This week we have a pretty easy week in class. Tuesday we had our midterm and Thursday, class is cancelled for Spring Break. We voted on Tuesday for the midterm. Last week we finished up our presentations and everyone did an amazing job. I was really impressed with everyone’s work ethic and research.
On Thursday, I loved the Free the Nipple presentation. The group was all girls which was very empowering and they all spoke equally which is important. They showed a video which included nudity, however it really helped portray the campaign. Men and women to this day are still not equal, and its 2017. Men are able to go topless, when women get physically and mentally hurt for showing their boobs/ nipple. The groups timeline was amazing. Filled with celebrities who feel strongly towards Free the Nipple. Kendall Jenner and Miley Cyrus are huge activist toward free the nipple. They have both posted Instagram pictures that have been taken down for nudity. However, men are able to post pictures like this. Their project made me think about dress code in middle school. I went to a public school and boys were able to have saggy pants, shirts with provocative women on it, and tank tops. Girls got “dress-coded” for showing their shoulders because shoulders are distracting. Boys were able to dress however they wanted with no consequences. I know that this rule was enforced at many schools not just mine. These actions show that men and women, boys and girls are not equal still to this day. 
Rachel, after reading your post I thought you brought up a great point regarding the dress-code in middle school. I remember when I was in grade school and saggy pant were such a popular thing amongst young boys. They would show their underwear completely and teachers/administrators would say very little about this. But, the second a girl came to school in a tank top with a bra strap showing she was sent home or asked to change into a huge ingle t-shirt that was kept in the office. I am not a fan of bras hanging out and I am also not a fan of boys sagging their pants; however, if one group can break the rules so should the other group. What makes one worse then the other? Is it because boys are more distracted by girls at that age, or administrators simply don't think they are being sexist? All in all, I thought this was a great point to bring up. Great post, thank you!
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