Comments on: The Schoolyard Foodie: Baby Got Snacks

By: wypadek przy pracy

wypadek przy pracy — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:12:47 +0000

Ich möchte Ihnen für diese Hinweise danken. Sie sind sehr nützlich.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:58:12 +0000

I just remembered these really interesting organizations I came across a few years ago; I think they have similar missions and have worked together. It’d be awesome to see what in the way of posters (which are bilingual) and other materials could be brought into the school, and if they have curriculum.

http://www.mystrength.org/

http://www.mencanstoprape.org/index.htm

Their mission is to try and promote an idea of manhood and strength without violence. (One could have a whole side conversation about whether we need to be defending masculinity at all, rather that promoting the idea of being human beings first and foremost … but that’s an entirely different conversation.)

By: gehry

gehry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:57:09 +0000

Yes. Had hoped to also get a clip of Dyson on there and a clip from Beyond Beats and Rhymes. Have a look at that film if you get the chance. I am sure that you would have some interesting things to say about it. We need to get better at working with boys around recognizing and understanding the de-humanizing nature of sexism-and by we I am mainly referring to men, though all of us need to support that in a school environment. Thanks for your comment.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:58:49 +0000

Thanks for sending me to this article, Gehry. I haven’t read Dyson on this, but I would add that teaching young men — especially young African-American men — to view women in this way is part of dehumanizing black people as a people. Some of these videos seem to me to be nothing more than a modern-day minstrel show in 2.5-second shots.

(Interestingly enough, the main audience for minstrel shows was *not* the Jim Crow South, although the shows were performed there. The main place minstrel shows were popular was in the North.)