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Going back to queer theory, I thought Ash Beckham's talk about "that's so gay" gives important insight into what we say and how our words can be offensive. Using "that's so gay" to describe something that you don't like is not appropriate and it is ignorant. Gay does not equate to stupid or dumb or anything of that sort. Gay is simply gay, but by using it to negatively describe something, we continue to increase the inequality gap within our society. I think Ash does a wonderful job of advocating her position without preaching or being overbearing.

"San Francisco" by the Mowgli's is a song all about being in love with love and having this force that brings the world together. This song discusses the power that love has to bring people together and how love can make everyone's differences seem insignificant because love is what binds them together. The Mowgli's frame love as this all powerful force that can bring everyone in the world together. Basic? Sure, but nonetheless enjoyable.

Florence + The Machine's "Kiss With a Fist" is kind of the anti love song. The song describes a really violent, dysfunctional, and yet somehow loving relationship. In no way is this a healthy relationship, but it kind of goes to show you that there are all kinds of relationships that people function within. I also really enjoy this song because it is critical of those people who think that it is better to suffer through a relationship rather than face being single.

After today's discussion of Don Jon I thought it would be beneficial to draw your attention to the psychoanalytical theories of Jacques Lacan, specifically his work on the gaze in his essay "The Split Between the Eye and the Gaze" (1964). Lacan discusses how the gaze functions to identify and subjectify an individual. Being a subject of the gaze causes an individual to feel alienated as a human being and view themselves as an object, they are forced into identifying themselves with an object because the gaze denies an individual a full sense of personhood. I thought this was extremely relevant context for the film and the two articles that we have recently read in class. This link is just a summary of Lacan's ideas presented in his essay because 1) his theories are really dense and 2) no one wants to take the time to read an entire theoretical essay (unless you are me and think that kind of thing is cool). But in case you're interested in the entire essay you can find it here on page 67 http://www.slideshare.net/saeed_eob/jacques-lacan-the-four-fundamental-concepts-of-psychoanalysis

The ever classic love song, “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion. Whenever I (and basically the rest of the world) hear this song, my thoughts automatically jump to Titanic and the love story of Jack and Rose and how it really didn’t have to end so sadly, they really could have saved us all the heartache and just let Jack live. But, that much aside, this song does a really great job of discussing the power of true and pure love and how we cope with the absence of that love.