GUCCI

 Typical huh? Gucci's ad has a man chiseled like a Greek god and the woman seems to be in a yielding  position looking as if she is lesser then himself.  They are both playing the role of a what a man "supposed" to be and where a women "should" be. today and many years ago this is still the same type of advertising happening all over the world. gender stereotype is still in full action. In this photo the women is showing a lot of skin making me believe she is a sexual being and likes to be where she is. The Greek god feller is only wearing pants and shoes no shirt showing his body off that shows what other men should look like, and if you look like Zeus you can get you a girl like this. shown to be strong as a man and weak as a women.    

The Mask You Live In--Film Blog

What does it mean to be a Boy or a girl? My stepfather was all about boys playing with boy toys not meaning boy toy- "a young man who offers himself as a sex object." more of the lines of toy guns, GI Joe, etc.. my stepfather and other males in my life occasionally called me sugar cakes because i use to put my hands on my hips, "only girls put there hands on their hips." said step pops. That made me mad a lot because calling me a sugar cake to me at the time was calling me a girl. i am not sure if i wanted to play with suggested girl toys but i always like the guns, sports the whole nine. till this day my favorite colors red and black, boy colors. 

its more to all of this but it is all i want to write tonight. :)



           

Where Am I Eating? why do I care!

Where Am I Eating? by Kelsey Timmerman

Do you know where your food comes from? Kelsey travels the world looking for the origin of his food and ours. from many places like the Ivory Coast to south America. He also talks about the labor that goes into our food.

Where Am I Eating? was a book i had to read for a class last semester. This book has change my thinking about food, because i knew that the food that i eat does not come from the store to my plate. It has to come from a another place right? do you ever ask yourself where did this come from? i highly suggest you do some research on the food you eat. Kelsey makes his points clear in this book for countless reasons, Such as what we take for granted. "The Starbucks Experience" is the first chapter in his book, He wanted to know where did Starbucks got its coffee from, He did try to ask them himself, but for some reason they would not tell him. when he went to Colombia to to find out where and how did they get there coffee. In case you did not know Starbucks has a fair trade certification called C.A.F.E., They focus on four key qualities,1. Quality, 2. Economic Accountability, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Leadership. This is what S.B looks for in there coffee. He doe stalk about bananas, chocolate, and apple juice.