Stalkers

When I read the passage about stalkers, I was kinda freaked out for a couple reasons. First of all most people that are stalked are women followed by men. When I think about all of the times that I'm alone I think of how lucky I've been. Because seriously I have been in some pretty bad situations that could have turned out very badly. I also have heard one to many stories from friends that have been stalked. This one lady at my work who is about 26, used to have a stalker that would sit out on the grassy hill behind our office building and wait for her everyday til she got off of work. Stalking happens all to much nowadays. To be safe you should never walk alone, and be aware of your surroundings.

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is something almost everyone is familiar with, however, a lot of people don't know how to deal with it. I found the article on page 435 very informative about what exactly sexual harassment is.  I never knew that there were two types of harassment. I always thought it was just physical or verbal harassment that counted as sexual harassment.  However, Quid Pro Quo, and Hostile Work Environment are the two official categories listed on page 435. Quid Pro Quo is defined as, "unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute quid pro quo sexual harassment..."
No matter what kind of sexual harassment occurs, obviously they are all unfair and these issues need to be addressed. I found some interesting stories located on the site below.


Interesting Sexual Harassment Cases

Are men lazy or just sexist?

Ok, so when I read "The Politics of Housework", I was thinking Oh my gosh this is so true. Why is it that men don't do housework? I know that in some cases men and women split the chores, but I feel that isn't very often. I especially found it amusing when Marinardi explained what a man would say, " 'I've got nothing against sharing the housework, but you can't make me do it on your schedule.'" That is so true. If a guy is going to even attempt doing chores there is no way in hell that you can tell him when to do it. And when he does he will get you to show him how, and complain until you just do it for him, which is exactly what the author states. I think that guys have just got this idea in their head that chores are for women. I understand where this came from, because way back when it was womans job to do the housework and take care of her husband. But now it's different, women have jobs and take care of their families at the same time. So it would be nice if guys would step up and help out.  If you've ever done chores you know what a pain in the ass it is. So come on guys give us a hand.

Gay Marriage & Children

As Partners as Parents points out, "the United States continues to show every intention of fighting tooth and nail against this broadening of marriage laws, including a recently proposed constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage." Although I'm neither for or against gay marriage, I find it interesting that the US is fighting this so hard while other countries are just letting it slide. I guess marriage is marriage no matter what two people enter into it. I was kind of outraged when I read the passage about how gay and straight parents do not parent equally.    Gomes states, "Parenting ability relies on a complex and unquantifiable mix of skills and emotions. Love, patience, empathy, and respect, along with the ability to provide necessities and discipline without being abusive....A current debate focuses on the legal ability of gays to marry rather than their actual ability to maintain life partnerships and to raise productive, well-adjusted children." This bothered me because I think all parents have all the points listed above to be good parents. Gays and lesbians were raised the same way we were, so who is to say that they will parent differently than their parents did. I think people are just afraid that the children living in a household with same sex parents will become homosexual, which is found to not be true.

Marriage is the end of life as we know it ladies.

According to Emma Goldman, marriage and love have nothing in common. Marriage is just a binding agreement, which is a huge investment. She states, "Its returns are insignificantly small compared with the investments." When a woman gets married, Goldman says, "she pays for it with her name, her privacy, her 'self-respect', her very life, 'until death doth part." I personally find a lot of things wrong with this passage. First of all marriage and love are connected. Why would you get married to a person without being in love with them? Despite the fact that most marriages end in divorce, couples are in love when they get married. Second, marriage shouldn't be looked at as just a financial strain. I think that when you get married, that you should want to share everything with your partner whether it be money, a name, or your life. When you get married you vow to share your life with your spouse til death do you part. I think today that marriage is a big joke. People just get married to get married then when a little problem arises they don't try to fix it they just get divorced. Does anyone else agree?

Riot Grrrls

As I read this article, it was kind of hard to follow. What I got out of it was that this group called the Riot Grrrls wanted to be a secret but it was pretty hard for them to remain in the dark. It seems that whenever a new group with new ideas emerges the press tries as hard as it can to get as much information about them and spread the news. Also the Riot Grrrls were fed up. 

"Generally speaking, RG emerged as

an American-based movement comprised

of young female punks who

were fed up with the overwhelming

maleness of punk rock, as well as

being feministswho were fed up with

sexism in general."

Riot Grrls were the first girls to merge punk with political music. Although they weren't the first women to be defined as "punk."