Difference between revisions of "328 2010--Week 12 Questions/Comments"
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| − | It was great to read this article for many reasons; it was fascinating and enlightening. One of the things I found the most interesting about it, though, was how often Haidarali emphasized the fact that the ideal was, yes, feminine, hardworking and family oriented, but also heterosexual. I think in some of the articles we have read this semester they do not reiterate this point as much as Haidarali because they think it is understood. While I never really thought post-war America was open to homosexuality, I appreciate her continually reminding us that sexism and racism were not the only discriminations of the day. -- kokeefe | + | It was great to read this article for many reasons; it was fascinating and enlightening. One of the things I found the most interesting about it, though, was how often '''Haidarali emphasized the fact that the ideal was, yes, feminine, hardworking and family oriented, but also heterosexual.''' I think in some of the articles we have read this semester they do not reiterate this point as much as Haidarali because they think it is understood. While I never really thought post-war America was open to homosexuality, I appreciate her continually reminding us that sexism and racism were not the only discriminations of the day. -- kokeefe |
| − | When this article spoke of "Brownskin" models, I was not aware of how racially ambiguous they appeared. [http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1364/1294691395_9722feeb99.jpg Sylvia Fitt]--Anna Holman | + | When this article spoke of "Brownskin" models, I was not aware of how racially ambiguous they appeared. ''[http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1364/1294691395_9722feeb99.jpg Sylvia Fitt]''--Anna Holman |
This article though eye-opening was not incredibly surprising. It is sad to see that though blacks were being accepted in some aspects of life and society, they process of "fitting in" or perhaps aesthetic assimilation is something that will never come to fruition.--MDvorak | This article though eye-opening was not incredibly surprising. It is sad to see that though blacks were being accepted in some aspects of life and society, they process of "fitting in" or perhaps aesthetic assimilation is something that will never come to fruition.--MDvorak | ||
