Killing Us Softly

The movie we've been watching in class, Killing Us Softly, I've enjoyed. I agree a lot with what the woman has to say about how the media portrays women and men. I think women get a lot more crap about body image and their role in the house. Women I feel are more of a target than men. So overall I enjoyed the video and think that it helped the boys in our class get a look at the pressures we face from the media as women.

Again I'm aware of my Race

I was born white. I've grown up in McFarland where there is hardly any diversity within the community and I think that has all helped me to become more stereotypically white.

But when I was born, my family lived in Fitchburg. The neighborhood had a bit of violence and wasn't the safest. So my family decided to move around the time I turned four. Today the neighborhood is known for crime and I feel unsafe just driving through it. The homes are barely taken care of and the cars are mostly junkers. A lot of people who in my opinion look sketchy are roaming the streets and there is a cop car on every corner.

I consistently wonder what I may have been like if I still lived there. Would I have taken on the role of a "ghetto" person. I don't know but it's something to think about if I wouldn't have the stereotypical white person personality.

Girls usually conform

The past few days in class we've been discussing how girls and guys may conform to fit in during certain situations. And I don't necessarly think it's conforming, but more of attitude change when you're in certain situations. At work you could change you attitude to be more respectful and curtious of bosses, coworkers, custumers, and so on. When you're with you're friends you'll be more goofy and less formal. But during various situations even though you might be changing your attitude and behavior, you are not changing your personality.