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Hannah Grippin
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WR 122 CRN 14556
14 March 2012
Thinking pink
Lynn Peril's book Pink Think, published in 2002, is about Peril's own view on femininity and how she feels women are conditioned to think. The excerpt found in our book, Every Things An Argument, focuses on Peril's examples from the 60's and 70's of how girls were conditioned to think and act. What Peril refers to as "pink think" is the ideals and standards set for women mainly in the 1940's thru 1970's. The belief that all women must be slim house wives that know how to cook, sew, clean, take care of the kids and know
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Hannah Grippin
Instructor Walker
WR 122 CRN 14556
14 March 2012
Thinking Pink
Lynn Peril's book Pink Think, published in 2002, is about Peril's own view on femininity and how she feels women are conditioned to think. The excerpt found in the book, Every Things An Argument, focuses on Peril's examples from the 60's and 70's of how girls were conditioned to think and act. What Peril refers to as "Pink Think" is the ideals and standards set for women mainly in the 1940's thru 1970's. The belief that all women must be slim house wives that know how to cook, sew, clean, take care of the kids, and know their place in a man's world. Peril believes there are other ways women should perceive success. She blames advertisers and society for putting this continuous pressure on women to be perfect in every way; as she puts it, to "think pink" and try to reach impossible standards to become the perfect woman. She gives examples of the media's role in the problem from pageant queens to board games.
I felt Peril did not have a very strong beginning. She seems to start out ranting almost about her own childhood and how she felt she didn't fit into society’s idea of a girl; due to this it began a hatred for Pink. She uses a lot of slang and casual language; referring to things incorporating femininity as “girliness” and “the other F-word”. Even though she didn't have the best start she went on to have a solid and effective argument and appeared to be well versed in her knowledge of the argument.
Peril takes a more logical standpoint for the rest of her argument; she goes on to give real examples of feminism and people’s attitudes towards it from popular culture at the time. She quotes famous celebrities like Miss America pageant contestants, quoting one pageant queen as saying, "there are too many women working in the world. A women's place is in the home with her husband and children.” She then teases Miss Michigan for making such a statement when she sports a twenty inch waistline making her what Peril affectionately claims ties her, "for the smallest in pregnancy history." It’s obvious she is trying to make the point that many women will claim that they believe in a "traditional" style family when they themselves are not stay-at-home moms with kids and a husband that works.
Another example is when Peril try's to hit home with parents and the logic behind whether it is right or wrong to expose young girls to a game called Miss Popularity. In the 60's a toy maker came up with the idea for a game called Miss Popularity, in which teens compete not for points but for the votes of four judges in a pageant. The girls received votes for things like, "nice legs, and if judges liked the contestants figure, voice, and type." The object of the game was to impress the judges in these categories and win the pageant. The logic behind letting young impressionable girls play a game that judges them purely on the way they look is somewhat lacking. Girls at that age already have too much pressure riding on them to look just right. Peril could argue that parents should look at their own values and whether or not this was a proper game for young girls to play.
The author also quotes several sources including magazine articles, and prominent women at the time. She quotes Betsy Martin McKinney who had an article in Ladies' Home Journal in 1961. McKinney claimed in her article that sexual activity for a woman is only for one purpose and one purpose only, to bring about a child, and to use contraceptives was to deny a woman's, "own creativity, her own sexual role, her own femininity." It is this kind of thinking that Peril is completely against, she brings up the fact that McKinney conveniently neglects to mention how many children she has herself. She also points out that pregnancy and to that end children, also comes with many a sleepless night, not to mention the horrible pain of pregnancy; for example, labor pains. She uses articles like this to show readers with factual examples that although many women and men in society will preach of a woman's duty to procreate; they often conveniently leave out what that really entails.
She does not only appeal to our logic and sentimentalism, she appeals to readers' ethics. In 1995 Peril received her Masters of Arts in History with a focus on Gender at San Francisco University. She has had multiple essays and reviews published in several different newspapers. In addition to Think Pink, Peril has also written Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office, College Girls: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Co-eds: Then and Now. She also writes, edits, and publishes a small circulation publication called Mystery Date: One Gal's Guide to Good Stuff. Peril Appears to be well versed in the subject matter and may even be seen as an authority on the subject.
Peril also uses a lot of visuals to appeal to readers saying things like, "I had crested the first of many hills on the roller coaster ride of femininity." Or that she felt "as if I was expected to pound my square peg self into the round hole of designated girliness." These types of descriptions create strong visuals that help Peril drive her point home to readers.
Whichever side you’re on of the ongoing feminism campaign, one can see that Peril makes some good points and does find different ways to appeal to readers. Whether her argument is right or wrong she gets her point across even if it does sometimes feel like she's cramming it down your throat with sarcasm.
Instructor Walker
WR 122 CRN 14556
14 March 2012
Thinking Pink
Lynn Peril's book Pink Think, published in 2002, is about Peril's own view on femininity and how she feels women are conditioned to think. The excerpt found in the book, Every Things An Argument, focuses on Peril's examples from the 60's and 70's of how girls were conditioned to think and act. What Peril refers to as "Pink Think" is the ideals and standards set for women mainly in the 1940's thru 1970's. The belief that all women must be slim house wives that know how to cook, sew, clean, take care of the kids, and know their place in a man's world. Peril believes there are other ways women should perceive success. She blames advertisers and society for putting this continuous pressure on women to be perfect in every way; as she puts it, to "think pink" and try to reach impossible standards to become the perfect woman. She gives examples of the media's role in the problem from pageant queens to board games.
I felt Peril did not have a very strong beginning. She seems to start out ranting almost about her own childhood and how she felt she didn't fit into society’s idea of a girl; due to this it began a hatred for Pink. She uses a lot of slang and casual language; referring to things incorporating femininity as “girliness” and “the other F-word”. Even though she didn't have the best start she went on to have a solid and effective argument and appeared to be well versed in her knowledge of the argument.
Peril takes a more logical standpoint for the rest of her argument; she goes on to give real examples of feminism and people’s attitudes towards it from popular culture at the time. She quotes famous celebrities like Miss America pageant contestants, quoting one pageant queen as saying, "there are too many women working in the world. A women's place is in the home with her husband and children.” She then teases Miss Michigan for making such a statement when she sports a twenty inch waistline making her what Peril affectionately claims ties her, "for the smallest in pregnancy history." It’s obvious she is trying to make the point that many women will claim that they believe in a "traditional" style family when they themselves are not stay-at-home moms with kids and a husband that works.
Another example is when Peril try's to hit home with parents and the logic behind whether it is right or wrong to expose young girls to a game called Miss Popularity. In the 60's a toy maker came up with the idea for a game called Miss Popularity, in which teens compete not for points but for the votes of four judges in a pageant. The girls received votes for things like, "nice legs, and if judges liked the contestants figure, voice, and type." The object of the game was to impress the judges in these categories and win the pageant. The logic behind letting young impressionable girls play a game that judges them purely on the way they look is somewhat lacking. Girls at that age already have too much pressure riding on them to look just right. Peril could argue that parents should look at their own values and whether or not this was a proper game for young girls to play.
The author also quotes several sources including magazine articles, and prominent women at the time. She quotes Betsy Martin McKinney who had an article in Ladies' Home Journal in 1961. McKinney claimed in her article that sexual activity for a woman is only for one purpose and one purpose only, to bring about a child, and to use contraceptives was to deny a woman's, "own creativity, her own sexual role, her own femininity." It is this kind of thinking that Peril is completely against, she brings up the fact that McKinney conveniently neglects to mention how many children she has herself. She also points out that pregnancy and to that end children, also comes with many a sleepless night, not to mention the horrible pain of pregnancy; for example, labor pains. She uses articles like this to show readers with factual examples that although many women and men in society will preach of a woman's duty to procreate; they often conveniently leave out what that really entails.
She does not only appeal to our logic and sentimentalism, she appeals to readers' ethics. In 1995 Peril received her Masters of Arts in History with a focus on Gender at San Francisco University. She has had multiple essays and reviews published in several different newspapers. In addition to Think Pink, Peril has also written Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office, College Girls: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Co-eds: Then and Now. She also writes, edits, and publishes a small circulation publication called Mystery Date: One Gal's Guide to Good Stuff. Peril Appears to be well versed in the subject matter and may even be seen as an authority on the subject.
Peril also uses a lot of visuals to appeal to readers saying things like, "I had crested the first of many hills on the roller coaster ride of femininity." Or that she felt "as if I was expected to pound my square peg self into the round hole of designated girliness." These types of descriptions create strong visuals that help Peril drive her point home to readers.
Whichever side you’re on of the ongoing feminism campaign, one can see that Peril makes some good points and does find different ways to appeal to readers. Whether her argument is right or wrong she gets her point across even if it does sometimes feel like she's cramming it down your throat with sarcasm.
Hannah Grippin
Instructor Walker
WR 122 CRN 14556
14 March 2012
Thinking pink
Lynn Peril's book Pink Think, published in 2002, is about Peril's own view on femininity and how she feels women are conditioned to think. The excerpt found in the book, Every Things An Argument, focuses on Peril's examples from the 60's and 70's of how girls were conditioned to think and act. What Peril refers to as "pink think" is the ideals and standards set for women mainly in the 1940's thru 1970's. The belief that all women must be slim house wives that know how to cook, sew, clean, take care of the kids, and know their place in a man's world. Peril believes there are other ways women should perceive success. She blames advertisers and society for putting this continuous pressure on women to be perfect in every way; as she puts it, to "Think pink" and try to reach impossible standards to become the perfect woman. She gives examples of the media's role in the problem from pageant queens to board games.
I felt Peril did not have a very strong beginning. She seems to start out ranting almost about her own childhood and how she felt she didn't fit into society’s idea of a girl; due to this it began a hatred for Pink. She uses a lot of slang and casual language; referring to things incorporating femininity as “girliness” and “the other F-word”. Even though she didn't have the best start she went on to have a solid and effective argument and appeared to be well versed in her knowledge of the argument.
Peril takes a more logical standpoint for the rest of her argument; she goes on to give real examples of feminism and people’s attitudes toward it from popular culture at the time. She quotes famous celebrities like Miss America pageant contestants. She quotes one pageant queen as saying, "there are too many women working in the world. A women's place is in the home with her husband and children.” She then teases Miss Michigan for making such a statement when she sports a twenty inch waistline making her what Peril affectionately claims ties her, "for the smallest in pregnancy history." It’s obvious she is trying to make the point that many women will claim that they believe in a "traditional" style family when they themselves are not stay-at-home moms with kids and a husband that works.
Another example is when Peril try's to hit home with parents and the logic behind whether it is right or wrong to expose young girls to a game called Miss Popularity. In the 60's a toy maker came up with the idea for a game called Miss Popularity, in which teens compete not for points but for the votes of four judges in a pageant. The girls got votes for things like, "nice legs, and if judges liked the contestants figure, voice, and type." The object of the game was to impress the judges in these categories and win the pageant. The logic behind letting young impressionable girls play a game that judges them purely on the way they look is somewhat lacking. Girls at that age already have too much pressure riding on them to look just right. Peril could argue that parents should look at their own values and whether or not this was a proper game for young girls to play.
The author also quotes several sources including magazine articles, and prominent women at the time. She quotes Betsy Martin McKinney who had an article in Ladies' Home Journal in 1961. McKinney claimed in her article that sexual activity for a woman is only for one purpose and one purpose only, to bring about a child, and to use contraceptives was to deny a woman's, "own creativity, her own sexual role, her own femininity." It is this kind of thinking that Peril is completely against, she brings up the fact that McKinney conveniently neglects to mention how many children she has herself. She also points out that pregnancy and to that end children, also comes with many a sleepless night, not to mention the horrible pain of pregnancy; for example, labor pains. She uses articles like this to show readers with factual examples that although many women and men in society will preach of a woman's duty to procreate; they often conveniently leave out what that really entails.
She does not only appeal to our logic and sentimentalism, she appeals to readers' ethics. In 1995 Peril received her Masters of Arts in History with a focus on Gender at San Francisco University. She has had multiple essays and reviews published in several different newspapers. In addition to Think Pink, Peril has also written Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office, College Girls: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Co-eds, Then and Now. She also writes, edits and publishes a small circulation publication called, Mystery Date: One Gal's Guide to Good Stuff. Peril Appears to be well versed in the subject matter and may even be seen as an authority on the subject.
Peril also uses a lot of visuals to appeal to readers saying things like, "I had crested the first of many hills on the roller coaster ride of femininity." Or that she felt "as if I was expected to pound my square peg self into the round hole of designated girliness." These types of descriptions create strong visuals that help Peril drive her point home to readers.
Whichever side you’re on of the ongoing feminism campaign, one can see that Peril makes some good points and does find different ways to appeal to readers. Whether or not her argument is right or wrong she does get her point across even if it does sometimes feel like she's cramming it down your throat with sarcasm.
Instructor Walker
WR 122 CRN 14556
14 March 2012
Thinking pink
Lynn Peril's book Pink Think, published in 2002, is about Peril's own view on femininity and how she feels women are conditioned to think. The excerpt found in the book, Every Things An Argument, focuses on Peril's examples from the 60's and 70's of how girls were conditioned to think and act. What Peril refers to as "pink think" is the ideals and standards set for women mainly in the 1940's thru 1970's. The belief that all women must be slim house wives that know how to cook, sew, clean, take care of the kids, and know their place in a man's world. Peril believes there are other ways women should perceive success. She blames advertisers and society for putting this continuous pressure on women to be perfect in every way; as she puts it, to "Think pink" and try to reach impossible standards to become the perfect woman. She gives examples of the media's role in the problem from pageant queens to board games.
I felt Peril did not have a very strong beginning. She seems to start out ranting almost about her own childhood and how she felt she didn't fit into society’s idea of a girl; due to this it began a hatred for Pink. She uses a lot of slang and casual language; referring to things incorporating femininity as “girliness” and “the other F-word”. Even though she didn't have the best start she went on to have a solid and effective argument and appeared to be well versed in her knowledge of the argument.
Peril takes a more logical standpoint for the rest of her argument; she goes on to give real examples of feminism and people’s attitudes toward it from popular culture at the time. She quotes famous celebrities like Miss America pageant contestants. She quotes one pageant queen as saying, "there are too many women working in the world. A women's place is in the home with her husband and children.” She then teases Miss Michigan for making such a statement when she sports a twenty inch waistline making her what Peril affectionately claims ties her, "for the smallest in pregnancy history." It’s obvious she is trying to make the point that many women will claim that they believe in a "traditional" style family when they themselves are not stay-at-home moms with kids and a husband that works.
Another example is when Peril try's to hit home with parents and the logic behind whether it is right or wrong to expose young girls to a game called Miss Popularity. In the 60's a toy maker came up with the idea for a game called Miss Popularity, in which teens compete not for points but for the votes of four judges in a pageant. The girls got votes for things like, "nice legs, and if judges liked the contestants figure, voice, and type." The object of the game was to impress the judges in these categories and win the pageant. The logic behind letting young impressionable girls play a game that judges them purely on the way they look is somewhat lacking. Girls at that age already have too much pressure riding on them to look just right. Peril could argue that parents should look at their own values and whether or not this was a proper game for young girls to play.
The author also quotes several sources including magazine articles, and prominent women at the time. She quotes Betsy Martin McKinney who had an article in Ladies' Home Journal in 1961. McKinney claimed in her article that sexual activity for a woman is only for one purpose and one purpose only, to bring about a child, and to use contraceptives was to deny a woman's, "own creativity, her own sexual role, her own femininity." It is this kind of thinking that Peril is completely against, she brings up the fact that McKinney conveniently neglects to mention how many children she has herself. She also points out that pregnancy and to that end children, also comes with many a sleepless night, not to mention the horrible pain of pregnancy; for example, labor pains. She uses articles like this to show readers with factual examples that although many women and men in society will preach of a woman's duty to procreate; they often conveniently leave out what that really entails.
She does not only appeal to our logic and sentimentalism, she appeals to readers' ethics. In 1995 Peril received her Masters of Arts in History with a focus on Gender at San Francisco University. She has had multiple essays and reviews published in several different newspapers. In addition to Think Pink, Peril has also written Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office, College Girls: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Co-eds, Then and Now. She also writes, edits and publishes a small circulation publication called, Mystery Date: One Gal's Guide to Good Stuff. Peril Appears to be well versed in the subject matter and may even be seen as an authority on the subject.
Peril also uses a lot of visuals to appeal to readers saying things like, "I had crested the first of many hills on the roller coaster ride of femininity." Or that she felt "as if I was expected to pound my square peg self into the round hole of designated girliness." These types of descriptions create strong visuals that help Peril drive her point home to readers.
Whichever side you’re on of the ongoing feminism campaign, one can see that Peril makes some good points and does find different ways to appeal to readers. Whether or not her argument is right or wrong she does get her point across even if it does sometimes feel like she's cramming it down your throat with sarcasm.
Thanks for the watch!
Oh and if I do create a new account, I need a super awesome new name!! ARGGHH do you have AIM or something????
It is hannah YAY FERNANDO! Your new amazing account name sholt be best friend anator!
PS: I did laugh at your comment ha ha oh and I have an aim its hgtokyorain7 whooh
PS: I did laugh at your comment ha ha oh and I have an aim its hgtokyorain7 whooh
Hannah... ahem Number Two, is this you!? It's Fernando! Dude don't laugh at my pathetic deviantart! Should I start a new, fresh account and upload my pathetic pieces of art?? I'm unsure because most of my stuff is unfinished and I'll have to take pictures of them with my camera. =/ ARGGHHHH, BTW nice gallery (if this is you), I'll scrutinize your stuff in just a sec.