All six of these brochures feature white males, but just to be clear, women made up 6.1% of the Marines in 2004, and people of color made up 34%, according to this demographic powerpoint of the Army's. Of course, there are many good reasons that women have chosen not to be in the Marines, but it also seems as if women aren't being heavily recruited for this branch of the Armed Forces? Six percent is well, well below women's percentages in the other branches of the military... It is also interesting to note that at least 50% of people viewing this ad outside a movie theatre in Grand Rapids, Michigan will be female, and according to Grand Rapids' demographic data from 2005-2007, probably around 34% will be people of color.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
How about a commitment to accurate representation and fair practice?
All six of these brochures feature white males, but just to be clear, women made up 6.1% of the Marines in 2004, and people of color made up 34%, according to this demographic powerpoint of the Army's. Of course, there are many good reasons that women have chosen not to be in the Marines, but it also seems as if women aren't being heavily recruited for this branch of the Armed Forces? Six percent is well, well below women's percentages in the other branches of the military... It is also interesting to note that at least 50% of people viewing this ad outside a movie theatre in Grand Rapids, Michigan will be female, and according to Grand Rapids' demographic data from 2005-2007, probably around 34% will be people of color.
Jordan is offensive to women.
Once, while discussing the disparity between male and female directors, Jordan's stance was, "Well, whose fault is that?"/"Women have the same opportunities as men these days."
Hmm... would we say that's true...?
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Menu cover from Radio Maria's in Champaign, IL.
Women being murdered: SO sexy! So good for selling breakfast food!
Mother Theresa: Not at all offensive to women. Empowered hundreds of impoverished women.
Memorialized here, as well as in Ellen Dahlke's high school Mother Theresa + Princess Di scrapbook.
JUST THE OPPOSITE, ACTUALLY: the subject & object are mixed around and the verb is not, in fact, bestowed only upon one gender, thanks
and oh, being a man or being a Christian does not make a person "real" or not real, and I sure hope this sign is not implying that submission to God belongs more to one gender than to the other, but IT PROBABLY IS.
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