Our class on wednesday was certainly interesting. I dont't really have much more to blog about other than what i already have written, but my opinions stay essentially the same. However, looking at the article from a rhetorical view, she exaggerated a lot. Sometimes she got so incredibly carried away with her argument, that it was a little difficult for her to make a good argument. On the other hand, some of her arguments are spot-on, and the reason the women in the class got so involved in the argument is because we've experienced some of these things. Maybe we haven't had a violent act committed against us, but what about getting our butts grabbed? or getting rated from 1-10? Many of us relate to that.
On the other hand, there were several men in the class that got very defensive- and though sometimes it bothers me because this is a subject i feel very strongly about, i believe that they have a right to be defensive. Men are often lumped together as being all sexually demeaning, all "pigs", and that is simply not true. As i said in the last post, most of the men that i know are extremely respectful and certainly would would not be affected by any of the articles in a negative way. However, I believe that that it is simple fact that they often neglect- though of course most men are not sexual predators, violent, or demeaning, it is still statistical that more women get hurt in these ways then men, and therefore, the argument focuses more around women. Certainly a case can be made for men, but the fact still is, the problem is so much bigger for women because of sheer numbers.
As far as advertising goes; when Tony said that the point of advertising is to sell things, i certainly agree with him. However, I don't think that people, male or female, need to be demeaned for the sake of selling things. There are many other types of commercials that can work (like the "wtf?" ones.). Unfortunately, once censorship starts, there is no telling where it can stop, which is why this is such a complicated issue.
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Oh man... class. That was very interesting to say the least. I agree with your analysis about how men are portrayed in the media. It really bothers me beacuse it's not fair to the majority of men who are not sexually demeaning or "pigs." I can see why they got a little angry. However, it is true that it's a much bigger problem for women. Ads these days drive me crazy. It seems like everywhere I turn there is something that promotes women as sexual objects and nothing else. I don't know what we have to do to change it, but something most definately needs to be done.
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