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Venus boyz

This movie struck me as compelling because it really had a lot of focus on the feelings of these drag kings. It really dealt with their experiences and how they perceive themselves. It made me think about some things i never would have thought about before in terms of how these people regard themselves and what life is like for them. When they interviewed the drag kings and discussed how they deal with their acceptance in the mainstream it reminded me of our discussions on rappers. How they would be one way in real life but then in the studio they were a completely different person. They did this because society says they should only be one way and that's not often the person they feel most comfortable being so they have to put on a front when they are around others. One comment that really struck me from the movie was when one of the guys said early on that "gender should be what you make of it". This reminded me a lot about our conversations on race because there are so many different classifications that you shouldn't feel that you have to limit yourself to a certain identity and I never thought of gender in this way. It was an eye opening movie and you really feel the struggle for these people because many have experienced unjustified violent or mental abuse from others.

Pressure to be someone you are not

Being someone you are not is one of the main topics highlighted in the first chapter of the book reviving Ophelia. At a young age girls begin experimenting with several different activities. To start to shape themselves and become a certain way. But often what happens is that the way they've developed to be is different than the way society says they should be. Girls begin to feel a lot of pressure from society in many different ways such as through the media and their peers. All this pressure starts causing girls to feel obligated to be a certain way. So as they get older and become adolescence they start to become someone different. They dress and act in the way society wants them to and forget about their old selves. This often leads to unhappiness because this new person is not who the girl wants to be. They begin to feel more delicate and this is not a good because this sensation leads to bigger issues such as eating disorders.