Blog #6 - Calla
I really enjoyed reading Bad Feminist, by Roxanne Gay, this is because she does a great job of being honest about her thought processes surrounding feminism. This makes it really easy to relate to her as a reader because she mentions emotions or false ideas that most if not all of us have felt/thought before ourselves. She is very real in the sense that she did not deny that feminism has its flaws, but she words it very well by saying it's led by people and people are flawed.
I thought the Un/tied shoe project was also very cool, I have never seen a story presented as online shopping, which also happens to be an interest of mine! But the story is very touching and I'm sure a lot of readers can relate. There was a really sweet piece to the opening page of the project that said, "Un/tied invites us to step into a future with more options, fewer labels, and shoes that come in all sizes, for all people." which I thought was so cute and really explains what the purpose of the online shopping format is. That there is not a simple answer to gender and gender identity and the online shopping concept applies to the readers by giving them options to see what gravitates their interests and needs.
The last piece was The Problem That Has No Name, by Hannah Bonner. Watching it I was slightly confused at first, but then it started to become chilling and creepy. It seemed to have clips from multiple films and used them to put together a montage of women struggling with different things. Whether it was to show they were crazy, disrespected, abused, or maybe all of the above. I think the idea was to show how women are manipulated into serious situations. They seem to have all lost a sense of reality and are experiencing physical and mental changes out of normal. Very interesting piece enjoyed watching it.
I am also a Roxanne Gay fan. I liked how she incorporated humor and sarcasm in her writing, as well as self-deprication at times. She is relatable and funny, but at the same time makes important points to the aspects of feminism and how it works.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the excerpts from Bad Feminist and Gay's take on feminism. I like that you mention how she touches on the emotions and false ideas many people have of the term. I also thought your take on the purpose behind The Problem That Has No Name enlightening. I didn't connect that the piece may have been representing women struggling with different things–being manipulated or abused but it made sense. The music and sound effects that added tension and fear then mirror the women and the feelings they may be experiencing.
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