FEMINISM: UNPLUGGED
Feminism is a movement that has existed since the 1910's, way before bra burning and free bleeding were the leading issues on the feminist movement. To prove and educate that feminism is a civil rights movement for everybody, a video that showed all sides of the argument needed to be created. Full of interviews, submitted videos, lots of education, and opinions, feminism: unplugged encompasses what feminism should be.
WHY FEMINISM?
The feminist movement has always made it's entrance into my life at key points. In physical education, they always told me to do "girl pushups" because girls were seen as weaker to the boys. When I would watch disney movies, a man always had to save the day. And now, in high school, I work to raise awareness about major issues like rape culture, rights for women who are oppressed abroad, and justice for victims of abuse of all genders.
Feminism has always been in my life whether I acknowledged it or not. Now I am choosing to acknowledge it and using my audience on numerous social media platforms, including youtube, to raise awareness to issues involving this movement. I've taken my voice from social media and put it into my school project and created what now is, Feminism: Unplugged.
Feminism has always been in my life whether I acknowledged it or not. Now I am choosing to acknowledge it and using my audience on numerous social media platforms, including youtube, to raise awareness to issues involving this movement. I've taken my voice from social media and put it into my school project and created what now is, Feminism: Unplugged.
ARTA common way to blame victims of assault or rape is to tell them "they were asking for it". When they say this, they are referring to the clothing the victim was wearing, and if it was "too revealing" then it must mean that the victim was asking to be raped. The truth is no one asked to be raped, and that's what this painting aims to says.
The text across the top talks states that consent is not determined by clothing. Someone could be completely naked but if they say no to having sexual relations, then a no is a no. Rape culture is a major issues feminism works to recognize and fix, because of this, that is why I created this painting. |
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The bold is the poem
The italics is my interpretation.
22. Truly, nothing helps rape survivors of all gender, ethnicity and economic level than rich white girls walking around half naked while collaborating with the police.
23. Because the cops, historically, are so good at supporting victims and catching rapists.
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22. Once again the sarcasm is back. Privileged girls like to act like they are helping the situation by just walking around naked while writing "don't slut shame me" on their boobs, when in reality all they are doing is making rape victims all seem like middle class white girls. Really, rape victims are much more than just one race and gender. All while working with the cops.
23. Cops, unless really forced and pushed, will never really help our rape victims. Many rapist are never convicted simply because the system lets them slip by. So, when these people participate in these slut walks, they are working beside the people who don't help rape victims very often.
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24. Humor helps trauma. We just want to know that you are laughing with us.
25. We can joke about it because it is ours to joke about, similar to how our bruises are ours to poke at, and yours to keep away from.
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24. What this is saying here is, yes, humor can make a dark situation easier to deal with
25. it's the person in that in the dark situation job to make light of it, not other people. Here they are comparing their trauma to a bruise. People can poke their own injury if they want, but it's not anyone else's job to come up and poke it for them.
The italics is my interpretation.
22. Truly, nothing helps rape survivors of all gender, ethnicity and economic level than rich white girls walking around half naked while collaborating with the police.
23. Because the cops, historically, are so good at supporting victims and catching rapists.
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22. Once again the sarcasm is back. Privileged girls like to act like they are helping the situation by just walking around naked while writing "don't slut shame me" on their boobs, when in reality all they are doing is making rape victims all seem like middle class white girls. Really, rape victims are much more than just one race and gender. All while working with the cops.
23. Cops, unless really forced and pushed, will never really help our rape victims. Many rapist are never convicted simply because the system lets them slip by. So, when these people participate in these slut walks, they are working beside the people who don't help rape victims very often.
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24. Humor helps trauma. We just want to know that you are laughing with us.
25. We can joke about it because it is ours to joke about, similar to how our bruises are ours to poke at, and yours to keep away from.
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24. What this is saying here is, yes, humor can make a dark situation easier to deal with
25. it's the person in that in the dark situation job to make light of it, not other people. Here they are comparing their trauma to a bruise. People can poke their own injury if they want, but it's not anyone else's job to come up and poke it for them.
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As I mention in the video, because feminism has been around for so long, there are tons and tons of books and poems about the movement. I decided to pick a poem to analyze, the name of this poem is entitled "Rape Joke". This poem goes on to talk about the impact that a rape joke has on victims, the way rape victims are seen, and the way rape victims are treated. Here is just a piece of my analyzing.
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HISTORY
In the video I touch up on many feminist icons throughout the movements history. These feminist include Bell Hooks, who was an american author and mirrored her social justice through her work. Coco Chanel, at a time where women were expected to wear skirts and dresses, she designed pants and suits for women, because they deserve comfort too. Oprah Winfrey, who had to work hard to claim her place as a woman in showbiz. Even though Oprah said she never called herself a feminist, she does state that as a women, there is no reason you shouldn't be. Other note worthy people also include Ellen page, who is a good representation for the L in LGBT community, as a gay women she is oppressed not just as a women, but as someone who is not straight. This being said, she uses her privilege of fame to speak on feminist issues. Olivia Wilde took time to speak about sexism in hollywood at the State Of Female Justice Summit, she also spoke for female rights to have the ability to breastfeed in public. All of these women are important figures in the movement and I touch up a little on all of them in this video.
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