> OK. Good question
> Think about what feminism has
> to say about the politics
> of "identity."
> Jon
>
> On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, elizabeth ann simmons
> wrote:
>
> > Well, I'm here and I thought I'd get the ball rolling. Let's talk about
> > this whole femenism thing. I didn't quite follow the train of thought
> > past defining it in terms of postculturalism. Any takers?
> >
> > betsy
> >
>
all right, i thought of another example of how medis is a political forum
and this also has to do with changing view of women's roles.
i don't know if any of you have seen that series of commercials where
it's mostly a highschool aged girl talking about how she's so busy in
school what with homework, and cheerleading, and student government and
zits and stuff and that;s why she doesn't have time to worry about sex
b/c she can do w/o the worries of teen pregnancies and stds. and the
closing slogan on these commercials is "you're worth waiting for"
anyway it;s interesting how media can number one: be a tool of resurgence
for some political views that have been less popular for awhile until
they get media support. my point is notice that for the last five years
the focus has been sex ed a year younger up into junior high, the
distribution of condoms and safe sex because it;s more realistic than
absitnence and so on. but now there is a definite part of the population
that's saing hey, this isn't working, we are going to offer the less
popular opinion as a possible remedy and gain support through media. this
leads to the next thing that media does... it lets people know how their
views are in relationship to socitey, it;s almost like an account. the
more support they realize the media gives their views, the more they feel
that's what other people;s actual responses are, and the more they will
feel comfortable vigorously supporting thier ideas. this is how entire
national outlooks are changed.
my next question is this however, are the producers of these
commercials aware that they are implying that it is somehow a girl's
responsibility to make the choice, define the stopping point, of sexual
relations btw/ two individuals? that seems like a lot of pressure on a
sixteen year old.