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Week Fifteen: Response 15.3

The TV show Transparent features trans actor Ian Harvie, who is interviewed by AfterEllen.  How does Harvie frame the representation of trans men and women in popular culture?

Week Fifteen: Response 15.2

In Julia Serano’s essay on the complexity of language, what are some examples of LGBT-related words shifting between derogatory and acceptable?  Why is the meaning/sentiment behind a word more important than the word itself?

Week Fifteen: Response 15.1

From Katy Steinmetz’s article “America’s Transition” in Time magazine or the interviews conducted by Arabelle Sicardi in “What It’s Really Like to Be a Trans Woman,” what are some things the average, unaware reader learns about transgender people and issues?

Week Fourteen: Response 14.4

In the chapter “Guilty Pleasures,” how does Katz scrutinize guilty pleasures for men as contributing to rape culture, from video games like Grand Theft Auto to violent pornography to strip clubs?

Week Fourteen: Response 14.3

Katz posits that while Eminem’s misogynist and homophobic lyrics sold records, he would have never been famous had he been overtly racist in the same way.  What does this say about the normalization of degrading women in our culture?  What are other examples of American society overlooking or normalizing sexism?

Week Fourteen: Response 14.2

What correlations are made between gangsta rap, white male fans, misogyny, and rejection in Katz’s chapter “Race and Culture”?

Week Fourteen: Response 14.1

Using examples from Katz’s chapter “Bystanders,” describe how culture pressures boys and men to “measure up” and “act like a man.”

Week Thirteen: Response 13.4

In Katz’s “Stuck in (Gender) Neutral” chapter, what examples does he cite of the media using gender-neutral language when covering gender violence?  What effect does this have in our culture?

Week Thirteen: Response 13.3

In Katz’s “Male-Bashing?” chapter, why does he argue the notion behind using “boys will be boys” to excuse male violence is profoundly anti-male?  How could one connect Katz’s argument with the “locker room talk” explanation of the recent Donald Trump scandal?