Video: “If Women’s Roles In Ads Were Played By Men”

Here’s another great student selection:

Keep your eyes open for thought-provoking videos and articles that fit with our theme — if you send them to me, I’ll post them here!

Short film: Oppressed Majority

Another student-submitted video! This is called “Oppressed Majority” and it’s a short from France by Éléonore Pourriat that uses role-reversal to explore “the micro-aggressions and macro-aggressions that are an all-too-common part of the female experience.” [Warning: contains profanity, some nudity and off-screen violence.]

Have you seen anything interesting recently related to our class theme? Send me an email and let me know!

Trailer for “Miss Representation”

This documentary film, written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, explores the representation (and under-representation) of women in the media.

Thanks to the student who suggested it!

Kids React to Gay Marriage

Thanks to the student who sent me this link!

In class, we discussed what kids think about gender … what do they think about gay marriage? The people who made this video interviewed thirteen kids between the ages of 5 and 13.