#postbydipali

This is something I know most immigrant children face every day. When I traveled to Europe, on the streets of New York, back home in Cincinnati - I hear this phrase everywhere I go. I didn't initially realize it, but it's so pertinent to our discussions in class. Just like the Korean narrative told in our recent reading, I am not viewed as a "true" American in the eyes of many other Americans. My brown skin separates me from the traditional picture of an America - I am an Indian American. And somehow, that's my defining quality. I am defined by my culture - not my nationality. 

Kimberle Crenshaw

Nike ran this video as part of their corporate social responsibility platform in recent years. It's interesting to see that company's have capitalized on such a movement, especially when reform isn't truly taking place within the bounds of their own institution. While NIke can boast its involvement in a program such as the Girl Effect, it only has three women on its thirteen person board. 

In response to all the posts about Taylor Swift, I thought I would relay this video. While some have lauded Taylor for her pro-feminist statements, many also find them faulty. Erin Burnett, for example, questions Taylor's favorite quote "there's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." Putting this in historic context, Burnett points out that helping a woman just because she's a woman is also sexist. While these are two different and valid views, it shows that "feminism" and surrounding theories are not one-note. I think that's why there's so much confusion as to what feminism is - because feminists themselves have different opinions. Still, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Part of the battle is won simply by being in the national conversation. 

I thought this video was interesting - it shows how pervasive and institutionalized gendered norms are. In our every day language, we use "like a girl" as an insult. 

I came across this video and I thought it was really interesting and applicable to our discussions in class. Beyond the shock factor of listening to little girls use the world "fuck," the video was aggressively promoting women's rights. The use of little girls to relay the message and the aggressive tone of the video also worked to challenge gender norms and stereotypes. 

This summer I worked at a company involved in certain aspects of this proposed transaction - it was interesting to see how the deal and the criticisms evolved. FOX's bid to purchase Time Warner was shocking and it spoke volumes to the media concentration Johnson and Gray spoke about in their articles. Vertical integration is taking place all around us - had this deal gone through, FOX would have had the airwaves and the content. 

This is an interesting link because it  serves as both an extension of each Pixar movie but also sheds light on the inter connectivity of the Pixar franchise to create an entirely new world.