Quotes:
"The primary school is often thought of as a place of safety and innocence"
This was the first quote in the introduction of the article. Its sad, but almost made me laugh because in so many cases public schools is a place of shame and discomfort. It should be a place of freedom and joy, but in many schools there is still so much bullying and discrimination going on. Its not right, and a lot of times teachers don't even do anything about it.
"I found it difficult to decide what kind of Cinderella I would be. I didn’t want to be
completely feminine because they see loads of very feminine fairy tale characters all the
time and yet they also seem to think that all lesbians look like men so I wanted to
challenge that in them too"
I like her way of thinking. Too often princesses are depicted as perfect, pretty women dressed in puffy gorgeous gowns. These kids need to think outside of the box and realize life isn't all rainbows and butterflies, nor does everyone live this way.
"it could be suggested that by being asked to keep (or to attempt to keep)
homosexuality in the staffroom, many teachers were also being asked to attempt to
maintain the dominance of heterosexuality within the school"
No one should be ashamed of who they are. Hiding our identities to fit in should be against the law. We should be proud of who we are and and never change ourselves to fit in.
In my opinion, telling a gay person they need to hide their sexuality is like telling a women to hide her gender, or telling a black person to hide his color. We should embrace who we are.
Perfectly said ^
Haha. This is so cute. Its a little boys reaction to meeting a gay couple for the first time. He nailed it when he says "Your married, so that means you love each other".
I liked the quote you picked about cinderella and how you said women are usually shown in girly dresses. These stereotypes are everywhere about how men and women should be, but no one should feel uncomfortable with who they are. I also liked the video!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the quote you chose about cinderllla. Because everyone perceives her to be a young beautiful girl, who is really feminine and wears beautiful dresses, and will meet her prince charming at such a young age. It's sick that they are making most Disney movies this way because not every little girl would be that way. Every person is different, and should be able to express herself in different ways not have the message that all girls are supposed to be this way.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the video you posted! One thing it really shows is how accepting children can be. They may not understand it at first, but once you explain it to them they're reactions are usually something like "Cool", "That's funny", or something simple and non-judgmental of all. It's funny how young children easily accept things like this and sad that adults struggle to do the same.
ReplyDeleteI love the quote and the art piece!
ReplyDeleteI think the video shows how children are sometimes more accepting then adults.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture you chose and what you said with it! You are 100% correct we should never ask people to hide who they are. They have every right to be who they are and people need to embrace that or at least accept it! Great response!
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