Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Age of Hipster Sexism


Olivia's discovery of "Hipster Sexism"...
According to Alissa Quart: Hipster Sexism consists of the objectification of women but in a manner that uses mockery, quotation marks, and paradox: the stuff you learned about in literature class.

I find this amusing since my literature teacher is rather the feminist, evidenced in her vast array of selected texts ... e.g. A Doll's House, Pride and  Prejudice, Lady Windermere's Fan, The Bacchae?!

Furthermore, I found this video engaging and interesting as a female adolescent, who, myself, is moving on to vote next year (Although, in Australia)! 
I encourage you to also view the short clip, it's only one minute (oh! and three seconds)!

Attached is a criticism regarding the Obama's campaign technique:
(THIS IS ALSO VERY INTERESTING)