If you ever scroll down to the comment section of any remotely liberal or feminist news source, video, or blog post, you will probably find a slew of angry comments. These comments are likely from middle aged white men, reacting to whatever the topic is, and often times, ranting about something completely off topic. If the post is explicitly about feminism, the comments are often about feminists hating men, not caring about men’s issues, feminism is not about equality, and other sorts of comments. These commenters, however angry, may have a point. There may need to be more emphasis on men’s issues in feminism. Is there even a place for men in feminism? Can men fully participate or can they only be supporters? Can feminism become all-inclusive so that everyone can be a part of the same movement? …show more content…
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He aligns himself directly with the feminist movement, particularly Black feminism. Neal is well read in Black feminism and looks up to women of the Black feminist movements such as Audre Lorde, bell hooks, and Patricia Hill Collins. New Black Man is primarily about Neal’s own journey from a sexist and homophobic Black man, trying to fit a certain “Strong Black Man” mold, into a “NewBlackMan” who has a multiplicity of identities that will help him raise his daughters and start to dismantle stereotypes and expectations of Black men. He critiques hiphop culture, which perpetuates the Strong Black Man ideal, and even critiques Black solidarity and the Black church, which often exclude the LGBTQ people of their communities. His stance in feminism definitely helps him accomplish his goal of finding new identities for himself and for other black
Racism has become more and more outraged throughout the years, to where it has divided our country. It’s made us fear our authorities, our neighbors, and ‘brothers’. The excerpt in “The Fire This Time”, titled “White Rage” by Carol Anderson, shows the progress that hasn’t been made because of white rage. Racism is not a fresh topic, it has been around since the times of slavery, only now has it been ignited and is now more of a threat than anything else in this country. The new subtle form of racism should not be accepted in society because it is barbarous, immoral, and discriminatory.
Women need to stop thinking that this is something we can do on our own because we cannot. This is a global issue that has come a long way in being corrected however we still have a long way to go. Feminism is for everyone. Unlike Findlen, I believe that it is more than breaking down the idea that feminists are “strident, man-hating, unattractive - and lesbian” (17). Why would this deter a woman from openly fighting for her rights? Because men will view her this way? I think that’s exactly what feminism is trying to speak out against and women and men need to join together to rid this view on
Recently in my AP English class, we watched The film “Twelve Angry Men”. The film was unique in the fact that it only had one setting, the Jury Room. The film showed no one else but the jurors and the warden, who all remained completely nameless throughout the entire movie and we're only identified by their juror numbers. The jurors were drastically different which I believe added more diversity and made the plot more complex and intriguing to the audience. I don't believe the film had a specific intended audience, I believe that this show can be appreciated by all audiences because it shows that reasonable doubt is a much easier state of mind then certainty.
The movie, 12 Angry Men, encourages the audience to fully develop their own ideas and find a logical reason behind something before jumping to conclusions. The 12 jurors participate in a group discussion over the trial of a young man charged with murdering his father. At many points, this discussion becomes hostile and provokes feelings of disdain and frustration among the jurors. Mr. Davis, Juror Eight, displays his core beliefs of open- mindedness, work ethic, and ability to think logically to create reasonable doubt in the minds of the other jurors.
In Season 1, Episode 5 of the The Netflix Original Series: Dear White People released on April 28, 2017, Reggie, a black college student and the leader of Winchester University’s Black Student Union is seen at a fraternity party surrounded by mostly white students. All is well until Reggie’s white friend, Addison, repeatedly utters the N-word while singing along to a hip-hop song. Reggie asks him not to say it anymore however, Addison questions him and attempts to justify his use of the word which leads to a debate. The creator of Dear White People uses characterization and setting to convey how non-Black people-especially white people- who use the N-word regardless of whether or not they understand its historical context, reinforce the notion that Black people are inferior which helps to maintain white supremacy.
"Dear White People" is a satirical film by Justin Simian. The film Takes on Quite a few serious subjects under the veil of comedy. I will be telling of my thoughts, and feeling throughout the movie. As we go along I will also bring up the most impressionable characters, and how they impacted my feelings throughout the movie. The movie takes place in the fall semester at a prestigious university called Winchester University. In the fall spirits I would like to ask, do you believe in racists?
Most people don’t understand the basics of the idea, and the practice of feminism. Feminism is historically a multicultural cause. Today's feminist activists are women and men of all walks of life who seek to combat racism, sexism, classism, etc. Feminism doesn't just liberate women; it also liberates men by breaking down the standards which society has put in place for both women and men. Women are very much still behind men in multiple ways. Furthermore, Feminists not only believe in equality between men and women, but also in equality between every gender, class, race, and sexual
Idealized Influence – defined by the values, morals, and ethical principles of a leader and is manifest through behaviours that supress self interest and focus on the good of the collective.
A Netflix TV show, Dear White People produced by Justin Simien, is about the students of Winchester University. This show tends to target not only the Netflix customers, but the black and white audience as well; the entire first season generally focuses on the media, racial, and gender roles within the community as well as the mainstream problem of the unrecognized white privilege by white skinned people. Looking up who the producer is, it turns out that Simien is a black-skinned man. Therefore, he fully understands the politics and the human behavior towards the black race from the white race (considering racism towards people with his skin color has been around for so long). Being black-skinned is already clear for many people to assume that he probably has dealt with the racism majority of his life, considering the repeating themes throughout the show. Even with the title, the producer is purposefully calling out to the specific audiences in a straightforward way. According to some reviews, many have concluded that Dear White People is extremely offensive to them. While watching the show, there were a few significant and periodic themes that showed throughout the first season and the major themes I chose were important how the roles of media played throughout the show. As a result, the roles of the media within the show reveals that people tend to communicate to the public of who they they really are as a person by showing what they want the public to see them as: in a
The television series “Dear White People” by Justin Simien portrays stereotypical problems of racial identity in today’s society, however, the creator imbeds the series with hidden messages that are not particularly intended. The show exemplifies how people of color try to deal with living in a society where they are not particularly welcome in a place of elite higher education. It follows a group of colored students as they navigate through life in college attending a primarily white Ivy League university. In the series, the creator implements the ideas of two-sided racism, political correctness, and misplaced power.
12 Angry Men is a movie, directed by Sidney Lumet, about twelve jurors who are deliberating a murder trial. An 18 year old has been accused of murdering his father and the jury has retired to determine his fate. The jury performs a preliminary vote and the results came out to be eleven for guilty and one, the architect played by Henry Fonda, for not-guilty. The rest of the jury then begins to persuade the architect that the accused is actually guilty.
I believe the ideological message this film conveys is that our criminal justice system needs to do a better job instilling fairness and justice in the court system. Therefore, social status or social conditions will not be the determining factor for conviction based on inequality beliefs. I think this film being made in the early 50’s, is still in line with the issue of race relations as we encounter discrimination even today.
Identify what you believe to be the most important specific critical incident having to do with conflict in the film and develop questions, comments, or interventions that might have facilitated the group’s understanding of the conflict and/or changed the outcome of the incident.
Feminists today are viewed as raging, man-hating bitches, but feminism in its true sense simply advocates women’s rights. While there are extremes on either side of the scale, most feminists fight
Hamlet: In The Eyes of a Feminist Through examination of Hamlet under the feminist lens, socially constructed gender roles evidently play a huge role in the socioeconomic abilities of all human beings. Society’s idea of gender provides both advantages and disadvantages for people. Through close examination of the social, political, and economic context rooted deep within Hamlet, the differences between how both Ophelia’s and Hamlet’s parents treat them clearly emphasize a plethora of examples of inequality between genders. When feminism comes up in everyday conversation, many people misconstrue its intent with extreme messages such as “exclusive power for women!”