[Image: Photographic recreation of Rosie the Riveter featuring a femme-presenting person from India. Speech bubble above reads “we can do it!” in Hindi.]
INDIAN VERSION OF “ROSIE THE RIVETER”
I have seen various photographic recreations of Rosie the Riveter - all modeled by white women. Yet I’d never seen an Indian version. And I thought to myself, “I’m gonna make one!” One of my family members, who lives in India, helped me with the translation of “We Can Do It!” in Hindi. The model is me, the photographer is me, and I wore a traditional polyester saree with a cotton choli (blouse). I modeled my look after my aunts and other working class Indian women in the home state where both my parents come from - I greatly admire them and their work ethics. I hope you guys enjoy my Indian version of Rosie the Riveter!
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Awesome! After I posted that embroidered image of Rosie the Riveter earlier, I was thinking about how all redesigned images using Rosie are always always white. This is so great!
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Kudos!
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[Image: Photographic recreation of Rosie the Riveter featuring a femme-presenting person from India. Speech bubble above reads “we can do it!” in Hindi.]
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INDIAN VERSION OF “ROSIE THE RIVETER”
I have seen various photographic recreations of Rosie the Riveter - all modeled by white women. Yet I’d never seen an Indian version. And I thought to myself, “I’m gonna make one!” One of my family members, who lives in India, helped me with the translation of “We Can Do It!” in Hindi. The model is me, the photographer is me, and I wore a traditional polyester saree with a cotton choli (blouse). I modeled my look after my aunts and other working class Indian women in the home state where both my parents come from - I greatly admire them and their work ethics. I hope you guys enjoy my Indian version of Rosie the Riveter!
Please follow me on Twitter and Tumblr! Don’t forget to subscribe to The American Dream is Dead and my youtube channel!
Awesome! After I posted that embroidered image of Rosie the Riveter earlier, I was thinking about how all redesigned images using Rosie are always always white. This is so great!
LOVE
This is Amazing.
Kudos!
Wow - I cannot believe I got over 2,000 reblogs and notes on Tumblr. This is a huge shock but very exciting nonetheless. Thank you to everyone who reblogged and “liked” my photo! I hope to start selling shirts and posters of this design, along with other designs, so I can earn some extra money before I go off to East Africa (for volunteer work with the deaf) next year. Thank you and have a great day!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7gzw69iS1qzuatro1_1280.png)
As a Native American, I constantly come across pictures of non-natives dressed in “indian” face. Feathers or headdresses adorn their heads, “war” paint splattered across their cheeks, and looks of stoic impersionations. These non-natives romanticize a perceived understanding of Native Americans from Hollywood films that neglect to showcase the modern Native. The present-day Native American does not go to the mall wearing buck-skin, a headdress and paint on their face.
Take a step back, do your homework. Enlighten yourself about cultures and the significance of a headdress, the sacredness of eagle feathers. Beat the stereotypes. Respect cultures.
Special thanks to Kathleen Franco for allowing me to make her a stereotype. She’s a wonderful human being and a great actress. And to Khloe Keeler for being my authenticly modern Native. You ladies rock!
© 2011 William White II
Willi White Photography
Something I’m working on right now. Wanted to do an illustration of Daria. I still need to color and collage it, but here was my first idea:
Sick sad world.
2012 ink and graphite, digital
© Mai Ly Degnan
The idea that black women must always be perfectly well-behaved — or risk shaming the community-at-large – is both unrealistic and unfair. We are fighting a battle that is unique to women of color in this country, and that is the duality of asserting our individual identities separate from stereotypical imagery, while fighting for the elevation of our communities as a whole. This places us in the precarious position of not being able to ignore the pervasive effects of reality television, while still recognizing that every, single one of these women has the right to present themselves to the world as they choose – whether anyone agrees or not.
Cluth on stereotypical imagery in shows like Basketball Wives & Real Housewives of Atlanta (via newwavefeminism)
Here’s the thing, these show runners fire anyone that doesn’t play to the stereotypes. That’s been shown again & again, so let’s not pretend that these women who are getting paid to be on these shows have many options about how they are presented to the public. And frankly train wreck TV is what viewing audiences tune into in the first place.
(via karnythia)
Why don’t you like HummelBerry?!
(Source: gleecritic)
Glee: Props - In two minutes - ‘PSA - Remember: Texting Kills’
So let me get this straight Glee
The Rachel Berry that gets up at 5am every morning, has all these songs memorized, is captain of 16 clubs and has a 3.8 GPA is the same Rachel Berry that didn’t know Julliard didn’t have a musical theatre programme, didn’t know NYADA existed until Emma told her about it, only then applied for NYADA and had no backup plan and said she needed to be Maria/Student Body President because she needed to boost her application to NYADA. Ok Glee. Ok.
The Avengers and the Smurfette
The current issue of Entertainment Weekly is all about The Avengers. And as we’ve seen, most contemporary superhero films pretty much, well… suck (except Thor which was surprisingly good!), but since Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon has been tasked with directing this major blockbuster film, of course I’m going to see it!
Entertainment Weekly interviews the seven stars of the film as well as Joss, and overall the interview is relatively unremarkable, in the way nearly everything in EW is, but there were a few comments that are worth noting about the gender disparity in the film adaptation and superhero films generally.
In various interviews with media outlets, many of the cast members were asked what Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow was wearing under her “catsuit”. Johansson said, “Ugh, I got that questions so many times!” She continues, “‘What kind of underpants were you wearing?’ I’m like, “What kind of underpants are you wearing?”
Later when asked which new characters would make it to an Avengers sequel, Whedon responds sarcastically, “I think we need to get some more men on the team,” and Hemsworth (Thor) adds laughing, “Yes, there are too few of us.”
When asked about Joss’ attempts to make a Wonder Woman movie, “Studios will tell you: A woman cannot headline an action movie. After The Hunger Games they might stop telling you that a little bit. Whatever you think of the movie, it’s done a great service.”
While none of this is shocking or revealing, it’s nice to see, at least some critical comments about superheroes and gender in a popular mainstream magazine.
Earlier this year, I was invited to speak about developing female characters in video games at the BUNGiE offices in Bellevue, WA (you probably know BUNGiE as the developers of the Halo series). It was a great experience engaging with creators and developers in the gaming industry so I decided it’s time to dedicate an entire series to female characters in video games.
Because last year’s Tropes vs Women series was so successful, I’m bringing it back with Tropes vs Women in Video Games… And this is where you come in! I’m gonna need your help to make this new series come to life.
Check out my Kickstarter Project - Tropes vs Women in Video Games and please donate any amount you can!
UPDATE #1: Wow! My kickstarter was funded in the first 24 hours. I’m honored and excited by all the positive feedback and support. Thank you all so much! You can still be involved and help expand the scope of this project? See the expanded funding goals that will unlock additional trope videos!
(Source: paralysedbeaver)
A Moment of Glee: Matthew & Jane on Swapping Will & Sue’s Wardrobe
