1. I wanted to piss off my dad
2. I needed more credits to fill out my schedule
I definitely got way more out of it than I thought I would. I'm not usually one to completely invest myself into every class I take, but I know I looked forward to coming to class every week to discuss, debate and break down social constructions, internalized sexism and all that jazz. The fact that the class was discussion based was definitely the reason why I feel I got so much out of it, compared to classes where we just talk about readings and everything we need to learn is found in text books.
I was nervous about starting a blog because I always thought I had nothing much to say. But forcing myself (in the beginning) to have an opinion made me realize that I do in fact have something to say. I thoroughly enjoyed looking at my social life, my interests and life in general through the lens of feminism. (side note- I had no idea what feminism was before taking this class. thanks dad). Since as a class we were allowed to blog based on our own interests, it made me do a lot of research on what I plan on doing with my life: movies, showbiz and comedy. That being said, in a way I learned about more than just feminism because of this course.
Lastly, I'm so glad to have taken this course because I realized how hard I am going to have to work to get to where I want to be in the film/comedy world as a woman. Oh and also, it's given me some great topics to debate with my father, since we were definitely running out of things to fight about.
