Body Image, Consumerism & Grrrl

Rock:

Putting the ‘Y’ in DIY

"Except for Joan of Arc and Anne Frank, the

thoughts of teenage girls have rarely been taken

seriously."

Let’s Draw Ourselves!

Who Are we? How do we define ourselves?

Definitions

• Media –

• Critical Reasoning –

• Body Image –

Why are you so RAD?

Find three things we like and put a heart on them, circle them, cover them in glitter, whatever.

Whats your Favortie Body Part and Why?

Mirror In My Mind…

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAa07LYkx-A

Mirror In My Mind Pt.2..

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShsB-UOxqjg

A Closer Look...

What do the women look like?

Do they look like you?

Why or why not?

What are the women doing?

Are they doing anything we do?

What’s duct tape got to do with it?

Photoshop Effect..

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP31r70_QNM

Can Media Help Solve the Problem?

• https://www.youtube.com/user/dermablendpro/camoconfessions

Finish That List!

• Pick some other body parts – maybe ones you don’t think of that often – and tell me why they’re RAD!

• Write yourself a love note every now and then

Revolution!Girl-Style!NOW!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1ieiTaJrN4

ResourcesBands

Joan Jett, Bikini Kill, LeTigre, Sleater Kinney, Grace Jones, Objex, babes in toyland

bratmobile, excuse 17, casual dots, slant 6, very angry girls

Zines

Las Vegas Zine Library in Emergency Arts downtown...

Very Active Girls Into Nerdy Activities - FB

• Sites

http://www.girlsrockradio.com/

http://www.grassrootsfeminism.net

http://geekfeminism.org/

http://riotgrrrlonline.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/how-to-start-a-zine/

http://forwrrrd.blogspot.com/

• Books

V-Girls

Our Bodies, Ourselves

Cunt

Green Goddess

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