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Growing up, a cultural artifact that greatly impacted me was a wedding dress. As cliché as it may sound, the idea of getting married in a white dress was a dream of mine since I was a young girl. I grew up in a very traditional household where my parents expected us to get married in white. On her wedding day, my mother wore a beautiful white dress. They had a picture of them the day of their wedding hung up in the family living room where everyone could admire them, at least I did. I was the youngest of three sisters and had many older girl cousins. I grew up watching each of them get married. It was not just the dress that was important to me, but what the dress represented: a marriage. By the time I reached high school, many of my friends were in a relationship. I was on the shyer side, and I remember thinking, when am I going to find the right person. In retrospect, I’m not sure if many girls thought this way. But this just gives an idea of how much this cu...
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Prompt 1: “12 corazones” which translates to “12 hearts” is a Spanish television show that shows gender expression. The purpose of the show is to try to match 3 men and women as couples. It begins with 12 women and 4 men. As the show starts, each woman is introduced. They show their body in a very sexualized manner. For example, they wear tight fitting clothes and try to flaunt their body to the audience. They end up all sitting in chairs in front of 4 men. The men are already sitting down when the women are introduced. In the middle of the show, both men and women are given “sensual” activities. It is supposed to be the moment in which they all try to get to know each other. Once that part is over, each men eliminate 1 woman and all the women come together to eliminate 1 man. They then proceed to try to match couples. Each woman is walked to the middle of the stage, flaunt their body once more, and asked if they see a man they like. If the answer is yes, th...
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Leticia Gutierrez Blog 1 This poster, produced by J. Howard Miller during World War II, was created as propaganda to motivate American women to join the workforce. The woman being photographed, Naomi Parker Fraley, was photographed working at the Naval Air Station in Alameda, California; eventually, she would be known as “Rosie the Riveter.” She is seen wearing a red and white polka dot bandana while wearing work overalls. The woman is portrayed as strong and competent, while at the same time patriotic. Even though she is portrayed in a more “masculine” setting, according to gender roles at the time, she still shows her feminine side by wearing lipstick and mascara. This cultural artifact demonstrates that women are strong and beautiful. It goes against the traditional gender roles at the time. There was a time period where women were portrayed as “submissive” and given the role of housewife or staying with the children. However, this poster does the exact opposite. Instea...
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