 17, she married Sir Edward Burgh, a Justice of the Peace who died just four years after marriage. Just one year later, she remarried John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer, who provided Catherine with lands and wealth. Latimer was twice her age but the two were a well-matched couple and seemingly did love each other. With her new marriage, Catherine became the step-mother to Latimer’s young children from his previous marriage, the 14-year-old John and nine-year-old Margaret. Catherine was thrilled with her new family, going to great lengths to protect her family as evident when her family were held hostage by catholic rebels during the winter of 1537 unless she joined their cause (tudorqueen6).</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In 1543, Catherine was once again a widow and soon rekindled her friendship with Catherine of Aragon's only child, Lady Mary, four years younger than herself. Although Mary was a Catholic and Catherine was a Protestant, the two remained good friends until Catherine’s death. Catherine met and fell in love with Thomas Seymour, the older brother to Jane Seymour, Henry’s third wife (Stovall, J.). Due to her mature and gentle nature, Henry, now becoming middle aged and sick, became fond of her and proposed. Seeing as he had beheaded two of his wives and she was still raising her step-daughter, Margaret, Catherine agreed. Thomas was appointed to a military position that kept him out of the country until Henry’s death (Mason, E.).</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Catherine was quick to make a name for herself as Queen. She gave her step-daughter and step-son’s wife positions at the palace (Johnson, L.) Became first Queen of England and Ireland and first woman to ever publish a book under her own name and published three before her death, all of which were wildly popular (GeneratePress). She became involved with her new step-children education and was named regent in Henry’s absence. She was also instrumental in passing the Third Succession Act, restating Mary and Elizabeth back into the line of succession following their brother. She managed to escape arrest when she became a target of Catholic sympathies and Henry put a warrant for her arrest. Once she was warned by her allies, she went to her husband and apologized for any disagreements they had over religion, claiming she only participated in them for his own enjoyment. Her quick thinking saved her life as the warrant for her arrest was forgotten; the two spent the next three and a half years together until Henry’s death in 1547 at the age of 55 (Stovall, J.).</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">A widow for the third time at 35, Catherine witnessed her nine-year-old step-son become king before she retired to her home in Chelsea (GeneratePress). Elizabeth, now 14 years old, joined Catherine as she was essentially the only mother the teenager had come to know as her previous step-mothers, excluding Anne of Cleves, had all died when she was under the age of 10. The two were close but it did not change how furious Elizabeth and her siblings were when they discovered Catherine had remarried six months after Henry’s death to Thomas Seymour, who had returned once Henry passed. Unknown to Catherine, he had proposed to Elizabeth months prior. Despite this, Elizabeth remained with Catherine and the siblings all came to forgive Catherine, especially when she soon became pregnant for the first time in her life.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7xHxmo5J4Y9Bj41-c9x2p7UHxevv2UCaO_Rb4I4sEIv14YmOHlGOHvDZwzvLGXeK-kfwfieThsOg3dbL5w9f1z63sFx2xwHIv8U1fULpEA8BLkycqP3Kzi0woYPwQjLonqbFblrBPTwHb1M0vNCifAM51J3H0arIoBCOEUpZRU9lx-EypvqJNHgTNQ/s1416/Parr.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1416" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7xHxmo5J4Y9Bj41-c9x2p7UHxevv2UCaO_Rb4I4sEIv14YmOHlGOHvDZwzvLGXeK-kfwfieThsOg3dbL5w9f1z63sFx2xwHIv8U1fULpEA8BLkycqP3Kzi0woYPwQjLonqbFblrBPTwHb1M0vNCifAM51J3H0arIoBCOEUpZRU9lx-EypvqJNHgTNQ/s320/Parr.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: times;">Portrait vs SIX adaption of Catherine Parr<br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Catherine was in domestic bliss for a few months until she soon discovered her new husband going to Elizabeth’s bedroom in his nightshirt and joined her in bed, an experience that Mary believed scarred her sister and played a role in her vow to never marry (Johnson, L.). Heartbroken by the discovery, Catherine sent Elizabeth away as her due date approached. Letters between the two show Elizabeth understood why Catherine sent her away and was ultimately grateful. Tragically, the two never met again as Catherine gave birth to a girl, Mary, named after her step-daughter and close friend, only to die eight days after, just as her sister-in-law, Jane Seymour, had. There is no evidence of what happened to her daughter after her death or how Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward reacted but it was assumed they all mourned greatly, especially Elizabeth (Tudor Times)</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">When comparing these real-life women to their SIX’s counterparts, the audience misses so much information but gets enough to understand their pain and sadness. For Katherine Howard, going as Kate, she represents what too many young girls have gone through and has become one of the breakout characters of the show. Katherine was solely valued for her looks and preyed upon by much older men who took advantage of her with no one looking out to protect her. It’s what makes her solo more devastating as she screams and breaks down crying when she sings and the other queens are acting as the men who leave their mark on her body. For Catherine Parr, she has had enough of the fighting and getting the women to see the fight over who had it worse is ridiculous. When talking about her marriage to Henry, she explains how her story does not simply end with her marriage but was just a chapter in her life. She lists off her accomplishments that she completed without Henry but is heartbroken over the fact that she, and the women, are merely forgotten and overshadowed by Henry. Inspired by her words, the women come together and realize they are more than just Henry’s wife and don’t need his love to be validated. They close their show by rewriting their own stories and accomplishments and realize that their new found sisterhood is all they need. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">The real-life women never got to actually achieve this but it is inspired for these women, who have all been hurt in some way by the same man, to come together and no longer wish to be known as just some wife but rather as a Queen.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">References </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Anne of Cleves. Historic Royal Palaces. (n.d.).
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Catherine Parr. </i>History Hit. Retrieved April 8, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Katherine Howard: Vixen or Victim?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">8, 2022, from <a href="https://tudorqueen6.com/tag/step-children-of-katherine-parr/">https://tudorqueen6.com/tag/step-children-of-katherine-parr/</a></span></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-56015136777972433502022-04-04T19:06:00.010-04:002022-04-06T13:07:44.485-04:00SIX Part 2: Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQunDm_mAI-omrQLtJKbs0mW4eY5-YTN7pjlTsDG7PRgSacDkekbHfwQfiCPTZ02LtVjFUugnmiTscCFYyBcyIGcKhskYcuVhfqspAedY57KoPgigbunOnI0Esf5-ZbaL9r76uMtsWpShpCpq6YYngGaUMjl0CGRy9gPPr_IrheSZHiekLVSFRRkC2BQ/s1696/IMG_5536.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="1222" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQunDm_mAI-omrQLtJKbs0mW4eY5-YTN7pjlTsDG7PRgSacDkekbHfwQfiCPTZ02LtVjFUugnmiTscCFYyBcyIGcKhskYcuVhfqspAedY57KoPgigbunOnI0Esf5-ZbaL9r76uMtsWpShpCpq6YYngGaUMjl0CGRy9gPPr_IrheSZHiekLVSFRRkC2BQ/s320/IMG_5536.JPG" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>Original Broadway Cast (2021)</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45;"><span style="font-family: times;">Continuing
off on part one of this blog series, it’s now time to take a look into the
lives of Jane Seymour, the only one King Henry VIII claimed to truly love, and
Anne of Cleves, the reportedly “ugliest” bride that soon became known as “The
King’s Sister.” In my personal opinion, while these two wives didn’t leave as
much of a mark in history, they still had quite an impact on Henry and showed
intentions to rule as strong Queens but would sadly never get the chance
compared to their predecessors and successors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45;">Very
little is known about Jane Seymour besides the fact she was presumably born
around 1509 to Sir John Seymour of Wolf Hall and the younger sister to Thomas
Seymour, the future husband to Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s final wife. Unlike
Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, she was not as well educated despite
coming from an incredibly wealthy family but she was brought up to be a strong
believer in Catholicism and thrived in house work such as cleaning, cooking,
gardening, and needlework (</span>Jane Seymour)<span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45;">. Around 1529, Jane found herself working as a lady in
waiting for Catherine, presumably alongside Anne. It’s unknown what their
relationship was like prior to Anne’s marriage to Henry but evidence suggests Jane
held a great deal of respect for Catherine and was one of her many supporters against
Henry’s divorcing her (</span>Mason, E.)<span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45;">Two
years into Anne’s marriage to Henry, Jane was still a lady-in-waiting but now
26 and becoming “too old” with very little suitors until Jane caught Henry’s
eye, just as Anne had during Henry’s marriage to Catherine. With Anne only having
one daughter and suffering through miscarriages like Catherine, Henry was losing
interest in Anne. Henry reportedly felt drawn to Jane as she was quiet, gentle,
and humble, the opposite of Anne who was more ambitious, assertive, and witty (Mason,
E.). Just as Anne did, Jane rejected Henry’s attempts to make her his mistress
which only prompted him to fall more in love with her. Unlike Anne, there was
no evidence showing Jane or her family intentionally planned for Jane to
continue gaining Henry’s affection but as time went on, the two did grow closer.
Although she rejected many of his gifts, she did accept a locket, indicating
she was in fact now in love with Henry, which became clear to Anne who ripped
the necklace off her neck once she noticed it (</span>Gem, T. B.).<span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45;"><span style="font-family: times;">After
Henry’s jousting accident and Anne’s final miscarriage, Anne was charged with
adultery and incest and was soon beheaded. It’s unknown how Jane felt during
the trial but it has been proven she was not involved in any plans to dispose
of Anne as many historians believe Henry conducted the trial so he could be
free to marry Jane. Just 11 days after Anne’s death, Jane accepted Henry’s
proposal and the two had a private ceremony in 1536 (Biography.com Editors).
Despite the fast marriage, many citizens were pleased with the marriage and
able to accept Jane much more quickly than Anne (Gem, T. B.).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45;">While
Jane notably never got involved with politics as Catherine or Anne, she took
over the domestic matters as she helped Henry mend his relationship with his
oldest daughter Mary, Catherine’s 20-year-old daughter, and took care of
Elizabeth, Anne’s 3-year-old daughter (Mason, E.). During their 18-month
marriage, Henry seemingly found his true love but this quite likely due to the
fact Jane was the only one of his six wives to give birth to a son, the future
King Edward I. Tragically, Jane died at the age of 28, roughly two weeks after
having her son. Henry was devastated by Jane’s sudden death and of his six
wives, was the only one he chose to be buried with (</span>Biography.com
Editors).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCvcFh4429jSnzY5ttFEA-ymY1olVlSA1Ky2V-tPzSYZgn8jUWBIlOLz17wJ2km8So805W2AtWZQ2uX9Vea7vYlF2wWvfp2tlOr8JsS80StV_3edJBI8hpFBHzL2a_chac6PfgZGIN-W-y2JwBjDrTxr5UzIn6pZ8jiaaX4ry8Y3liOw_YgekRF_f1g/s1420/Seymour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1420" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCvcFh4429jSnzY5ttFEA-ymY1olVlSA1Ky2V-tPzSYZgn8jUWBIlOLz17wJ2km8So805W2AtWZQ2uX9Vea7vYlF2wWvfp2tlOr8JsS80StV_3edJBI8hpFBHzL2a_chac6PfgZGIN-W-y2JwBjDrTxr5UzIn6pZ8jiaaX4ry8Y3liOw_YgekRF_f1g/s320/Seymour.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: times;">Portrait vs SIX adaption of Jane Seymour</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Three years after the death
of Jane, Henry was now 48 years old when he married the 24-year-old Anne of
Cleves, a German catholic princess who provided Henry a political alliance with
her brother, William, Duke of Cleves, who was a leader of the Protestants of
western Germany (Britannica, T.). Not much is known about Anne’s childhood but
it is said she received a limited education under her mother’s eye and could
only read and speak in German. After Henry saw a portrait of Anne, done by the
painter Hans Holbein, he was stunned by her beauty and Anne soon arrived in
England to meet her future husband (Bilyeau, N.). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Excited to meet his new
bride, Henry reportedly disguised himself and tried to kiss Anne only for her
to push him away from shock. Although she soon realized who he was, their
relationship was off to a horrible start as Henry, now seemingly embarrassed by
her initial rejection, declared Anne looked nothing like her portrait and he
was tricked. Henry could not escape the marriage and they wed within five days
which led to Henry’s further disappointment in Anne who did not seem to be
aware of what intercourse was and their marriage went unconsummated (Anne of
Cleves).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBmpZq3a8iV2wg5Cg8eujeHqPT2uRwyh0bjcxPsefTmkeP8c7N9rOsQkRuNZOtMTxMVagTJkOB-ou-rKPEio7z_luu0CVdn0tghvQ6LXzk6JX0zhRQzUF0n9v26O1sU3eooHvJ3rsy_fyi6NxvzNsIz3vMIaxAvjIpidhSpxLX31KT5dAzi4DYJRsHA/s1424/Cleves.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1424" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBmpZq3a8iV2wg5Cg8eujeHqPT2uRwyh0bjcxPsefTmkeP8c7N9rOsQkRuNZOtMTxMVagTJkOB-ou-rKPEio7z_luu0CVdn0tghvQ6LXzk6JX0zhRQzUF0n9v26O1sU3eooHvJ3rsy_fyi6NxvzNsIz3vMIaxAvjIpidhSpxLX31KT5dAzi4DYJRsHA/s320/Cleves.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: times;">Portrait vs SIX adaption of Anne of Cleves</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Like Jane, Anne stood away
from politics and tended to more domestic matters, becoming especially close
with her new step-daughters, Mary and Elizabeth (Bilyeau, N.). Anne quickly
learned English and slowly adjusted to her new life in England but Henry could
not get over the fact he found her unattracted. He soon took Katherine Howard, Anne’s teenage lady-in-waiting and the first cousin to his second wife, as his
new mistress. Henry informed Anne his desires for an annulment and unlike
Catherine of Aragon, Anne peacefully agreed to it. Anne was heavily rewarded by
Henry and received a generous income, the Richmond Palace and Hever Castle,
given the honorary title of “The King’s Beloved Sister,” and deemed the most
important woman in England after his wife and daughters. Surprisingly, Henry
and Anne became close friends after their marriage and remained close until his
death. Anne went on to live a quiet life in England and be present when her
step-daughter Mary became Queen in 1553. Anne not only outlived Henry but his
other five wives as well (The Famous People).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 28.35pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #2d3b45; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Like Henry’s first two wives, SIX doesn’t have
the time to fully tell us their story. We are presented with the women mocking
Jane for having “problems” with Henry when she was seemingly his true love and
gave him a son. Jane admits to having it much easier than the other wives but
goes to show the audience she was not just a meek and obedient wife that many
assume her to be but she was a strong woman who loved a man with all her heart
despite his many flaws and vowed to stay with him to the end. Anne of Cleves is
another queen mocked on stage after her performance as six months of
humiliation lead to her surviving and living a comfortable life afterwards but
it does make the audience wonder if her jokingly and showing off nature has become a defense mechanism from being taunted by Henry and his followers. In reality, she
held her head up high and attempted to make the best of her situation by
becoming accustomed to her new home and new family. Both queens chose to stay
outside of politics and focus on family matters, taking pride in their new
roles as step-mothers, most notably to Mary and Elizabeth. Both of them sadly
had a short time to impact their kingdom as Queens and left many wondering what
they could have done if they just had more time.</span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin-left: 28.35pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times",serif;">References <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;">Bilyeau,
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b></p><p></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-50843925871630241542022-03-30T19:21:00.010-04:002022-04-06T13:00:20.280-04:00SIX Part 1: Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn <p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLjiXX2VYevd8Ej4aeQPDnGek0KKBkTOEKZ_os2jC0v16J1l9Uk38RZ55YF2fMpp8IZUlbHM8pY4JETcWyeAMp09l6PNFZ21VHX-VYGzbVEkJ15Vil3pylJJGJywNIinRvwdWdP1Y3LQATPOsurSh9pnE3UeV_TBkVPSxztL3waCYX9u5epSjlDNKfw/s1920/IMG_5535.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1920" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLjiXX2VYevd8Ej4aeQPDnGek0KKBkTOEKZ_os2jC0v16J1l9Uk38RZ55YF2fMpp8IZUlbHM8pY4JETcWyeAMp09l6PNFZ21VHX-VYGzbVEkJ15Vil3pylJJGJywNIinRvwdWdP1Y3LQATPOsurSh9pnE3UeV_TBkVPSxztL3waCYX9u5epSjlDNKfw/s320/IMG_5535.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: times;">Original Off-West End Cast (2017)</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span style="color: black;">SIX</span></i><span style="color: black;"> is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of
Henry VIII, the King of England from 1509 until 1547. This musical is presented
as a pop concert where the wives hold a competition and take turns to tell
their stories about their life and marriage. The purpose of this contest was to
determine who had suffered the most during their marriage to Henry and the
winner would become the lead singer. Their accomplishments and lives may seem
small to some in comparison to Henry’s, they each have rightfully earned their
place in history as an individual which I will be demonstrating in this
three-part series blog.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times;">Catherine of Aragon was
Henry’s first wife and the two were married for 24 years, the longest of his
marriage. Catherine was the youngest daughter of the Spanish rulers Ferdinand
II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, the royal couple who funded Christopher
Columbus' voyage. Like her siblings, Catherine was raised as a catholic and
given the best education before she was sent to England at 15 years old to marry
Prince Arthur, Henry’s older brother, only for Arthur to die shortly afterwards
(Britannica, T.). As the purpose of the marriage was to create an alliance
between Spain and England, Catherine remained in England and became the female
ambassador in European history and was deemed an excellent one at that (Shah,
T.). Once Henry ascended to the throne in 1509, he chose Catherine as his wife
when they were 17 and 23, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times;">Catherine proved to be an
intellectual equal to Henry, was beloved by their people, named regent during
his campaign against the French, and had even robe into battle, while heavily
pregnant, to fight alongside her soldiers when King James IV of Scotland
declared war. While the Scotland King was Henry’s brother-in-law, it made no
difference as he was killed in battle and Catherine sent her husband a piece of
the king’s coat, still covered in blood, as a trophy (Solly, M.). Sadly,
Catherine delivered a stillborn child once more. She had been pregnant seven
times but only her fifth child, the future Queen Mary I, survived past
infancy. As she was unable to produce a male heir, she was preparing Mary to be
Queen of England while Henry soon became involved with one of Catherine’s
ladies-in-waiting, Anne Boleyn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguidOFIX97oVAwRNvaXbNKolgv8DJLeRia29wW1VqkNxoS2tXO1PR3baMBUKKtArW0drkQKP_lJCHdn9hZeo1BKHuehoOMKWAfG9XROk-bhaciolfrD_Z44_oYT2YlTpvjdF-scs21gy3KC31dsW1gCtAB1HX4Bw6_XvdwuepHIou3B04G4nx0EEjoLw/s1428/Aragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1428" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguidOFIX97oVAwRNvaXbNKolgv8DJLeRia29wW1VqkNxoS2tXO1PR3baMBUKKtArW0drkQKP_lJCHdn9hZeo1BKHuehoOMKWAfG9XROk-bhaciolfrD_Z44_oYT2YlTpvjdF-scs21gy3KC31dsW1gCtAB1HX4Bw6_XvdwuepHIou3B04G4nx0EEjoLw/s320/Aragon.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: times;">Portrait vs SIX adaption of Catherine of Aragon<br /></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="color: black; font-family: times; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Anne Boleyn was the
daughter of Elizabeth Howard a</span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: 0.5in;">nd Sir Thomas Boleyn and Henry’s second wife.
Anne spent most of her childhood in France, receiving the best education,
becoming involved with the arts, and served the royal family before returning
to England. After working at the castle for several years, Henry began to
notice Anne and wanted to make her his mistress, which Anne refused
(Britannica, T.). It is unknown if Anne was pushed by relatives to pursue the
growing relationship or if it could have been her own ambitions that led her to
refuse Henry, increasing his desires for her, in the hopes of him divorcing
Catherine, and making Anne his queen (Catton, P.).</span></p><p></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times;">During this time,
religion played a large factor in their lives and as the catholic church forbid
divorces, Henry declared that he was unable to have children with Catherine
because of the fact she was once married to his brother which made their
marriage “incest” and should be granted an annulment (Theanneboleynfiles). This argument did not hold up in court as
evidence soon surfaced and revealed his own affairs with Anne’s sister, Mary
Boleyn, years prior to his relationship with Anne and Henry's </span></span><span style="font-family: times;">marriage to Catherine was allowed by the Pope as Catherine argued her marriage to Arthur had never been consummated</span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: 0.5in;">. Furious at Catherine for not
stepping down, the trial lasted for seven years and resulted in Henry
separating Catherine and their daughter Mary, now 15, and would only allow the
two to see each other if they both supported the annulment, which they refused.</span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times;">Seeing no other way to
marry Anne, Henry broke away from the Catholic Church, named himself the
Supreme Head of the Church of England and then divorce Catherine and married
Anne. Anne gave birth to a girl, the future Queen Elizabeth I, soon after their
marriage. Henry was now a Protestant, like Anne, and intended to raise
Elizabeth as such. Mary, now 17 and still a catholic, was declared an illegitimate
child, stripped of her royal titles, and was no longer in the line of
succession. Catherine would die at the age of 50, leaving the people of England
to mourn her while Henry prevented Mary from attending her funeral.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvUq2BPlj-NlMApi99xPA72b_36qRO7JR2COJWjyUEijTBOTHKae_xh04d-gpaIRqnKq3dPN58iYXPHePXwNREreqkRHuLmAnwa--NB3DteKQrILkj_3KG0rtksuUgxmGPjLl3i59Z56ga-w6IynjBkyp6hEpKnGk6FrZyjPJ1oflR-ey4Wj81bH2Xg/s1432/Boleyn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1432" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvUq2BPlj-NlMApi99xPA72b_36qRO7JR2COJWjyUEijTBOTHKae_xh04d-gpaIRqnKq3dPN58iYXPHePXwNREreqkRHuLmAnwa--NB3DteKQrILkj_3KG0rtksuUgxmGPjLl3i59Z56ga-w6IynjBkyp6hEpKnGk6FrZyjPJ1oflR-ey4Wj81bH2Xg/s320/Boleyn.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: times;">Portrait vs SIX adaption of Anne Boleyn<br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Anne was disliked by her
people, especially by Thomas Cromwell, the Chief Minister, as they two
repeatedly fought over funds as Anne wanted to donate to charitable causes
(Borman, T.).</span><span style="font-family: times; mso-spacerun: yes; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: 0.5in;">Anne attempted to become
involved in politics as Catherine had but Henry soon became interested with Anne’s
lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. After Henry had a jousting accident and hit his head, many
historians believe it caused severe damage and explains his irrational behavior
in the years to follow (McGreevy, N.). After three years of marriage, she was
soon charged with adultery with various men and incest with her brother. As
Henry was becoming more involved with Jane and Anne had only been able to give
him one daughter, its historians believe that Henry and Cromwell might have
devised a plan to dispose of Anne, giving Henry an easier path to marry Jane instead of having another divorce.
Anne was convicted and then beheaded for her crimes which has now become one of
the most talked about moments of English’s history and left many wondering if
there were any truth to her conviction.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin: 12pt 0in 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: black;">While <i>SIX</i> does not have
the ability to dive into the depths of their stories, we are given a glimpse of
who they were and what they survived through. Overall, Catherine was an
intelligent, brave, and strong Queen who fought alongside her people in war and
was more than ready to train her only daughter to be a ruler. Never would I
have imagined a Queen, a heavily pregnant queen, would go off to fight in
battle during this time period. She suffered from the loss of her children and
the years Henry spent trying to divorce her but she fought for her rightful
place as Queen of England. Even though she was unable to prevent it, she was
never forgotten by her subjects who mourn her death. As for Anne, she is a much
more complex queen. Although the stage adaption portrays her as a woman who only wants to have fun and seemingly mocks Catherine for not being as great as she is, it is </span></span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: 0.5in;">unknown if the real-life Anne went after Henry for her own
ambitions or was following the orders of her family. There is no </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;">doubt that whether she did this on purpose or was a victim in all this, she did break a marriage apart which led to the mistreatment of Catherine which </span><i style="font-family: times;">SIX </i><span style="font-family: times;">demonstrates when showing the tension between the two queens.</span></span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: 0.5in;"> While she was not a notable politician like Catherine, Anne was a lover
of the arts and tried to use her wealth and power to
donate to the poor which angered some of the most powerful men surrounding her, a fact that gets lost within her marriage to Henry.
It’s clear Catherine and Anne were quite different but there’s no doubt that
both women suffered at Henry’s hands and many of their accomplishments, or
attempts to help their kingdom, have seemingly been forgotten.</span></p><p align="center" style="margin-left: 28.35pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times;">References <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Retrieved March 28, 2022, from </span><a href="https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/resources/q-a/wouldnt-it-of-been-weird-for-catherine-of-aragon-to-marry-her-husbands-brother/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk99550290;">https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/resources/q-a/wouldnt-it-of-been-weird-for-catherine-of-aragon-to-marry-her-husbands-brother/</span></a></span></p><span style="color: black;"></span><p></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-61196179939967679362022-03-25T20:05:00.002-04:002022-03-25T20:11:44.044-04:00Jean Kilbourne's Killing Us Softly Series <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-BTA2F8UkopT0UWRJ_DrA2xb3C4CNJe4XYBKtnGXQ2UF2YTPn5zcyL6l4sNkBNaFl9BIr6WgFPrnrZclge5anaK6q-sx3-C3uYBHWbX3D0ETZ31eeLoMvodcUs9JlelH4bw7Nyn9kB0UL3TC2qDPtSvMRrktS8u-g9HePlvdet_rkr0ml7MPc6Wn4cw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-BTA2F8UkopT0UWRJ_DrA2xb3C4CNJe4XYBKtnGXQ2UF2YTPn5zcyL6l4sNkBNaFl9BIr6WgFPrnrZclge5anaK6q-sx3-C3uYBHWbX3D0ETZ31eeLoMvodcUs9JlelH4bw7Nyn9kB0UL3TC2qDPtSvMRrktS8u-g9HePlvdet_rkr0ml7MPc6Wn4cw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 48px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>“Women’s magazines are a central part of the multibillion-dollar industries that produce cosmetics and fashion and help shape the social construction of ‘beauty.’ Alongside these advertising campaigns are bodily standards against which women are encouraged to measure themselves. Because almost no one measures up to these artificially created and often computer-generated standards, the message is to buy these products and your life will improve” (Shaw, S. M., & Lee, J.).<br /></i></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times;">Jean Kilbourne is an American public <span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">speaker, writer, filmmaker, and activist, recognized for her work on the </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">advertising of women and her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco. Kilbourne </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">began her work in the late 1960s and has since been recognized by <i>The New York Magazine</i> as one of the top speakers on college campuses as </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">she continues to study the links between advertising and public health issues </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">such as violence, eating disorders, and addiction. She first began her series, <i>Killing Us Softly</i>, in 1979, which led to the creation of three more </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">documentaries with <i>Killing Us Softly 4</i>,</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;"> premiering in 20</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">1</span><span style="text-indent: 48px;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">0 (</span>Jean Kilbourne- Pioneering, Activist, Speaker, & Writer.<span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">). I </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">first came across her series dur</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">in</span></span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">g a sociology course I took at Miami Dade </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">College, roughly around 2020. Now as I take Women and Gender’s Studies, I come </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">across her documentary once more and am reminded of the cruel world of </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">advertising and media. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span>As a child, I grew up witnessing my mom </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">and older sister putting on makeup almost every day. There wasn’t a day where I </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">didn’t see an advertisement of a model or actress talking about beauty products </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">to keep women looking younger or look more beautiful. The same went with </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">magazine covers of Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Brittney Spears, with headlines </span></span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">such as “Have a bikini body in just two weeks.” The older I got, the more I </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">realized all these advertisements were showing that women needed to always have </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">makeup, look young, have no grays, no wrinkles, be thin, and so forth. It’s not </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">to say all magazines and advertising have done this but it’s happened so much </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">so that now we are starting to see some shift in media but there is still quite </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">a lot that needs to be done to change the way media has affected the minds of </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">young girls and boys.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh40Sv4DXyjORtj6313oLq_Gplk3ekNWToU3eDN1HFliI8-RzNAhobXJX_nBdDJsVtDFDDux1XkKmRr4ZUeAPrL58zoF4zxZtg1XKAIMbesuGjhzUDbSD4WeU9V_1wtSyHmH4m9PsvPB5I0bEWfJdvW3QcrxJs6qOLuQqx7OINKf33xSVgL0B4X8YFUnQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="640" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh40Sv4DXyjORtj6313oLq_Gplk3ekNWToU3eDN1HFliI8-RzNAhobXJX_nBdDJsVtDFDDux1XkKmRr4ZUeAPrL58zoF4zxZtg1XKAIMbesuGjhzUDbSD4WeU9V_1wtSyHmH4m9PsvPB5I0bEWfJdvW3QcrxJs6qOLuQqx7OINKf33xSVgL0B4X8YFUnQ" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span>I now have four nieces and I can’t say I’m </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">not worried about their future, their self-confidence, and what they're going </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">to pick up from everything they see, read, and hear. As Kilbourne shows her </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">audience, there is not one model or actress that is not photoshopped in one way </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">or another before they are put on the cover of magazines. It shows how a woman, </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">even the most beautiful models in the world, are still edited because they are </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">not good enough. The edits may seem minor but then there are edits such as the </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">model of a Ralph Lauren magazine that made her waist so small that she looks </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">unrecognizable. This is just one of the images that Kilbourne shows her </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">audience on how advertising shows women what they need to do in order to reach </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">these impossible standards of flawl</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in; white-space: pre-wrap;">essness. </span></span></div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUhSc7RDJsJs4cdMw6NKjm3kMlS-TqNg-yilUib9AlALMVqWnh1glWexNiVZrrBtVBFmUKO5W8DwJWbOz7bHHEZ2-PmJ2sVMo9Mue0vjv-1HCCqonvJ8Gno0uB8ExJmawSYn2T2dcce9d4NW-a25b4muhOt0maSsOa9O2E04O4GNf_KQ59_m1m-1qrvA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1024" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUhSc7RDJsJs4cdMw6NKjm3kMlS-TqNg-yilUib9AlALMVqWnh1glWexNiVZrrBtVBFmUKO5W8DwJWbOz7bHHEZ2-PmJ2sVMo9Mue0vjv-1HCCqonvJ8Gno0uB8ExJmawSYn2T2dcce9d4NW-a25b4muhOt0maSsOa9O2E04O4GNf_KQ59_m1m-1qrvA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;">Aside
from the magazines and advertisements trying to make women feel self-conscious
about how they look and them trying to achieve the beauty standards in
magazines, there are many other troubling factors. There’s the fact that when
women of color appear, they're typically shown to be beautiful if they have
light skinned, have straight hair, and Caucasian features and can often be seen
in jungle settings with exotic animals. There’s the fact that young girls
exposed to sexualized images from a young age are prone to depression, eating
disorders and low self-esteem. There’s the fact that men judge real women more
harshly when they don’t appear as the supermodels in the magazines. There’s the
sad fact that as some women’s bodies are transformed into objects, it
dehumanizes them and the fact that some ads go as far as romanticizing
violence </span><span style="font-family: times;">(</span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;">Kilbourne, J.).</span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><span> </span>There is
quite a lot of work to be done in order to change how advertisements are being
sent out and how the media handles it. Changes are already being made around
the world such as the editor of British Vogue taking a stand and accusing
designers of pushing thinner models into fashion magazines despite concerns on
eating disorders. Germany's most popular women's magazine, <i>Brigitta</i>, announced
that they'll use real life women for their covers. The European Union has
proposed a series of measures, encouraging diverse and healthy body sizes in
all models, and teaching media literacy in the schools (</span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;">Kilbourne, J.).</span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: 0.5in;"> These are perhaps
measures that America could do to help the young boys and girls understand that
beauty comes in all different shapes, colors, and sizes, and that we do not
have to strive to reach these impossible goals of flawlessness as everyone is
unique and special just by being themselves.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> <b>Work Cited</b></span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>About Jean</i>. Jean Kilbourne- Pioneering, Activist, Speaker, & Writer . (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, </span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"> 2022, <span style="text-indent: -1cm;">from <a href="https://jeankilbourne.com/about/">https://jeankilbourne.com/about/</a></span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Kilbourne, J. (2010). <i>Killing Us Softly- Advertising's Image of Women</i>. Kanopy. Retrieved March </span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"> 23,<span style="text-indent: -1cm;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;">2022, from </span><a href="https://ucf.kanopy.com/video/killing-us-softly">https://ucf.kanopy.com/video/killing-us-softly</a></span></p><div></div><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Shaw, S. M., & Lee, J. (2020). Chapter 5 Media and Culture . In <i>Gendered Voices, Feminist </i></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span> V</span>isions:</i><i style="text-indent: -1cm;"> Classic and Contemporary Readings</i><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"> (7th ed., pp. 222–279). essay, Oxford University </span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>Press.</span></span></p><div></div><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><br /></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-48690822549043916742022-03-11T13:57:00.005-05:002022-04-28T16:14:32.511-04:00An Unforgettable Friendship <p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOmL-mIWrPINw742GtHZ_SPTu9P0p1kLVQj-VN5EILcSz4UC0qhJon6CMTUtwKibvA_powREsFb_bMLj549PVsIlxYAtJzxnvJS7eYDI40AQcFy7kQnIvFITTbiatT38iJVeiKJzhlaVcHvisyDElmGLIpEZm3s_yMKfgdaBLe8H7IP6e8XI2nsud3Jw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOmL-mIWrPINw742GtHZ_SPTu9P0p1kLVQj-VN5EILcSz4UC0qhJon6CMTUtwKibvA_powREsFb_bMLj549PVsIlxYAtJzxnvJS7eYDI40AQcFy7kQnIvFITTbiatT38iJVeiKJzhlaVcHvisyDElmGLIpEZm3s_yMKfgdaBLe8H7IP6e8XI2nsud3Jw=w398-h224" width="398" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d6890048-7fff-a99b-f4d1-b055b52af227"></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“When men and women think about a new question the first step in progress is taken Elizabeth Cady Stanton penned those words in 1848, several months after the Seneca Falls convention, the meeting that sparked the long struggle to achieve the vote for women in the United States. Like her close collaborator, Susan B Anthony Stanton strived tirelessly to attain suffrage for women she and Anthony did not live to see their vision of women as voters realize but they knew their cause would one day succeed and they encouraged legions of suffrages to follow in their way. Victory was at last achieved in 1920 when Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th amendment. This film "One woman one vote" tells the story of the journey from Seneca Falls in 1848 to Nashville in 1920. It reminds us of the immense commitment, persistence and fortitude needed to gain, for half the population, the most fundamental right of citizenship. It is a hopeful story but beyond the vote, much </span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">remains to be done to achieve equal citizenship status for women in all aspects of human endeavor.” -</span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ruth Bader Ginsburg (</span><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;">Alexander Street 2020)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-style: italic; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">T</span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here have surely been many popular friendships throughout the centuries</span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There's the 40-year-long friendship between British actors Sir Ian Mckellen and Sir Patrick Stewart and Friends' co-stars </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox that's lasted almost 30 years. I would argue that the extraordinary 50-year-long friendship between Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony is perhaps one of the lesser well-known friendships but remains one of the most impactful ones. Growing up, I watched Disney's Mary Poppins and it was in that film I discovered what a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">suffragette was and fought for women to gain the right to vote. As a child, I didn't care or understand why voting was important or think too hard on why women had to fight to vote. The older I got, the more I learned about the movement and several of their leaders such as Alice Paul and Emmeline Pankhurst. It took a while for me to learn about the significance of Stanton and Anthony, especially when they are arguably the first women's rights activists. In the documentary film, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One Woman, One Vote</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the audience explores their friendship and partnership that started in the early 1850s and gradually makes its way to 1920, when the 19th Amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote </span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Alexander Street)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: times; text-indent: 36pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: times; text-indent: 36pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUTyJgFezje64xrACrCoOAVoPfvIF6SSFCncEX2l5fonzW2gJOzcgtF7HCQFqqDJK16hDHEOrRx0PK6ehMhddp-n5UOgH10jsoOwoq_EnlFtsFJzqH85XkZQQDgjAv9zO9n1M0_f-knVVVcZFB_XQsgBJ2VyZxZbFOIPZXakbc9alHciJKnVUcVvMjXw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUTyJgFezje64xrACrCoOAVoPfvIF6SSFCncEX2l5fonzW2gJOzcgtF7HCQFqqDJK16hDHEOrRx0PK6ehMhddp-n5UOgH10jsoOwoq_EnlFtsFJzqH85XkZQQDgjAv9zO9n1M0_f-knVVVcZFB_XQsgBJ2VyZxZbFOIPZXakbc9alHciJKnVUcVvMjXw" width="196" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Susan B. Anthony (Left) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Right) </i></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; text-indent: 36pt;">In </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was only 32 years old when she held the Seneca Falls Convention, the first woman's rights convention, in New York. This meeting would </span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">spark the long struggle to achieve the vote for women in the United States. By this time, Stanton already had children which made it difficult for her to leave her home and advocate for women's rights but she made her voice heard by writing articles, letters, and attending local meetings. In 1851, Stanton would meet Susan B. Anthony, a 31-year-old school teacher from Rochester, New York, during one of these assemblies </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Alexander Street)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. As Anthony never married or had children, it was much easier for her to travel and help spread awareness and gather supporters. Eventually the two created The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) with Stanton as President in 1869 before merging with The American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) in 1890 to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The two supported each other through thick and thin, whether it was Anthony facing jail time and fines for gathering women to vote in 1871 or Stanton creating </span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Woman's Bible</span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, an examination of the Bible's teachings on women, that was censured by the rest of NAWSA </span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Shaw, S. M., & Lee, J.)</span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 48px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sadly, </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">neither woman would live long enough to witness the 19th Amendment as Stanton died in 1902 and Anthony in 1906. Their efforts wouldn't be in vain as they inspired hundreds of women to continue on after their passing such as Harriot Eaton Blatch, another well-known women's rights activist as well as Stanton's youngest daughter (Alexander Street). It could have taken even longer for the 19th Amendment to pass had Anthony not been at the assembly in 1851. Without Anthony at Stanton's side, it may have been more of a challenge for Stanton to have her voice heard. Without Stanton and Anthony, we may never have gotten suffrage leaders such as Carrie Chapman Catt, Anna Howard Shaw, or Alice Paul. Their friendship impacted history and helped give women the right to vote. While their friendship may never be fully appreciated, it is one that should never be forgotten. </span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> <b>Work Cited</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;"></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Alexander Street. (2020). <i>One Woman, One Vote</i>. Retrieved March 8, 2022, from <span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>https://video-</u></span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: times;"><u><span> </span><span> </span>alexanderstreet-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/watch/one-woman-one-vote-2/details?</u></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: times;"><u><span> </span><span> </span>context=channel:elizabeth-cady-stanton</u></span></p><p style="margin-left: 28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Shaw, S. M., & Lee, J. (n.d.). What Are the Myths Associated with Feminism? In <i>Gendered </i></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><span> </span><span> </span>Voices, </i><i style="text-indent: -1cm;">Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings </i><span style="text-indent: -1cm;">(pp. 1–27). essay, Oxford</span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -1cm;"><span> </span><span> </span>University Press.</span></p><div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;"><br /></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-61681278818571469272022-03-02T18:47:00.000-05:002022-03-02T18:47:10.837-05:00Evin Taylor's Questionnaire <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6oLQXX8VcbeuyweGMU3MCUEwAFkYO3695IP-3UPwxKCtIvOVcsA7zbCZNhHZ4xPgDqLCvPVaKdjtBsO8JP8hgvnLIKyYlRxuBTQMrTiv66-yCkLXuwkk2Gctsd6TU1cp7jz9ag5X5HmtTLuuXboegdEKgkT2Ojoc9MzGRq0zB20E49aE3rraMFaZlXA=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6oLQXX8VcbeuyweGMU3MCUEwAFkYO3695IP-3UPwxKCtIvOVcsA7zbCZNhHZ4xPgDqLCvPVaKdjtBsO8JP8hgvnLIKyYlRxuBTQMrTiv66-yCkLXuwkk2Gctsd6TU1cp7jz9ag5X5HmtTLuuXboegdEKgkT2Ojoc9MzGRq0zB20E49aE3rraMFaZlXA=w440-h220" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: times;">What kind of privileges do you have?</span><br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="line-height: 107%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;">The term “cisgender” was created
by transgender activists in the 1990s to distinguish between cisgender and
transgender individuals (</span><span style="line-height: 107%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;">Groth,
2020). </span><span style="line-height: 107%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;">According
to Evin Taylor in her questionnaire, <i>Cisgender Privilege</i>, “Cisgender people
are those whose gender identity, role, or expression is considered to match
their assigned gender by societal standards” (p. 80). Those that do not identity
as cisgender, namely transgender, face discrimination on almost all aspects of
their life. The purpose of the questionnaire was not meant for those who identify
as cisgender to recognized their privilege but to also recognize what non-cisgender people have experienced of fear of experiencing.</span></span></div></span><span style="font-family: times;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">I came across this questionnaire
during my first semester at UCF in the fall when I took a course on gender
studies. It would actually be one of the very first reading assignments we had
in the course. When you first see it, you see that it’s actually quite a short article
with only four paragraphs and a list of 50 questions on it but this did not change
the impact when answering the questions. During our quiz, we were asked to
write the top three questions that stood out to us the most. Oddly enough,
asking to pick just three questions was actually a lot more difficult because
so many of the questions were quite impactful. After this quiz, I brought it back
for a midterm project where I created a quilt pattern design using three
different reading assignments. In this project, I did my best to depicted the
three questions that stood out to me, which were:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">8. Can you be confident
that your health care providers will not ask to see your genitals when <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>treating
you for a sore throat?</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: times;">20. Do other people
consider your lifestyle a mental illness?</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">29. Can you be sure that
your children will not be harassed at school because of your <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></i><i style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">gender?</span></i><span style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></span></p><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 107%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;">Not once did I feel my doctors wouldn’t take my
health seriously, fear that they would think I was suffering from a mental
illness, or fear that my possible future children could be picked on because of
my gender. I’m never living in this constant fear that so many others such as
my best friend’s cousin, a non-binary person, has been for the last couple of
years of their life. Since they came out to their family, they have struggled
to gain their family acceptance and has express concerns about what life will
be like after high school. While it seems, they have found a group of
supportive friends, I can still see the worry in my best friend when she tells
me her cousin. While I’ve never had the chance to meet them in person, as they
live in another state, I do hope all the best for them and hope they will one
day be able to gain support for family member.</span></div><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> After I was done with my project, I reread
the questionnaire and became so sad over all these questions and couldn’t imagined
a person who is living in a state of constant fear. The idea that they fear
they could be assaulted just by changing in public changing rooms, could be unable
to gain employment, or face complications when trying to adopt a child is
heartbreaking as they are trying to live a life just like any other person. I
never thought that the questionnaire would come back but I’m happy to see it
again as it truly helps people realize what their privileges are by being
cisgender and enforces how we need to help the individuals who are being
discriminated and suffering for deciding to be true to themselves.</span></div></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-indent: -37.7953px;">References</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times;">Groth, L. (2020, August 28). <i>What Does it Mean to Be
Cisgender? Here's What Experts Say</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: times;">Health.com.
Retrieved March 1, 2022, from</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.health.com/mind-body/lgbtq-health/what-is-cisgender">https://www.health.com/mind-body/lgbtq-health/what-is-cisgender</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 28.35pt; text-indent: -28.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Shaw, S. M., Lee, J., & Taylor, E. (2020). </span><i style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Cisgender Privilege.</i><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
In Gendered Voices,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: times;">Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings
(7th ed., pp. 80–82). essay, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: times;">Oxford University Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center; text-indent: -37.7953px;"><br /></b></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="text-indent: .5in;"><o:p></o:p></p><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: times; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center; text-indent: -37.7953px;"></b><p></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-74866778224898499302022-02-25T19:07:00.000-05:002022-02-25T19:07:37.724-05:00A Quiz on Feminism <p style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"> <span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsfHN8niYhJhc4KtB45MNH0VQ2qsZU3nsbtNsO9Y99VGv30zfuN1sTO0DdeZoSqnlgC-XGNn_jTDAJjCglVjeNg877oTTyLXxbtyz4mlI7hwtmf5TppenClhw2_mWuXS4DheOi6jkvh3dYE7nw8ABjwf8l-MxfrYo0DwnNdnY-cOSLp5huRi7GkHhifQ=s2300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="2300" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsfHN8niYhJhc4KtB45MNH0VQ2qsZU3nsbtNsO9Y99VGv30zfuN1sTO0DdeZoSqnlgC-XGNn_jTDAJjCglVjeNg877oTTyLXxbtyz4mlI7hwtmf5TppenClhw2_mWuXS4DheOi6jkvh3dYE7nw8ABjwf8l-MxfrYo0DwnNdnY-cOSLp5huRi7GkHhifQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><i style="font-family: times; text-align: left; text-indent: -37.7953px;">What type of feminist (or anti-feminist) are you?</i> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: times;">What does it mean to be a feminist? According to </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><i style="text-indent: -1cm;">Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions, </i><span style="text-indent: -1cm;">there are many definitions and disagreements regarding certain aspects but there are two core principals that are agreed upon. The first principle is feminism concerns equality and justice while the second is inclusive and affirming of women across the differences. The chapter further explains that, "Feminism is a personal perspective as well as a political theory and social movement that has worked as a central force in advocating women's rights and making room for other liberatory possibilities" (p. 12). </span></span></p><p style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span>As a child, the basic definition I was taught about being a feminist was someone who supported equal rights for women. This didn't feel like it was too much to ask for. The older I got, the more I listen to conversations within my household, school, and friend groups, and came to realize that everyone had a different point of view of what it meant to be a feminist and everyone had their own views and concerns. </span></span><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;">There are many other fields in which feminist throw themselves into such as abortions, voting rights, sexual harassments, domestic violence, equal pay, eating disorders, just to name a few.</span></span></p><p style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span>In the case of my family, abortion has been a heavy topic for several years. </span></span></span><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;">M</span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;">y parents raised two daughters, have one sister, and are grandparents to four girls under 10. My mom had my sister at 17 but this was only after she ran away from an abortion clinic my grandmother brought her too. This was a difficult decision for my mom to face but while she chose to have my sister and be a single parent, she acknowledges that while this was the right decision for her, it would not be for other young mothers. A few years after she met my dad, had my older brother and then me. It would take several years for my grandmother to apologize to my mother for trying to force an abortion on her.</span></span></p><p style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;"> The older I got, the more I learned of my mom's story and could see why she could understand other women choosing to have an abortion as some women are not ready for the responsibility of parenthood. She found it </span></span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">inexcusable for people to enforce laws about a woman's body and choice, especially when they are not a woman themselves. While I have my mom, sister, and aunts that share the same belief, I have a godmother who believes in the exact opposite</span></span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">. She was raised to see abortion as something cruel and unethical and should never be allowed for any cases. I know the</span></span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"> topic has been brought up during past family gatherings and I've witnessed my dad holding back his tongue out of respect to my godfather, his cousin, but it's clear to see how different women who identify as feminist could have opposing views. </span></span></p><p style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span><span> <span> </span><span> <span> Everyone has their reasons for their beliefs and while online quizzes are nothing new, there was one that I feel gives viewers a better insight. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><i>What type of feminist (or anti-feminist) are you? </i>is a quiz </span><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;">which was done by the Washington Post Staff in 2016. I came across this quiz during my WST 3015 course and </span></span><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="font-family: times;">spread it to other friends and family members, getting relatively the same group but not all of us. The </span></span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;">quiz is perhaps the simplest quiz I have taken as it only contains seven multiple choice questions but what I find the most appealing is once you're done, you'll be placed into one of the six categories and each category comes with</span></span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"> a short video with people who also got the same results. </span></span></p><p style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span>Once you have done that, you are free to look at the other videos from the other categories and see why other test takers were placed in the categories they were in. It allows all users to see a different perspective, even if they completely disagree with it or get further insight in the group they were placed in. When I </span></span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;">gave the quiz to my mom and my best friend, we were all placed in the "Hell, yeah" feminists group which meant we were placed in a </span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a;">group that has the most passionate views toward the feminist movement. W</span></span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="text-indent: -37.7953px;">e revie</span></span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;">wed our answers and discovered that we did answer a few questions differently before playing the videos to learn more about the other five </span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;">categories. I can't say I wasn't a little bit upset when hearing the group that completely disagreed with everything we believed in but the fact that the quiz allows you to view other people's view is a special feature I've never seen in past quizzes. This quiz is something I strongly encourage other people to take and if you wish, feel free to comment what category</span><span style="font-family: times; text-indent: -37.7953px;"> you were placed in. </span></p><p style="text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center; text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="text-align: center; text-indent: -37.7953px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>References</b></span></span></p><p><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Shaw, S. M., & Lee, J. (2020). Chapter 1 Women's and Gender's Studies Perspectives and </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span> </span>Practices. In </span><i style="text-indent: -1cm;"> Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings</i><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"> (7th </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"><span> </span>ed., </span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;">pp. 1– </span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;">40</span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;">). essay,</span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -1cm;">Oxford University Press.</span></span></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><div></div><p></p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;">Washington Post Staff. (2016, January 21). <i>What type of feminist (or anti-feminist) are you?</i> The </span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>Washington Post. Retrieved February 23, 2022, from</span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/feminism-project/feminism-typology-quiz/ </span></p><p style="margin-left: 1cm; text-indent: -1cm;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Melissa A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12775782014325303172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-25509911717782419912021-12-03T14:18:00.005-05:002021-12-03T14:18:36.103-05:00 The Everyday Sexism Project<p><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><span> </span>As I was doing some research for a previous article of mine, I stumbled across an article that mentioned something called “The Everyday Sexism Project.” The name intrigued me, so I hopped onto their website to see what it was about, and I loved what I found.</span></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>The Everyday Sexism Project is a project that seeks to give women a voice to talk about gender inequality. Their website allows people to submit their stories or experiences with gender inequality so that they can have a platform to share things that happened to them because of their gender. It has an archive of what appears to be thousands of submissions.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>Their “about” page on the site states that it has become “increasingly difficult to talk about sexism, equality and women’s rights in a modern society that perceives itself to have achieved gender equality.” Women are constantly labeled as crazy, uptight, or prudish for speaking up about inequality they have faced because of their gender, so it belittles them as people while dismissing their experiences. This project allows women whose complaints may be dismissed under the guise of an equal society to speak up about their experiences. The writer of the page states that the project is “a place to record stories of sexism faced on a daily basis, by ordinary women, in ordinary places.”</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>No matter how small or normalized something has gotten within society, women through this project can speak up about how it is still wrong and how a particular experience affected them.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>I absolutely love that a project like this exists. We often see women’s experiences being labeled as not bad enough to be spoken about and inequality being spoken of like it no longer exists. Women have gotten used to brushing off inappropriate comments or jokes because it is just considered normal at this point when it is still not acceptable. Just because in theory we can now hold the same jobs as men, this difference in treatment is dismissed and not taken as a sign of persisting inequality by many people. I am glad at least there is this safe place where women can go to to talk about their feelings and I wanted to share it with others because projects like this are very important to recognize.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sources:</p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://everydaysexism.com/about">https://everydaysexism.com/about</a></p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://time.com/3892965/everydaysexism-school-dress-codes-rape-culture/">https://time.com/3892965/everydaysexism-school-dress-codes-rape-culture/</a></p>Anna Zakharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007978920868026952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-9588889643506942992021-12-03T13:57:00.004-05:002022-02-19T22:22:01.195-05:00Four Queer Musicians Who Rock Their Identities<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE_LKYa7RwxWsJsTyx0RtMnhC_bpku-APemcy3YTW2gB3tkb038-psYOScQF0OVRyRhPRNsh1bvC1Ivhg3E3phpp08mdwbJa5XIWuk-197aHR_-MMQRPe341m3qpudA2OSZkvIggL5SdQgECvsyejWJgBuz4LcOjnvczYm0TOH6w7HNqq_SAS6BPyq=s1089" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1089" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE_LKYa7RwxWsJsTyx0RtMnhC_bpku-APemcy3YTW2gB3tkb038-psYOScQF0OVRyRhPRNsh1bvC1Ivhg3E3phpp08mdwbJa5XIWuk-197aHR_-MMQRPe341m3qpudA2OSZkvIggL5SdQgECvsyejWJgBuz4LcOjnvczYm0TOH6w7HNqq_SAS6BPyq=s320" width="320" /></a></p></blockquote><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><ol class="ol1"><li class="li1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">boys will be girls by awfultune. Awfultune's real name is Layla Eden. She is a trans woman and this song is about her struggle discovering her gender. She starts the song with how she thinks like a woman but sounds like a man, and how she has always been like that. She then thinks back to when she used to look in the mirror and realized that she was trans so she wrote all her songs to work through her feelings but never got to sing them. She talks about how if someone is trans they should not even think about belonging to this world but then says "you belong in this world" to remind the listeners that their identities are valid and that they do belong no matter how much others tell them otherwise.</li></ol><ol class="ol1"><li class="li1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Boys Will Be Bugs by Cavetown. Cavetown's real name is Robin Skinner and he is a trans man, and this song is about him realizing he does not fit in with masculine stereotypes. The masculine standard is incredibly toxic, and he recognizes he just wants to be a gentle boy. He repeats ideals from toxic masculinity throughout the song, such as boys should not feel or express their emotions or cry, or that boys should be physically rough, punching walls and playing karate, and then says that that isn't him because he just wants to play with bugs because they understand him.</li></ol><ol class="ol1"><li class="li1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">girls by girl in red. Girl in red's name is actually Marie and she is a queer singer, who seeks to be the gay musician to others that she never had as a kid. This particular song is about how pretty she finds girls and the conflicts that arise from her queerness. She says she has been hiding her feelings about girls for so long because she is afraid of how people will react so she pushes everyone away instead. The chorus is her saying how "they're" so pretty and that she's talking about girls not boys, and the song goes into her saying that she should not be feeling this way and she should just be into a guy, but he is not her type and that will not change because her queer feelings are not a phase. She says it is not like she gets to choose who she loves.</li></ol><ol class="ol1"><li class="li1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Samantha by chloe moriondo. Chloe moriondo is a queer singer who started posting YouTube videos of her singing in 2016 and grew as a relatively famous queer singer since then. Samantha is a song where she declares her love for her friend Samantha. She says she has been friends with Samantha since the fifth grade and Samantha continues to have a large effect on what she does, like that Samantha was the reason she dyed her hair blue. She says the song is cliche but that she thinks about Samantha all the time and she cannot find the words to describe her. I love this song because it's just about pure queer love without being tainted by anxiety or oppression; it is just how she feels about Samantha, and I think that is really beautiful.</li></ol><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Where to find the lyrics:</p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://genius.com/Awfultune-boys-will-be-girls-lyrics">https://genius.com/Awfultune-boys-will-be-girls-lyrics</a></p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://genius.com/Cavetown-boys-will-be-bugs-lyrics">https://genius.com/Cavetown-boys-will-be-bugs-lyrics</a></p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://genius.com/Chloe-moriondo-samantha-lyrics">https://genius.com/Chloe-moriondo-samantha-lyrics</a></p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://genius.com/Girl-in-red-girls-lyrics">https://genius.com/Girl-in-red-girls-lyrics</a></p>Anna Zakharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007978920868026952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-2214538442506160832021-12-03T13:55:00.005-05:002021-12-03T13:55:19.797-05:00Girls Are Angry Too<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2SXbj3TnKxUihtOH5ky1GCyFUnd41Il1wYQ1uvcP5IUhQk2STj55jr6xiy8b90HX2OONtOGMFtAcCQPvzzedblH4SNEiIcEQrYvDZdXZ_l9Gk479vNZzNPxHilUco1dt5P9bqy9cA6sT7MIAFCvM4coyywtKBZkbAvNmXxD6bKr9KtOcbylL1Kjxd=s740" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="740" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2SXbj3TnKxUihtOH5ky1GCyFUnd41Il1wYQ1uvcP5IUhQk2STj55jr6xiy8b90HX2OONtOGMFtAcCQPvzzedblH4SNEiIcEQrYvDZdXZ_l9Gk479vNZzNPxHilUco1dt5P9bqy9cA6sT7MIAFCvM4coyywtKBZkbAvNmXxD6bKr9KtOcbylL1Kjxd=w360-h180" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>In lieu of the animated show Big Mouth’s recent finale, I wanted to write a blogpost about that show, because I personally loved it, and because it did a wonderful job of discussing women’s issues, as well as race, sexuality, mental health, and more. The show is set in a middle school with students trying to navigate their feelings and identities in a confusing time in their lives. One episode in particular that stood out in terms of boldly discussing a girl’s issue was, “Girls Are Angry Too.”</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">On this episode, a girl was dressed in a tank top at the school in a woodworking class. One of the boys, Jay, gets distracted while using a saw and accidentally saws off the tip of the finger of another student, Andrew. Andrew and Jay and their parents end up in the principal’s office to discuss the issue. The principal is near retirement and indifferent about how the situation is handled, so a male teacher, Lizer, decides to handle it by implementing a dress code. He holds an assembly for all the students to explain the new dress code and has a student modeling the kind of clothing that is no longer allowed. The new dress code clearly specifically targets the girls at this school, so the girls plan a “Slut Walk” to protest after a few girls are dress coded the day following the implementation of the dress code. The next day they wear their most revealing clothing in protest and go head to head with the boys who were saying they were “sexy” rather than understanding the point of what they were doing. One boy, Nick, tries to defend what the girls were doing, but gets called a "pussy" by the boys and angers the girls by saying the wrong thing simultaneously. Another thing that frustrates the girls is one girl, Missy, who wanted to protest but was uncomfortable dressing differently for the Slut Walk.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>The next day uniforms are implemented much to the disappointment of all the students, but Missy comes to school with her usual outfit outside of uniform and screams at Lizer for "being a creep" and policing what young girls were wearing, and at the other girls for shaming her when she was uncomfortable dressing for the Slut Walk, and at the boys for refusing to take ownership to their own lack of self control and blaming it on what the girls were wearing. This makes everyone reevaluate what they were doing and the dress code is overturned.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>I wanted to unpack a few things in this episode. The first is that the dress code in real life does typically only target girls and the most common logic for it is to say that it is distracting to boys and that boys cannot control their impulses. The main thing this mentality does is perpetuate rape culture by reinforcing the notion that men are animals that cannot control their sexual desires and putting the responsibility on women to prevent sexual harassment or assault by telling them to dress a certain way rather than telling the boys to control themselves. How can we expect adult men to take responsibility for their actions when we are raising young boys to believe that they are incapable of self-control and cannot be accountable for their actions?</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>In addition to that, it is the girls being taken out of class and forced to change for sake of the dress code which strips them away of education time so that the boys can focus on their own education. This prioritizes male education and reinforces the idea that men's education is more important than women's education.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>The next is that this dress code was made by a male teacher. While it was over exaggerated in the animated show for comedic effect, the teacher was definitely over-sexualizing middle school girls, which is effectively what dress codes do. Girls bodies are seen as inherently sexual and prone to the male gaze regardless of age, and it is an institution that needs to be questioned. It is mot okay to teach young girls that their bodies are essentially objects for male gratification and that they cannot be respected as individuals if they are dressed a certain way, nor is it acceptable to allow male teachers in particular to see these young girls' bodies as sexual, and thus in need of a dress code, in any way.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>In addition, the whole purpose of protest is often undermined when it comes to women. History is frequently taught as a man's subject with very little room talking about the women's rights movement or other major contributions women have had in history. All their protests and efforts often go unheard of, and this continues to happen today. Women today will protest about having the right to choose when it comes to abortion and their voices are still not listened to by male legislators making laws controlling female bodies, for example. This episode does a great job of showing girls protesting and showing boys missing the point of it, which is sadly still common.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>Another thing they touched on was the difficulty in being a male ally. The character Nick was the only boy that seemed to show any sympathy towards the girls in the episode, and he discussed the situation with his parents who told him he needs to support the girls, much to the disapproval of his brother who warned him that the other boys at school would call him a "pussy." This is a very real risk some young boys face when defending girls. We as a society have normalized boys being viewed as weak when they side with women, which is something that ought to change, because some men simply will not respect women unless the idea to respect women comes from another man. As awful as that is, it is the harsh reality that men need to be standing up for women too in order for change to really occur. However Nick was not only made fun of by the boys for trying to defend the girls, but also reprimanded by the girls for what he was saying in trying to defend them. While he was not saying any of the right things, his intention was pure at heart in trying to help the girls. I think we often see people attacked for saying the wrong thing regardless of what they meant by it, and I think in order to have a sustainable conversation about major issues we need not attack those who are trying to help us but rather explain what they can do to improve their advocacy.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>Another issue within this episode is the girls getting mad at Missy for not dressing for the Slut Walk. It is an issue in and of itself when women shame one another because we should be standing in solidarity, especially when it comes to fighting something that the patriarchy created. The girls should have been fighting in unity, and Missy did intend to protest with them, but instead they attacked another girl rather than the oppressive system for a brief moment. Often people do get caught up in fighting with people who are on the same side as them rather than the oppressors in a situation, and that goes back to my previous point that we can have an open dialogue about improving advocacy without outright discrediting people who are trying to help. In addition to that, the purpose of the protest was to not police what women were wearing, and yet the girls proceeded to do just that to Missy. The purpose of such a protest should be to allow women to wear what they want without fear of repercussions or harassment, not to dress provocatively to prove a point, and these concepts got mixed in the characters' minds.</p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>This episode did truly phenomenal work in showing the issue with the dress code and how people address advocacy. I think it is very applicable to real life scenarios in which we see the dress code being enforced unequally and specifically to allow boys to focus while depriving girls of education time.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sources:</p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">https://www.netflix.com/watch/80241183?trackId=14170287&tctx=2%2C0%2Cc7ff7397-9ebf-4b42-bd33-f3ff8397566f-3947119%2Ccb2194f5-7918-4805-83f7-11a5b666d854_2214489X3XX1638557570993%2Ccb2194f5-7918-4805-83f7-11a5b666d854_ROOT%2C%2C</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">https://time.com/3892965/everydaysexism-school-dress-codes-rape-culture/</span></span></p>Anna Zakharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007978920868026952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-46635521518129729262021-12-02T23:02:00.001-05:002021-12-02T23:02:12.761-05:00The Medusa Myth<div style="color: #454545; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #454545; font-size: 12px;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwMjrxSr8mAuFoEKXDjf1O3RmrIVe2HJwe43o--ayxxSqEgSIZr9xPAXRgVyeN4sZ47RmuoX8sm4fGo_KkMSHxdxkpwDMlQo2xNgJhvijwFnNTC2ofcfkgmKIzRVJziYJM5LXJVm1LPyK2Hkd0cW3lHDUyqCvP7nvwECyo1QemwqDJ58bJdMZSnXxv=s674" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="446" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwMjrxSr8mAuFoEKXDjf1O3RmrIVe2HJwe43o--ayxxSqEgSIZr9xPAXRgVyeN4sZ47RmuoX8sm4fGo_KkMSHxdxkpwDMlQo2xNgJhvijwFnNTC2ofcfkgmKIzRVJziYJM5LXJVm1LPyK2Hkd0cW3lHDUyqCvP7nvwECyo1QemwqDJ58bJdMZSnXxv=s320" width="212" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #454545; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #454545; font-size: 12px;"><span> </span>The myth of Medusa is one that was always interesting to me as a kid, but I never actually read into it when I was older. I never even thought about it until I saw a TikTok about a girl’s Medusa tattoo. The video had no audio but a song in the background and it was a video of her tattoo with text that read, "think you can hurt me? I tell people I got my Medusa tattoo because I think it looks cool." I did not understand the video, so I looked up what a Medusa tattoo meant. In what ended up being a lengthy Google rabbit hole about Medusa, I found that her story is not what we generally hear.<br /></span></span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times; font-size: 12px;"><span> </span>In elementary school lessons about mythology, we got what I thought was a rudimentary understanding of mythology, but simply ended up being an entirely incorrect storyline. The common story is that Medusa was a beautiful but vain woman which led to her being punished by being turned into a hideous monster. Different versions of the story state that she was punished for being seductive with her beauty and leading men astray. These are all patriarchal manipulations of the story. There were actually three early versions of the real Medusa story.<br /></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>The original story was written about a mortal woman who was raped by Poseidon and turned into a monster. Another version was that Medusa was raped by Poseidon and caught by Athena who became angry with Medusa, not understanding that the interaction was against her will, and turned her into a monster. A third version was that Medusa was raped by Poseidon and Athena gave her the power to turn the male gaze against itself to protect her.<br /></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>I think all versions of this story, and the very fact that we transformed the story to suit different narratives in society, make important statements about the way we treat survivors today, so the story of Medusa continues to stay relevant. In creating a storyline where Medusa is vain and that is her downfall, we erase her story and her history which are the very things that shed light on rape culture; we erase the male accountability for her being turned into a monster. In portraying Medusa as purposely seductive, we make it seem like she wanted or asked for what happened with Poseidon and put the responsibility on her rather than on Poseidon. In other versions, Medusa receives consequences, by literally being turned into a monster, for her own rape. </span><span style="font-family: times;">The myth of Medusa was that she was the monster in the story.</span><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>These are all very real things that happen to women who come forward and speak about their sexual assault experiences. Stripping a man<span> </span>of his responsibility when he sexually assaults a woman is unfortunately extremely common. We see statements absolving men for blame simply because they are men and thus cannot control themselves all the time; “boys will be boys” is too often used to excuse sexually inappropriate behavior towards women. Asking a woman what she was wearing or saying that she asked for it is another way society puts the blame on women in a way that is extremely common to the story of Medusa. In addition to this all, often when men are accused of sexual misconduct, society will protect his future over the woman’s safety. We see statements such as “but he’s young” or “he’s an athlete” or “he’s a bright kid” and “we can’t ruin this young man’s life and future” when a woman comes out with her experience and it comes down to demonizing the woman for speaking because she is “destroying” the man’s future instead of the other way around. The woman effectively becomes the monster.</span><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span> </span>This is why the story of Medusa is so important to understand because it stays extremely relevant to how society continues to treat rape survivors. We need to stay cognizant of the way we repeat pattens that reinforce rape culture like rewriting and questioning survivor’s stories and try to stay clear of doing that.</span></div><div style="color: #454545; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #454545; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sources:</span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">https://historyofyesterday.com/medusa-how-we-made-a-rape-victim-into-a-monster-6cd79a12ce00</span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">https://thewhitonline.com/2019/10/features/herstory-medusas-story-isnt-so-different-than-todays-rape-victims/</span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvxwax/medusa-greek-myth-rape-victim-turned-into-a-monster</span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8ncgE7H/">https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8ncgE7H/</a></p></div>Anna Zakharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007978920868026952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-14192568489193270372021-12-02T21:12:00.002-05:002021-12-02T21:12:39.421-05:00The Bifecta Artist & Her Tiny Hands<p><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><span> </span>As a sort of part two to my last article, I wanted to share another artist that I think has done incredible work for women and for many minorities. Mei Chen called herself the “bifecta” artist, because she is bilingual, bipolar, and bisexual. She uses her intersectionality in her art to create earrings made of tiny handcrafted hands. The hands are made with three different skin tones so that everyone could have something that looks like it was made for them, which is something many creators and companies gloss over or do inadequately. She also includes painted nails that are colors of certain pride flags and hands holding different items or positioned in different ways that add to the message of the piece.</span></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>She explains that the reason for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>choosing hands for her art was that “humans are built to be able to tell if something is actually human or not and [she] thinks the best kind of art is when you can truly trick the human eye. Hands are so expressive and so incredibly human, there are so many options!”</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9B5yGUyx6AgitERRh2IvSx_4pTflzk_kjkOOlJ1yLdhhpZvIh5wA_Edvaima3u441PMFhO4vPgnkQGNZwr1lPBlgF6QqtFAWTjDyn9_OVWP_blmVBEvhIoQo1cmbDpf_D9wfp02VHlfC1JXuZTjQCqwuQGBoX6hXdIWK82K_T5xXD92Ol9pEpQeuA=s1284" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1284" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9B5yGUyx6AgitERRh2IvSx_4pTflzk_kjkOOlJ1yLdhhpZvIh5wA_Edvaima3u441PMFhO4vPgnkQGNZwr1lPBlgF6QqtFAWTjDyn9_OVWP_blmVBEvhIoQo1cmbDpf_D9wfp02VHlfC1JXuZTjQCqwuQGBoX6hXdIWK82K_T5xXD92Ol9pEpQeuA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>One of my favorite pieces that she has made is called, “Remember to Take Your Meds!” It showcases two tiny hands of color holding two medications. The medications were replicas of medications the artist herself takes for her bipolar disorder. “When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I had to come to terms with the fact that I would be taking medication for the rest of my life. My medication saved my life more than any amount of therapy and support ever could so I wanted to normalize taking them instead of demonizing myself for needing them,” Chen said.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>She also discussed mental health being taboo in many cultures, so I especially appreciate these particular earrings showcasing colored skin for this piece. I personally have a similar skin tone to the piece and I am also bipolar, so this piece to me meant representation for something I had not seen represented before. Similar to what she discussed about Asian cultures not always being understanding of mental illness, Arab culture has the same issue, so I have often had a difficult time reconciling my culture and my mental health. I think this piece particularly being a person of color with mental illness is a major and important statement that meant a great deal to me, and likely many others as well.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>I also really appreciate her making medications into something beautiful and I think it is an incredible step towards normalizing mental health care. The conversation about mental health has grown in recent years to allow people to discuss their experiences, their illnesses, and their treatments, but it is still not completely acceptable to talk about certain illnesses or how necessary medications may be. This piece is specifically about the artist’s bipolar disorder, a disorder that is often depicted as violent or insane, and I think it is important to have representation of that illness that is gentle and beautiful rather than the typical ways it is portrayed. In addition, medications are still things that are often not seen as necessary when it comes to mental health, so it is nice seeing representation of treatment in a way that is not judgmental and does not discredit the value and necessity of medication for mental health.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>All of her work, and particularly this piece, showcase so much honesty and raw emotion and so much potential for humanity to change and accept differences. The artist states, “I think that being honest with myself and being honest with the people who support me shows them that it’s okay to be themselves because my art reflects that.” She is truly very effective in doing that, so I wanted to share her work here. She is currently starting a shop and the proceeds go to different charities depending on the piece. Her website that is soon to include her shop can be found at <a href="https://www.meichenartist.com/about"><span class="s1" style="color: #e4af0a;">https://www.meichenartist.com/about</span></a>.</p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">sources:</p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.meichenartist.com/about">https://www.meichenartist.com/about</a></p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/mei-chen-the-art-of-tiny-hands-and-big-concepts/">https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/mei-chen-the-art-of-tiny-hands-and-big-concepts/</a></p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/meichenartist/">https://www.instagram.com/meichenartist/</a></p><p class="p3" style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNU0MYnjHKM/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CNU0MYnjHKM/</a></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p>Anna Zakharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007978920868026952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-12820220395588599062021-12-02T16:27:00.003-05:002021-12-02T16:27:20.281-05:00In a Parallel Universe<p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span> </span>While I was researching for my blogpost about sexualization of women, I stumbled across an artist, Eli Rezkallah, who has done remarkable work about this very thing. Rezkallah was born in Lebanon during the country’s civil war. He grew up in a neighborhood that stayed sheltered from the conflict, where he observed the women create an alternate reality that was detached from the conflict and yet still felt melancholy. When he began creating art, he used this theme of women using denial as a coping mechanism and not processing their emotions in much of his work.<span> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times; font-size: 12px;"><span> </span>He began his career as a fashion show producer but then became a visual artist and launched Plastik Studios and Plastic Magazine as creative visual arts outlets. He said that his biggest motivator was adding color to the world, because surrounding himself with beauty is what got him through the grimness of the war, so in his art he tries to counter those feelings. Plastik Magazine was also the Middle East’s first visual arts magazine and showcases his own work as well as the work of other LGBTQ+ and emerging artists.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span> </span>One of the series he was very well known for was his “In a Parallel Universe” series. He conceived the idea for the series when he was with his extended family for Thanksgiving in New Jersey. His uncles were talking about how women are “better off cooking, taking care of the kitchen, and fulfilling ‘their womanly duties’.” Rezkallah said he was surprised to hear that some men genuinely still think like that, so he imagined a parallel universe. He said, “I went on to imagine a parallel universe, where roles are inverted and men are given a taste of their own sexist poison.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span> </span>He took advertisements from the 50s and 60s from all kinds of companies such as Hardee’s, Van Heusen, Chase & Sanborn, and more, and reimagined if the roles were reversed for the ads. Some of these ads showed men hitting women, stepping on women, serving men, cooking, cleaning, and generally discrediting women’s strength and intellect. His work showed women doing these same things to men rather than the other way. His hope for this project was that “people who are stuck in stereotypical gender roles imposed by patriarchal societies would be able to visually see the cracks in the limitation that those roles.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span> </span>I think he does an absolutely excellent job of this, and I wanted more people to see some of this series because it a truly remarkable piece of conceptual art. The following are some of his pieces from this particular series, and more of his work can be found at <a href="http://www.elirezkallah.com/photography"><span class="s1">http://www.elirezkallah.com/photography</span></a>.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCveqnZ3897y1gEazi1kaPr98EVX0MMAkXdF__IJqF4T4EzZpZ7bQK28jeBmg40V90dnM3Rw_1hl2pyVYLij4uBlJIxzcde4jE3OEbax83btWD7SG0ZdVzEg0-5JIBz1LHt2Tgxao3lIlW7H34V1lYQ2iL2A3rT8hBxo74ExgazhuPNcvpFr3w0lWe=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;">Sources:</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/recreated-ads-from-1950s-gender-roles-reversed-2018-1"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;">https://www.businessinsider.com/recreated-ads-from-1950s-gender-roles-reversed-2018-1</span></a></p><p class="p3" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.elirezkallah.com/photography"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;">http://www.elirezkallah.com/photography</span></a></p><p class="p3" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://wikitia.com/wiki/Eli_Rezkallah"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;">https://wikitia.com/wiki/Eli_Rezkallah</span></a></p><p class="p3" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://emirateswoman.com/this-lebanese-artist-is-shining-a-spotlight-on-sexist-advertising/"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;">https://emirateswoman.com/this-lebanese-artist-is-shining-a-spotlight-on-sexist-advertising/</span></a></p>Anna Zakharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007978920868026952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-73892869030702038392021-12-02T14:49:00.003-05:002021-12-02T14:49:27.515-05:00Representation in Modeling<p class="p1" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span> </span>About a month ago I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a few people raving about a new Gucci model. While I am personally really into fashion, I had never paid attention to particular models, but what was different about this model that people were obsessing over was that she was a model with Down Syndrome. Her name is Ellie Goldstein, and she was the first model with Down Syndrome to go that viral, and she spoke about how glad it made her to be able to live her dreams and be a figure of representation for others.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPowto1YrH2IAG9AH4AfYJySa4ByWJtt1kw620cXCTwCXfiNBgLc41uYMDuEfmehNUOZFSpD-t1kaDAU-OvNEBj0ZVi-a1B7uDYCo8EciAWJrinfNZkoaHX8H1izyk-DZqWsuoV25SV1KyDnHCoZceoSrCjzfRh3aGneeFyBAFXBhmLnzlU1knsnWC=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPowto1YrH2IAG9AH4AfYJySa4ByWJtt1kw620cXCTwCXfiNBgLc41uYMDuEfmehNUOZFSpD-t1kaDAU-OvNEBj0ZVi-a1B7uDYCo8EciAWJrinfNZkoaHX8H1izyk-DZqWsuoV25SV1KyDnHCoZceoSrCjzfRh3aGneeFyBAFXBhmLnzlU1knsnWC=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="p2" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span> </span>Ellie works for a company called Zebedee, which is a modeling and acting agency for disabled individuals. Their main focus is on increasing the level of representation disabled people receive. They are a European based company and explained that disabled people make up 21% of the population in their country and yet only receive about 0.02% representation within the media. Their company seeks to increase that number so it is proportional to the real life number of people who are disabled. The disabled population is one of the most grossly underrepresented and mistreated groups out there and it is phenomenal that this company is trying to change that.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span> </span>In including differently abled individuals within modeling the beauty standards will eventually shift to include these individuals which they were previously excluded from. The response to Goldstein's Gucci ad was overwhelmingly positive, with her photo being Gucci's most liked photo on Instagram today. The fact that the world was ready to embrace her beauty in her modeling work shows that the fashion industry does have the power to change and be more inclusive, which will have a dramatically positive effect on society as a whole.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF7NVlgOb7s39wYwyE6ZL9QrWgZ-QXzZ8N1bcyfM1L-r9-TkDZFT6w7g6EFY4ozUIRNztoy3bBFhYa_KAeBHl6bfHW_vp8Xy4L5B6N8ehIOOuXaENgd3_2sAdzSDPp9FScfQPaLeHOB2Vga4EBKkxvQWNiClLYvNK_n3_lhgigrMTFilS5n5Ot6D_p=s842" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF7NVlgOb7s39wYwyE6ZL9QrWgZ-QXzZ8N1bcyfM1L-r9-TkDZFT6w7g6EFY4ozUIRNztoy3bBFhYa_KAeBHl6bfHW_vp8Xy4L5B6N8ehIOOuXaENgd3_2sAdzSDPp9FScfQPaLeHOB2Vga4EBKkxvQWNiClLYvNK_n3_lhgigrMTFilS5n5Ot6D_p=s320" width="243" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span> </span>More recently, Rihanna used a model with amniotic band syndrome for her lingerie line. The model has a prosthetic leg and three fully developed fingers, and people with similar conditions were quick to describe how overjoyed they were to see someone with a similar condition represented in modeling. In addition to how it makes these individuals feel like they too can be a part of the beauty standard that they were so often left out of, other people can also adjust their perception of what beauty means when they see different people represented in the industry.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span> </span>Some people worry that the companies who are using disabled models are tokenizing the models by only using a single disabled model, but I believe that that is an incredibly pessimistic way of looking at it. All change takes time. Perhaps today there is only one disabled model that a company is using, but another day the proportion of disabled models may be closer to the real life proportion of disabled people in the population. Progress is what we need to look towards, and I think Zebedee has taken a major step towards it.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;">Sources:</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/07/9903327/models-with-disabilities-fashion-zebedee-management"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;">https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/07/9903327/models-with-disabilities-fashion-zebedee-management</span></a></p><p class="p3" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://themighty.com/2021/07/savage-x-fenty-models-disability/"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;">https://themighty.com/2021/07/savage-x-fenty-models-disability/</span></a></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/53518/1/lyric-mariah-is-the-model-with-limb-differences-to-pose-for-rihanna-savage-fenty</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #e4af0a; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></p>Anna Zakharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007978920868026952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175831410502579117.post-51060685040391095952021-11-28T15:04:00.001-05:002021-11-28T15:04:09.428-05:00Sex Isn't Selling<p><span style="font-family: times;"> We as a society have heard, “sex sells” so much that we have taken it as an indisputable fact, and during this time of the peak of shopping, I think it is important that we unpack that phrase. Advertisements have been objectifying women based in this notion that their sexuality sells for decades.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0NYkGo8ylIyVy3r21i8wTUcLZpf5p1iP3J9BcZxh6WlQJK3uQkaVpHGaZoqorb0QnOuuhkd4bPJ2OMKZcmtG2_xnQT_S-rq-CEo8jbT1hIzvjIyEjyn-N9OQvny66SBsMjQLzbS5Mj4/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: times;"><img alt="" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="568" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0NYkGo8ylIyVy3r21i8wTUcLZpf5p1iP3J9BcZxh6WlQJK3uQkaVpHGaZoqorb0QnOuuhkd4bPJ2OMKZcmtG2_xnQT_S-rq-CEo8jbT1hIzvjIyEjyn-N9OQvny66SBsMjQLzbS5Mj4/w114-h167/Budweiser.jpeg" width="114" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOK2r8XVYBLsjF1jiAmdtxNjQPKnjVXTxL-azXrKHj4Pkiwy51ImDPazr2hIGjW0EeMQGnjbFj73JjGudVbg_cG0eJDFl_2cpPZRVeMFZ4pz9CKTN_31A0Cr0aDfO3RtZzGCs-32tyQs/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: times;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="643" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOK2r8XVYBLsjF1jiAmdtxNjQPKnjVXTxL-azXrKHj4Pkiwy51ImDPazr2hIGjW0EeMQGnjbFj73JjGudVbg_cG0eJDFl_2cpPZRVeMFZ4pz9CKTN_31A0Cr0aDfO3RtZzGCs-32tyQs/w115-h171/Image.jpeg" width="115" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Ads from the 50s used the submissive woman stereotype in order to promote products because it portrayed “women as existing to service the man.” (1). Women’s role was exclusively domestic, so in these ads a woman was often seen cooking or cleaning in the household for the man. A woman’s role was to complete the household tasks and physically be present for the man, and this notion appealed to the men at the time. These are some examples of ads during the time that now come across to general society as extremely sexist, and yet we still have the same issue of women being misused in order to sell products.</span></span></div><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgQNRTFbXYmoGcxWQjQitdV7D3ga3Ej6dSAj3CZxjIkUTNYwwqutkxFWe16anZXemm9pSxM4a5f0J_AfsyoykZSLM81hXpSFaanYC9oSPHL8lcivg8ORrNQmznnCNRxqtFJQaniYvJEQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgQNRTFbXYmoGcxWQjQitdV7D3ga3Ej6dSAj3CZxjIkUTNYwwqutkxFWe16anZXemm9pSxM4a5f0J_AfsyoykZSLM81hXpSFaanYC9oSPHL8lcivg8ORrNQmznnCNRxqtFJQaniYvJEQ/w215-h121/maxresdefault.jpg.jpg" width="215" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6iGVQ-YqVVUxFUcVniH7EE98gNJSjXf3VjzAQm8JyBRLYYO3hXAJ8AOXf4qJhgkvr4DzJLs0CA09suigc3dMCuNSlq7GDLRJaUjoBM8WAaFoldbFzIFK_mptT0Czy3q7UBVn4rMsqG8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6iGVQ-YqVVUxFUcVniH7EE98gNJSjXf3VjzAQm8JyBRLYYO3hXAJ8AOXf4qJhgkvr4DzJLs0CA09suigc3dMCuNSlq7GDLRJaUjoBM8WAaFoldbFzIFK_mptT0Czy3q7UBVn4rMsqG8/w217-h122/maxresdefault.jpg.jpg" width="217" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">The 2000s found an innovative way to continue to use women’s bodies to sell products without necessarily saying that a woman’s role is to please a man directly. The new wave of advertisements sought to associate sexual pleasure and material products, so it had more explicitly dressed women around foods or cars that companies were selling. There is no practical reason for a woman in lingerie to be washing a car, but company logic said that now the men seeing these ads associate sexual women with these objects and thus want the object.</span></div></div><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">These kinds of advertisements were effective- for a while. When women did not hold as many jobs as men, when the pay gap was more dramatic than today, when they did not hold powerful positions, and when they largely did not have as much empowerment as they do today, it was a lot easier for these advertisement companies to get away with releasing sexist, objectified, sexualized ads without much scrutiny, but today women are more empowered, have more of a voice in how they are portrayed, hold more positions within advertising, and hold more consumer power. In addition, the narratives about the female struggle and the need for women’s rights have grown, causing more and more men to devalue this kind of objectification of women because they are increasingly aware that women are autonomous human beings rather than simply the sex that can sell.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Because of this, sex is no longer selling. The study, “Does Sex Really Sell? Paradoxical Effects of Sexualization in Advertising on Product Attractiveness and Purchase Intentions” was made to determine if sexualized ads actually work. The researchers tested sexualized and neutral ads of both men and women on both men and women to see if the sexualized ad made people more likely to purchase a product. The findings were that women were less likely to purchase the products in the sexualized woman ads than the neutral product and were indifferent to the sexualized men ads, and that men were less likely to purchase from a sexualized male ad and generally equally likely to purchase a product from either the neutral or sexualized women ads, unless they had hostile attitudes towards women.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">The results from the women’s side shows us two major issues within the era of sexualized ads. The first is that it increases body image issues for women, because often the sexualized women in the ads are thin, white women, and this is a dangerous road to lead women onto. The second is that it upsets women seeing their own kind being degraded to simply a means of selling objects, and turns them off from even purchasing that product. The results from the men’s side also shows us a few issues within society. One of the most glaring issues is that these sexualized ads almost exclusively appeal to sexist men, which means advertising companies are catering to sexism directly. This leads these already sexist men to reinforce their notions of women being objects and that the role of a woman is to please a man, and this is extremely dangerous to women because these men may go out and actually behave violently towards women because ultimately the way these images of women are being fed to them are not portraying women as their own autonomous, individual, powerful people, but rather as sexual objects made for the pleasure of a man.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">These advertisements are not actually effective in terms of sex selling; products are not starting to fly off shelves because a company portrayed a women with the product sexually, but they do continue to have harmful effects on women. These advertisements increase, “the endorsement of gender inequality norms, tolerance toward sexual harassment, and rape myth acceptance.” (2). They continue to increase violent behaviors toward women and have negative psychological effects on women, and yet the ads continue to persevere.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">If sex is no longer really selling, there is not even a financial reason for companies to continue creating these advertisements, not to mention that these advertisements are just dangerous, and always have been. We need to give women a voice within the advertisement industry to ensure that the industry does better by women, and we need to listen to all the people that this is harming. It is time we stopped creating these harmful images when promoting products.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sources:</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">http://thedailycougar.com/2018/04/03/women-hypersexualized-ads/</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2016.1142496?scroll=top&needAccess=true</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">https://qz.com/1910426/sex-doesnt-sell-so-why-do-ads-keep-objectifying-women/</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0033-2909.134.3.460</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-020-01190-6</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1xGF5MusCk</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DISmB6hksBI</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">https://www.businessinsider.com/recreated-ads-from-1950s-gender-roles-reversed-2018-1</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/03/08/budweiser-remakes-its-ads-the-50s-with-seeher-international-women-s-day</span></p>Anna Zakharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007978920868026952noreply@blogger.com0