post feminism

2) What are the two texts the article focuses on?
They focus on Pan Ams and Beyonce

3) What examples are provided from the two texts of the 'male gaze' (Mulvey)?

In the Pam image you can see that there is a group of girls that are seen in a modern/Victorian way. Some people may see that as hard to focus on as they aren't used to seeing women like that and she is holding a cigarette in her hand and that shows that she is fierce. In beyonces video you can see that she is wearing very little clothes, shes trying to be a sex idol and shes showing her women features.

4) Do texts such as these show there is no longer a need for feminism or are they simply sexism in a different form?
They are showing different parts of feminism. In a way they arent showing that much feminism as they are going against what they believe in. For example, beyonce is showing herself off and feminsit believe that women shouldn't have to be portrayed in a sexual way.5) Choose three words/phrases from the glossary of the article and write their definitions on your blog.
Nostalgia- A sentimental longing for the past often remembering the the postives of time.
Patriarchy- an ideology that places men in a dominant position over women.
Feminism- a movement defining and establishing womens right and equality for men.



No More Page 3

1) Research the No More Page 3 campaign. Who started it and why?
Lucy-ann holmes started the no more page 3 campaighn as she didnt want glamour models to pose for the newspaper anymore as shes a a feminist.


2) What are the six reasons the campaign gives for why Page 3 has to go?
There are many things that page 3 had to go for, For example, boobs are not news, people who are associated with page 3 are rapists, children shouldnt be exposed to sexual contet like this, the sun was using sexualised of women being used to to decorate news stories for men and women. They are portraying women as decrotive sex objects.Page 3 is a a symbol of society that are unable to come to terms to their own sexism.


3) Read this debate in the Guardian regarding whether the campaign should be dropped. What are Barbara Ellen and Susan Boniface's contrasting opinions in the debate?
They are both giving views on how its bad that page 3 is there and hos its not. They were making valid points whihc meant that they were talking about different things.

4) How can the No More Page 3 campaign be linked to the idea of post-feminism?
It can be linked to it by the way that they are being. For example the way that they believ that we have gone passed that is differnt as many epopel believe that we still havent and will continue having feminist views.

5) What are your OWN views on the No More Page 3 campaign. Do you agree with the campaign's aims? Should the campaign continue?
I think that the campaign should continue as its giving support to the other people that have certain view son this. If a woman wants to be on page 3 then they should be allowed to make that ddecision if they want. However, if it was done in a different way then maybe most people wouldnt have a problem with it. This means that they wpuld need to make sure that tehy change.

6) Do you agree that we are in a post-feminist state or is there still a need for feminism?I think there is still need for femisinsm as young girls  who will grow up into women will need to undertsnad what should be right or wrong. This will guide them in a better way of life and they will hopefully view things differnetly to how they would have thought if they didnt get taught many things.There will always be a feminist view in whatever people do and how they do things. Women should be able to have a view just like evryone else.