I really enjoyed the parenthood
presentations. It was nice to both
make a presentation and watch them.
The assignment allowed exploring a different perspective on the world of
media and advertisements. I was
amazed by what I discovered, the images that were found goes to show the power
of the media and how it reinforces stereotypes that are caused through
them.
The images of motherhood and
fatherhood were very similar throughout all of the presentations. The images of alternative parenting
were much more exciting to view because they offered a different perspective of
the issue at hand. TO find images
of motherhood and fatherhood that went against the norms of society, I had to
search for them and put in time finding one that I felt expressed a difference
in parenting. This was one of the
most interesting parts of the assignment. The difficulty of finding alternative
images just goes to show the power of the media and how it reinforces the norms
that society creates.
I found Molly’s presentation to be
very interesting. She gave a
different perspective on the view of parenthood and brought up the issue of
transgender parents. It is an
issue that seems to be completely ignored. It is troubling to think that people are going through
something like this without a proper support system to help them achieve what
society views as wrong. Who are we
to say who can be a parent and who is the mommy or daddy?
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