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exuberantly supports the plan because she wants to use femininity to mislead men; Calonice asks Lysistrata, “What thoughtful thing could women ever do? What vivid venture? We just sit decked out in saffron gowns, makeup about this thick, Cimberian lingerie and platform shoes” (827). Calonice’s first questions reveal her doubts about women’s intelligence. This self-doubt reflects the societal norms of how women’s intelligence is often overlooked or dismissed. This passage also demonstrates…

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Slut Walks On August 12 , 2012, a 16 year old girl, incapacitated by alcohol, was sexually assaulted and unknowingly photographed by two of high school football players, Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond. Following the attack, the boys posted videos and pictures of the victim on social media boasting about their actions and further humiliating the victim. Several school officials attempted to conceal and destroy evidence to avoid an investigation. However, ten days later charges were pressed…

The ultimate standard of beauty is the hourglass curved female body. The prior statement is truth according to hegemonic ideology conditioning by society. Corsets and waist trainers are pop culture manifestations and embodiments of the “ideal woman” ideology. Waist trainers are constantly endorsed and promoted by female celebrities. The behavior of female celebrity waist training endorsement further promotes the ideology of a perfect female physique. Corsets have been a part of women’s lives…

hands on her breast. There were also other occasions where he would pinch her buttocks as he walked by or sometimes he grabbed her crotch and asked explicitly if she was wet. Lawicki also made other graphic inquiries blatantly such as: What kind of lingerie she was wearing underneath her clothes, if she gave a head and swallowed and many other many other inappropriate and derogatory remarks. Lawicki’s offensive, disparaging, insulting, and unsuitable pattern of conduct went on for three years.…

The joke about seeing a white light in front of your eyes and hoping it wasn’t a train coming to give you a full body high five would explain much. That is except for the sharp pain that the prelude the bright light was from the back of the head and not the front. One problem when you regain consciousness after a blow to the back of your skull is the throbbing pain that wakes up along with you. Normally it does feel like a kissing cousin to a future amnestic night of club hopping when your gag…

The Epic of Gilgamesh and Lysistrata are texts that depict the human relationships within their respective cultures in a manner that relates to today’s society. Although humankind has progressed in the past 5000 years, the issue of societal gender roles is still prevalent. In the two texts, gender roles are greatly impacted through sexual relationships. Although sex plays a major role in the establishment of gender roles in The Epic of Gilgamesh and Lysistrata, sex serves to establish male…

Track 5: The Glamorous Life Sheila E., The Glamorous Life One of the most significant outcomes of the Sunset Sound sessions was an album for Sheila Escovedo, a young Latin with well-honed percussion skills. She was the daughter of a professional backing player and had been introduced to Prince by Carlos Santana. With some considerable coaxing, Prince got Sheila to take a stab at the mic. Following a first, successful collaboration on “Erotic City,” Prince pulled her into the studio with a pile…

Author, speaker, and filmmaker, Jean Kilbourne, wrote in Reading Popular Culture, “Advertisers want us to believe that we are not influenced by ads” (94). Advertisers depend on consumers not noticing the subtle and subliminal effects of advertisements in strategic display setups in stores, product sales, and social media. JCPenney, a department store company, operates over one thousand locations nationwide; the company uses tactics that influence consumers because stores, stocked with…

You probably aren’t as attractive as you think you are. It’s statistical, not personal. Most of us are average, very few of us are ugly, and a number of us are attractive or handsome. Many of us struggle with our own attractiveness, and with social networking becoming more popular it’s starting to impact our views of ourselves. The majority of us have social media apps on our phones like Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter that we are constantly logged into and looking at. So it only makes…