Visions and Voices: Dirty Talk The on campus performance by Visions and Voices titled “Dirty Talk” was an eye-opening experience. Discussed were real-life stories, obtained through interview and dramatized on stage. The rawness of the dialogue was uncomfortable but necessary in order to break down barriers for victims of sexual assault to be able to speak freely about their experiences and for outsiders to be able to obtain a better understanding of the trauma that these situations evoke.
Relation to Course Topics In reflecting on the experience in relation to course topics, I found the article by Ross Neely titled, “Promises Made” to be relevant in describing the phenomenon discussed by the performance. Neely (2013) states, “Genderism and male supremacy shape men’s relationships with women […] the words we choose, how we position our bodies, the roles we take on, and our objectifying male gaze all make public spaces unwelcome or threatening to women” (p.357). This quote speaks to reoccurring theme represented throughout the presentation by Visions and Voices that women are constantly being made to feel like objects and that this is due to male …show more content…
This quote speaks to an example presented in “Dirty Talk” in which a fraternity at USC circulated an email that described a language code for speaking about variations in women’s genitals and subsequent intercourse experiences. When the email surfaced and the fraternity was confronted, the brothers blamed it on the person who wrote it. Essentially, as represented by Neely’s (2013) own experiences, “I hung out at fraternity houses where gender violence was constantly reproduced and did very little to stop it” (p.357). The email was being circulated until it was leaked, thus gender violence was being condoned before anyone got
Relation to Course Topics In reflecting on the experience in relation to course topics, I found the article by Ross Neely titled, “Promises Made” to be relevant in describing the phenomenon discussed by the performance. Neely (2013) states, “Genderism and male supremacy shape men’s relationships with women […] the words we choose, how we position our bodies, the roles we take on, and our objectifying male gaze all make public spaces unwelcome or threatening to women” (p.357). This quote speaks to reoccurring theme represented throughout the presentation by Visions and Voices that women are constantly being made to feel like objects and that this is due to male …show more content…
This quote speaks to an example presented in “Dirty Talk” in which a fraternity at USC circulated an email that described a language code for speaking about variations in women’s genitals and subsequent intercourse experiences. When the email surfaced and the fraternity was confronted, the brothers blamed it on the person who wrote it. Essentially, as represented by Neely’s (2013) own experiences, “I hung out at fraternity houses where gender violence was constantly reproduced and did very little to stop it” (p.357). The email was being circulated until it was leaked, thus gender violence was being condoned before anyone got