Girls do not make money off of zines and they are not working for anybody;
I think in today's digital world that can change, with the amount of access we have, it is something that can ve revived.
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- Nov 2019
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The media's portrayal ofwomen's sexuality affects every aspect of life because it teaches us what is normal and what is not. The most prevalent message is that we are supposed to be heterosexual. The mediaalso enforces stereotypes about women's sexuality, such as "do not touch yourself" and "if a woman has lots of sex, she's a slut. If a man has lots of sex, he's a stud" (Muscio 8). So girls are taught to feel ashamed of our sexuality.
This interests me on a number of levels, because publications like this gives an organic outlet for a healthy sexuality outside of fashion and porn magazines. Exposure to a more balanced erotism.
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"construct anewmodel . - ofcommunity . . . thenewcommunity will be based not in common understandings, but in shared dialogue"
Building a sisterhood off of mutual creativity and social/political interests. We need more of this today, specifically in physical spaces.
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One student imagined that her audience would actually read her zine, but they would “skim” a long paper.
This is very relatable to today, where everyone is constantly checking Instagram or using gifs on twitter to illustrate thought and expression.
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Zines promote ownership of ideas and autonomy in the writing process. Chu (1997) explains that zines, as a youth-driven phenomena, require adults (teachers!) to view young people as actual creators of content and media as opposed to passive consumers: “Zines provide one way of interacting with youths as initiators and producers of their own social agendas... and representations”
creating a healthy foundation built on personal creative agency is essential to our growth as a collective.
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Students shared advice and lessons they learned through-out the course, and these zines can serve as a pocket guide for students completing the course as well as a potential intro-duction to students taking the course the following semester.
I love experiences like this, art brings people together in a way that allows everyone to share their story. It then becomes a visual dialogue for everyone to part take in and enjoy. wholesome vibes
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peripheral spaces because of their gender identity, sexual ori-entation, race/ethnicity, social class, (dis)ability, interests, or any other marker of individuality, zines are an inviting format for communication, an alternative to the traditionally valued forms of media and expression where they do not see them-selves represented
This reminds me of Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider where she asks the question, "who gets to be an artist" as in who has the access/material/representation.
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- Sep 2019
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I,forone,choosetousesomeofmyenergytoserveasmediator.Ithinkweneedtoallowwhitestobeourallies.
in order to to this many of us POC and BPOC have to give ourselves permission to step out of fear. Conditioning has taken place on both sides of the spectrum and healing can not occur unless there is a dismantling of the twisted narratives that we have placed on ourselves and others.
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psychicrestlessness.
what we are all currently experiencing as the human family.
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anewmestizaconsciousness
mestizaje thus far has not been inclusive, in fact it's been violently exclusive. It usually is the only bi-racial or multi-racial voice that gets heard. While this intro is very romantic I cant help but look at the current state of Latin America and wonder when its going to open up and welcome its other faces/colors/textures/cultures.
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Nowthatwehadaname,someofthefragmentedpiecesbegantofelltogether—whowewere,whatwewere,howwehadevolved.
Something that has not taken place as a whole...yet.
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Iwillnolongerbemadetofeelashamedofexisting.
we as an Indigenous/African/multi-racial people have been multifaceted beings long before the columbian era. Within Guatemala today, exists 20+ Mayan based languages alone! The author is simply expressing a form of consciousness that has always been a part of us as a people.
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ButChicanoSpanishisabordertonguewhichdevelopednaturally.
the mixing of languages and dialects near borders is very common. In places such the Dominican and Haitian border Spanish and Creole have mixed. On the border of Brazil and outer Spanish speaking countries, a dialect called Portuñol which is a mix of Spanish and Portuguese has also developed.
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OvercomingtheTraditionofSilence
to me this touches on the much unhealed trauma that exists throughout the "Latinx" diaspora. Ever since we were "silenced" (a majority of us have been stripped of our indigenous tongues) we continue to be silent for ourselves as a collective. Continuing toxic survival based cycles.
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mulddialectalmix.
this reminds me of a Sunset Park block party where all the women bring out their food: Ecuadorian, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Guatemalan, and the list goes on.
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Beingraisedinelbloque(“theblock”),aworking-classPuertoRicancommunityin£/5arr7o/EastHarlem,isabilingualandmulddialectalexperience(Zentella1997).Between1979and1989,thechildrenofelbloqueacquiredseveraldialectsofEnglishandSpanish,
growing up on "el bloque" Dominican Spanish heavily influenced my Central American way of speaking. In this kind of community everyone shares their Latin American expressions. ex (dance, food, music, slang, etc.)
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adaptationtothetraumaofmigration
As a first generation born citizen on both sides of my family, I think it's easy for me to assume my parents coming to America as just another plane ride. However the changing of one's very understanding of the world (environment, language, food, etc) is a terrifying, humbling, beautiful and profound experience to live.
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