Fourth Wave Feminists

This passage by Taigi Smith brought out many emotions within me that I did not expect. I found myself sympathizing with her and with people in her similar situation, victims of gentrification, though the words and feelings that she poured out onto the pages. Gentrification revolves around much more than a simple relocation or improvement,  it is an issue that is present in the areas of womanhood, economics, and most importantly, race. Smith described the gentrification of her own home town, which she referred to as The Mission, as it being like "imaginary bleach was poured out on a community" (58). Arrogant white people took over the neighborhood, believing it was their own right to do so solely because they had the economic ability. This belief is the root of the problem. On far too many occasions, in years past and still today, whites have both given and received far better treatment across an array of situations because they are in fact white. Whites people are rich and

  I found that some of the things Natalie said in her blog post titled “Running with Patriarchy” were very relevant to the readings for today. One line she said in particular was “power will decide fate.” I found this to be very important especially when talking about gentrification. I learned from both Taigi Smith and Cherise Charleswell that gentrification is essentially when the rich man buys out the poor. It’s when neighborhoods are remodeled so that it would appeal more to the upper class and make it difficult for the lower class to stay in the neighborhood. In this case the higher class of whites have power deciding what would happen to the lower class. As Charleswell goes on in her article titled “Gentrification is a Feminist Issue…” she explains how gentrification is based on “systematic displacement.” In the article by Smith she relates to this idea of displacement explaining how she was forced out of her neighborhood because it was no longer affordable to live ther

   Corset Haiku Strangled, broken ribs They will never be the same Beauty has a price      One thing I did notice at the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights National Historical Park was that Elizabeth Stanton and Susan Anthony were idolized and praised. While both these women have made note-worthy accomplishments, the Historical Park falsifies these two women’s true actions by not showing the oppressive and racist ideals behind some of their actions.     I thought this image was very important because it embodies a lot of the ideas we have been talking about. We talked about stereotypes of the ideal mother, the ideal worker, and the ideal daughter. We also talked about how men are often put in categories as well and how due to their “biological characteristics” they are seen as figures of strength, independence, and solidarity. In this image, one of the quotes says, “Big-boys don’t cry”. In society is we push boys to “act m

Of the many pictures I took from this Saturdays field trip, these four from the Seneca Falls Museum to be most interesting to me. These photos stood out among the rest because in each of them colorful and eye-attracting strategies were taken by the artists to draw attention to issues involving women's rights. The top left says "We have the power to say this is not how the story is going to end," the top right piece has a little message that says, "The most courageous act is to think for yourself," the middle three paintings say "Persist," "Speak," "Awake," and the bottom displays four chickens holding up signs that say "What the cluck," "Rotten Egg," "Fowl," and "Eggsasperated." Each of these pieces of artwork has a level of creativity to it that I find very intriguing. They are vibrant not only in their makeup, but in their messages. These offered the same themes as some of the texts that we

The Declaration of Sentiments was written with similarities to the Declaration of Independence. It related how women were being oppressed in society to how the colonies were treated.   One of the houses that Harriet Tubman owned.     This shows the story of Adam and Eve from a women's perspective. Essentially, women don't need a man but men need women. In this story eating the forbidden fruit was justified because Eve needed something that picking flowers and Adam couldn't satisfy. Throughout the museum I saw how it was believed that women needed men and they couldn't do things on their own. This perspective of the biblical story Adam and Eve allowed men to see how women are truly independent creatures.   This is a picture of Sojourner Truth. In this piece she talks about the pain of being a mother who is a slave. I can't imagine the pain she felt having her children that she loved just ripped away from her without her being able to do any

                    I will never look at Nike, Reebok, or Adidas in the same way again. As I was reading Enloe’s article, “Globetrotting Sneaker and Daughters and Generals”, I was ironically wearing a pair of Nike sneakers, oblivious to the gloomy history behind their creation. Of course, I was unaware of this history because Nike tells a story that depicts these themselves as benevolent by saying that they “began investing in adolescent girls as powerful agents of change in the developing world. This focus emerged from the company's desire to support the world's developing countries, recognizing the benefits that both Nike's business and consumers derive from emerging economies”. [1] Underneath this mission, however, is an unjust undertone with a dark history. The ability to which these sneaker companies are able to claim such altruistic missions which veil the truth is disgusting. It is so sad that these factory women are devalued and dehumanized by these sneaker comp