I'm Raishel, a senior, and a religious studies major. Which is kind of strange in a way, because I'm also a (Jewish) atheist, but religion seems so fundamental to understanding our society that I wanted to learn more. I've long been interested in gender and sexuality, though my insatiable thirst for understanding it didn't completely form until I took my first sociology class sophomore year. Since then, I've been obsessed with it.
I have a love-hate relationship with politics. It makes me crazy sometimes, but I also care deeply about its results. I often forget that this will be the first presidential election I can actually vote in, since I campaigned for Gore in 2000 at the age of 13, and then again for Kerry in 2004. I suppose everything is political in a way, as activists and our government keep trying to legislate basic and personal parts of daily life in addition to things that are more often seen as institutional. I'd like to get a better grasp on the gendered aspect of politics and how political institutions manipulate, view, and oppress people based on gender and sexual orientation.
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So...before I sign off, I have to let you all know about some websites I found today that relate to what we were talking about in class today--the depiction of Sarah Palin as 'that hot chick.'
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/10/cnn-reports-palin-bikini-photo-but-fails-to-tell-viewers-its-a-fake/
And, even better is http://www.vpilfvote.com, which lets you vote whether you'd "rather bang" Sarah Palin or any previous VP (all men, of course). I doubt we'll see a webpage devoted to having sex with Joe Biden...
1 comment:
Thanks, Raishel, for your introduction. I can appreciate the sense of paradox that animates your academic and political interests. I think life is often far more complex than we expect it to be. Kind of fun, really. Thanks, too, for the links. I'll definitely have to check them out.
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