The Curious Case of Feminism

In the last few classes we discussed sexualized violence and indigenous voices. These are both sensitive topics but are important to talk about in a classroom setting to hear others perspectives and thoughts. I have always felt personally strong about the missing and murdered women of Canada. This issue was touched on in both of our classes. I first learned about this crisis the fall and it has changed my perspective of Canada ever since. A march for the missing and murdered women   Many of the murdered indigenous women were also victims of sexualized violence. This is an act of power and control expressed in a sexual way. There is an obvious pattern of indigenous women being targeted; based on there race and gender. In the text Marika Morris reports "research shows that a vast majoritiy of Aboriginal women have been assaulted"(Morris, 2013). This fact is sad but true and the missing and murdered indigenous women are proof that racism exists strongly in Canada. The ster

This week in class we watched a movie called Pride and explored the Bechdel test. The Bechdel test is a way of evaluating a film to see if it can be categorized as sexist or not. To pass the test a film must have atleast two women in it that speak to each other and their conversation must be about something other than a man. What surprises me most about this is how many movies do not make the cut. Even the film Pride, had very little women speaking to other women. However, the movie pride sends a powerful image about discrimination. The Bechdel test may be fun to try on different films, but it has no real validity. The Movie Pride (The Movie DB, 2014) The movie Pride is about a group of Gay and Lesbian Activists who decide to raise funds and support a group of miners that are on strike. The Gay and Lesbian group wants to help them because they feel a connection through their shared outsider experiences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khbz4ncVY9o  There are many women withi