Option for 4/25: GOOD.is | What Congress Would Look Like If It Were Demographically Representative of America (Raw Image)

GOOD.is | What Congress Would Look Like If It Were Demographically Representative of America (Raw Image)

What is the point of this graphic? Which side--left or right is more balanced and/or inclusive? Click on link to see it bigger.

The War Behind the Abortion War - NYTimes.com

The War Behind the Abortion War - NYTimes.com: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

option for 4/25: In J. Crew add mom paints son's toenails pink

Watch the video. What do you think makes people react so strongly to a boy with pink toenails? In the video, what kinds of arguments do you hear in support of the add, or against it?

Another option for 4/18

Hey Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets

What is grassroots activism and why is Hey Shorty considered grassroots activism?

option for 4/18: Women making music in Pakistan

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Female musicians in Pakistan. Listen to the story and the music here.

What challenges do these women musicians face? What do they sing about? Why do they sing?

Option for 4/11: Toni Bond Leonard

Who is Toni Bond Leonard? Each person who comments should say something different about her.

OPTION FOR 4/4: Slowpoke Comics by Jen Sorensen :: Alternative Political Cartoons and Illustration

What is Jen Sorensen saying with this comic strip? Click on link to see it bigger.

Slowpoke Comics by Jen Sorensen :: Alternative Political Cartoons and Illustration

For 3/28--Disney topic sent by student

Have you seen the trailer for Mars Needs Moms? According to this blogger (http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/03/24/finally-a-disney-film-in-which-mom-is-neither-dead-nor-witch/), how are moms usually portrayed in Disney films? And how are they portrayed in this particular film?

Option for 3/21: Slowpoke Comics by Jen Sorensen

Friday, March 11, 2011

What is Jen Sorensen saying with this comic strip (click on link for larger image)? Why is it funny?
Slowpoke Comics by Jen Sorensen :: Alternative Political Cartoons and Illustration

Option for 3/22: Bodies

What is the main point of this video? Cut and paste this address into browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zDDkzeP4OM ?

option for 3/21: Gender-based violence

Read this post by Chloe. Chloe asks why get out of bed to wake up to a world where these things happen and are tolerated and women are blamed, but she does eventually answer the question. What IS the purpose of getting out of bed?

Option for 3/7: What do you think of these billboards?

You can read an opinion about them and see other examples here.
Are women obligated to maintain the population of their race?
Is biology destiny?

White House Issues Report on Women in America - NYTimes.com

White House Issues Report on Women in America - NYTimes.com

Option for 3/7: YouTube - Toddlers & Tiaras with Tom Hanks

Rachel Tennant sent this link, YouTube - Toddlers & Tiaras with Tom Hanks , and says:
Tom Hanks made a video making fun of the show toddlers and tiaras... he even says his tott looks "just like a bratz doll." I thought you would find it interesting and relating to our past readings in the Purity Myth.

What do you think?

Option for 3/7: A call to men.

A call to men. [VIDEO]:

What is the "Man box"?

Option for 2/28: More role models

AK Rep Sharon Cissna refuses TSA pat-down of her mastectomy scars
Rep. Cissna says,

“So last night, as more and more TSA, airline, airport and police gathered, I became stronger in remembering to fight the submission to a physical hand exam. I repeatedly said that I would not allow the feeling-up and I would not use the transportation mode that required it.”

“For nearly fifty years I’ve fought for the rights of assault victims, population in which my wonderful Alaska sadly ranks number one, both for men and women who have been abused. The very last thing an assault victim or molested person can deal with is yet more trauma and the groping of strangers, the hands of government ‘safety’ policy.”

“For these people, as well as myself, I refused to submit.”

What do you make of this situation?

option for 2/28: 2 videos with great women political role modles

Watch these two women stand up for themselves and other women in front of all those judgmental men!

Video | Hot Live Feminist Action!

Comment on how/why these Jackie Speier and/or Gwen Moore are role models.

Updated: Julia Landauer responds to blog post

I emailed Julia this question:
"We want to know why your parents thought it was important for you to participate in a 'gender-inclusive' sport. What did they not like about the idea of a separate league for women?"

And she responded:
"It was for a variety of reasons, but the most prominent one was that
in everyday life men and women have to interact, and my parents
thought it would be good to be exposed to the opposite sex early on.
I'm really glad they did because I enjoy working with both men and
women, and while there are some benefits to isolating sports by
gender, overall I think I grew as a person by working with and
competing against both."


Hello Prof. Stovall,

My name's Julia Landauer, and I was interviewed by feministing.com
back in January. I saw that you assigned your students to read my
article, (which is incredibly flattering) and it led me to your blog.
I just wanted to let you know that I now follow it, as I find your
posts very interesting reads. It's really cool that you have your
students following those blog sites.

Take care,
Julia

Julia Landauer
Stanford University | Class of 2014
www.julialandauer.com

Option for 2/28 and REQUIRED reading for Exam 2

Family Breadwinner Finds Her Place: With The Men : NPR

This quote is especially enlightening when trying to understand what male privilege is: The other men on the job told her, "These are men's jobs. You're taking jobs away from men who have families."

What was Dee's response to the men telling her this? And how did the men, in turn, respond to her response?

What does this tell us about the role of understanding other people?

Option for 2/21: Teens Trying to get contraciption in Texas

Mrs. Bush, Abstinence and Texas - NYTimes.com
Abstinence only education is still alive and well in Texas!

Consider this quote from Gale Collins:

For one thing, it’s extremely tough for teenagers to get contraceptives in Texas. “If you are a kid, even in college, if it’s state-funded you have to have parental consent,” said Susan Tortolero, director of the Prevention Research Center at the University of Texas in Houston.

Plus, the Perry government is a huge fan of the deeply ineffective abstinence-only sex education. Texas gobbles up more federal funds than any other state for the purpose of teaching kids that the only way to avoid unwanted pregnancies is to avoid sex entirely. (Who knew that the health care reform bill included $250 million for abstinence-only sex ed? Thank you, Senator Orrin Hatch!) But the state refused to accept federal money for more expansive, “evidence-based” programs.

“Abstinence works,” said Governor Perry during a televised interview with Evan Smith of The Texas Tribune.

“But we have the third highest teen pregnancy rate among all states in the country,” Smith responded.