Eyes Plead What Words Can't

This ad  is very impactful for many different reasons. First, I think it is important to go into some background information about this ad. This ad was created in April of 2013. This was Saudi Arabia's first ever campaign against domestic abuse. This ad was launched by the King Khalid Foundation. The fact that this ad was launched by the King of Saudi Arabia is already very powerful since domestic abuse has been a taboo topic to consider talking about. In the link below,  it talks about how a law  made towards domestic violence in Saudi Arabia gets turned into a joke by men in Saudi Arabia. It talks about how the men in Saudi Arabia believe it is "men's nature" to beat a woman. This is just a small insight on how domestic violence is often viewed in Saudi. This ad was so impactful that Saudi Arabia passed a new law to criminalize domestic abuse in 2013.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2014/04/20/Saudi-introduces-penalities-for-men-who-beat-their-wives.html
  Now let's discuss in more detail as to why this ad is so effective. Looking at this ad , you see a woman wearing a tradition mid eastern veil or hijab. This traditional veil is meant to cover a women completely. It is considered to be against God for a women to show herself to a man she is not married to nor not related to. The only part of this women you can see are her eyes. One of her eyes appears to be bruised. I wonder what the rest of her looks like? Whatever your first impression is, this ad gets you thinking. I saw this ad and automatically knew it would be about domestic violence because of her bruised eye but what caught my attention the most was the cloth she was wearing which usually symbolizes woman in the middle east. Women in the middle east are extremely oppressed. Men view them as their objects that they can do what they wish to  rather then a equal companion. This is normal practice in the middle east and would be frowned upon here in the united states. A man would be considered to be a monster if he hit his wife here in the good ol' US of A. In the middle east, they are just practicing their God given rights. As you can see from the link above, women are not viewed as human being the same way men are.  This ad compelled me to search more information about women's rights in Saudi Arabia. It angered me and I felt sympathy for the women that I was looking in the eyes. The eyes are one of the most powerful tools of communication we have. It is the window to the soul. I think the fact that all you can see is her eyes conveys  multitudes of emotion.   Another aspect of this ad to notice is the text near the bottom that reads " some things cant be covered" "fighting woman's abuse together". The text may be short but the meaning sure isn't. Those words hit to the core of human emotion. The audience is forced to take think about domestic violence in a whole new way. With the main audience being the people of Saudi Arabia, I believe that this picture of a women bruised under her veil really hits home for many of them. Obviously it did if they passed domestic violence laws based on this ad campaign. The campaign allowed for the citizens in Saudi Arabia to be aware of domestic abuse that happens in their country and question whether it was truly right.  

Contray to popular believe,Woman and Men are not Equal...but that's okay

   
 Woman and men are not entirely equal,but you know what , that's perfectly fine. Actually it is a good thing we are not equal. Now don't get me wrong, men nor women should never face discrimination, They should be treated as human beings and be treated with respect . That is not the type of "equal" I am talking about. I'm simply talking about how both male and female are different physically, emotionally, and even mentally. Our differences work together. Where one falls short the other may excel. It is like the perfect partnership.

For instance, men are proven to be stronger then woman. Their bodies have more lean muscle then women and women are composed of more fat then men. It tends to play on each others natural desire. Women tend to want a man that is strong and of a certain build while men like women that are soft and curvy. It is the basics of our unconscious attraction for each other. Obviously there is always the exception to the rule. It is also important to point out that just because men are stronger does not make men better then woman .This just makes us different from one another.

Men and woman are also very different emotionally and mentally . Woman tend to base their decision making on emotions, while men tend to base their decision making on logic . Both of these decision making processes can have there own pros and cons. Think about the endless jokes about relationships. A man ask a women what is wrong and her statement back is " I am fine!" We all know that there is a lot more meaning to those words then the Webster Dictionary version. On the other hand. If a man says he is 'fine' then he is really "fine." Think about making decisions in regards to child rearing. For example, if a couple's child is being bullied at school, the parents are going to responded differently. A women is going to be more nurturing and comforting. It is more likely that the women is even going to feel empathy and relate to the pain. The man is going to want to figure out how to correct this problem logically. They are going to want to figure out steps to take to end the problem. This is were the man and woman can come together in their difference to have a balanced outcome.
  
There are several researchers that show how men and women are different mentally. Men are mentally stronger in some area and women are stronger is others. It is said that Woman tend to be better multitaskers then men.  Men generally have better depth perception then woman. Women can notices slight differences in color. Men have a better sense of direction then women. The research show that these difference actually date back to the beginning of time. Women and men had to work together to survive. Men were responsible for hunting and they had to protect the family. This is why they have a better sense of direction and depth perception. These attributes helped in survival. Women would take care of the family and be responsible for gathering some food like berries. this is were noticing the slight differences in color comes in handy. This would help in determining if certain berries were deadly. Does this mean one sex is better then the other? Absolutely not! It our differences working together.

Can you imagine if everybody thought like a woman or if everybody thought like a man . Now some of you might be thinking, "well that would be great!" But when it comes down to it, both men and woman need each other .What one gender lacks the other gender can usually pick up the slack.  We need to realize that we are not "equal" and  that is a beautiful thing. If we could embrace that and stop having the "battle of the sexes" maybe we could find a mutual respect. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world. It would be to simple if we all just got along. We all know there is always going to be sexism, feminism, chauvinism, disrespect and inequality. However, one can wish for a more perfect world. 

Objectification: It Takes Two to Tango

 Woman have been objectified since the beginning of society. Objectification even dates all the way back to Greek mythology. Lets take Aphrodite for example. She was all things "woman" or so what men say a women is suppose to be. She represented love, beauty, sexuality, lust and she even wore a girdle that compelled woman to be like her and men to desire her. In China, woman used to bind their feet in order to fit an almost impossible shoe size in order to get a husband. It would literally curl their toes up and break their feet. A lot of them had to be carried because they could no longer walk. They did all of this in the name of outrageous beauty standards set by men.  In the 1950s, Pinup girls were type of women that men desired and dreamed of. They were sexualized in poster and art work by enhancing their assets. Even a pinup girl being pictured simply vacuuming was somehow a sexual suggestion. In current times women are probably more objectified then they ever have been before. Woman in music videos have all their lady bits showing for all to be witness to. I highly doubt that men would enjoy watching these videos if it was an average women fully clothed doing the dishes. Victoria Secrets models posing in their underwear seductively staring into the camera with that come hither gaze is another example at how objectified women are. Even something as simple as a fast food commercial can be objectifying to women. Carl's Junior is famous for featuring "new and up coming talent" in their fast food commercials. How many ketchup stain breast have been featured in their commercials? I lost count a long time ago. Regardless, one is one too many. Honestly, do you really need some ketchup doused boobs to sell a hamburger? Shouldn't it be the taste that sells it? Exotic dancers making a living by showing off every bit of what God gave them; but they are just working their way through college right. They wouldn't be able to "work their way through college if objectification didn't exist. You know men wouldn't go to club to watch a stage full of intelligent  women take college final exams. Plastic surgery is another hot topic when it comes to objectification. Women get booties and boobies enhanced along with a little nip and tuck here and there to live up to undermining standards of what a woman should be. Women under the age of eighteen are now going under the knife to try to be the picture perfect woman. The list could go on and on .

So who is to blame for the objectification of woman of today in America ? Men right?  In America , woman have fought for their rights to be seen as a person . Woman are able to wear what they want , marry who they want, and choose whichever career they would like to pursue. Woman do not have to dress provocatively, become promiscuous, or even "sell " their beauty. But that's just it, woman do not have to do these things yet there are still plenty of woman who are willing to be objectified and even enjoy that type of power. Yes, men should respect woman and  they should see a woman as a person. They should not view women as an object, but I believe as woman, it is also a woman's job to see herself as a person. Women should stop allowing themselves to be objectified. I think it is popular belief to blame men for the objectification of woman in todays society. However, I think woman have a responsibility to not allow it to happen. Remember, it takes two to tango. Women need to respect themselves and in return demand respect from men. Society as a whole, men and women alike, need to revaluate their priorities and put an end to objectification. We all would be happier and live a more fulfilled lives.