Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Norm-Makers,Norm-Breakers
This Youtube video goes hand-in-hand with the more humorous gist of the article. I chose this video because it demonstrates how some women of the United States share a common obligation with the women of Namoizamanga in that both groups of women assume the role of of confrontation. Although the man in the video does not handle things as politely as the men of the article would, he still goes about the conversation with more respect and carefulness than that of the irate woman. Both women in the video are more confrontational than the man in that they almost get into a physical altercation over the sound and emission of a large truck. This can be compared to the landlord's wife yelling at the man for the children chipping off the patches of color from the house. I personally chose my words carefully when writing this blog as not to offend any women by making them assume I think they are crazy, thus avoiding the seemingly inevitable confrontation I would encounter if I had chosen otherwise.
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I like how this video directly relates to the theme of the article. The women are the ones who bring up confrontation while the man is trying to defuse the situation. In the article they talk about this exact way of life. The women are aggressive and the men are level headed and relaxed.
ReplyDeleteI like how the video you chose shows a comical yet present day example of women being confrontational in the United States. It is interesting how both women in this video are the confrontational ones similar to the women of Namoizamanga in the article. I also enjoyed reading how you picked your words carefully to avoid confrontation from female classmates.
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