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Michelle Seidman

Women Thrive Worldwide - End Violence Against Women: Sign the IVAWA Petition! - 1 views

www.womenthrive.org/index.php

petition support international poverty United States

shared by Michelle Seidman on 26 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Michelle Seidman on 26 Mar 10
     
    I bookmarked this particular page because it is a petition to help end violence against women in United States foreign assistance programs by asking Congress to pass The International Violence Against Women Act. We are supposed to be bookmarking resources that respond to violence against women or provide a vision for change. This petition which is aiming to pass an important act does those things exactly because it is trying to change existing conditions of violence against women. If the act is passed there will hopefully be much less violence against women in US foreign aid programs. I think we in this class have a responsibility to be active which is why I posted this petition which we should all read and sign. I already have!
  • anonymous on 10 Apr 10
     
    This site is a good way in raising awareness and encouraging people to participate in stopping violence against women. I really like how the petition opens with a few descriptions of imagining a world free of domestic violence, emphasizing how life for women would be safer, comfortable and prosperous. After looking through the site and reading more about the objectives/ goals of various organizations trying to stop domestic violence, I felt compelled to sign the petition and make a change myself. I think a lot of times we view issues such as violence against women out of our control or reach. However, I think by having petitions and sites like this that support the cause, will allow change and inspire people to be more active.
Abbe Erle

Love Your Body: Offensive Ads - 1 views

loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/offensiveads.html

Campaign sexism media rape awareness

shared by Abbe Erle on 10 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Abbe Erle on 10 Apr 10
     
    These advertisements portray a particular type of woman. I found that while a few are directly related to violence against women, all of them are working to perpetuate a male dominated society and an unattainable body image for most women. I'd like to note that there is a link on the left side of the page that brings you to positive ads.
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  • Morgan Foster on 12 Apr 10
     
    In my opinion, the positive ads shown on this site are more selling than the ads depicted as offensive. Although the offensive ads are meant to drive people into a store and buy what the beautiful model is (or is not) wearing, the reality is that they make you feel bad about your image and lower your self esteem. Advertisement is so focused on the psychology of the individual and appealing to a culture that society looses sight of what is actually good for a person. It is true that the culture and people these ads appeal to are obsessed with perfection, but really the only way to change that culture in to being "obsessed" with looking healthy is to depict healthy ads-- and honestly the positive ads are more inspiring and proactive than anything else.
  • Kat Dunn on 13 Apr 10
     
    These adds as well as the one we saw for shoes in Guatemala make me wonder how far is too far when it comes to advertising? We all know that sex sells or else it would not be written about in all over headlines on the newsstand or depicted in such fashion and product adds. As a women myself and an avid admirer of fashion, I would say that I am torn when thinking if I find these offensive to me personally or not. The designers want you to buy the clothes, wether you are a size 2 or not. They are working off of fantasy to make girls think if you wear my shirt you will look or have these things happen to you, even if this is not the reality. However, it is the reality that this is what sells the clothes, and until we alter what appeals to women, I do not think the adds are going to change.
  • Jessica Dolan on 13 Apr 10
     
    I find the Dolce and Gabbana ad the most offensive of all. It conveys the message that gang rape is okay with a female, as long as the guys are attractive and well-dressed, which is an absurd notion. The look on the woman's face is not one of fear or panic, but rather passivity, as if she knows she has no choice in the matter, so she mind as well remain quiet. Magazines like Esquire shape men's attitudes toward women, which means that men's magazines need to be a target for women's empowerment activism if we are to successfully end violence against women.
  • Liesel Sheppard on 14 Apr 10
     
    While I was browsing the website, I couldn't help but think of the add we looked at in class about the shoes. Although the adds did not scream femicide I found them very similar. I understand media plays a major role in the oppression of women but I feel like the root of the problem is not the media and it is capitalism, which is a much larger picture. These adds are appealing to the majority of people and are succeeding though harmful and violent messages. I believe changing adds will help in challenging people's perception of women (I appreciated the positive adds!) but at the same time this is merely one problem and we must look at the larger picture of why this issue is happening and go to the root of the cause.
  • Jennifer Salazar on 14 Apr 10
     
    I definitely find this critically important. It reminds me of Dove's campaigns to highlight the abuse of women in advertisement. However no matter how many advocacy groups petition against this type of advertisement, we're still bombarded with these images of perfection, slenderness, sexuality and consumption. My continuous fear regards young teens and preteens who are beginning their "growing pain" period and have to stress about having "skinny hair" whatever that means. It's insane because if women our age are still highly susceptible to this form of advertisement, than imagine young girls. It's a really scary thing to think about. I just want to know how we can stop it.
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