weekly activism log

Activism

This last week in rehearsals before Thanksgiving break, we continued to talk about the issue of eating disorders and body image as well transgender issues.

Reflection

early in the week we switched gears to the topic of transgender's and their fight for equality, but later in the week we returned to the issue people with eating disorders. We linked the two together with the simple quote  "I just want to feel comfortable in my own body." This just means that transgenders as well as those with eating disorders are just struggling with the issue of body image.  Women often times also struggle with this either in the from of eating disorders or trying to feel accepted.

Reciprocity

Never would I have imagined that someone who is transgender and someone who has an eating disorder are struggling  with the same issue of body image. All the time transgender is mentioned in the same breath with lesbian,gay and queer community. and eating disorders when talked about is mentioned as a psychological issue. This also lead to a discussion how some people believe that the "T" in LGBT should be separate.  Which many people agreed with but I do not. while the "T" in LGBT is fighting a different fight separating them will just make the fight for equality much harder and difficult.

Kirk, Gwyn and Margo Okazawa-Rey. Women's Lives: Multicultural Perspectives. Fifth ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2010.  

weekly activism log

Activism

This week in the F word we were back to our normal routine of 3 rehearsals. this time covering eating disorders. we had two special guess A therapist and a nutritionist whom are partners and work together to consul parents young adults who may have eating disorders.

Reflection.

The issue of body image normally starts with the topic of eating disorders which normally affects young white, middle class women.  The beauty ideal which depicts women as thin, white, tall, young, and heterosexual presents an unrealistic image to young women causing them to try to strive for this leading to disorders like anorexia and bulimia. (p. 208)  What we focused on in particular in our scenes was how to deal with someone you know who has this issue, or even telling someone you have this issue.  We learned helpful tips from our guest in handling situations like these.

Reciprocity

I Learned quite a bit about these disorders, such as websites that are pro anna and mia, and how to talk to the people you know who are struggling with this issue. the techniques we learned include telling the person you are worried about them and they should seek help, and to use positive reinforcement. depending on how serious they are just remind them that you care about them and will be there for them no matter what.





 Kirk, Gwyn and Margo Okazawa-Rey. Women's Lives: Multicultural Perspectives. Fifth ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2010. 

weekly activism log

This past week in F word rehearsals after watching iron jawed angels and learning about the first wave of feminism, we covered the issue of victim blaming.  Along with the issue of victim blaming comes the issue of being labeled a victim. as far as victim blaming is concerned we talked about the Slut Walk movement and it's impact. To me labeling is a bigger issue, as we have mentioned in class discussions for something to be talked about or become an issue it first has to be labeled as such. The conclusion we came up with in rehearsal was the same one we reached in class, everything starts with labeling from the macro level, and it's society that tells us if it is an issue or not.  That was it for last week stay tuned for next week's update and remember to spread the word... The F- Word