Hello, my name is Brittney. I’m a sophomore at NJCU and I’m a psych major. My ambition is just success, I want to succeed in life. Failure is not an option for me. Also, to help people, with my degree I want to be a child therapist. Mental health is important to me and it’s big in the world. I want to help kids because a lot of kids go through some much trauma to the point when they become adults they still suffer from unhealed trauma and pass down generational trauma to their kids. Also, I’m an open-minded person and I like trying new things. I’m not good at art but I love it. Art relaxes me in a way especially when I do paint and sip classes without the sip.
A painting I did during a paint and sip class I went to with
my sister.
Quotes:
Understanding
Patriarchy by bell
hooks
1. “When I responded with rage at being denied a
toy, I was taught as a girl in a patriarchal household that rage was not an
appropriate feminine feeling, that it should be not only expressed but be
eradicated. When my brother responded with rage…he was taught as a boy in a patriarchy
household that his ability to express rage was good but that he had to learn
the best setting to unleash his hostility.”
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From my knowledge patriarchy sees women as this
emotional being who can’t stand up for themselves too much. While men are seen
as strong soldiers with no emotions. Anger is an emotion so how is a woman not
able to express that emotion when they are painted to be an emotional creature?
As for men they are not allowed to show emotions, but anger is acceptable but
not showing when they are hurting. I feel like that’s backward and unfair.
1. “Patriarchy promotes insanity. It is at the root
of the psychological ills troubling men in our nation…. If patriarchy were
truly rewarding to men, the violence and addiction in family life that is so
all-pervasive would not exist. “
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I agree with those quotes because society set
this standard that men have to live up to and it may be killing them on the
inside. Being unable to live happily and the way you want would drive a person
crazy. Patriarchy is taught and installed in kids' heads at a young age. Due to
their experience, a boy may grow up and never want to follow in his father foot
footsteps due to childhood trauma. However, society would not accept the path
he takes, and he wouldn’t be respected because of it. Which may lead him to
cave and follow societal norms. Then men turn to violence and addiction because
he’s in pain mentally. He is not able to live free because society's norms are
breathing down his neck making him be something he doesn’t want to be.
What Memes Owe to Art
History
1. “Memes aren’t an innocent process “
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Memes are mostly seen to be funny but when you
really look deep into the meaning there’s a deep story behind it. Most memes I
saw when I looked into it in more depth would open my eyes more about the world,
we live in.
2. Memes resist today’s norm-culture.”
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I don’t think memes resist today’s norm-culture,
but it just points out some of the messed-up stuff that is going on. It’s just
presented with dark humor where people can laugh and think about what’s going on politically,
problematically, etc.
Memes Are Our
Generation's Protest Art
1. “Memes have grown in popularity as a way to
express political opinions.
I agree with this, yes people can post about their
feelings towards something, but people wouldn’t understand how you are feeling
through words. Just like in person, the only way you can tell if somebody is
hurting and crying is by seeing them. In the media, the only way you can see
how one feels is through a meme. People would then understand your feelings a
little better.
2. “They make us laugh but have the ability to
connect us around a common feeling.”
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I agree with this because when I’m on Instagram
and I see a meme that may be funny, but I can also relate to I would like it.
Then I would also feel like I’m not the only person feeling the same way about
a situation which makes me feel like I’m not alone.
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