http://www.policymic.com/articles/88101/inspiring-duke-photo-project-calls-out-the-casual-slurs-we-use-every-day
http://www.upworthy.com/some-words-are-up-to-no-good-even-if-they-seem-harmless-think-its-time-to-get-rid-of-these?g=2&c=tvr1
I saw this photo series today and thought that it tied in really well with our conversation about the use of derogatory terms today in class. The project is very similar to the project that the DLC put on her at SLU, and I think that it does a good job of outlining why the use of any of these slurs is inherently wrong. My favorite is on the second link and it says that she doesn't use the phrase "man-up", because the strongest people I know have cried in front of me regardless of their age, gender or sex.
This is something that we haven't covered yet in class, but I think that the movie probably addresses it at some point. Society says that men aren't supposed to cry, but at the same time if they do in a rare moment of vulnerability they are often applauded for it. The issue of crying being a feminine thing to do and something that is a sign of weakness typically only hurts women. Hillary Clinton in the past has received a lot of back lash for crying in public addresses before, but when Obama has cried in speeches it has gained him public support.
I've been working with a group that is trying to address a lot of the bias incidents that have been happening on campus. I think that this is a really great way to address it, and would be really cool to implement on SLU's campus.
ReplyDeleteI agree that society made a rule that men cannot cry because it is feminine thing. However, if a guy does cry they are respected, but when a women cries they are usually labeled as "oh thats what they are good at".
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