Comments | maisontv: Feminist Rage: Classroom Edition

maisontv

Feminist Rage: Classroom Edition

May 04, 2010 18:58

Today was one of those days where I hate my major. I am an Electronic Media Technology major and being in a tech-related program means that most of my fellow eMedia students are male. This is not as awesome as you may think it is. This is not a case of "I am an available female constantly spending class time with a number of available, eligible ( Read more... )

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madhatterpan May 4 2010, 23:19:20 UTC

...That is an omgWTF moment. I can't wrap my head around that happening in a classroom setting. Seriously!? You get two thumbs up for speaking up and letting it be known that it was definitely not okay.

thursdays_girl May 4 2010, 23:21:03 UTC

I am disgusted at their behavior but applaud the fact you voiced your opinion.

Agreed. As long as they think it's funny, they're not going to be able to attract any positive attention from a female.

ladyeternal May 4 2010, 23:26:24 UTC

A-FUCKING-MEN, SISTER!

I probably wouldn't have been nearly as temperate as you were. Don't you ever let anyone tell you that something like that is too small an incident to address. Things like that make it FAR TOO EASY FOR THE SONS-OF-BITCHES TO JUSTIFY THEMSELVES! Somebody needed to call them on it, and if the professor didn't address the complete inappropriateness of that piece's subject material, I'd report him to his department chair. LIKE RIGHT GODDAMN NOW. You're not in some modern art class where edgy material can get a pass under free expression statutes. You're in a Media Design class, where you're supposed to be learning HOW TO DESIGN MESSAGES THAT AFFECT MASSIVE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ON BOTH CONSCIOUS AND SUBLIMINAL LEVELS. Any professor who lets that shit slide in their class instead of IMMEDIATELY dressing down the little fucker who did it should be stripped of their tenure.

::PUMPS FIST:: YOU GET 'EM MAISON!

ninepointfivemm May 5 2010, 00:34:16 UTC

I can't recall any specific instances, since it's been at least 2 years since I was in a film class and about 3 since I had a media class like that. Basically? I had to deal with crap like that, too.

*kicks the boys* Not acceptable!

greenchesspiece May 5 2010, 00:58:50 UTC

I'd just like to say that, as a guy myself, I would be right alongside you, maison. I'm a strict advocate of equal rights, over all, and especially for women. I'm actually a bit appalled that Ted would let that slide, but Ted's a bit of a pushover.

Not all guys are like that but, sadly, most of our program is full of those losers. To be honest, it's shit like that that makes me ashamed of my gender.

maisontv May 5 2010, 01:14:33 UTC

You are one of the mentioned exceptions. ♥

greenchesspiece May 5 2010, 01:35:51 UTC

I'd hate to get Ted in trouble, but that seriously needs to be brought to Mike's attention. Not only is that morally inappropriate, it could get our school in legal trouble.

A lot of those sick jokes, like the "women in the kitchen" or the "black slave" jokes, are supposed to be funny based on how horribly inappropriate they are. It doesn't necessarily mean the artist or the viewer are in support of those viewpoints. However, this picture sounds extremely offensive. It's one thing to poke fun at something that isn't a current problem, but violence against women IS a current problem, and it's not going to help anyone if a classroom, and possibly a larger audience, laugh at it. We don't need cavemen going home to smash their girlfriends up because some idiot thought it'd be a funny DeMotivational poster.

I can honestly say I'd be giving you some deserved backup in class if I was there. Seriously consider telling Mike about it.

maisontv May 5 2010, 01:50:27 UTC

He did mention when he brought them up that the images were extreme (there were some others with the guy in question posing with two girls, one of whom was grabbing the other's boob, and a naked couple covered in either blood or chocolate) and possibly inappropriate, though mostly in a "you shouldn't show this to potential employers" way. When I protested the image I talked about, he agreed that people need to be careful with that kind of imagery. It wasn't as harsh a condemnation as I was hoping, but he did acknowledge that the image was offensive.

I also don't know if he's had any kind of dialogue with the student regarding the appropriateness of his work in general outside of class.

But I will be mentioning it to Lou tomorrow. She'll be able to tell me if it's something I should mention to Mike.

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