Blog Post due Tuesday 11:59PM or in class on Wednesday at 9:05AM

Homework due Tuesday Nov 30 11:59PM:

Read Barbara Ehrenreich's “Maid to Order: The Politics of Other Women's Work” 479-495 and compose a blog response based on ONE of the following prompts:

1. Consider what audience this piece was written for. What assumptions does Ehrenreich make about this audience?

2. Consider Ehrenreich's ethos. What is the central argument of this piece? In what ways does her personal experience build her case?

3. Ehrenreich incorporates a range of research and statistics into her essay. Which statistical examples surprised you? Which are most persuasive? Least persuasive? Why?

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Giroux response

Personally, I dont agree with the author. I feel that he doesnt make a valid point at all becasue Disney, a huge corporation, would not be as successful as it is if these allegations were true. Another reason why this does not make sense is that Disney moives are for little children who do not understand ideas such as racism and sexism and adults do not watch disney movies to often and if they do its not for the purpose of seeing is Disney is racist or sexist. Lastly, he could interpret these movies differently than other people by thinking Disney is purposely trying to include these negative ideas in their movies. Overall I think this author might be falsely accusing Disney, whos provided thousands of movies over the years which little children love.
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  1. CameronOctober 20, 2010 at 9:29 AM

    I don't think he is falsely accusing Disney. I have heard from many people before that there are some hidden racist messages. I do agree with the fact that Disney movies are for little children and children are not mature enough to undersatnd ideas like racism and sexism.

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