The beginning part of the chapter reminded me a lot of my dad. My dad had just turned eighteen and was one of the last men to get drafted in Omaha. He was opposed to the war and refused to shoot a gun so he joined the navy. “’They would read off the number, and I remember this guy Steven—his number was one of the first, and it was like, oh my God. And he just sat there. He was actually picked while we were watching TV. And there was a lot of sobbing and crying and it was horrible’” (Collins 183). I had never thought about how the draft has affected my dad in that way. I never thought about everything all of these men had to give up. It makes me respect and admire my dad a lot. A part that reminded me of the movie we just watched, The 1960’s. Collins talks about even within the New Left
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A statement that stuck with me, “The Pageant contestant epitomize the roles we are all forced to play as women” (Collins 193). This statement Collins makes is absolutely true. I remember as a little girl watching the pageant and wonder if I would ever look like them. I was a athlete would never stepped foot in a dress. I questioned if I should be wearing dresses, and if people would like me more if I did. I aware the Miss America pageant is trying to become less sexist today, but it still has a decent amount of blatant sexism surrounding it. Another issues that is still a problem today is the image of feminists. “In 1927 a Harper’s Essay said the very word “feminist” suggested people ‘who wore flat heels and had very little famine charm’”(Collins 202). I think this image people portray of feminists is still present today. When I told some of my extended family that I attended the Women's March they asked if I shaved my armpits. People try to group feminists in this category of crazy, unkept men haters. It disheartening to hear people say this, that this is still a huge problem
A statement that stuck with me, “The Pageant contestant epitomize the roles we are all forced to play as women” (Collins 193). This statement Collins makes is absolutely true. I remember as a little girl watching the pageant and wonder if I would ever look like them. I was a athlete would never stepped foot in a dress. I questioned if I should be wearing dresses, and if people would like me more if I did. I aware the Miss America pageant is trying to become less sexist today, but it still has a decent amount of blatant sexism surrounding it. Another issues that is still a problem today is the image of feminists. “In 1927 a Harper’s Essay said the very word “feminist” suggested people ‘who wore flat heels and had very little famine charm’”(Collins 202). I think this image people portray of feminists is still present today. When I told some of my extended family that I attended the Women's March they asked if I shaved my armpits. People try to group feminists in this category of crazy, unkept men haters. It disheartening to hear people say this, that this is still a huge problem