Week 5: Blog Post 

• The name of my campaign is: Embrace the "Softer" Side of You...
• The take home message will be: That men can tap into their softer side and still be masculine in a sexy, and thoughtful way. 
• Differs: It will differ from the women's campaign in that it will show images of men doing things that will shatter the image of men having to be angry and mean in order to be masculine. It will show images of a father bathing his baby with Dove, a father coaching his son's baseball team and cleaning the mud off his uniform, a husband coming home from work early and making his wife a romantic dinner and then running her a bath with Dove...All images of tapping into a more sensitive, softer side of men, yet portraying that this can be sexy and appreciated by women.
• Similar: In that it will help men to have a better self-image and know that being masculine doesn't always translate to being mean or angry or selfish, but that there are other images of masculinity that are sexy and fresh and bring out the "Softer" Side of You...
• Such campaigns don't seem to exist for men because it would break the stereotypes that we normally think of when we think of the masculinity of men. I think there needs to be more because it can show men that women aren't necessarily looking for someone that is masculine in a negative way, it can be a very positive attribute for men to possess as well.

http://www.kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_7074.shtml
Interesting but not great for the women of Utah, maybe Mormon feminists should be all over this instead of whether or not they can wear pants to church, LOL!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/transgender-teen-named-homecoming-queen/story?id=20328965

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-17/poverty-in-u-s-remains-high-with-incomes-stagnant-census-says.html
Interesting article about poverty in the U.S. and why are we spending so much money and resources abroad when we can't take care of our own at home? Something to ponder...Congress and the President should take a field trip to the homeless shelters and that might open up their eyes...

  

Week's 3 & 4 Blog Post...

One . . .
By Sharon Hwang Colligan
1. ONE
Well
the straights talk of
heterosexual thrusting as if it were
the only real
form of
sexual fulfillment and
the straights tense if I touch them
and
the gays make jokes about “breeders”
and
fall silent if I mention my (male)
lover
I look for books on bisexuality but
They are all about married men or
Have titles like “two lives to lead” –
Well I am NOT a man and will
never
Lead two lives I am one woman
ONE ONE ONE
I thought Gay Rights meant being
able
to love who I love
2. YOU SEE
I am white Chinese
I am bisexual Lesbian
3. MY FATHER
is Polish and Irish and German
long blended in America
My mother is the child of
two brave Chinese who
survived
in an alien and hating land
to raise bright an dbeautiful
middle-class
daughters
who no longer speak Chinese
who work to succeed
to pass
White racism against my yellow
family and self is a crime the
criminals
are of my own white
family, my own pale skin color
4. WE LOVED
Though she and I separated I
vowed never to forget nor
deny the fires she ignited in my body
& soul
I chose at 17 to
claim
the word  Dyke to commit my fate
to that of the lesbians
when the witch hunters came they
would have to
come for me too
even if by that time I had married
him
none of the coming-out stories
or other writings I devoured
Seventeen alone and bisexual
never once
validated my reality never once
offered a story
of a relationship
neither abusive nor boring
with a male lover
My new &fragile lesbian

**My response to this poem is that she conveys a lot of sadness and despair and that she feels very misunderstood. She is confused about where she belongs being a Chinese-American lesbian and feminist. I think she feels that this is a category that others cannot relate too and she is very lonely. I think she is almost embarrassed of who she is and feels she has let down her family, but longs to be accepted by someone, by society. My personal feeling is that I don't understand this way of life or being either because it's very foreign to me. I try to be accepting and understanding of others that are different or think differently than myself, but this is a category I'm just beginning to study and try to understand better. I think that each of us at some point in our lives can relate to these feelings and insecurities and the feeling that we don't belong anywhere.
Even as a white, middle-class, LDS, girl growing up I had a lot of insecurities and there were many times I felt worthless and alone and like I didn't belong. I was extremely shy and it has taken me years to accept myself and feel worthwhile and important, it's a work in progress. My wish for our world would be that we could be more tolerant and understanding of others and even if we can't understand them or relate to them, that we can at least treat them as fellow human beings on this journey of life. Trying to find some common ground with each person we come in contact with.

http://fox13now.com/2013/09/16/brotherly-love-boy-prays-writes-santa-to-help-bullied-sister/
SAD! There are all forms of discrimination, this breaks my heart!

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1070&sid=26446161
Interesting about Steve Young and his wife, what do you guys think?

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/09/11/miss-kansas-is-deer-hunting-tattoo-wearing-seargent-in-us-army/

How cool is she? :)

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865586359/Woman-behind-An-Ordinary-Hero-inspires-students-across-the-state.html
This is inspiring~

SUSAN B. ANTHONY PICTURES...

Post #2

            

"Cautious, careful people always casting about to preserve their reputation or social standards never can bring about reform. Those who are really in earnest are willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathies with despised ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences." —Susan B. Anthony

            This quote resonates with me because of the greatness of Susan B. Anthony’s life and the profound effect she made in the women rights movement, was way ahead of her time. Her ability to stand up for what she felt was right and her belief that women should be treated equally to men and have all the same rights and privileges, made a difference in all women’s lives. She felt it was important enough to risk her reputation in public and to dedicate her life to the cause of women’s suffrage, privately as well. She also campaigned for the abolition of slavery, the right for women to own their own property and retain their earnings, and she advocated for women's labor organizations. In 1900, Anthony persuaded the University of Rochester to admit women.

            I know that her actions and sense of justice, forced her to face many negative consequences throughout her life. She was infamous for paving the way for generations of women to come. She gave women courage and hope and the ability to feel that they were worthwhile and that their actions could make a difference in the world.

           

The "Who Needs Feminism?" project was started by students at Duke University who were frustrated with the popular misconceptions surrounding the feminist movement. As they write on their site, "We feel that until the denigration surrounding feminism and women's issues is alleviated, it will be hard to achieve total gender equality, both statistically and socially." They asked people to submit their own reasons as to why feminism is needed and, to the organizers' delight, they discovered that the submissions they received gave "better answers than we could have ever imagined!" 

To browse through the project submissions, some of which contain strong language, visit their Tumblr page at http://whoneedsfeminism.tumblr.com/

For stories for young readers of both real-life and fictional of girls and women confronting gender discrimination and prejudice, visit our "Gender Discrimination" section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/social-issues/prejudice-discrimination?cat=69

http://www.today.com/moms/last-lego-creates-female-scientist-minifigure-8C11083650

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2013/09/goldieblox-helping-to-build-a-generation-of-female-engineers
When Debbie Sterling found out that just 11% of engineers are women, she was determined to change that. She started her own line of toys to inspire young girls to not only play with dollhouses but to build them. Inspiring! 

Dalai Lama

It’s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centredness is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as human beings we need to pay attention to our inner values. Sometimes people think compassion is only of help to others, while we get no benefit. This is a mistake. When you concern yourself with others, you naturally develop a sense of self-confidence. To help others takes courage and inner strength.♥

After the fact, I saw a few spelling errors, etc., it was late when I typed it out thinking it was due on Sunday, not Saturday. So, I meant "own jobs" and anti-Mormons. LOL! There were a couple more points I would have added too, but it was supposed to be 1 page long.