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Comment on in case you thought sexism was dead by Reza A Tabibazar.» Blog Archive » Masculinity, femininity, LGBT and the shared experience …

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:29:11 +0000

[...] friend Kate posted on entry on her blog Peripheral vision, which led to my response on APhotoEditor seeing all the responses by men, an old wound of mine [...]

Comment on in case you thought sexism was dead by NotSoSage

NotSoSage — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:10:15 +0000

You know what I find so interesting about the If A Woman Was Involved In The Decision-Making It Can’t Be Sexist Defence? It exposes the lie to the whole thing. He was referring, of course, to the woman who chose the photo. However, one could reasonably make the same argument about the model: the model is a woman, she chose to participate in the shoot, wear the clothes, look at the camera that way. But he doesn’t use the model’s participation as the defense. And that shows that she is, in this scenario, merely an object for the male gaze. The woman who made the selection, whom we never see, is the one with the brain which, apparently, is immune to all the systemic sexist bullshit our culture raised us in (good for her). The model is…well, she’s just there.

Comment on in case you thought sexism was dead by Nan | wrathofmom.blogspot.com

Nan | wrathofmom.blogspot.com — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:56:34 +0000

Good for you for calling them out! And I agree with your perspective.

Comment on on connections by Linda

Linda — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:54:11 +0000

“Chocolate and Zuccini” another excellent food blog. Cannot stop connecting!
Linda

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peripheral vision blog » Blog Archive » on connections — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:48:42 +0000

[...] but I can’t see how or where yet. I was actually going to mention this the other day in my things I’ve been thinking about post, but I [...]

Comment on kids’ tv by Sue Fisher

Sue Fisher — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:44:13 +0000

Hey Kate,
As you know, we are NOT Disney fans in our house b/c M associates the brand w/ scaring the living shit out of her. She does like The Mickey Mouse Club House and used to watch The Imagination Movers and Handy Manny just a wee bit. That was all before we discovered TVO and then when that got yanked from my NB cable package, PBS. Shows such as Dinosaur Train and Arthur are way better at dealing with gender than any of those Disney shows and while they are not perfect–don’t even get me started on the mothers of Dinosaur Train–they are a teeny bit better. M and I occasionally have conversations about gender and marketing but those conversations have usually come up more in the context of movies. In fact, she is the one who was incensed about the minimizing of Smurfette’s role in The Smurfs. She’s also quite aware that most movies that are made for kids are really about teaching men how to be good dads. She isn’t as pissed off about this as I am, but I’m sure someday she will be.

Re the video in your post, I have a tangential observation. When L directs a play with a chubby female character in it, he has to ask the female students to let him know outside the classroom setting (via note or email) whether they would be comfortable taking on the role. He does this because, sadly, most young women, the chubby ones especially, do not want to be associated with those roles. This is a bitter and sad reality and no matter how much he talks up how great or strong this or that role is, most undergrad women do not wish to be seen on stage as fat. I imagine the situation is the same or worse for high-school/middle school kids and that may be why there are only slim/average weight girls in that video.

Comment on kids’ tv by alisha stamper

alisha stamper — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:16:27 +0000

Oh oh oh. I totally agree with you. Its insane. Two books I highly recommend about this are firstly, The Case for Make Believe and Parenting, Inc. The campaign fir commercial free childhood http://www.ccfc.org (I think) has some glaring information about what is being promoted in terms of gender stereotypes. I think the ideas and characteristics that are pushed on boys start early and strong for boys, sometimes I wonder if its too late. My boy is 4 and I have also been grateful for some of the shocking things he has said so I could address them. Man of man. This is a real life conversation to have. Thank you for writing about it. Have you seen misrepresentation?

Comment on calling all derby girls by inna' goddess da-vida

inna' goddess da-vida — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:07:19 +0000

my derby sisters; do not be afraid to let kate offer you the gift of her peripheral eye behind the camera…. it is a gift.

Comment on calling all derby girls by Heather JAcoby

Heather JAcoby — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:15:07 +0000

This sounds fantastic!! I will be emailing you soon!

Comment on calling all derby girls by melissa Kivitis

melissa Kivitis — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:17:38 +0000

Hey there. I am with guelph roller girls and understand you are looking for more “subjects”. I avoid most photos. I am still “of size”, but have lost about 25 pounds. I turn 40 in a month which only truly bothers me around the issue of derby. Yes..my ‘derby’ clock ticks for me and I paaaiiin over the fact that I didnt get to start this in my early 20’s (or 30’s) to really have a spot in this sport. And I love derby more than anything in the world, children aside, and husband, well…depends on the day! haha.
So I thought it might be a nice present to myself, therapeutically speaking, and actually have a photo of myself derbied-up and I feel a bit more open to the idea of a camera with some of the post-two kid weight off.
Any way, I live in guelph. I work but can be flexible with time. Let me know what you think!