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Thursday, July 9, 2009
To Be Perfect
To be perfect is to fit into society’s rules
To be cool like the rest
Typically tall and skinny of course
But is it worth all the trouble?
Being thin to fit in
Being beautiful, using the definition society gives you
You’re willing to do and be anything you can to be part of this society
A society that could kill you possibly
No eating this, no eating that, don’t eat this, don’t eat that, don’t eat too much
Measuring everything you eat, weighing yourself after every meal
Keeping yourself from being who you are
Being something that you’re not
Just to fit into society’s rules
Will they understand all the things you had to go through, or will they make judgments?
What would your friends say?
‘OMG! Why are you doing this? You look fine.’
The things people say… the things they really mean inside
People would say, “It’s what’s inside that makes you beautiful.”
What most of them really mean, “Yeah… you should lose some weight. You’re what? A size 4?!”
To be perfect means changing yourself to fit into society
To be cool like the rest
Typically tall and skinny of course
But is it worth all the trouble?
Being thin to fit in
Being beautiful, using the definition society gives you
You’re willing to do and be anything you can to be part of this society
A society that could kill you possibly
No eating this, no eating that, don’t eat this, don’t eat that, don’t eat too much
Measuring everything you eat, weighing yourself after every meal
Keeping yourself from being who you are
Being something that you’re not
Just to fit into society’s rules
Will they understand all the things you had to go through, or will they make judgments?
What would your friends say?
‘OMG! Why are you doing this? You look fine.’
The things people say… the things they really mean inside
People would say, “It’s what’s inside that makes you beautiful.”
What most of them really mean, “Yeah… you should lose some weight. You’re what? A size 4?!”
To be perfect means changing yourself to fit into society
I Belong
I belong to a world where everyone is always being judged based on what nationality they are, what they are wearing, or even what size they are. It does not matter what race the person is, everyone is judging someone else. In my world, people say that you should be proud of what and how you are. However, people constantly judge you on that every day and everywhere you go. My world says that size does not matter, but you see size in every day media. When you are watching a movie or a fashion show, you constantly see skinny, beautiful women. You very rarely see someone that is a plus size. In this world, girls and women are the ones being pressured the most. They have to act, look, and be a certain way in the society. I belong to world, where skinnier women are put on a pedestal and young girls around six or seven are having eating disorders and going on diets at such a young age for them. Young girls should not be worrying about their body at that age. They should be free and enjoying being a kid.
I belong to this world so I did have problems with eating disorders and my weight. I considered myself overweight when I was little. I did not care back then. It was around 6th grade that reality hit me. I managed to lose a lot of weight without even trying. Like all girls, I wanted to look pretty and follow the latest trends. I knew that if I was skinny, that I would feel beautiful. I went through a few eating disorders. They were not severe, because I never had it in me to go to the extremes. I did try, but it was harder than you think. I tried forcing the food back out, but I just could not do it. Everywhere I go, I see skinny models. I belong to a world, where looks are everything. Even when people say the opposite, they mean another thing.
I belong to a world that is so complicated and so confusing to live in. Sometimes I do not know where I really stand in this world. To me this world is hard to live up to their expectations. I belong to a world that is not perfect but I still want to fit in. I follow the latest trends; catch up on the latest gossips of celebrities, I try so hard to fit in.
I belong to a world where people are trying their best to change. They want to be different and be willing to accept new thing that come their way. However, in the world I belong to, some people are not willing to open up to new ideas, mostly Caucasians people. They are not willing to accept the different ethnicities in the world. They make fun of the different culture and whenever I hear anything about any culture, I start to feel uncomfortable.
I still do not like being in history class, whenever we study about Asia. Most people mistake me for Chinese or Japanese. For instance, my sophomore year we watched a Chinese movie, in Chinese with sub-titles. This person next to me asked me what they were saying. I told him I did not know. It kind of irritated me because he has asked me about that when he studied footbinding in China. It does not bother me much when people mistake me as Chinese but it was just the way he sounded to me. I knew he did not mean to be mean or anything, but I just felt irritated. While we were watching the movie, he was mimicking how Chinese people spoke. It was embarrassing.
I belong to this world to this world. A world that is not perfect, but it is where I belong. This world where everything and everyone are not what they seem.
I belong to this world so I did have problems with eating disorders and my weight. I considered myself overweight when I was little. I did not care back then. It was around 6th grade that reality hit me. I managed to lose a lot of weight without even trying. Like all girls, I wanted to look pretty and follow the latest trends. I knew that if I was skinny, that I would feel beautiful. I went through a few eating disorders. They were not severe, because I never had it in me to go to the extremes. I did try, but it was harder than you think. I tried forcing the food back out, but I just could not do it. Everywhere I go, I see skinny models. I belong to a world, where looks are everything. Even when people say the opposite, they mean another thing.
I belong to a world that is so complicated and so confusing to live in. Sometimes I do not know where I really stand in this world. To me this world is hard to live up to their expectations. I belong to a world that is not perfect but I still want to fit in. I follow the latest trends; catch up on the latest gossips of celebrities, I try so hard to fit in.
I belong to a world where people are trying their best to change. They want to be different and be willing to accept new thing that come their way. However, in the world I belong to, some people are not willing to open up to new ideas, mostly Caucasians people. They are not willing to accept the different ethnicities in the world. They make fun of the different culture and whenever I hear anything about any culture, I start to feel uncomfortable.
I still do not like being in history class, whenever we study about Asia. Most people mistake me for Chinese or Japanese. For instance, my sophomore year we watched a Chinese movie, in Chinese with sub-titles. This person next to me asked me what they were saying. I told him I did not know. It kind of irritated me because he has asked me about that when he studied footbinding in China. It does not bother me much when people mistake me as Chinese but it was just the way he sounded to me. I knew he did not mean to be mean or anything, but I just felt irritated. While we were watching the movie, he was mimicking how Chinese people spoke. It was embarrassing.
I belong to this world to this world. A world that is not perfect, but it is where I belong. This world where everything and everyone are not what they seem.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Response to Paul Gee's Ideas on "discourse"
Dominant Discourse is a lot like secondary discourse. It's how you have to act when you're not at home. The society wants you to act a certain way. It's how you act at a certain place and time. It can determine how people think of you as well.
College is a new experience. You have to adapt to the new environment now. The discourse that used during hight school will change in some ways, but not in a lot of ways. You'll learn new things in college and new habits that you'll pick up on.
Discourse and power are somewhat connected in my opinion. The way you are and act in the society gives you more power. If you had a great job with a big title, you would have more power in the society. If you acted like a jerk or did something, then you might not be liked very much. Our society determines how much power you have depending on what you do as a career and how what you say in the public.
College is a new experience. You have to adapt to the new environment now. The discourse that used during hight school will change in some ways, but not in a lot of ways. You'll learn new things in college and new habits that you'll pick up on.
Discourse and power are somewhat connected in my opinion. The way you are and act in the society gives you more power. If you had a great job with a big title, you would have more power in the society. If you acted like a jerk or did something, then you might not be liked very much. Our society determines how much power you have depending on what you do as a career and how what you say in the public.
Discourse and The Dissertataion on the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality of Mankind
In Paul Gee's article Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction and What Is Literacy?, it talks about how "language" is a misleading term. most people would think about "grammer" when they heard that. But as Paul Gee said, "It's not just what you say, but how you say it." An example that Paul Gee used was, if he went to a bar and said to his tattooed drinking buddy, "May I have a match please?," his grammer is fine but the way he said it was wrong. It's also not how you say it but it's what you are and do when you say it. For example, if he went to a bar and said to his tattooed drinking buddy, "Gimme a match, wouldya?, while placing a napkin on the bar stool to avoid getting his new designer jeans dirty, he said the right thing but he didn't do the right thing.
There are different types of discourses. Discourse with a capital "D" is saying (writing)- doing- being- valuing- and believing. Discourse with a little "d", to Paul Gee means connected stretches of language that makes sense. Discourse is sort of a "identity kit" in some ways. Our primary discourse is the one we first use to make sense of the world. It's when we're at home or with our friends. Our secondary discourse is the ones that we use outside of our homes and peers. It's what we use when we're at a store, schools, churches, etc.
In A Dissertation On the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality of Mankind Rousseau imostly for white men. It talks about the inequality of how our society is back then. There was a rap by Tupac which is truthful. It talks about what real things go on.
Malcolm X said, "Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world." Which is true.
you have to have an education in order to have a good life. To be able to do things. Another quote by him is, "A man who stands for nothing will fall for everything." I think he means that you should stand for something that's important to you. There's a reason why you are here.
There are different types of discourses. Discourse with a capital "D" is saying (writing)- doing- being- valuing- and believing. Discourse with a little "d", to Paul Gee means connected stretches of language that makes sense. Discourse is sort of a "identity kit" in some ways. Our primary discourse is the one we first use to make sense of the world. It's when we're at home or with our friends. Our secondary discourse is the ones that we use outside of our homes and peers. It's what we use when we're at a store, schools, churches, etc.
In A Dissertation On the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality of Mankind Rousseau imostly for white men. It talks about the inequality of how our society is back then. There was a rap by Tupac which is truthful. It talks about what real things go on.
Malcolm X said, "Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world." Which is true.
you have to have an education in order to have a good life. To be able to do things. Another quote by him is, "A man who stands for nothing will fall for everything." I think he means that you should stand for something that's important to you. There's a reason why you are here.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Reply to Michael Jackson On Race – and Who He Saw in the Mirror
I read this article called, Michael Jackson On Race – and Who He Saw in the Mirror. http://www.racialicious.com/2009/06/30/michael-jackson-on-race-%e2%80%93-and-who-he-saw-in-the-mirror/ Race is a big deal in this society. This article talks about how Michael Jackson felt about being black and if he was trying to erase who he really was. Michael spent his adult life turning himself white.
Michael did admit that he does not like the man he sees in the mirror. He could have not wanted to look like his father, who was a tyrannical father. Michael has never had any problems with African Americans. On an interview on the Oprah show, Michael said, "I'm a black American. I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am." There are so many reasons that Michael Jackson could have changed his appearance, but is he a race traitor?
I think that we could never really know. We don't know him well enough to judge him. We don't know how his life was growing up and what he had to dealt with. But in my heart, I do believe that Michael Jackson wasn't trying to erase his race.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Response to A Beauty Wonderland
I was reading this blog on www.fashinista.com. The blog was called, "A Beauty Wonderland." The article talks about Tim Burton's film adaption of 'Alice in Wonderland.' Time Burton is known for his remaking of classics in a more unusual way. So Anne Hathaway (to the left) will be playing the White Queen in the movie. So the question is, when you go from brunette to blond, do you bleach the eyebrows too, or do u leave it dark?
I think the overall, this picture looks ugly. I don't like the way the makeup is. and for my opinion about the eyebrows, i think u should bleach them as well. It just looks weird if you have bright blond hair and dark eyebrows. ick! i just don't like the way it looks. I think they could do a different style for her hair as well. her hair doesn't look "queen-like". A more royalty look would be better.
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