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The most interesting part of the reading for me was learning that the "queer theory" goes much further than the study of homosexua...

SO the Queer Theory isn't anything new to me. I actually had a big section on it in one of my media and identity classes. And A lot of i...

When asked to look into Queer Theory, I couldn't think of a better current example than Modern Family, which is a groundbreaking series ...

In last month's issue of Elle Magazine, three female celebrities were predominately featured in seperate fashion editorials. One of thes...

The video above is for Bubba Sparx's song, Ms. New Booty , which from the sound of the title, is about butts. In the very beginning of t...

I just got back from an incredible performance so I might be pushing this point a little far and perhaps making a connection where there isn...

The first thing that came to mind after reading Hooks' article, "Selling Hot Pussy," is that I couldn't help but think tha...

I'm sorry... I couldn't help myself. I was just reading Hooks' article, and the part about the "butts" of black women....

In her essay, “Selling Hot Pussy,” bell hooks asserts that “popular culture provides coutless examples of black female appropriation and exp...

i just found this and think its adorable and hysterical...we were just talking about the bad romance lady gaga..what do we think of this ;)

When I read Hook's article I immediately thought about contemporary music and how black women specifically are portrayed. With all the g...

Both of these pieces were definitely, um, interesting to read - especially Alienation's blog post, "What if Black Women Were White ...

From previous class discussions, especially when we read Andi Zeisler's piece, we've talked about how more and more female entertain...

This Alienation post seems to rub me the wrong way... While I get the merit of the "put yourself in my shoes" argument, it seems a...

I found Hook’s article extremely interesting and yet saddening in the way that the “black female body is forced to serve as an icon for blac...

Intersectionality deals with the different levels and aspects of discrimination dependently constructing a category. Both articles describe...

For centuries, images like this one, have been considered THE NORM. The white women, with their slender bodies, blond hair, and blue eyes we...

Hooks’ article explained the dismembered body image that is placed upon black females today. Defined by their thick lips and f...

It goes without saying that different races generally find different attributes attractive from one another. There are some things that tran...

The advertisement shown above is a perfect example of the point made in the article on Alienated Conclusions "'If' Black Women...