Portrayals of Men and Women/Feminism & Social Justice

SallyWhite
SallyWhite
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Posted: Jul 12, 08 5:47am

As I wrote "feminism," and "social justice," I wondered how charged the words still are. I find the older I grow, the greater joi de vivre, compassion/warmth, and humor I have about most everything.

What I have not enjoyed is disparaging, pejorative remarks at the expense of others, or shunning/exclusion by intention or ignorance. I can laugh at ones about myself, even laugh at how wicked some things are (but not pass them on,) but I have concern about the media and thus the US "culture" reverting back to the 50s and early 60s in how women, girls, boys, and, yes, men are portrayed.

If you go to Salon.com for today, get a day pass (if you are not a member) and sign in. Go to the Broadsheet. I would be interested in your responses to the articles, "Men (and women!) at Work," and "Putting boobies on a pedestal."

I like change of signs in Atlanta. In NYS we have signs "Slow Down: My Mommy Works here," "Slow Down, My Daddy Works Here."

As far as the second article. I stand with the author, and am quite horrified at the reasons sited for touching the brass "art."

http://www.salon.com

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/index.html

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CarolT
CarolT
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Posted: Jul 17, 08 8:09pm

I have no problem with the sculptures themselves because the human body is a beautiful thing. Like you, though, I abhor the thought of men being encouraged to touch them for personal "gain."

I was kind of floored that it has taken Atlanta so long to do this. In the Northeast, the signs are more generic -- ROAD WORK AHEAD, CONSTRUCTION AHEAD, MOWING AHEAD. But when I think about it, it hasn't been that long since "flagman" was replaced with "flagger."