Quick fire response after watching Miss Representation At this point I’ve watched Miss Representation a handful of times and always find something new to learn from it. Firstly, I think it really helps to shed light on the fact that we don’t really realize these things and the impacts that they have until we actually examine … [Read more…]
Thoughts and ideas for my activism project. Another idea that I had for my activism project was to do something along the lines of voting education and voting rights education here at UNE. Again, this idea was influenced by one of the documentaries we watched, specifically the one featuring the work done by Stacy Abrams … [Read more…]
How is gender constructed and how does it impact you? Gender and gender construction impacts me in ways that I don’t even realize until I start to try and unpack it. As a member of our society, it’s a simple fact that I am unable to live my life outside of the ways that we … [Read more…]
Make an informal list of your privileges. I identify as a cisgender female, and I look like one too Nobody questions me when I walk into a women’s bathroom I never have to explicitly state or remind people of my pronouns I am never asked “are you a boy or a girl?” I never have … [Read more…]
Reflections on Readings and Voter Suppression Documentary I really enjoyed watching the documentary about Stacy Abram’s and the work that she does and learning more about the history and current state of voter suppression in the United States. Since coming to UNE I’ve learned way more about voter suppression than I ever knew existed, and … [Read more…]
How is the personal political for you? When I first think of the ways that the personal is political in my own life, the first thing I think about is my career and the money that comes with that. I’m fortunate enough to have been given a quality education all throughout my life which puts … [Read more…]
What is your experience with women’s and gender studies at UNE? Although I’ve always found myself to be very passionate about women’s and gender studies, this isn’t something that I commonly associate with UNE or with many of my experiences here. Unfortunately, UNE doesn’t always come off as being the most diverse campus, and from … [Read more…]
No less deserving are the kids who grew up to be adults, and realized that they were made to be blamed for all the wrong problems The children who grew up being the problem child but feeling more like the family problem The parents who had to place cement barricades around the construction site of … [Read more…]
Suppose that a mother could let her child walk by himself to the corner store, confident that he will return. Or that colors weren’t indicative of you’re essence. We live as if femininity stands on the corner of every street with a bright pink, sparkly, sign which reads “this is what I look like!” Or … [Read more…]
