I love Jane Austen novels. As a woman, that may sound cliche. I think most women love Jane Austen novels or movies in some way shape or form. What do I love about her stories? The truth behind how silly love can be. How silly its boundaries are and how silly people in love can act. What I think I adore most about her writing is that there is a sexiness behind it without actually having sex... or much physical touch for that matter. Even in the movies, there is usually a kiss that signals the climax of the story. I also like the fact that so many people who don't read very much or even like to read, read Jane Austen. This in and of itself is a tribute to her story telling abilities and classical aura.
Let me take a moment to say that I love the Media Education Foundation. With that being said, I also am really disappointed in them. They make some of the most amazing movies on the planet. They are educational, interesting, and essential to helping dissect some growing social issues. Why are their DVD's so expensive? I mean I get that they have to make money and cover the cost of filming. Sadly educating the people costs people. I wish there was a way to make the information in their movies accesible to the public. What if they had a MEF app? How cool would that be? How about having viewings of their movies better advertised through bigger websites like Huffington Post and Feministing.com?
Look at the following image.
What do you think?
I see the following things. A man with very large arms and a nice butt. Wooptie doo. Why are we exploiting a mans body to sell jeans? Yes, he is a very nice looking man and is using his looks to make money but why does someone have to use their body to make money? Why is that the sign of success? A nice body makes money. I mean I know why. I studied this. But I still don't see why it matters. Why aren't we evolving? Is this man's nice body supposed to be make me want to buy Evan a pair of jeans? It doesn't. Advertisement fail. Just my opinion.
