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AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMENWOMEN
ANDAND
MUTED GROUP THEORYMUTED GROUP THEORY
THE MUTED VOICES OF THE MUTED VOICES OF ISLAMIC WOMENISLAMIC WOMEN
HEARD MARCH 8, 2005HEARD MARCH 8, 2005
THEIR DEMANDS ARE BEING HEARD THEIR DEMANDS ARE BEING HEARD STILLSTILL
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60 Minutes60 MinutesFocus on: Hirshi AliFocus on: Hirshi Ali
Film: “Submission”Film: “Submission”
60 MINUTES TV SHOW60 MINUTES TV SHOW
SUBMISSIONSUBMISSION A DUTCH MOVIE – BY THEO VAN GOGH/A DUTCH MOVIE – BY THEO VAN GOGH/ Written by – Hirshi AliWritten by – Hirshi Ali FILM ABOUT MIS-TREATMENT OF ISLAMIC FILM ABOUT MIS-TREATMENT OF ISLAMIC
WOMEN BY ISLAMIC MENWOMEN BY ISLAMIC MEN THE FORCE BEHIND FILM – SOMALI THE FORCE BEHIND FILM – SOMALI
REFUGEE WHO ROSE TO BECOME AN REFUGEE WHO ROSE TO BECOME AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE DUTCH ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT– HIRSHI ALIPARLIAMENT– HIRSHI ALI
MUTED GROUP THEORYMUTED GROUP THEORY
CONCERNED WITH POWER AND HOW IT IS CONCERNED WITH POWER AND HOW IT IS USEDUSED
BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT LANGUAGE BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT LANGUAGE IS CULTURE BOUNDIS CULTURE BOUND
BASED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT BASED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT MALE DOMINATION HAS CAUSED MALE-MALE DOMINATION HAS CAUSED MALE-BIASED LANGUAGE TO EVOLVEBIASED LANGUAGE TO EVOLVE
WOMEN ARE LEFT OUT OF THIS MEANING WOMEN ARE LEFT OUT OF THIS MEANING CREATION PROCESSCREATION PROCESS
THREE ASSUMPTIONSTHREE ASSUMPTIONS
THE WORLD IS PERCEIVED THE WORLD IS PERCEIVED DIFFERENTLY BY MEN AND WOMEN.DIFFERENTLY BY MEN AND WOMEN.
MEN ENACT POWER POLITICALLY, MEN ENACT POWER POLITICALLY, WHILE SUPPRESSING WOMEN’S WHILE SUPPRESSING WOMEN’S IDEAS AND MEANINGS FROM IDEAS AND MEANINGS FROM GAINING PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE.GAINING PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE.
WOMEN MUST CONVERT TO MALE WOMEN MUST CONVERT TO MALE LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO BE HEARD.LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO BE HEARD.
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND MUTED GROUP THEORYAND MUTED GROUP THEORY
BLACK WOMEN DECISION MAKERS IN BLACK WOMEN DECISION MAKERS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION THE ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION
INDUSTRYINDUSTRY
PIONEERS WHO HAVE MADE A PIONEERS WHO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCEDIFFERENCE
BLACK WOMEN WHO BLACK WOMEN WHO OVERCAMEOVERCAME
FACED SAME BARRIERS TO THEIR FACED SAME BARRIERS TO THEIR SUCCESS AS OTHER WOMEN –AND MORE:SUCCESS AS OTHER WOMEN –AND MORE:
– HAD DIFFICULTY EXPRESSING THEMSELVES IN HAD DIFFICULTY EXPRESSING THEMSELVES IN MIXED GENDERED/MIXED RACE GROUPS– AT MIXED GENDERED/MIXED RACE GROUPS– AT FIRSTFIRST
– UNDERSTOOD MEN’S MEANINGS EVEN AS MEN UNDERSTOOD MEN’S MEANINGS EVEN AS MEN FAILED TO UNDERSTAND WOMEN’S MEANINGSFAILED TO UNDERSTAND WOMEN’S MEANINGS
– WERE CHALLENGED BY THE DIFFERENCES, WERE CHALLENGED BY THE DIFFERENCES, ACROSS RACE AND GENDER, IN HOW THEY ACROSS RACE AND GENDER, IN HOW THEY EXPRESSED THEMSELVES EXPRESSED THEMSELVES
– ROSE TO THE CHALLENGESROSE TO THE CHALLENGES
BLACK WOMEN DECISION BLACK WOMEN DECISION MAKERS IN ENTERTAINMENTMAKERS IN ENTERTAINMENT
1960S1960S 1970S1970S 1980S1980S 1990S1990S 2121STST CENTURY CENTURY
BLACK WOMEN DECISION BLACK WOMEN DECISION MAKERS IN ENTERTAINMENTMAKERS IN ENTERTAINMENT
1960S1960S 1970S1970S 1980S1980S 1990S1990S 2121STST CENTURY CENTURY
AT THE DAWN OF THE 21AT THE DAWN OF THE 21STST C.C.
UNEVENLY AND IN SMALL NUMBERS, UNEVENLY AND IN SMALL NUMBERS, BLACK WOMEN MADE THEIR WAY BLACK WOMEN MADE THEIR WAY TOWARD THE TOP IN TOWARD THE TOP IN ENTERTAINMENT FIELDSENTERTAINMENT FIELDS
– INCLUDING CABLE AND BROADCAST INCLUDING CABLE AND BROADCAST TELEVISIONTELEVISION
AT THE DAWN OF THE 21AT THE DAWN OF THE 21STST C.C.
UNEVENLY AND IN SMALL NUMBERS, UNEVENLY AND IN SMALL NUMBERS, BLACK WOMEN MADE THEIR WAY BLACK WOMEN MADE THEIR WAY TOWARD THE TOP IN TOWARD THE TOP IN ENTERTAINMENT FIELDSENTERTAINMENT FIELDS
– INCLUDING CABLE AND BROADCAST INCLUDING CABLE AND BROADCAST TELEVISIONTELEVISION
BROADCAST TELEVISIONBROADCAST TELEVISION
BROADCAST TELEVISIONBROADCAST TELEVISION
SUZANNE DEPASSESUZANNE DEPASSE
SUZANNE DEPASSESUZANNE DEPASSE
BROADCAST TELEVISIONBROADCAST TELEVISION
DEBBIE ALLENDEBBIE ALLEN
BROADCAST TELEVISIONBROADCAST TELEVISION
DEBBIE ALLENDEBBIE ALLEN
BROADCAST AND CABLE BROADCAST AND CABLE TELEVISIONTELEVISION
MANY OTHERS:MANY OTHERS:– MARA BROCK AKILMARA BROCK AKIL– TYRA BANKSTYRA BANKS– EUNETTA BOONEEUNETTA BOONE– YVETTE LEE BOWSERYVETTE LEE BOWSER– MICHELLE LISTENBEE BROWNMICHELLE LISTENBEE BROWN– TRACEY EDMONDSTRACEY EDMONDS– WHOOPIE GOLDBERGWHOOPIE GOLDBERG
BROADCAST AND CABLE BROADCAST AND CABLE TELEVISIONTELEVISION
MANY OTHERS:MANY OTHERS:– FELICIA D. HENDERSONFELICIA D. HENDERSON– SUSAN FALES-HILLSUSAN FALES-HILL– SARA FINNEY JOHNSONSARA FINNEY JOHNSON– WINIFRED HERVEYWINIFRED HERVEY– ERMA-ELZY JONESERMA-ELZY JONES– JADA PINKETT-SMITHJADA PINKETT-SMITH– VIDA SPEARSVIDA SPEARS– ANDREA WILEYANDREA WILEY– OPRAH WINFREYOPRAH WINFREY