As I was surfing the web to delve into this project, I started to look for discourse that would fit my previous topic. As I was looking, I was repeatedly getting sidetracked watching Beyonce performances on Youtube, reading articles about Michelle Obama on CNN, or reading VOUGE interviews with Tina Fey. It was a disaster. Then it dawned on me that I should do my project on what I really love, and that is my role models. There are so many women in the news that I am fascinated with and I am lucky enough to have found amazing women to look up to. It is time for us to bypass that article on Britney Spears shaving her head, or Ke$ha’s new sex tape. There are so many outstanding women we can aspire to be, we just have to look in the right places. High school is a time that young girls really struggle with themselves and I believe finding a role model, the right role model, is crucial to finding ourselves. In our society, women are fighting back and the postmodernism period is recognizing this movement. The discourse I collected highlights some of my favorite women from my favorite programs. I would love to read your comments and who your role model is!
1.) Comedians are definitely people I look up to, but female comedians are sometimes hard to come by. Samantha Bee is the only female member of The Daily Show cast and she is hilarious, smart, and definitely a fabulous role model.
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2.) “It's a bad girl's world and good role models for young girls are getting increasingly more difficult to find.
“They are out there, though. Many of them, in fact. They're just not making the cover of People. However, I think it's clear that mothers, aunts, grandmothers and even young girls themselves are actively seeking these women out and besides those that we call mother, sister or doctor, there are many out there making waves in the world as well.”
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/165477/7_outstanding_role_models_for_young_pg3.html?cat=38
3.)This is an article about the top 20 most influential women in the world. I have not heard some of these women’s names before, but I found it fascinating to read what they have done. You can skim each woman's accomplishments and see who you may aspire to be like the most.
http://www.lilithgallery.com/feminist/womenofpower/Top-20-Influential-Women.html
4.)These two clips I saw on the Nightly News and I was lucky enough to find them on the website. These seemingly average Joesettes (instead of average Joes) have made big differences. For me, this sparked ideas on how I can make a difference, hopefully it does for you too.
8.) I grew up watching this video almost everyday on TRL. Destiny’s Child’s music and videos about strong, independent women still stay with me today. I love the messages in their songs and Beyonce is still my ultimate role model…as many of you know.
9.) This is a video I saw on The Ellen Show of Beyonce making a big difference in a little girls life.
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5.)When President Obama was elected into office, I instantly fell in love with his wife, Michelle. She is beautiful, smart, articulate, and has a fierce fashion sense. This article highlights one of the many ways she uses her power as the First Lady to make America a better place. I can only hope in the future, my kids will have a role model like Michelle.
“She announced the Let's Move initiative at the White House. The program focuses on what families, communities and the public and private sectors can do to help fight childhood obesity, which she and health experts have termed an epidemic in the United States.”
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/09/obama.child.obesity/index.html
6.) When I was watching Idol Gives Back, I was drawn to Annie Lennox. Her work towards HIV/AIDS has been monumental. Not only was her story captivating, but her passion. I’m so glad her work was highlighted on such a popular TV show, it was truly inspiring. In this short write up, she explains why she wore a shirt that read “HIV positive”.
http://www.popeater.com/2010/04/22/annie-lennox-hiv-positive/
7.)I love this article about Lady Gaga. She is a women who recognizes the impact she can make, and acts on it!
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635862/20100412/story.jhtml
8.) I grew up watching this video almost everyday on TRL. Destiny’s Child’s music and videos about strong, independent women still stay with me today. I love the messages in their songs and Beyonce is still my ultimate role model…as many of you know.
9.) This is a video I saw on The Ellen Show of Beyonce making a big difference in a little girls life.
10.) This is an interview with Tina Fey in VOUGE Magazine. Everyone loves Tina Fey, she is intelligent, charming, self deprecating, and funny. Many can agree she is one of the best role models for young girls.
“A friend of mine recently said this: ‘Her existence is such a relief.’ By which she meant that women of a certain age who are cool, funny, and smart but who are by no means fabulous—who are in fact befuddled by much of what passes for fabulous these days—are relieved to see Fey celebrated as such. When I share this with Fey, she says in the most sincere tone imaginable, "That is such a lovely thing to say." She thinks it over for only a second. ‘I feel like I represent normalcy in some way. What are your choices today in entertainment? People either represent youth, power, or sexuality. And then there's me, carrying normalcy.’ Pause. ‘Me and Rachael Ray.’”
http://www.vogue.com/feature/2010_March_Vogue_Cover_Girl_Tina_Fey/
11.) Meryll Streep is the classiest woman I know of and the most respected performer in Hollywood. Her accomplishments are astounding and she serves as a wonderful role model for young girls and older women.
“The movie business—which long assumed that success lay in making films aimed at young men—has reacted to such eye-popping numbers with bemused consternation. Many studio executives have been privately convinced that it wasn’t worth even a modest budget to make films about women, particularly older ones, and they seem stunned that a series of movies about middle-aged women racked up such enviable grosses. “The problem isn’t just the fact that studios forget that movies about or aimed at women have an audience—they honestly don’t know how to market them,” says Nora Ephron, who wrote and directed Julie & Julia. “What they know how to market are movies aimed at teenage boys. I don’t think my movie would have been made without Meryl.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/01/meryl-streep-201001
12.) I was so happy to see Lindsey Vonn win her gold metals! In a profession dominated by men, Lindsey Vonn really stood out and had the whole world cheering for her.
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Park, Madison, Alan Silverleib, Val Willingham, and Suzanne Malveaux. "First Lady: Childhood Obesity Fight Is about Fitness, Not Looks." CNN.com. Web. May 2010. .
Survivor. Perf. Destiny's Child. Youtube. Web. May 2010. .
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