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Haydn Wall

10 trans actors that could have played jared letos role. - 7 views

blogs.indiewire.com/...in-dallas-buyers-club-20140220

shared by Haydn Wall on 04 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • Haydn Wall on 04 Mar 14
     
    I think that we as a society have to start looking at why we aren't casting the people who are most qualified for roles (not to say jared letos performance wasn't good), and figure out why hollywood feels the need to perpetuate the impressions that trans women are men by continuing to cast men in those roles. Representation is important and this is an area in which hollywood is severely behind. what do you think?
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  • Max Bayer on 04 Mar 14
     
    I believe in any role, whether the character be straight/gay/lesbian/trans/etc, there are many possible options for actors/actresses. Obviously the blogger believes that the trans actors he provided would have been a more suitable option than Leto but the fact is that his performance just won him an Oscar, the most prestigious award he could've won for his performance. Also, a key part of acting is delving into the character. I believe that as long as an actor properly exercises the expectations of a director for that specific character, they have done their job.
  • Daniel Carroll on 06 Mar 14
     
    I completely agree with Max. Jared Leto's performance was about as convincing as they come, and his Oscar only supports this. Although I understand where the blog is coming from, I don't think actors should be cast based on how much they relate to a role, but rather how well they can play a role. Sean Penn playing Harvey Milk is another example of this. Rather then choosing an actual gay man, Penn was chosen and played the role impeccably, also winning an Oscar for his portrayal of a member of the LGBTQ community.
  • Mae P on 20 Mar 14
     
    Part of the problem though is clear even as you talk about Sean Penn - Cisgender people tend to conflate a transgender woman with a gay man. There is a huge difference between every identity on the LGBTQ spectrum, and how they should be treated is vastly different - something that only someone identifying as such could truly and deeply understand. The problem is also that they didn't cast Leto because he outacted every transgender woman, the problem is that they never considered a transgender woman in the first place, or thought about how this could hurt people. I guess the bottom line for me is that this hurts people - i don't really care about performance tbh
Mae P

TAs Cheat at Redwood - 81 views

This is interesting - I'm glad they published it, but I agree with the people who say they could have gone deeper. I say this because it doesn't go into the role of TA's much - how many students a...

started by Jonah Steinhart on 14 Mar 13 30 follow-ups, last by Mae P on 04 Apr 13
Meg Weiss

Opinion: The damaging messages of proms - 21 views

While reading this article, I kept thinking back to prom last year. Some of the things in the article applied to me, but others didn't. Then I realized though that prom is different for everyone, e...

gender

started by emily long on 30 Nov 13 10 follow-ups, last by Meg Weiss on 28 Jan 14
Sam Allen

The Disadvantages of the White Male - 11 views

There was one point that did seem reasonable to me, which was "physical violence against men is often minimized or seen as normal." However, it seems that these "men's rights activists" are probabl...

atlantic gender roles

started by sophie newman on 30 May 13 2 follow-ups, last by Sam Allen on 30 May 13
Markita Schulman

Who Needs A Dad? - 3 views

An interesting format that allows many people with many different perspectives to contribute their opinions on a single, controversial topic. Also, an interesting topic; what do you think about th...

gender journalism

started by Markita Schulman on 04 Jun 13 no follow-up yet
jake izola-henry

This guy has been writing the scipt for the oscars for the past 20 years - 8 views

WOW. This guy is DOPE to say the least. It is interesting to see how comedy plays such a large role in the execution of the oscars, yet comedies get minimal recognition for awards. This guy has one...

journalism NYTimes gender

started by Justin Schmidt 420Rastabonghits69 on 03 Jun 13 no follow-up yet
Sander Lutz

Bombings in Syria & America's Role in the Conflict - 1 views

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/world/middleeast/bomb-in-central-damascus.html?pagewanted=2&hp&_r=0 Do you think Obama's actions and words have been hypocritical? Is there a danger of the U.S. l...

Obama Syria Middle East War Rebels Bombing journalism coverage NYTimes

started by Sander Lutz on 30 Apr 13 no follow-up yet
Jonah Amargi-Levy

New Mexican President limits US role on fighting cartels - 3 views

I agree that drug legalization would halt the cartels momentum but in turn cause more severe problems, such as younger and younger youths trying harder and harder drugs. The more readily available ...

started by Zatar Omar on 30 Apr 13 1 follow-up, last by Jonah Amargi-Levy on 30 Apr 13
Sarah Asch

How Shared Diaper Duty Could Help the Economy - 2 views

started by Sarah Asch on 02 Apr 13 no follow-up yet
Hannah Y

Matchmakers ("Love Hunters") in China - 12 views

Honestly, I was more saddened by this article than offended. This problem isn't simply one of misogyny, but one of population statistics and industrial changes. However, this kind of attitude of le...

started by Holly Parkin on 01 Apr 13 1 follow-up, last by Hannah Y on 20 May 13
Maile Resta

Cool New Publishing Tools - 106 views

I thought this article was outstanding. The add ons and all the new technology really made it more interesting. The videos made it seem extremely real. After I read it I told my dad we should get g...

started by Jonah Steinhart on 14 Feb 13 21 follow-ups, last by Maile Resta on 25 Apr 13
Casey O'Brien

12 Years a Slave historic win - 0 views

Obviously the fact that a black director finally won for best picture is fantastic, but isnt it kind of bummer that black actors and producers, etc only win for roles or stories that have to be bl...

started by Casey O'Brien on 03 Mar 14 no follow-up yet
Isaac Cohen

"Impartial" journalism: Are we kidding ourselves? (1st and 2nd HW, 10.29) - 81 views

I land somewhere in the middle of this argument. I believe that impartiality should remain a focus of good news writing but that news also has a lot that it could learn from the opinion and column ...

started by Jonah Steinhart on 29 Oct 13 32 follow-ups, last by Isaac Cohen on 20 Dec 13
Jackson Gathard

Why Attractive Candidates Win. - 7 views

www.nytimes.com/...lth-beauty-and-the-ballot.html

journalism NYTimes

shared by Jackson Gathard on 02 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Jackson Gathard on 02 Nov 13
     
    Do you agree with Andrew Edward White and Douglas Kendrick's views in this article? What aspects of our society are reflected in this article?
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  • Jordan B on 03 Nov 13
     
    I think this is a really interesting perspective because we often think that we can override our evolutionary traits and that we've somehow moved beyond them, but they often show through in more subtle ways, like this article shows. Even though our society today puts a lot of emphasis on physical attractiveness, this research shows that there might be a deeper reason for that. This article seems to show that there's less of a societal influence on these elections and more of an evolutionary or instinctual one
  • James Finn on 03 Nov 13
     
    I'd like to say that if I were called upon to vote, I would make my decision free from any influence created by physical appearance of a candidate. But it does seem possible, after reading this article, that some unacknowledged bias may creep in when we make decisions regarding political candidates. As a society, we do reward people who are seen as being more attractive than others. It makes no sense, given that appearance has so little to do with ability or qualifications. Being attractive does not mean that someone will necessarily be good at something, just as being "unattractive" does not in any way mean that someone is unqualified.
  • Marley Townsend on 04 Nov 13
     
    This article is really interesting, in that it forces us to look at our society in a different way. It's odd to think that we still put so much faith on appearance, but the more I think about it, the more I realize it's true. Conventionally attractive people are treated in a different way, if only slightly so in some aspects, which would make any self-respecting human being feel a bit guilty. White and Kendrick's connection to our basic fear of disease made the topic even more uncomfortable-it says that maybe we hold prejudice against the ugly. What does this tell us about our morals as a society? That we cling desperately to what is beautiful, not what is right.
  • rachel ermatinger on 05 Nov 13
     
    Personally, I do agree to some extent with Andrew Edward White's and Douglas T. Kendrick's point that more attractive candidates tend to win. Our society invests money and time into industries that are based mostly on appearances therefore it seems reasonable to conclude that our decisions are influenced by people's appearances. For example, the entire entertainment industry is filled with people who have gained their success and fame solely based on their looks. I would like to think that people could rise above appearances when considering presidential candidates but I think it is hardwired into our DNA. In the article, they talked about how people associated disease with less attractive people and to some extent I feel that this is true. For instance, I feel that people would be more likely to invest the future of the nation in someone that is attractive over someone that perhaps is overweight and less attractive because people may worry that the overweight candidate will have health problems. Picking the more attractive candidate is not the deciding factor in every single case however I do think it does have a small role in each of our decisions whether we admit it or not.
  • Maddy Sebastien on 05 Nov 13
     
    When looking at the big picture and thinking realistically about our past candidates and presidents, I ultimately agree with White and Kendrick's opinion that looks do indeed make a difference in politics. From what I've noticed throughout my lifetime and what i've been focusing on in my Government class is that as Machiavelli said, it is not only looks that intrigue people into being more fond of you and enable a blind following, but also certain traits that politicians display in public to enhance their appearance as well. For example, Obama being the all-American family man we as American's can't deny that we have a soft spot for in our hearts.
  • anonymous on 05 Nov 13
     
    It is interesting how we are still led by internal, instinctual biases though we don't realize that. I think that a lot of our voting is based on subtle bias (concerning age gender etc) as well as the more obvious, non subtle bias (like political viewpoints). And as humans we like to believe that we are above these basic urges when really we just try to rationalize them or even don't even realize them. I think that it's unfortunate however, that something as important as politics could be influenced by the candidate's healthiness.
  • Ethan Lawrence on 05 Nov 13
     
    I think that White and Kendrick's thinking is defiantly true given our past presidents. Although, I think that anyone that runs for president often has them self together and doesn't take over from the actual election until Paul Ryan last year who ran for VP for the republicans. I think that people that are neutral or haven't studied enough about the people running would vote for the more attractive one over the one that isn't attractive but has more purpose for running. Very interesting point though.
  • Emma Boczek on 05 Nov 13
     
    It's strange to think that the decisions we think we make rationally are actually controlled by more deterministic factors. This article proves that evolutionarily, we're "trained" to look for physical attractiveness in a leader as a sign of health and strength - what other decisions we make are affected by factors beyond our immediate control? I agree with Marley when she says that "we cling desperately to what is beautiful, not what is right." To think we can detach ourselves from our evolutionary tendencies is overly optimistic. But I think this article is a step in the right direction, and it will hopefully push people to consider practical reasons rather than instinctual ones for choosing political leaders.
  • Tandis S on 05 Nov 13
     
    This is a very interesting article and I definitely agree with Maddy and Ethan's opinion on this. As the article states, we do "attribute all kinds of positive characteristics to attractive people, and so therefore also to our leader figures. When looking at past presidents, and powerful people in the government, they tend to be medium or tall height with a pleasant complexion, and it is very rare to find an unattractive looking person in a position of power there. The article explains that a pleasant complexion/physical attractiveness in a leader makes us view them in a more positive way, and though that is uncomfortable to think about, it is something that our societies have now evolved to percept, and it would be very hard to untrain us from judging positions of power this way.
Haydn Wall

Explaining Twerking to Your Parents - 28 views

www.nytimes.com/...-twerking-to-your-parents.html

shared by Haydn Wall on 03 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Mae P on 03 Sep 13
     
    "Patiently respond that, for Ms. Cyrus, twerking is a brazenly cynical act of cultural appropriation being passed off as a rebellious reclamation of her sexuality after a childhood in the Disneyfied spotlight, but, in the end, who are we really to judge? " This sentence just summed up everything I feel about Miley Cyrus
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  • Cody Duane-McGlashan on 03 Sep 13
     
    I find this article pretty funny, especially since my grandma asked me just yesterday about twerking. She probably would have had no idea what twerking was if the New York Times hadn't written an article about how to explain it, which ironically parents are far more likely to read than their kids.
  • Bella Levaggi on 03 Sep 13
     
    This is a well-written, well-executed satirical piece that does an effective job of highlighting what I believe are the actual problematic aspects to Miley's twerking (the cultural appropriation rather than her right to display her sexuality as she saw fit, even if one doesn't personally find it attractive), while also offering humor to make it less pedantic. This medium hopefully makes it easier for old straight white guys to process the incident.
  • Sarah Asch on 04 Sep 13
     
    I think this is a very important article to publish in response to the VMA twerking media boom because it takes the focus off of Miley Cyrus but it doesn't try to ignore her involvement. It's true: we are not to judge. This is not the first or the last time that a child star has done something that could be perceived as an attempt to gain media attention or to throw off an image they created in their early acting. This moves away from comments like "Miley Cyrus needs to keep her tongue in her mouth," and towards that relatable comic episode that we have all experienced when our parents ask us about things that all teenagers know and that parents can't seem to figure out--like a meme.
  • Jordan B on 25 Sep 13
     
    I think this article is extremely well written and effectively and intelligently points out the motivations for and problems with Miley Cyrus' twerking debacle. The medium puts it in a form that many adults and younger generations will understand, "the Talk" but also gives the problematic aspects of Cyrus' performance due credit. It's entertaining but not offensive and the author clearly knows what he's talking about.
  • Meg Weiss on 28 Oct 13
     
    First of all, content wise, I completely agree with Mae. As far as the writing style goes, I love that the writer created a role reversal between a teen and their parents. Their writing made it seem to a helpful parenting book, preparing parents with responses and reactions when their child comes up to them and asks where babies come from. It was comical, but also brought up some good points/opinions.
Ariana Agnew

Chick Lit Remixed: The Simple Brilliance of Gender-Flipping - 10 views

This was a really good article. I seriously think coverflipping is amazing- all books should be published with a "guy" cover and a "girl" cover, because then people can read the books they want min...

started by Sonja Hutson on 25 Sep 13 1 follow-up, last by Ariana Agnew on 08 Oct 13
Meg Weiss

Boy's and Girl's vs Men's and Women's Bathroom Signs at Redwood - 36 views

I think that Tam students may be conflicted in terms of whether to call themselves boys or men, girls or women. However I do not think that people are concerned or annoyed with bathroom stall label...

started by Devon Stoeber on 07 Nov 13 12 follow-ups, last by Meg Weiss on 03 Mar 14
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