Discussion # 9 the Pro-Woman Line D
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Step 1: Read the EMAIL HANDOUT, Feminists Want to Know: Is the Media Dead? and then reread the last paragraph beginning at the bottom of p. 93 (begins with “It’s clear that women get a bum deal in the mainstream media.”) and continue to p. 100. Focus on the creation, intention and meaning of “the pro-woman line.” See top of p.96 for this quote, “…the point of a pro-woman line is to acknowledge barriers around which women must maneuver rather blame the women themselves.”
Step 2: Read Rachel Simmons’ post, “Is Hooking Up Good for Girls?”
Step 3: Read Kate Harding’s response, “Hook-up Culture’s Bad Rap,” to Rachel Simmons. Kate Harding’s response would be considered to be in alignment with the “pro-woman line.”
Step 4: BLOG: Compare and contrast Simmons’ and Harding’s articles. Explain how and why Harding’s response would be considered pro-woman.
Step 5: Find an article that takes on an anti-woman line. Trust me, they aren’t hard to find! BLOG: Share that link in your blog post and give a brief summary of the article’s content and why it is not pro-woman. Last but not least, explain how this article could examine the same issue utilizing the pro-woman line.
Your blog post should include: 1-2 paragraphs comparing ad contrasting Simmons and Harding (step 4), the link for your article and a 1-2 paragraphs summarizing the article and explaining why it is not pro-woman in it’s examination, 1-2 paragraphs explaining how the issue could be analyzed with a pro-woman slant (step 5) as outlined in article 1 (step 1).
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