I just recently came across a new MTV show called Catfish. This show is about online dating. The narrator of the show, Neev, was once in an online relationship and when he finally met the woman he thought he loved in person, she was not the same person he saw in all the pictures. He hosts this show to help people who are online dating meet their loved one to see if the relationship and person is real. Most of the time the situations end up as people posing as someone else because they are embarrassed of what they look like. Throughout the online relationships the person posing refuses to skype and meet in person because they are posting pictures that are not really them to make the person falling in love with them think that's what they look like. Generally these people are well overweight and have low self esteem issues. These people just want to find love but do not feel like they can because of the way they look when the people who fall in love with them fall in love with the personality of one person and the looks of a complete stranger. This is becoming more common in todays society and its extremely unhealthy. These people later find happiness after admitting their wrong doing, posing as someone else. This tv show is extremely interesting, you should check it out sometime.
Stef Pirri
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
About Body Image
http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/body-image
After hearing the presentations and doing a presentation on the beauty ideal and self image i wanted to look into what kind of things were portrayed in public. The URL above is from the Los Angeles Times and it has a short summary of a bunch of different articles in the magazine. I was curious as to what was said in these short summaries to persuade people to change their ways. This is being reflected onto the public and the age of girls being concerned about their body image is getting younger and younger.
-Stef Pirri
http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/body-image
After hearing the presentations and doing a presentation on the beauty ideal and self image i wanted to look into what kind of things were portrayed in public. The URL above is from the Los Angeles Times and it has a short summary of a bunch of different articles in the magazine. I was curious as to what was said in these short summaries to persuade people to change their ways. This is being reflected onto the public and the age of girls being concerned about their body image is getting younger and younger.
-Stef Pirri
More about domestic violence against men
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/07/feminism-domestic-violence-men
I found this article above on the theory of how domestic violence against men started. This article really expanded my mind of how sometimes women try to play the victim. Also, how violence against men is just brushed under the carpet because it is so "rare" and uncommon". I believe it is rare because people do not pay attention to the importance of it all. A bunch of people commented on this article with their opinion. People expressing their opinion can expand the minds of others. Its important for everyone to be aware that men are regularly abused not just women.
-Stef Pirri
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/07/feminism-domestic-violence-men
I found this article above on the theory of how domestic violence against men started. This article really expanded my mind of how sometimes women try to play the victim. Also, how violence against men is just brushed under the carpet because it is so "rare" and uncommon". I believe it is rare because people do not pay attention to the importance of it all. A bunch of people commented on this article with their opinion. People expressing their opinion can expand the minds of others. Its important for everyone to be aware that men are regularly abused not just women.
-Stef Pirri
Domestic violence against men
http://www.oregoncounseling.org/handouts/domesticviolencemen.htm
After seeing two presentations in our class about domestic violence I realized those two groups mainly focused on domestic violence against women. Why didn't they talk about men being abused in violent relationships? Well I did some of my own research to find out more about this topic and the link above displays many reasons why domestic violence against men goes unseen. One of the main reasons why is because men do not report it so they cannot get a clear estimation. I think its important for men to speak out on this topic because it will make people more aware of what goes on instead of having something so important go unseen.
-Stef Pirri
http://www.oregoncounseling.org/handouts/domesticviolencemen.htm
After seeing two presentations in our class about domestic violence I realized those two groups mainly focused on domestic violence against women. Why didn't they talk about men being abused in violent relationships? Well I did some of my own research to find out more about this topic and the link above displays many reasons why domestic violence against men goes unseen. One of the main reasons why is because men do not report it so they cannot get a clear estimation. I think its important for men to speak out on this topic because it will make people more aware of what goes on instead of having something so important go unseen.
-Stef Pirri
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&biw=1311&bih=571&tbm=isch&tbnid=-ntDlbwtbEFogM:&imgrefurl=http://dowhattheytoldya.tumblr.com/post/33169144848/planned-parenthood-is-not-just-an-abortion-clinic&docid=DBqJC5p4oT2_VM&itg=1&imgurl=http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbl4iv7XVM1rxe4vdo1_1280.jpg&w=720&h=445&ei=WDDGUK7GFOnm0gGbwoD4BQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=979&vpy=137&dur=2186&hovh=176&hovw=286&tx=169&ty=204&sig=104227425977162834713&page=1&tbnh=144&tbnw=240&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:102
In another class I have been doing a ton of research on planned parent hood. I think this topic is extremely important for the people of our generation. People are so against planned parent hood and mostly view it as an abortion clinic. The URL above shows a diagram of what planned parent hood is mostly used for. Only 3% use of this clinic is for abortions. Contraception is used for 35% of the clinic and another 34% is used for STI testing. Contraceptives and STI testing can be acquired at your doctor but some students and young adults do not hold health care for themselves so going to planned parent hood is the cheapest way they can reach these resources. Another extremely important part of planned parent hood is 17% of caner screening. If a young adult does not have health insurance and does not visit the doctor regularly they could risk not knowing about any type of cancers they could have. Planned parent hood provides this for a smaller price. It is so important for people to become educated on the facts of a place like this.
-Stef Pirri
In another class I have been doing a ton of research on planned parent hood. I think this topic is extremely important for the people of our generation. People are so against planned parent hood and mostly view it as an abortion clinic. The URL above shows a diagram of what planned parent hood is mostly used for. Only 3% use of this clinic is for abortions. Contraception is used for 35% of the clinic and another 34% is used for STI testing. Contraceptives and STI testing can be acquired at your doctor but some students and young adults do not hold health care for themselves so going to planned parent hood is the cheapest way they can reach these resources. Another extremely important part of planned parent hood is 17% of caner screening. If a young adult does not have health insurance and does not visit the doctor regularly they could risk not knowing about any type of cancers they could have. Planned parent hood provides this for a smaller price. It is so important for people to become educated on the facts of a place like this.
-Stef Pirri
Monday, December 3, 2012
American Apparel Case Study
http://store.americanapparel.net/product/index.jsp?productId=rsams300&c=galaxy
http://www.gender-focus.com/2010/05/04/american-apparel-ironic-%E2%80%93-don%E2%80%99t-you-think/
http://www.salon.com/2009/04/10/american_apparel/
While home for Thanksgiving break, I took a trip to King of Prussia Mall with some friends. We were strolling through the mall and decided to browse American Apparel (a clothing store for men and women) because they have simple, stylish clothes available in a wide variety of fun, nontraditional colors and prints. When we first walked into the store, the first thing we saw were jeans that had a waist that looked as though it would fit only one leg into...they were size "XXS". (These are in the women's section.) My friend and I were very bothered by this. It was ridiculous and completely irrational that these jeans were made and targeted to sell to full grown women. Not to mention it did not make us feel especially good about ourselves... We left the store and when I got home I was still thinking about the pair of jeans and I did some further research on the matter. First, I went to the American Apparel website to see the jeans and the actual measurements. XXS was an option to order yet it was not listed in the size chart. XS was listed on the measurement size chart and they claimed this was a "0" with a measurement of 23-24 waist. The largest size offered was an XL which they consider a "12-14" with a 33-35 waist circumference. They also featured short slideshows of the models in clothing. The models were all very thin, with ribs and other internal body parts jutting. Next I found many articles on the internet opposing American Apparel, for more than what I was expecting... The founder of the American Apparel Company is Dov Charney. He has been accused of sexual harassment of his employees a number of times. Only "super hot" or "special" men and women are selected to work. In addition to the snarky ways of advancing and the promotion of employees, commonly through sexual favors as reported by a number of past employees, their consistently pornographic advertising also speaks for itself. Although claimed "artsy" to try to justify ads that sexualize women in an attempt to use women’s bodies to sell products.
The company recently launched a plus size line...only available to men however. The founder has said this is an effort to attract tall, muscular, "bodybuilder" men who also want to be fashionable to purchase clothing from American Apparel, which in turn is also just a masculine form of the beauty myth!
However, ironically it is mentioned that among this madness, the clothes are not made in sweatshops and the employees are all paid above minimum wage. Regardless, I will not be applying to work or looking to purchase from American Apparel in the future.
-Nicole
(MWF 12-12:50)
http://www.gender-focus.com/2010/05/04/american-apparel-ironic-%E2%80%93-don%E2%80%99t-you-think/
http://www.salon.com/2009/04/10/american_apparel/
While home for Thanksgiving break, I took a trip to King of Prussia Mall with some friends. We were strolling through the mall and decided to browse American Apparel (a clothing store for men and women) because they have simple, stylish clothes available in a wide variety of fun, nontraditional colors and prints. When we first walked into the store, the first thing we saw were jeans that had a waist that looked as though it would fit only one leg into...they were size "XXS". (These are in the women's section.) My friend and I were very bothered by this. It was ridiculous and completely irrational that these jeans were made and targeted to sell to full grown women. Not to mention it did not make us feel especially good about ourselves... We left the store and when I got home I was still thinking about the pair of jeans and I did some further research on the matter. First, I went to the American Apparel website to see the jeans and the actual measurements. XXS was an option to order yet it was not listed in the size chart. XS was listed on the measurement size chart and they claimed this was a "0" with a measurement of 23-24 waist. The largest size offered was an XL which they consider a "12-14" with a 33-35 waist circumference. They also featured short slideshows of the models in clothing. The models were all very thin, with ribs and other internal body parts jutting. Next I found many articles on the internet opposing American Apparel, for more than what I was expecting... The founder of the American Apparel Company is Dov Charney. He has been accused of sexual harassment of his employees a number of times. Only "super hot" or "special" men and women are selected to work. In addition to the snarky ways of advancing and the promotion of employees, commonly through sexual favors as reported by a number of past employees, their consistently pornographic advertising also speaks for itself. Although claimed "artsy" to try to justify ads that sexualize women in an attempt to use women’s bodies to sell products.
The company recently launched a plus size line...only available to men however. The founder has said this is an effort to attract tall, muscular, "bodybuilder" men who also want to be fashionable to purchase clothing from American Apparel, which in turn is also just a masculine form of the beauty myth!
However, ironically it is mentioned that among this madness, the clothes are not made in sweatshops and the employees are all paid above minimum wage. Regardless, I will not be applying to work or looking to purchase from American Apparel in the future.
-Nicole
(MWF 12-12:50)
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