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Violence & Silence: Jackson Katz, Ph.D at TEDxFiDiWomen
Published on Feb 11, 2013
Jackson Katz, Phd, is an anti-sexist activist and expert on violence, media and masculinities. An author, filmmaker, educator and social theorist, Katz has worked in gender violence prevention work with diverse groups of men and boys in sports culture and the military, and has pioneered work in critical media literacy.Katz is the creator and co-founder of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, which advocates the ‘bystander approach’ to sexual and domestic violence prevention. You’ve also seen him in the award winning documentary “MissRepresentation.”
- From Youtube.com
AWESOME VIDEO. KATZ IS A WONDERFUL SPEAKER.
“My father spent his years fighting his size, wishing he was smaller, weaker, less of a giant. He was taught to hate his body, and he was ashamed of the amount of space he took up.” - Tiffany
This is a must read article. So touching. So encompassing of what is it like be a large person and the messages we receive that teach us to hate who we are…
“My first thought was… Is this for real? Am I reading an article in The Onion or something? No. Sadly, this quote was actually uttered by a supposedly educated and successful adult.
My second thought was… Does this guy have kids? By all accounts, the answer is no. Thank God. Can you imagine having this insensitive man as your father? Clearly, he doesn’t have children because if he did, I can’t fathom that he would do what he’s doing.
He’s never had his eight-year-old come home in tears because another kid teased him in front of the rest of the class. He never had to watch his daughter cry herself to sleep because she somehow felt that she didn’t measure up, that she wasn’t good enough due to the shape or size of her body.
What is wrong with this dude? My guess is that he was an outcast as a kid and this is his ultimate revenge. He’s now successful and feels that this makes him one of the cool-kids by default. “
Totally awesome article. Worth the read.
I’m sure many of you have seen this photo on facebook. There is a really good article that addresses this issue. I’ll post that next.
Interesting article. Here’s a quote: “The rise of convenience food has to do with market forces, not feminism.”
Awesome @SlutWalkTO co-founders @KeyholeSessions and @heatjarvis share their stories at TEDx TO
(Source: unslutproject)
“I NEED feminism because you should be judging me on the size of my brain, not my body. And when I turn down a rude, ineloquent proposition from a stranger, their response shouldn’t be, ‘Well, I didn’t want to fuck a fat ugly bitch anyways.’ No matter how I look or what my size, I shouldn’t be expected to sleep with you just because you want me to.”
