Another interesting topic I would like to study is feminism. Currently, the feminist movement has been gaining momentum, as stories such as the student who carries her mattress around that she claims she was raped on, sparks outrage and controversy across the country. Another example, is the woman who walked through certain cities in New York. After ten hours of walking, the producers of the video, claim that the woman had experienced over one hundred instances of verbal and sexual abuse. This caused controversy because many people wondered if the video was fake or not. More locally, I've noticed that feminism has been becoming more popular at Brookline High School. This has caused a division amongst students; while many approve and support the BHS feminist movement, many students also reject and make fun of the BHS feminist movement. I think this would be interesting to study because this has been a longstanding problem throughout our whole country.
Some questions:
What in society today causes people to either accept or reject feminism?
What is the definition of feminism?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/sexism-feminism-comic-rasenth_n_5976660.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2NUk5AFImw
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-hoglund-/what-the-internet-gets-wr_b_6160980.html?utm_hp_ref=feminism
Interesting--I'd like to see someone look into this. I used to be amazed a few years ago at how almost none of the students in my classes, even the girls, were willing to identify themselves as feminists. It was like it was a bad word... Maybe times are changing. That would be nice.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mr. Colburn, I think that a male's perspective on the topic would be refreshing. I think getting date from our own high school would be interesting aswell
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