Blog Post Two

  Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein wrote that a true writer should state the reason they are writing their piece from the beginning. As well as constantly remind the readers of the reason they came up with their thesis. In doing so they say it allows the reader to not only clearly follow the storyline but come up with their own predictions on where exactly the writer is going.

  In John Berger’s 1972 BBC television project “Ways of Seeing”, John Berger talks about the history of women’s presentation. He makes points about women being trained to always carry themselves to be viewed by a man. Going into talking about the techniques in European artwork, where women were constantly painted in the nude. Although Berger feels that women used their bodies as art only to appeal to men in the past, I feel that this day and age women art sexuality is so much more. Women are no longer looking for the man’s approval of what is “sexy” or “what turns them on”. The woman in this generation uses their bodies to empower one another. When you look at some Lizzo, who knows that there will be people who think her figure is not your “traditional bathing suit, runway model, she still posts her two-piece bathing suit photos. Because she knows these are girls like her who see her as a the inspiration. Women now feed off the energy of other women. The bond of an unspoken sisterhood that we love to uplift each other. Even though there are still women who post strictly for the male attention as he states, women have come a long way. So I can only half agree with the statements made.

 

1 thought on “Blog Post Two

  1. Khitam Shohatee

    “Women are no longer looking for the man’s approval of what is “sexy” or “what turns them on”. The woman in this generation uses their bodies to empower one another”. i strongly agree with this. women nowadays are powerful. they now have the right to show what they want and they do not need men’s attention

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