Comments on: Contextualizing Trophy Girls http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/05/12/contextualizing-trophy-girls/ Thoughts on the Journey Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jason J http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/05/12/contextualizing-trophy-girls/#comment-36280 Jason J Tue, 27 May 2008 14:21:01 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/05/12/contextualizing-trophy-girls/#comment-36280 Who knows... I would hope that they just didn't think of it because if they DID think of it and they decided to go ahead with that sort of objectification, then that is terrible (In my opinion) The longer I live, the more it seems to me that a lot of people often just don't question norms and assumptions. They don't look at situations and ask why are things a certain way. So the norm is to have a pretty girl there, so thats what you have. What do you think? Who knows… I would hope that they just didn’t think of it because if they DID think of it and they decided to go ahead with that sort of objectification, then that is terrible (In my opinion)

The longer I live, the more it seems to me that a lot of people often just don’t question norms and assumptions. They don’t look at situations and ask why are things a certain way. So the norm is to have a pretty girl there, so thats what you have. What do you think?

]]> By: Ariah http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/05/12/contextualizing-trophy-girls/#comment-36121 Ariah Thu, 22 May 2008 19:58:19 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/05/12/contextualizing-trophy-girls/#comment-36121 Nathan, Not sure how you could 're-claim' the idea of a women being treated as an object. But I hear what your saying in the context of other symbols and sayings. Jason, Yeah I think your right they didn't question it. But that's what sort of surprises me in this whole thing. This is at Wheaton, a Christian college, lots of critical thinking folks there, and yet it didn't cross anyone's mind in the planning that the whole trophy girl thing was a little out of character? Nathan,
Not sure how you could ‘re-claim’ the idea of a women being treated as an object. But I hear what your saying in the context of other symbols and sayings.

Jason,
Yeah I think your right they didn’t question it. But that’s what sort of surprises me in this whole thing. This is at Wheaton, a Christian college, lots of critical thinking folks there, and yet it didn’t cross anyone’s mind in the planning that the whole trophy girl thing was a little out of character?

]]> By: Jason J http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/05/12/contextualizing-trophy-girls/#comment-36117 Jason J Thu, 22 May 2008 14:20:07 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/05/12/contextualizing-trophy-girls/#comment-36117 That an interesting observation. I agree with you that its weird to have these girls be simply eye candy. Probably the simplest answer is just that they didn't question assumptions. They were modeling after the regular awards so of course there has to be a pretty girl up on stage to hand out the award. That an interesting observation. I agree with you that its weird to have these girls be simply eye candy.

Probably the simplest answer is just that they didn’t question assumptions. They were modeling after the regular awards so of course there has to be a pretty girl up on stage to hand out the award.

]]> By: Nathan Ketsdever http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/05/12/contextualizing-trophy-girls/#comment-35771 Nathan Ketsdever Tue, 13 May 2008 21:46:06 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/05/12/contextualizing-trophy-girls/#comment-35771 Interesting. I was thinking about something similar while watching Christian artist flash the horns--which means rock on/rock out, Go Texas Longhorns, or the devil depending on your interpretation. I guess there is the notion of "re-claiming" a word or meaning....or perhaps altering the context in some way. Interesting. I was thinking about something similar while watching Christian artist flash the horns–which means rock on/rock out, Go Texas Longhorns, or the devil depending on your interpretation.

I guess there is the notion of “re-claiming” a word or meaning….or perhaps altering the context in some way.

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