Saturday, April 28, 2012

Failed attempts for Jokes on Sexism

So, I was wracking my brain all week for jokes that are about sexism and sexists, but somehow I seemed to fail. So here are some of my failed attempts


  1. Q:What did the Racist ask the Sexist? A: How's the weather?
  2. Q: What do you get when you cross an anti-semite with a sexist. A: Someone who is misinformed.
  3. Q: What do you call it when an oyster becomes a sexist? A: a CLAMity.
  4. Q: What is the funniest part about sexism? A: There is nothing funny about sexism, you sick bastard
This was harder than I thought it would be, however, I did ponder about how one would go about creating such a joke. I view that it would only be possible through use of anti-humor or absurdity, where one is expecting some kind of sexist joke or retort to the question, but instead, get the opposite or a completely random answer. I found it very difficult to make the sexist the butt of the joke, and instead had to revert to such jokes.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Ryan Gosling and Feminism

I am sure many of my readers are familiar with the actor Ryan Gosling. However what some of my readers might not be aware of (although I bet many are) is the fact that Gosling, or at least his image, is currently part of an internet phenomenon "Feminist Ryan Gosling."
Feminist Ryan Gosling is just what it sounds like. Pictures of Gosling from various films and in various positions (often he is some kind of sexy pose) and there is a caption espousing some kind of feminist idea. I find it quite humorous. Gosling is spreading as well to other kinds of topics, my favorite of which is Neuroscientist Ryan Gosling, where his picture is captioned by neurological and psychiatric references .
Feminist Gosling I think is a fun and light-hearted way to raise awareness of the issue of feminism, and with the internet the way it is, it is quite easy to spread such images around. However, my only problem I might potentially see with such a route is that since this is only a very non-serious idea people might not actually take the message of feminism that it IS trying to send seriously. What does the peanut gallery think?

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Am I sexist?

This is just a random query that I thought I would address right now. Whenever I find an article I disagree with in my readings for women and philosophy, I always have a fear that if I disagree with them, I would be sexist. I fear that if I do not accept everything feminism says, then I would be accused of not supporting the theory because she is a woman. Do any other people in this class have this issue?

Self-Othering

The concept of the "other" popped into my mind the other day when I was discussing with him how someone can sometimes feel pushed to the fringes of society even though society is not doing that. I find that in a lot of places, when one is in thee vast minority, they instantly begin to feel alienated from the rest, even when the rest doesn't care. An atheist in a christian society, a man at an all woman's college, a homosexual in a school full of heterosexual people. This difference doesn't even need to be public knowledge. They all feel out of place even if the society is accepting of the difference. We keep on talking in class on how Beauvoir says that society and culture is the being that pushes people to the 'other' category, but I think she should have highlighted even more that society can do this just by being there. It can just passively exist and a person could still feel 'othered' even if he shouldn't.