Blog 8

Today in class we discussed the following text that speak to some of the social pressures surrounding the idea of gender:

Dorothy Parker's "Penelope": http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2012/08/15
Video: "3 Most Damaging Words You Can Tel Your Son": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2emEffoEc8

Desireé Dallagiacomo & Justin Lamb - "The Friend Zone": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xju7KjJbR0
Colin Stokes' TedTalk: "How Movies Teach Manhood": https://www.ted.com/talks/colin_stokes_how_movies_teach_manhood?language=en

In your blog, discuss on of the issues that arouse in the text and/or during discussion and tie it into a current issue within our culture. Then find an example of a text that touches on the issue.