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Habibi
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- Saturday, July 10 2004, 17:52:43 (CEST) from  USA Educational -  Windows XP -  Internet ExplorerWebsite: Website title: |
OK, so I'm not done. What I've been trying to say, over and over, is that if I have to deal with even slight discrimination at work, it must be harder for other people, not only where I work, but in other institutions and corporations, where the jobs aren't NEARLY as glorified, though being a grad student isn't necessarily glorified. Imagine what a woman working at the local grocery store probably has to deal with. I worked as a bagger for a few summers in high school, and it was miserable. Imagine what that's like for a woman who has to go there every day, quite possibly until retirement. Not only does the job suck - it's completely uninspiring and repetitive - but it doesn't pay well and she probably feels like it's the only thing that she has to keep her family fed. What happens when she experiences sexual discrimination or harassment at that job? what if she feels that she can't talk about it to anyone because she doesn't want her boss to take it out on her and fire her? She needs the job for food, health insurance, retirement, etc. I know it's harder for other people around the world than it is for her, but why should I ignore her suffering just because other people have it worse and I minimize her suffering? Anyway, I like that magazine, I like what those women write, because pop culture has such a goddamn hold on this society and societies abroad. Girls these days are being force fed crap that we didn't have to deal with when we were developing. The other day, I was at the grocery store and I saw this magazine for women - "Health." I thought, "well, maybe it's not so bad, maybe this is a good thing." A few pages into it, and I encounter ads for prescription drugs, mostly antidepressants. Is that what health is really about? Anti-depressants? Is this stuff being marketed to men, as well? Or do they just have to deal with ads for drugs that promise bigger and better erections? Why should men care about such things, anyway? Then, I go to get a hair cut, and sitting in front of the computer they have in the waiting room, I notice something. The homepage that pops up when one clicks on the internet explorer icon is composed of nothing but writing. Two columns on the page - one devoted to the names of various brands of clothing, the other to the names of various drugs/medications. So, I suppose they want you to browse the lines of clothing available, ordering crap that's over-priced and produced in sweat-shops, on the backs of other poor women, and at the same time, amuse yourself with the possibility of taking another medication, to help you feel less of the spiritual void that exists in your life. This is what is happening to the women of this affluent culture. They are told to swallow these materials, concentrate on crap, fill the emptiness of their lives with garbage. If we ignore this, it will only get worse. The magazine, and others like it, is a good way for girls and women to take a look at this stuff, mock it for what it really is, and learn to think independently. It's a good thing, as far as I can see. --------------------- |
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