I really enjoyed giving my presentation for the cool writing assignment. I've known the song "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways for quite some time now. The song had always inspired me to go for what I believe in. I can't even imagine how many times I've played it whenever I'm in the mood to fight of what is right.
The song, in my opinion, can be an inspiration to anyone who just pays attention to the lyrics. Women, especially women like Jean Kilbourne, should tip their hats off to The Runaways. After all, they were the first girls to say through the power of music that the female race kicks ass and any man that disrespects a girl so poorly deserves a swift kick in the $&%#s!
Even men can find this song to be inspirational. The rules of life are simple. Take a chance. Follow your goals. And break down any walls that get in your way.
The Runaways put up with it all: girls can't rock. "Girls are only good at making their men a sandwich or satisfying them in the bedroom. Girls should just shut up, put on their sunflower dresses, and save the rock scene for the boys." They were rejected and ridiculed and still these girls fought on because they wanted to do the thing they loved most: ROCK OUT LOUD!
So you think it's tough? Are you going to let people keep pushing you down until you stop trying to get up? Or are you going to get in some faces and start pushing back?
Props to The Runaways.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Killing Us Softly
I find it really interesting that we started this brief unit on how women are depicted in advertising only a short while after my cool writing presentation. All my thoughts that The Runaways had inspired me to think of have returned after watching this video.
I found maybe 95% of the video to be quite inspiring and mind-opening to the subject of sexism. The other 5% of the video seemed to be a little too preachy about feminism. By that, I mean at least two of the advertisements shown made me think this is just another way women try to sound like the only victims of society and men are just evil.
But mostly, I enjoyed this presentation. Even as a member of the male community, I do have to give women their props for standing up for what they think is right. No specific race or gender should have to be depicted as objects. No one should have to be put on this planet just so they can satisfy others.
The whole segment on how women and men are portrayed through modeling wasn't 100% original, but it was 100% realistic. No one looks that perfect all the time. And anyone who thinks that is how you reach ultimate happiness, get ready to be disappointed.
I found maybe 95% of the video to be quite inspiring and mind-opening to the subject of sexism. The other 5% of the video seemed to be a little too preachy about feminism. By that, I mean at least two of the advertisements shown made me think this is just another way women try to sound like the only victims of society and men are just evil.
But mostly, I enjoyed this presentation. Even as a member of the male community, I do have to give women their props for standing up for what they think is right. No specific race or gender should have to be depicted as objects. No one should have to be put on this planet just so they can satisfy others.
The whole segment on how women and men are portrayed through modeling wasn't 100% original, but it was 100% realistic. No one looks that perfect all the time. And anyone who thinks that is how you reach ultimate happiness, get ready to be disappointed.
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