Friday, November 30, 2007
Malian Women
The article of Mali women bleaching their skin is one of the most desperate things I have heard to embellish ones self. The point of the bleaching cream is so the women can become pallid, the reason of is apparently because the men find it beautiful and mesmeric. To do something this extreme for men then leading to society is useless if men or society only likes you because you use bleaching cremes that's salacious. The fact that women in Mali need to bleach their skin is sad, almost shows a lack of self esteem because no one there is really even born with white skin, if they're they'll soon become tan. Also just imagine how the young women there are like becoming ebullient over new bleaching creme. Women in Mali need to be jovial in the color of their skin, because according to a male musician Al Hassan Soumali its not mens fault he says "I don't think Malian men like bleached women, It's better for Malian women to change their minds." The bleaching cremes are sold under brand names like "Marie-Claire or Diana" which are apparently salubrious. Bleaching creme defeats the the purpose of culture.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Dove campaign video
1. What were your gut reactions to this commerical?
Within that 1 minute and 20 seconds I now realized what kind of kids we're breeding and the big fuss about self image. Now I personally don't really care that the media is doing this, okay whatever you buy into you're weak, I really don't care. Weak not meaning you realize one flaw in yourself, but weak meaning you let the media define your flaws. A reason I do care is because this is becoming more than just self imagine issuse but more like "if you look like this, you get this kind of life." So a lifestyle everythig engraved in our lives is obviously the most important and the media knows that.
2. What do you think about the central message of the commercial? Be specific and give examples to support your ideas.
With the example of a grade school girl it sort of portrays women as the target and all these images of "beauty" as the influence. Then at the end when it says "Talk to your daughter" it then shows that a mother-daughter relationship is good because you can be your daughter's influence.
Within that 1 minute and 20 seconds I now realized what kind of kids we're breeding and the big fuss about self image. Now I personally don't really care that the media is doing this, okay whatever you buy into you're weak, I really don't care. Weak not meaning you realize one flaw in yourself, but weak meaning you let the media define your flaws. A reason I do care is because this is becoming more than just self imagine issuse but more like "if you look like this, you get this kind of life." So a lifestyle everythig engraved in our lives is obviously the most important and the media knows that.
2. What do you think about the central message of the commercial? Be specific and give examples to support your ideas.
With the example of a grade school girl it sort of portrays women as the target and all these images of "beauty" as the influence. Then at the end when it says "Talk to your daughter" it then shows that a mother-daughter relationship is good because you can be your daughter's influence.
Socrates cafe
Today in class while having a discussion on "The 4 Cardinal Virtues" was definitely frustrating for me, not because I felt like I was being targeted I'm fine with that, but because I don't even know. We couldn't even answer some of the questions which apparently isn't the point, and that's probably why I was so frustrated I realized a huge flaw in my thought process. I realized I just want to jump to the ending, I want to get somewhere not even fast, but all I need is an answer. According to Socrates and Plato though perfection and life isn't about where you go it's about how you get there, which I completely disagree with. I think where you go should be held responsible of what you've learned, just a simplified answer. When I asked what the point was about doing anything we know we'll never solve, they'd say its "what you learn out of the struggle." Then what didn't make sense to me was we say that its how you get there, that you did your best (biggest BS) but here we are looking for answers. So looking for answers isn't the point but then we need answers to perspectives, to get anywhere else. Then when Cortney responded to when I said that I don't know the point her response sounded like we try to answer these questions to get the answer of something else. She pulled examples that we wouldn't be as advanced or have electricity or anything, but I think that's something different than philosophy the question that led us to that answer is far different than pretty much what this entire discussion led back to "What is the entire world's perspective? or Well what if you have this perspective?"
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Women...
1. How did women's roles in society differ from Athens and Sparta?
Athenian women did less because society thought they were capable of less. Spartan women did more because society thought they were capable of more. Both places thought they were doing nothing wrong. I find it hard to explain the differences and which is better or worse because there are so many perspectives to approach this at. Spartan women were raised more equally to men but less like women where as athenian women were raised like women. Which is worse relys on perspective. I don't think either place did better or worse with their women no matter what the under lying cause was that they were meant for health children. I feel in Athen they realized how emotional women were they got more out of their marriage than athenian women but were far more limited.
2. If the Greeks are considered so advanced, so culturally elite, why do you believe gender equality (equality between men and women) was not established?
Not that they were considered so advanced they were, and I guess sad to say the fact that they didn't have equality between men and women didn't really effect the Greeks negatively, but we don't know if it would have effected them in a positive manner either. Also to their knowledge they thought they were using women to their full potential. Women as wifes were apparently only good for healthy procreation, not even for entertaining their husbands. People didn't really have spare time for "fun" so women didn't really work, in sparta they could participate in sports and make babies. Not for love, and not for companionship.
3. Based on your understanding of women in Ancient Greek society, how do you think women were depicted by artists at this time?
I have seen a few sculptures of women from Greece but if it wasn't for that I wouldn't even think they exist other than what they thought godesses look like. Possibly a frail and tired frame of a women who is pregnant, since they didn't eat much. As for Sparta same thing just a more muscular frame.
Athenian women did less because society thought they were capable of less. Spartan women did more because society thought they were capable of more. Both places thought they were doing nothing wrong. I find it hard to explain the differences and which is better or worse because there are so many perspectives to approach this at. Spartan women were raised more equally to men but less like women where as athenian women were raised like women. Which is worse relys on perspective. I don't think either place did better or worse with their women no matter what the under lying cause was that they were meant for health children. I feel in Athen they realized how emotional women were they got more out of their marriage than athenian women but were far more limited.
2. If the Greeks are considered so advanced, so culturally elite, why do you believe gender equality (equality between men and women) was not established?
Not that they were considered so advanced they were, and I guess sad to say the fact that they didn't have equality between men and women didn't really effect the Greeks negatively, but we don't know if it would have effected them in a positive manner either. Also to their knowledge they thought they were using women to their full potential. Women as wifes were apparently only good for healthy procreation, not even for entertaining their husbands. People didn't really have spare time for "fun" so women didn't really work, in sparta they could participate in sports and make babies. Not for love, and not for companionship.
3. Based on your understanding of women in Ancient Greek society, how do you think women were depicted by artists at this time?
I have seen a few sculptures of women from Greece but if it wasn't for that I wouldn't even think they exist other than what they thought godesses look like. Possibly a frail and tired frame of a women who is pregnant, since they didn't eat much. As for Sparta same thing just a more muscular frame.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
November 27
1. What is so beautiful about youth?
PERFECTION DOES NOT EXIST, we can't even say we're close. This is so because there is not one person that is perfect, there are no standards what so ever, only what we and society puts on us which we don't even need to abide by. Have you noticed how the "pretty people" are always so confident it's not because they were born to be pretty, it's because they believed they were and made themselves fit into whatever they think is beautiful.
By asking this it sounds like youth is better than middle-aged, old, etc which I think neither is better than the other. Although some people are just better than other people in different ways. Honestly, youth we don't know how to act or deal with anything more than half the time, and we are highly dependent. (I can say this, I'm 14.) I sort of don't see what is so beautiful about us.
Since I have to answer the question as goes the following:
Our thought process and what comes out, I wouldn't say beautiful because it is often times annoying but it sure as damn is interesting. When you ask a question to someone and the younger they are in their state of mind, the more blunt and less influenced it will be. I find the less influenced it will be part to be the most beautiful. It's hard to find someone who isn't saying something biast, influenced, or limited by circumstance. Our answers aren't influenced because we're innocent but because we haven't really learned to care. We can say something as simple as "love is a husband and wife who like eachother very much" or something as ridiculous as "love is lust." You'll never know what we are capable of, or which kind of us you have. Ignorance is bliss, but it isn't beautiful.
PERFECTION DOES NOT EXIST, we can't even say we're close. This is so because there is not one person that is perfect, there are no standards what so ever, only what we and society puts on us which we don't even need to abide by. Have you noticed how the "pretty people" are always so confident it's not because they were born to be pretty, it's because they believed they were and made themselves fit into whatever they think is beautiful.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Beauty
Beauty: "The quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind." (Dictionary.com) This is an extremly vague deffenition which makes sense for a public site like Dictionary.com. Of course they can't state specifics, then again who could? The idea of beauty varies from person to person, but honestly all that talk about the media is an excuse for people with their self esteem slowly disentagrating.
This is an image of the musician: Conor Oberst he is beautiful in many different ways, which my idea of beauty must contain, diversity. His physical appeal is pleasing in the sense of: broad jaw line, dark, fairly short hair, an overly harsh stare and hazel eyes. (Which you cannot tell in the photo.) He has this over all style that he was dressed nice to go somewhere but something went wrong along the way, so he has a lack of effort while still looking good. I know his music which some of you may not, that adds to him, his music is phenomenal and beautiful all in its own. Also another thing the actual photography, nice lighting, amazing scenery, and again beautiful. This is him around the age 20, he is now 27, looks moderatly different, but still beautiful. What I am trying to get at is that beauty is a lot more than just the way something/someone looks.
The next image I have chosen is too big to view on here because there is writing on it, so click on the link then click on the imagine again and it should be big enough to read the writing.
This picture is the work of Alex Pardee an artist like Conor Oberst I know both there backgrounds. When Alex was 13 years old he was submitted to a mental institue, and that is where he started his drawing. The collage on the left of this photo some are drawn by him, some are just chosen by prefrance. The writing is long, but worth the read the flow of the poetry is where all the beauty lies for me, as well as how he writes, how randoms, but still focused on one question. This is the ultimate form of beauty, I think of beauty as art in any form it doesn't matter but just artistic and not generic, I am bored by today's beauty. I am tired of all of it and this probably one of the most biazzare pieces I have ever see.
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This is an image of the musician: Conor Oberst he is beautiful in many different ways, which my idea of beauty must contain, diversity. His physical appeal is pleasing in the sense of: broad jaw line, dark, fairly short hair, an overly harsh stare and hazel eyes. (Which you cannot tell in the photo.) He has this over all style that he was dressed nice to go somewhere but something went wrong along the way, so he has a lack of effort while still looking good. I know his music which some of you may not, that adds to him, his music is phenomenal and beautiful all in its own. Also another thing the actual photography, nice lighting, amazing scenery, and again beautiful. This is him around the age 20, he is now 27, looks moderatly different, but still beautiful. What I am trying to get at is that beauty is a lot more than just the way something/someone looks.The next image I have chosen is too big to view on here because there is writing on it, so click on the link then click on the imagine again and it should be big enough to read the writing.
This picture is the work of Alex Pardee an artist like Conor Oberst I know both there backgrounds. When Alex was 13 years old he was submitted to a mental institue, and that is where he started his drawing. The collage on the left of this photo some are drawn by him, some are just chosen by prefrance. The writing is long, but worth the read the flow of the poetry is where all the beauty lies for me, as well as how he writes, how randoms, but still focused on one question. This is the ultimate form of beauty, I think of beauty as art in any form it doesn't matter but just artistic and not generic, I am bored by today's beauty. I am tired of all of it and this probably one of the most biazzare pieces I have ever see.
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