"What Girls Want" & "In Search of Elusive Orgasm"

Reading “What Girls Want” and “In Search of Elusive Orgasm” I could kind of relate to the stories of how every girl looks for the man in a novel she read.  At the same time this is a great thing to image and hope for, the romantic, thoughtful, charming, and athletic man but at the same time it is really not reality.  I believe I realized this maybe sooner than most girls because in high school and now my 3 best friends are guys.  When I am around them I see their true character and how guys truly think and act.  They are great guys don’t get me wrong but they are far from romantic, thoughtful, charming, and the ultimate athlete; although they do hold all of these characteristics they are definitely not romance novel material.  Being best friends with guys makes me realize the difference between reality and novel material. Knowing their true characters and personalities and that we can be ourselves when we are around each other, I almost wouldn’t want it any other way. Sadly I see romance movies and read books and think they are fake and most likely to never happen, but it still gives me a hope there is a Mr. Right out there for everyone.  

"What is Bisexuality" & "Prue Shows Her Knickers"

I felt that “Prue Show’s Her Knickers” and “What is Bisexuality” had to do with more than sex, sexuality, and intimacy but accepting who you are and being able to express yourself in public as this person, and not caring what others think of you.

Although I found the reading on “What is Bisexuality” interesting, I also found it hard to follow.  I believe it is good to hear about other people’s stories to have a better understanding for who they are and also to be more open and unbiased to ideas I would normally object or shun.  I feel she does a great job of defining and giving explanations behind being bisexual and how it possibly came about and out in the public.  I guess I get a little uninterested in the reading is when she goes into detail with all of the names, books, and readings I have never heard of.  Because these names have little importance to me I feel as if they are just being used to support her point but what the real importance behind the name. But as I stated I do feel she does a great job explaining the theories behind bisexuality and defining it, which I feel has made me a little more aware and open minded to the idea.  I feel reading articles like this it helps me be more accepting of people in these situations, because they are already aware that a majority of society or their families may not agree with their decision which may make them feel outcastes or alone.  

In “Prue Shows Her Knickers” I found this story kind of funny just because it seems like most kids go through this stage or you hear similar stories from your friends.  Even though these children where handicapped they are still accepting of their bodies. I feel they were probably more accepting of their bodies because the rest of the children they were in school where with had some sort of handicap or deformity too.  For the most part I feel that it was a interesting story to read and I feel gave good advice on being accepting of our own bodies no matter what they look like. 

"Hermaphrodites with Attitude"

Going into the nursing field I found the article “Hermaphrodites with Attitude” interesting.  I feel that this article gave a new perspective on hermaphrodites, especially the troubling consequences that the victim and its family must go through.  I do somewhat agree with the doctors in the case of giving it a single gender, although I definitely see the problem in doing so.  Is giving a baby a specific gender worth the consequences for the individual and family in the long run, and does the doctor really want to carry the weight on his shoulders knowing he/she could have assigned an individual the wrong gender.  The comparison that I found intriguing was the number of hermaphrodites to the number of cystic fibrosis patients, since I have a cousin with cystic fibrosis.  I think this article brought and new perspective and awareness to this basically all too common problem that a lot of us underestimate its number and are unfamiliar with.

"Breast Buds and the Training Bra"

I found the article “Breast Buds and the Training Bra” interesting partially to the fact I work at Victoria’s Secret.  Being a sales associate I interact with a lot of customers of various ages and shapes.  Especially in our Pink collection it is truly intended for a younger population and that is what we see busy mostly the Pink bras.  Also, Pink bras run in the smaller sizes for the younger girls especially.  For how young of an age group the Pink is targeted at, at times I feel their designs or patterns are too sexy.  Does a 14 year old really need to be wearing an all lace see-through bra or a bra with leopard or zebra prints on it? Our Pink collection isn’t just for the younger population but for the college and high schoolers too.  For the older age groups the all lace or leopard and zebra prints I feel are acceptable but at the middle school ages I feel it is not necessary to wear something that looks “sexy” especially at that age when no one else should be seeing it. Also when they mentioned that in each room of a store they had cards with suggestions of bras of what to wear with dresses, dressy shirts, or every day wear. We still use this as a marketing/sales technique when people come in, ask them what they are shopping for, what kind of specific bra they are looking for, and also if they would want to be measures to be assured they were getting in the right size; another marketing/sales technique that was started in the early 1900’s. To me reading articles such as this are interesting due to the fact how you can see how things evolve and change over time.

Love the Riches, Lose the Rags

I found this article to be very interesting.  A mother takes a little girl to a see the Cinderella play and the little girl wonders why Cinderella is in rags and not her beautiful dress.  I believe the concept behind this thinking it’s necessarily Disney’s fault.  At a young age, I feel children don’t grasp the concept of being poor.  That there really are people in the world who live in rags and not all people own beautiful dresses and sit down to a dinner at a table every night.  Most parents prevent their children from seeing this and facing this reality.  I do believe that the little girl would rather see Cinderella in a big beautiful  ball gown rather than rags, but I don’t think at a young age they grasp the concept of being poor, and the when she has the big ball gown they don’t grasp the fact that she’s rich.  I don’t feel this is the fault of Disney because as we mentioned in class Disney’s audiences are at a younger age then attended for so they are not fully aware of what is going on in the movie. 

What’s Wrong with Cinderella?

I found this article interesting and as if the mother overacted.  I believe every little girl goes through the princess stage at some point.  I think it’s the appeal of being pretty and having pretty dress and getting treated special.  Although this is perceived through TV, I believe it’s a phase at some point all girls go through, but they do learn to out grown.  What little girl doesn’t want to wear a tiara and have a big ball gown dress? Granted they only want it because they see it on TV, but I believe it’s a way for their imagination to grow and prosper.  I feel that the mother expressing her dislike towards the princesses somewhat undermines her daughter’s imagination because the little girl was always commenting on how her mother didn’t like princesses, so it almost seemed at what the little girl was doing was almost a disappointment or at disapproval of her mother.  I feel the little girl was too young to understand the whole concept behind be called and princess and acting as one besides what she learned from TV; therefore she couldn’t grasp her mother’s idea of a princess and why she was so opposed to it.  I do understand the mother’s view point of many children today are very spoiled and treated like princesses and she may not want her child to grow up in that manner.  I also feel though that the mother should let her child experience the princess stage and realize it’s a phase and it will pass.