http://www.ksl.com/?sid=27801877&nid=148&title=discrimination-against-women-in-the-workplace-can-be-subtle-study-says&fm=home_page&s_cid=queue-7

Activism to me is to take the opportunity to act on the changes that you want to see take place in your own community and in the world today. If no one acts, then nothing gets done, and therefore things stay the same and it proves the theory that activism and action have to start with one person and then can have a ripple effect that involves many people. Standing up for your beliefs, signing a petition, going to a rally, walking for cancer awareness, attending a conference, voting, volunteering, are all ways to be an activist. It doesn't have to be something major, it can be the little things we do each day that show that we are striving to make our communities and our world a better place to live in for ourselves and for future generations. Hilary Clinton is a women's activist that has been an example to all of us as someone who fights for women's rights and all human rights. She leads by example and shows us that women can be powerful and in control of their lives and be successful as a wife, mother, politician, and activist. Before this class I thought of the 60's as the era of activism and reform and thought of it in an extreme way, I now feel as though it's the little things we do each day and the small acts of activism that can make our communities and our world a better, safer, more peaceful, more equal place to be.

http://redemptionpictures.com/2013/11/20/how-i-became-a-jesus-feminist/

 God Says Yes to Me

Kaylin Haught (1995)

I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic

and she say yes

I asked her if it was okay to be short

and she said it sure is

I asked her if I could wear nail polish

and she said honey

she calls me that sometimes

she said you can do just exactly

what you want to

Thanks God I said

And is it even okay if I don’t paragraph

my letters

Sweetcakes God said

who knows were she picked that up

what I’m telling you is

Yes Yes Yes

*This poem feels like it was written by a younger child as if asking her God questions and in this case "She" is answering them. It feels like she is emphasizing feminine power and this is her form of authority. It shows how our everyday actions and smaller things in life impact us and her God is affirming what she believes and is supporting and loving her. This God accepts her for who she is and who she wants to be and is a God that she can relate to in everyday life. Also, accepting her human imperfections and loving her and accepting her anyways. It implies feminine power and superiority as she is speaking to a female God but at the same time a humble God who knows each person individually and tries to take care of their needs and know them as one their own daughters that they have a personal relationship with.

Blog Post-Week 11

Blog Post: Week 11

            Donald, Donald, Donald, I sometimes feel he just wants attention, other than for his hairpiece and Celebrity Apprentice for firing people. He is quick to make judgments and rash in what he says. It is a very naïve response to a bigger issue that needs to be brought to the fore front of the military and nonmilitary alike. Quit treating women poorly that are willing to sacrifice as much, or more, for their countries than men do.

Women that want to serve should not be punished for it and they definitely should not expect to be sexually assaulted or raped or harassed while doing so. This is a 1950’s attitude that men are superior to women and can control them and not take any responsibility for their actions, but justify their actions by making women feel guilty and like they deserve this type of treatment. The expectation in putting men and women together should be one of camaraderie and the common goal of serving their country and fighting to protect our liberties and freedoms, which is all in the constitution.

In the article, “Sexual Violence,” it resonates that we need to all readjust our lens of life and begin to see ourselves as capable human beings that work to reconstruct our violent society.” The military needs to take a long hard look at this and start treating women the way they deserve to be treated.

Barbara's

Week 10 Blog Post:

            Barbara story differs from other African American women because it’s not the stereotypical live in the projects, don’t care about your kids, on drugs or dealing drugs, go to a scary crime-filled school, can’t walk down the street for fear of being killed, works at a minimum wage job, no teeth, gets pregnant on purpose to get more welfare and has no idea who the “baby daddy” is. She’s being abused and is controlled and can’t leave because she has no way to support herself and her children. Parts of this run into her story but she does debunk a lot of myths surrounding the typical African American single woman.

            First of all she has a decent job that pays well and she has some education. Although, her neighborhood is a little rough, she lives in a pretty decent place and can provide more than the basics for her children. She works hard too, which debunks that myth because it shows that she’s not another “welfare” mother living off the system and too lazy to get a job. Barbara very much cares for her children and supervises them and wants them to get a good education. In fact, she regularly checks with the teachers and school counselors and she drives miles out of her to get her son to a school that has a good reputation.

            The biggest thing that stands out to me is that she has a support system that many women that are single are not that lucky to have. She has family around and also a group of friends that regularly do things together and have known each other for years. She also is very cautious in her relationship with Marvin, she doesn't want him to use her or to treat her badly. Although, she has some challenges in her life, like her son getting his girlfriend pregnant, it goes to show that we can’t always judge a book by its cover and most myths can be debunked flat on their faces.

 *Another view: Bill O'Reilly's at it again!

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/oreilly-single-black-moms-have-devastated-millions-of-children-and-led-to-disaster/politics/2013/07/24/71617#.UnV0o_nOnlR