Composition

Bambi:

I found it interesting that initially Russell Banks felt that Bambi was a gender neutral movie.  He could not remember the gender of Bambi while his wife did yet he felt a deep, life-changing connection with the character.  His wife and daughter may not be able to relate to Bambi in a similar manner because of the sexual imagery displayed in the movie.  As banks stated, the goal of Bambi was to reach large (manly if you will) antlers to become the leader (or prince) or the forest.  His daughter was able to relate to Little Mermaid in a unique way because of the female sexual bias within the movie.  I do think these gender connections are common but not static.  Young boys may be drawn to Little Mermaid because they feel closer bonds to feminine imagery.  While Disney movies may socialize individuals based on sex(Banks expected his daughter to be immune), this does not explain why some males may relate to feminine imagery .  Could young boys be socialized by Disney movies to become more feminine?

Repunzel:

I enjoyed Porter’s piece more than Banks.  Like Bank’s she explores the socialization but of white structuring in society.  Sarah is deemed ugly in reality because she has natural nappy hair.  This reveals our systemic preference of white European appearance; naturally African identities are warded off as dirty.   This form of socialization exists today in many forms.  For example, domestic violence victims that are of color and received bruising from a spouse are considered less severe because of the darker skin tone that they have.  We expect the ideal woman to have long flowing hair, to be white.  White is clean in our society and from that standpoint covert racism flourishes and pervades our society.

I’m still waiting to attain the books so I think a deeper introduction about myself is appropriate for my first post. I work for an auto-supplier (Bing Metals Group) in Detroit. The company is owned by an old pistons player by the name of Dave Bing. BMG creates parts for the big three. As you all know most auto-companies have taken a huge hit economically which in turn has caused numerous lay-offs in our company. The upper management face the largest risk of job loss because of the high income bracket they are situated in. Today, (5/18/07 revision) the head quality manager with black belt six sigma training was let go. Six Sigma is very prestigious (a few week training session is about 30k) and typically guarantees over a 150k income.

What am I doing at an auto-supplier? I introduced myself in class as being a Poly Sci major, which is true, but I am temporarily working at Bing (in the Engineering Dpt) until I leave for New York at the end of August. I interned for the Governor two summers ago which was a great opportunity but consequently turned me off from running for public office. Having to appeal to a large array of constituents makes it very difficult to transform the political landscape. I noticed that public office tends to be a figurehead position with little substance.

I decided to take a part-time debate coach position at a private school (Edgemont) in one of the NY,NY suburbs. The school offered me a pay range I couldn’t refuse. This would allow me to pursue a masters degree while also having plenty of cash for the expensive living. Recently a friend of mine was accepted into Columbia for grad school which is quite impressive because she went to a low tier research institute for undergrad. We will be living together to help reduce costs.

Enough rambling. Good Night.

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!