The idea being my narrative collage is that of women being known as the weaker sex. Throughout history women have been viewed as inferior to men, and this can be seen in popular culture, literature, and so on. The central image in my collage is "The Strength of the Weak," a blending of the idea of women being weaker and yet they have their own strength, own untapped resources. You can see on the left side images of women being attacked, silenced, raped, and even an image of a housewife. These are all images of women being weaker. Abuse and rape is about power, men wanting to feel stronger then the women. The woman with tape over her mouth is being silenced, like she has no voice, because she is inferior. The housewife is the traditional women's role because she can not work, that is a man's job. She can't do that job because she is weaker than a man. Under my central image I placed a magnolia, a white flower that came up more than once in my yahoo image search for "women" and "weak." I included this in my collage because we have talked extensively about women being associated with flowers in literature for many different reasons. The one particular reason for including it in my collage is that flowers are weak, they need proper care and attention or they will wilt and die. Kind of like women, according to men. On the right side of my collage are images of strong women, working women, and women in control. I especially liked the Wonder Woman image because it is so true. Women are strong, and independent and don't need men to get along. With my collage I really wanted to showcase the two sides to every argument or stereotype. Just as there may be some aspects of a woman that make her seem weak, there are aspects of a woman that make her strong. I chose a couple different quotes, from men and women, and one from text we've read in class. I think the quotes can pretty much speak for themselves, and what side they're on. I particularly liked the quote about women bearing burdens and wiping tears. That brought to my mind the image of a traditional housewife, yet it has a strong connotation to it because the woman is bearing burdens. I think women are constantly overlooked in their strengths and this quote displays both sides of this argument.
6 comments:
It's funny that you chose images of Wonder Woman, a woman in the military, and a female anime character with enormous breasts to exemplify "power". I don't blame you though, -- If I were to do a search for images that showed women as powerful, I am certain that all the results would be women as powerful figures BUT, still dressed in ridiculous, sexy outfits. (Except for the woman in the army, of course. But even women have all kinds of restrictions when they serve in the military as opposed to men.)
I really like how you chose contrasting images, even though a few of them are a little sexed-up. But I think that fact in itself says something in this collage; why are strong women always displayed in skimpy clothes? Something to think about.
I really liked your narrative collage. It really gives off the image that these women are strong and the pictures that you chose were amazing. Also, the quotes that you added really add alot to the final message that you are trying to get across. I think that you did a really great job.
I like this collage a lot. I do agree with Kim about the skimpy clothes, but maybe that just shows how society depicts a "strong woman". That could be part of the story you're trying to tell with this. good job !
I really liked your collage and I think that the pictures you used were right on target. I think that you got your point across with your mages.
I liked your collage. I liked the idea behind it because it is the same one I decided to try and depict. The idea that women are the weaker sex, when there are so many other examples that prove the sterotype wrong, is one that I feel very strongly about. I hate that guys say this all the time. I also agree with a couple of the girls above about the skimpy clothes but I don't think it was your fault because our society does this all the time. When doing my collage I was able to see this over and over again. Just like one of the strongest women characters out there now is Laura Croft, but she is always dressed so skimpy. Why can't a woman be a hero and dress ok??
Your quote on your collage about women being superior to men was fun to read! While I'm not sure I concider myself a feminist, I love girl-powered quotes and themes. I think women are sometimes really competitive with each other in all aspects of our life. Our gender would keep advancing if we all bonded together, tried to help one another, and lifted each other up. Because we really are such a strong gender physically and mentally.
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