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Article Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/us/sex-education-for-teenagers-online-and-in-texts.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=sex%20education&st=cse

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That’s right, we can change the world with our dollars.

Everyone knows the theory – you don’t buy a product because you don’t agree with the company and they lose money because of it.

Companies DO NOT need to use sexism to promote their product.

Companies DO NOT need to use body parts (breasts, booty, a half-clothed woman, etc) to sell their product.

Companies DO NOT need to use violence to sell their product.

Companies DO NOT need to use racism to sell their product.

Companies DO NOT need to use sexual content (sexual acts, suggestive sexuality, etc) to sell their product.

DO NOT BUY FROM COMPANIES THAT DO THIS!!!

Sexism, the use of body parts, violence, racism, and sexual content demeans women.

Sexism, the use of body parts, violence, racism, and sexual content shows women as below men.

Sexism, the use of body parts, violence, racism, and sexual content says violence toward women is ok.

Sexism, the use of body parts, violence, racism, and sexual content says that all women should be treated like this…including your mother, your grandmother, and your sister.

If you increase the profits of the companies that use this type of advertising, you will be promoting violence and disrespect towards women.

Make your hard-earned money say something to the world!

Here is another blog talking about Dr. Pepper 10….

http://violenceprevention.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/dr-pepper-sexist/

This is modern-day segregation. This is blatant seclusion of one group of people. The majority I might add.

How do we combat that this blatant sexism?

We vote with our dollars.

Do not try or buy this soda!

Do not promote sexism!

If we all helped people be happier – an amazing transformation would take place.

If we all decided to help change the world – an amazing transformation would take place.

If we all chose one thing to change in our society – an amazing transformation would take place.

If we all chose to promote nonviolence – an amazing transformation would take place.

If we all chose to end relationship violence – an amazing transformation would take place.

If we all chose to stand up and speak out on domestic violence – an amazing transformation would take place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc8ZbVcdHpg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Please help transform our world!

Look at the history of Christmas and you will see a myriad of ideas and thoughts about who and what Santa Clause is. There was a little elf who brought toys to people. There was also a traveler who gave sticks and coal to everyone….pretty neat present for those that relied on these things for heat and cooking. Then there is the saint who gave to children selflessly.  There are tons of stories on who Santa was and where “he” came from.

So around the 1800′s the Santa brought needed items and was part of nature, so he was green.

Then he dawned the red coat and began giving out presents such as coal and sticks and something for the kids…somethign they didn’t have.

Then in 1823 a young gentleman named Clarence C. Moore sat down and wrote a poem called “A visit from St. Nicholas”. It was published in The New York Sentinel and  everyone read it and passed it on. By the 1860′s, it was being published in newspapers all over the nation with the title: “Twas the night before Christmas.” This poem gave us a vision of Santa Clause closer to our current view of him. But, he was a little elf, and he had “tiny reindeer”, he also smoked a long pipe.

Flash forward to the 1940′s. The Clarence C. Moore Santa was pretty popular and accepted. Coca Cola needed to boost their sales and asked new artist Haddon Sundblom to come up with something for Christmas. he looked at the Harpers Weekly Santas that were inspired by the poem, but decided to change it radically. This picture of Santa Clause is the picture we know and love.

We have changed the view of a cultural holiday icon…we can change the view of violence in our world.

We have reinvented what Santa looks like…we can change what relationships are suppose to look like.

We have changed what Christmas looks like…we can change how people act toward each other.

We have the ability to change, let’s opt for changing this world to a better place….a happier place…a less violent place…and place we’re happy to hand over to our children.

http://www.good.is/post/college-students-may-hold-the-key-to-redesign-education?utm_campaign=daily_good2&utm_medium=email_daily_good2&utm_source=headline_link&utm_content=College%20Students%20May%20Hold%20the%20Key%20to%20Redesigning%20Education

This article points out that at the University of Michigan, the students themselves are redeveloping education. It asks a very real question: Can college students reinvent education and the educational system?

Why of course they can!

Of course all of us can!

This brings up a very important point:  We as a people have decided that only certain people can reform our standards of living: Education, business, business models, stock market, the economy, education and even the social fabric of our culture. Where did we get this crazy idea?

Yes, we, the average person who wants the world to be a better less violent place, can reform all of those things.

You!  I’m talking to you….the person reading this right now. Listen up!

You can change the world!

If you think the world is too violent, start coming up with solutions and tell everyone about it!

If you think we need a better education system – work towards changing it.

I believe we need to end all relationship violence! We do not need to see people getting abused and mistreated by people who supposedly love them.

We can end this epidemic and we can change the social fabric of our world. it’s been done before, let’s do it again!!

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In the 1400’s long hair was a status that said you were royalty and had the ability to take care of such hair.  It was considered a men’s fashion…and the longer your hair, the more radiant you were. In the 1500’s a woman with short hair was considered a great workers, an awesome wife, and an amazing woman because with all the work the women did to take care of the household…long flowing hair would be quite cumbersome and dangerous. In the 1700’s, wigs of great shape were considered the mark of a well distinguished man. In the 17-1800’s, skirts were men’s fashion. In fact, look at a lot fo the French and English rulers of the day, they had paintings of them wearing skirts or pantaloons that looked A LOT like skirts!

These ideas of what gender a person in by their outward actions and representations are archaic and bound to change. We’ve seen men and women’s fashion change so quickly and so readily that gender-roles and gender-appearences is vastly different throughout the world.

Most of the gender stereotypes the US has created is based on theories created in the 1930-1950’s. Why are still on this standard?  Why are we still teaching our children these archaic rules and biases?

Are you still using a 1950’s phone?

Are you using a computer?

Can you have a conversation with someone face to face 1000’s of miles away?

Can you cross the Atlantic ocean in 4-6 hours?

Can you play Angry Birds on your I-phone(if you had an I-phone)?

Did you get inoculated for your childhood diseases, including polio?

We have moved forward in all aspects of life except this view of what is a boy and what is a girl. We must change this…and you are responsible for doing it!

OPT 4 no gender roles.

Opt 4 no stereotypes.

Opt 4 a world where everyone is taught like in this article!