Final Blog!

I enjoyed pretty much everything about this class. The material we read was intriguing, the movies and films we watched were very entertaining and the in class discussions really provoked critical thinking. I enjoyed being able to creatively express myself through my writings, the various projects and in class discussions. Actually, thinking back to when we first started blogging, I remember being very reluctant to share my opinion over the web, for everyone to see and read. It made me uncomfortable to share my actual, sometimes brutally honest opinion on the topics so I often stated a lighter version of it, but still saying it. I think I felt this way because I didn’t want to offend anyone or come across as judgmental and thinking back to my thoughts about certain topics, I was rather judgmental. Towards the end of this class though, I actually looked forward to blogging and to responding to others’ posts. I got all fired up about many of the topics I read in the blogs and I think that’s what made it kind of ‘fun’ too.

After this course, I feel I have been exposed to so many different perspectives on sexuality and gender. And I feel it has mostly been a good thing too. The only part that I don’t really like being aware of, is the Disney Princesses taking on so many hidden negative roles and being objectified. My roommate is a huge fan of the Disney Princesses so I felt the crazy need to share the ideas about them that we discussed in class, but then I also felt that telling her would break her heart. Lol!

The one thing about this class that I will definitely take away, I will be aware of how women are portrayed in the media. I’m going to be like the next “Jean Kilbourne” standing up for the injustices against women in the media! Or at least I feel like I’ll be the mini version of her amongst my friends! And someday, when I’m in an important position in a company and have say in the marketing campaign, I’m going to remember this class and the topics of discussions and make sure the media does not take the stereotypical media’s stance.