Homework

Through this piece Rebecca Solnit gives a lengthy detailed description on the gruesome statistics of rapes in the U.S. everyday, with reportedly 1 in 5 woman in their lifetime and one occurring every 6.2 minutes on average she addresses the fact that this is a serious issue that needs to be dealt with. She explains how in the government it is normalized for the victims to be subjected to inhumane rights where they are treated without respect and are unable to defend themselves. There are also many example she gives about how this mostly stems from men and how we must be held accountable and take responsibility for our own actions rather than the victims having to resolve the situation. There are many central ideas throughout this piece that replicate themes we have discussed in class a main one being the dominance of men and subjugation of woman over many many centuries where woman have always been treated as less than men having less rights and power to speak out.

After reading this piece on the Liberal Rednecks I believe they successfully hit a lot of pressing topics that resonated with many other people. One of which being the stereotype that every small town citizen has the same ideals and conservative opinions as their environment which they clearly point out that is not true with clear cut examples from the three boys. One big point they kept reiterating was the stigma revolving around transphobia and homophobia, I noticed how they brought this up in almost every show as this was one of their centerpieces of their work and what they stood for. One of the factors in this piece I find problematic is how they constantly lessen the worth and value of a church or small southern community by exposing it to the stereotypes they use in every show to better what they want to believe in without thinking of the impact it has on these places.

The way he described government cheese was a light in the dark for his community, From his perspective because of his upbringing he views this as a comfort food which is also a metaphor for how he compares to others under the same government, how maybe someone wealthier would rather see a steak or lobster than cheese.