http://www.medicalbillingschool.org/blog/50-vintage-std-propaganda-posters
After today's class period, I decided to search for examples of more controversial STD/STI prevention posters from the WWI-WWII period. I was most interested in those which, like the last South African poster we viewed, portrayed masculinity in this almost comic "action hero" kind of way. What I found was pretty shocking in itself. Not only were the soldiers the posters were targeted to called to assume this ridiculous caricature of manhood ("you kept fit and defeated the Hun"), but they consistently objectified women and dichotimized between the "good girl" and the "bad girl." The "98% of Procurable Women have VD" poster was especially disgusting. Women were consistently shown as the only group which spreads venereal diseases, and very rarely in the gallery is any kind of blame put upon the men in the situation. Examples such as the "Don't be her pin-up boy" poster, and the "easy girl-friend" ad, are especially bad.
Perhaps for us the most relevant poster is the one reading "8 out of 10 dead or syphilitic" and "9 out of 10 healthy and normal," referring to untreated and treated mothers respectively. Its statistics, while they may have been true for the period on some level, seem outrageously skewed and manipulatively marketed. Notice how "untreated mothers" and "treated mothers" is in a much smaller print than the other words. As you go through the gallery, try to look critically at each poster. How do you think teenagers, specifically those with an STI, would have reacted to seeing themselves depicted as being so wild and dangerous? Can you think of other criticisms or examples of posters where women are especially portrayed as being out unable to control their own sexuality?
--Greg W.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Sex Education!
http://www.thepregnancyshow.com/sexed_clips.html
I found this clip about sex education. As we discussed in class today, and watching Shelby's sex education video, there are many different ways individuals look at sex. This clip shows that when thinking about sex most people don't look at it from the perspective of "sleeping with all of your partners past partners." Have you ever looked at it from this point of view? Most individuals don't like to bring up past experiences with their partner or if they do not in the depth of how many people have they slept with besides you and were they being safe. Also, if we made this a more popular perspective, do you think it would make individuals want to take better precautions?
- Shelby Monroe
I found this clip about sex education. As we discussed in class today, and watching Shelby's sex education video, there are many different ways individuals look at sex. This clip shows that when thinking about sex most people don't look at it from the perspective of "sleeping with all of your partners past partners." Have you ever looked at it from this point of view? Most individuals don't like to bring up past experiences with their partner or if they do not in the depth of how many people have they slept with besides you and were they being safe. Also, if we made this a more popular perspective, do you think it would make individuals want to take better precautions?
- Shelby Monroe
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Facts and questions about abortion
According to abortiontv.com abortion is one of the most common surgical procedures in the US. In 2000, 1.31 million pregnancies were terminated by abortion in the US. What most people don't know is the short term and long term side effects of abortion. Here's the article that was posted on americanpregnancy.org which talks about the possible side affects of abortion.
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/unplannedpregnancy/possiblesideeffects.html
In one of the article we read in the class, the author mentioned about the option of abortion and how most teen mothers and even teen mothers' mothers want an abortion for their daughters. Do they know the possible side affects while considering this option? or do they just decide to "help" their daughters' future?
As a teenager I know most of them don't want to have a baby in their way but there are other options. Options like adoption. What might be preventing them?
-- Disha Jetani
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/unplannedpregnancy/possiblesideeffects.html
In one of the article we read in the class, the author mentioned about the option of abortion and how most teen mothers and even teen mothers' mothers want an abortion for their daughters. Do they know the possible side affects while considering this option? or do they just decide to "help" their daughters' future?
As a teenager I know most of them don't want to have a baby in their way but there are other options. Options like adoption. What might be preventing them?
-- Disha Jetani
Monday, March 14, 2011
How much truth could we get???
Recently I came across this news that teen pregnancy is going down and MTV is the reason for it. I wanted to search more about it and see if its really true.
Before I get into more details, I want to ask you guys something that I observed while watching teen moms and 16 & pregnant. I wondered how much information about their personal life is correct? to what extent does MTV play role in portraying it? And the impact it has on their family members and friends?
I feel like with 16 & pregnant and teen moms, MTV is saying that it is okay to be pregnant when you are a teenager. This video is giving more information on it.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-pregnancy-fame-friends-teen-mom-star-jenelle/story?id=12891932
We could say that MTV is helping to portray the hard life teenage moms get after having a baby, to an extent. But it is also giving the wrong message. I feel like there are some teenagers out there who would try to get pregnant just to get a fame, like the ones described in this video. What could MTV say about that? How much truth could we get from MTV and teen moms?
-Disha Jetani
Before I get into more details, I want to ask you guys something that I observed while watching teen moms and 16 & pregnant. I wondered how much information about their personal life is correct? to what extent does MTV play role in portraying it? And the impact it has on their family members and friends?
I feel like with 16 & pregnant and teen moms, MTV is saying that it is okay to be pregnant when you are a teenager. This video is giving more information on it.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-pregnancy-fame-friends-teen-mom-star-jenelle/story?id=12891932
We could say that MTV is helping to portray the hard life teenage moms get after having a baby, to an extent. But it is also giving the wrong message. I feel like there are some teenagers out there who would try to get pregnant just to get a fame, like the ones described in this video. What could MTV say about that? How much truth could we get from MTV and teen moms?
-Disha Jetani
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Dating Abuse.
So after our last guest speaker i could not stop thinking about abusive relationships. I came across a few articles after class while looking more into it. It makes me sad to think of how many people are in abusive relationships. There are many types of violence and sadly I don't think teens or even adults are educated on what an abusive relationship is. I also believe that no one wants to admit when they are in an abusive relationship and they will hide it for mabny reasons.
After reading a little about teen dating abuse what do you guys think? Why don't people seek help when they are in an abusive relationship. What makes people think that nothing wrong? What would you do if your friend was in an abusive relationship? What if it was your sister, brother, or child? How can we prevent abusive relationships in the future.
-brittany white
After reading a little about teen dating abuse what do you guys think? Why don't people seek help when they are in an abusive relationship. What makes people think that nothing wrong? What would you do if your friend was in an abusive relationship? What if it was your sister, brother, or child? How can we prevent abusive relationships in the future.
-brittany white
Thursday, March 3, 2011
New Beginnings!
I don't think Hilary is going to make a blog, so I decided to go ahead and do one to make sure everyone gets their points! I hope you all don't mind! :)
I was doing research on what woman could do to have to support themselves and their children if they aren't married or the father figure isn't in the picture. I came across a documentary called "Grown in Detroit."
http://grownindetroit.filmmij.nl/
Detroit is becoming a run down city and you can find a lot of single mothers there who have a hard time financially. This video is about taking different vacant lots in Detroit and changing it into crops. The hope is for each of them to make 20,000 dollars a year by selling the crops they raise to help them become financially independent. I think this is an amazing idea, what do you guys think? Can you think of anything else like this that could help a large amount of single women be financially stable?
- Shelby Monroe
I was doing research on what woman could do to have to support themselves and their children if they aren't married or the father figure isn't in the picture. I came across a documentary called "Grown in Detroit."
http://grownindetroit.filmmij.nl/
Detroit is becoming a run down city and you can find a lot of single mothers there who have a hard time financially. This video is about taking different vacant lots in Detroit and changing it into crops. The hope is for each of them to make 20,000 dollars a year by selling the crops they raise to help them become financially independent. I think this is an amazing idea, what do you guys think? Can you think of anything else like this that could help a large amount of single women be financially stable?
- Shelby Monroe
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Seeking Options
America has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the world. However, with teens not being well educated, do they really know all of their options when it comes to their baby? Almost 50 percent of teen moms are having abortions. Due to their age, most require a parent’s consent. In the article found at
http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Stories_on_Teenage_Pregnancy
Pregnancy it tells many stories of those who have had abortions and how they feel about it after they have done the procedure. With 50 percent of babies being aborted, that could be a lot of babies that could go to homes that have been wanting a baby for a long time and not able to have one. Families could have adopted these babies. Coming from a religious background, I believe there are better options than abortion, but are teen moms aware they could choose adoption too if not wanting to parent? Also, are they choosing abortion because they don’t want to be labeled as a "teen mom" or others knowing they were pregnant? Learning about the fathers this week, how much do the men have a say in the mother’s decision?
-Shelby Monroe
http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Stories_on_Teenage_Pregnancy
Pregnancy it tells many stories of those who have had abortions and how they feel about it after they have done the procedure. With 50 percent of babies being aborted, that could be a lot of babies that could go to homes that have been wanting a baby for a long time and not able to have one. Families could have adopted these babies. Coming from a religious background, I believe there are better options than abortion, but are teen moms aware they could choose adoption too if not wanting to parent? Also, are they choosing abortion because they don’t want to be labeled as a "teen mom" or others knowing they were pregnant? Learning about the fathers this week, how much do the men have a say in the mother’s decision?
-Shelby Monroe
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