#reflectoin

This semester I really struggled to look at the big picture. So now I that I understand how to look at something as one big picture instead of little bits it is more relevant to me than I thought. It is easier to understand how people of different races see the world. It has also shown me that not everyone has equal opportunities. Also, that inflation is going up and our pay is definitely not, after the movie Inequality for all.

I’ve also started paying a lot more attention to ads on TV, my phone and in magazines. There are a lot racier ads that I haven’t noticed until it was really brought to my attention. I’ve also been paying more attention to the photo shop in pictures; and trying to keep up to see if America follows in France’s footsteps about the laws with model’s health. I’ve also kind of changed my way of thinking with gender roles. I kind of had this subconscious belief about men not having self-esteem issues. After watching that Buzzfeed video, it made me a little more sensitive to that subject.

I really think I connected the most with the killing me softly video and the gender roles boxes. The killing me softly really surprised me how much pictures were edited, and how blatantly offending their messages are to women. I’m just amazed I really didn’t pick up on that earlier. Also, the gender roles boxes made me kind of think about what I’m going to say about someone before I say it. It was kind of a surreal moment to think about me fitting all the box qualities of being a “lady” that I know I’m really not. I’m really happy I took this class; it really gave me a new perspective on things that I really am not used to paying attention to.