Ace Ventura, 12/3

Ending this course with these feminist readings was interesting because it broke away from the normal types of readings that we've covered during this course and offered a different perspective. And only allowing the girls to speak in class on Thursday was even more interesting. As Dr. Rog said, females are usually silenced in our society. But looking back over this semester, I think it's the girls that did the most participating during the course. Does this mean that the points made in the past two readings aren't valid anymore? Does this mean that our society has reached a level of equality for men and women? My personal belief is that we are still equal and much like I said in class, I think no matter how equal we become, people will still always find something to complain about. As a female, I don't feel unequal education wise, I don't feel unequal when it comes to job opportunities (unless of course I'm looking to be a professional football player, then I'm screwed I guess), and I don't feel unequal sexually meaning that I don't feel like I'm disrespected physically by males. I agree with the Hooks when it comes to 'the Other' in respect to talking about races though. No matter how equal different races have become, I think there is still a bit of taboo when it comes to matters of interracial dating and other similar issues. Look, for example, at the uproar that was created at the idea of a black president. For many people, this was the only issued that they looked at instead of looking at his qualifications. So when it comes to equality and respect, I think we need to spend less time on feminism and more time on making 'the Other' 'the Same'.