Lingerie

flashlight off, as the candle lights were strong enough to light the room in the back. From there, I could see the center of the pastor’s obsession with my former classmate. There were pictures of Robin, from the ceiling to the floor, flowers and lingerie. The was the biggest shrine I’ve seen since the high school. What got my attention though, was down on the floor, was pictures of Robin post high school… when Robin began to gain weight. There were some pictures of her with her family,…

According to Arnold and Leavis, conservative theorists with elitist conceptions of culture, low (popular) culture is dull entertainment to be enjoyed by uneducated and uncritical “low-brow” hoards. For the past three decades pop music has been a part of a large cultural resistance to feminism, as there are certain songs that are in sync with feminist goals and objectives. As Jones suggests, “some talented artists, such as Beyoncé, break through this onslaught of problematic tunes by producing…

Because of my association with the Artemis Film Festival, I not only have an appreciation for stunt women; I actually seek them out and do my utmost to promote their work whenever I can. I will always claim that festival opened my eyes, and Maja Aro was my instructor for "Stuntwomen 101." Therefore, I am pleased to share with you my interview with Lisa Chandler, stuntwoman and actress extrodinaire! I was thrilled that she took the time to inform me about how she got started in the business, her…

Imagine the very first moment you see your child. Young, innocent, and completely untainted by the dark world that lay before them once they leave that clean, sterile, hospital room. From that moment on, everything the world has to offer is new and exciting. Everything is at bay, waiting for the first moment it can filter through and touch this new life. Throughout your child’s lifetime, they will encounter an innumerable amount of new things, both good and bad. One of these experiences, and not…

“There’s a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman, and child. Before I leave this high and noble office, I intend to expose this plot.” --- alleged quote by JFK Is the force behind the media a snare? This inquiry initiates the following analogy. Fascinated by its talent, imagine an innocent child curiously reaching over into an animal’s den to pet what seems to be a harmless beast, only to consequently fall prey to a deadly attack by the beast. For a long time, society submits to the…

Throughout film history, the concept of the unruly woman has not been used until recent times. Before women were portrayed in the same light as men, they were portrayed as proper women who did not use obscene language and did not partake in irrational behavior. Women were usually seen as damsel’s in distress, they were portrayed as weak individuals that served to convey a male’s masculinity. In the recent years, audiences can now see women taking on ‘male characteristics.’ Actresses like Melissa…

Introduction: ELIE SAAB (ES) is an international fashion house brand named after its owner and Chairman Elie Saab. Saab belonged to a Lebanese family and always wanted to make it big in the fashion industry. Therefore from a very young age he began sewing. He designed dresses for his family members and at an early age of just 18 he opened his first atelier with 10 employees under him. “His first collection was displayed in Casino Du Liban in Beirut “(Nadia and Hussam, 2012). The brand ES was…

• Experiment 1: Control Result- Saturday, 11/5, 12pm-12:30pm: Jeri sat at the bench inside the shopping mall from. During this time, I recorded the following results: 12:05pm- A middle aged man slows his pace while walking past the bench Jeri is sat on to stare at her. 12:12pm- A young man, looking to be in his early 20s, says “D*mn, baby, make my day” while looking at Jeri, most likely referring to her attractiveness and outfit. 12:19pm- A group of 5 teenage boys walk past Jeri and stare…

Introduction and Context The SlutWalk movement began in Toronto, Canada in 2011 as a demonstration against the idea that women who dress like sluts, i.e. too sexy, revealing, or provocatively, are inviting men to rape them (Schutte, 2012, 116-118). It was founded by a group of female students at York University in response to a police officer’s statement that “if women want to avoid rape, they shouldn’t dress like ‘sluts,’” and has evolved into a global movement with “Sibling” walks planned in…

Commodification by definition is the transformation of goods, services and ideas that are not normally considered goods, into commodities for purchase. Across the globe women have fallen victim to this process. Visual mediums of mass media constantly subject women to exploitation, and they do so for financial gain. Stakeholders in television, film, print and online have developed ways to entice consumers through sex, fantasy and bodily appeal. Consequently, women are usually the ones being…