...I assumed since the first wave, feminist issues had really improved and I was surprised to learn they had not. According to the Gender Gap Report, Canadians have fallen from a previous rank of seven all the way down into the twentieth position, which is below the United States. After watching the video, I wondered what exactly was the purpose of this documentary? I understood the goal of the film was to look at women in three areas: in the home, in the workplace and in politics. The film made a concentrated effort to show us why feminism was necessary in Canada. It was meant to inspire young women, specifically young, white women, who view feminists as elderly women rejecting beauty. It then challenged them to make a change in their generation by following in previous feminists footsteps and taking action. I am not sure this inspired outcome has been reached. I noticed that all of the women who spoke in this video were white, middle class, mature, and liberal and conservative feminists. As much as I respect and acknowledge the work previous feminists have done in the second and third wave, I do believe the idea behind the film was to improve today’s society and look at what is happening with women here and now. A huge question that arose for me was: Who wants to be a feminist? As far as I can tell, a few seniors and average, non-radical, academic white ladies are the main people interested in this idea. I wonder, who thought these people were qualified to talk about this issue...
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...Sex and the City can be compared to previous examples of post feminist, woman-centered drama produced for prime-time network television in the US. These are dramas that in the wake of second-wave feminism selectively deploy feminist discourses as a response to cultural changes in the lives of their potential audience; an audience that is addressed as white, heterosexual, and relatively youthful and affluent. They emerged out of a hybridization of genres driven by a desire to maximize audiences by creating drama that appealed to both men and women. The feminization of crime genres such as cop shows (Cagney and Lacey) and legal dramas (LA Law, Ally McBeal) allowed for an exploitation of the generic pleasures associated with the masculine, public world of work and the feminized, private world of personal relationships. Their responsiveness to changes in the socio-political context had also allowed for an engagement with liberal feminist issues arising from women’s relation to the law and to work. A focus on women as protagonists, whose actions drive the narrative, replaced the marginal and narrow range of roles available previously to women characters in these genres. Although it shares their incorporation of feminist themes and their focus on the liberal, heterosexual, white, metropolitan, career- oriented woman, Sex and the City is very different from most dramas. It gives insight on how women are perceived in today’s society. They have, or want it all, are independent, and the...
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