Final blog number 14

I am not real sure what this blog is supposed to cover, so I will discuss my final paper and what I have read about the others finals. I think that the final paper was kind of fun to write. It gave me a good refresher of everything that we have learned and how I need to apply it to my life. I think that it is neat that one of the girls is writing a song for her final. I hope that she posts it somewhere that we can listen to it. How cool, I wish that I was talented. I was a little disappointed to read that another student didn't enjoy the class and was just ready to be done with it. How could you not have learned anything? Maybe I have just been through so much over the last several months that I have learned to appreciate things more.

blog 13

The article that we read, Fear of Feminism, was a real eye opener to me. It made me realize why women don't want to have a part in feminism. It has nothing to do with standing up for being a women. It has everything to do with politics. Many women are afraid to step out and speak out. They are afraid of what others might say and afraid of the backlash. They are afraid that it might be a turn off to men. But, in the end if they don't take a stand, then they are only hurting themselves and future generations of women. I think that the author of this article wanted to try to challenge us to make a difference by stating that in order to be a feminist, you must be bold, smart, courageous, sensitive, complex, you must know who you are and where you are going, and you must have a sense of humor. Well, what women doesn't want to think that they are or could achieve all of these things? I think that this was put at the end of the article to try to provoke this kind of thinking.

chapter 12

I don't believe that I have ever been excluded from anything in my current church because I am female. However in my past church, women were not supposed to be preachers. Since this was not my calling, it didn't affect me, but I did see a lot of women that had potential not able to use it. There were several very knowledgable women that I could have learned a lot from, but they were not allowed to preach. We did have a women that taught on Wednesday nights, but she wasn't allowed hold a preaching position. I think that this is just crazy. If God has put a calling up on your life, then you must do it, regardless of sex.

Post 11

I want to discuss the question that I asked the class. I asked them what they thought of a conversation that I overheard last week. One of the men was refering to the public assistance programs when he said "just get rid of it, they will either get a job or die." I understand his frustration when talking about public assistance and those that abuse it, however there are some that have to have it. I also think that something needs to be done to change the abuse going on within the system, however I don't think that we need to just get rid of it. If we would however make people accountable for what they receive, I think that we would see less abuse going on. These people that abuse the system and just sit at home all day would probably not want the programs if they had to work for it. They should be required to go to school or do community service. I realize that the disabled can not do community service, but the able bodied people should. The people that are already working and just not making enough should also be exempt from this, if they are working at least 20 hours a week.

Chapter 10

This chapter is definitely a heavy reader. There is a lot of information that is heart wrenching. One thing that seems that it will be a big topic, is rape. Is it really considered rape when you have sex while intoxicated? Yes, you are not in your right mind to say yes, but who's fault is it that you are not in your right mind? I think that if you say "no", then it is rape. However, if you have sex with someone and then say it was rape because you were drunk and couldn't make the right choice, it should not be considered rape. You choose to be in that state of mind, then you face the consequences. If you were drinking and driving, and killed someone, they are not going to say that it wasn't your fault because you were not in the right state of mind. They are going to through you in jail and say that you shouldn't be driving after drinking. Same thing with sex, if you can't make the right choice about having sex while drunk, then don't get drunk.

Chapter 9

I think that the media has a negative affect on the way that our young girls see sexuality. In one of our readings, it talked about the fact that Girl Gone wild is for the young girls now. How sick that our society thinks that this is okay. I would have a fit if I knew that my 16 year old daughter was participating in something like this. I know that 16 year olds are curious, but what happened to "show me yours and I'll show you mine." Now it's just "I'll show everyone everything, no holding back." And it is a billion dollar industry. I know that they say everyone on Girls Gone Wild is over age, but come on, do they really check every ones ID in the middle of the girls lifting up their shirts.

chapter 8

I think that the article in our book about prostitution is crazy. Prostitution should not ever be considered legal. I have seen shows that talk about women who just do it for fun and I think that they are crazy. I think that it is wrong that people see this as a career. Our bodies are supposed to be private and sex is supposed to be shared between a husband and a wife. I think that it is sad that some people have to resort to prostitution to make rent and to feed their kids, but why would people choose it for other reasons. It is also sick that people in our society will pay such large amounts of money for sexual favors, making this a career option. Bottom line is that prostituion is degrading to women. They are only being seen as a sexual object, not for who they are.