Bossypants Do your thing and don't care if they like it. That’s the motto Tina Fey lives by: be yourself. Fey inspires both women and men all over the world in such a unique way, I really admire her. She ties in hilarious ties to serious subjects to make them tolerable, not many people are able to pull off what she does. Another thing I adore about Tina Fey is how humble she is about herself: Saturday Night Live star who is totally chill. I absolutely loved Fey’s novel “Bossypants” because of her superb sense of humor, brutal honesty, and spontaneousness. Throughout the novel, Tina uses her one of a kind sense of humor to lighten the mood. One example of this is when she’s talking about how girls in her days just accepted it if they weren’t drop-dead gorgeous. She then says how girls nowadays go above-and-beyond to try to become perfect. Tina then gives examples of what every girl is expected to look like according to American men “Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, [...] and the arms …show more content…
of Michelle Obama.” (Fey 23). I personally admire how she uses her comedian lifestyle with a sort of informal writing style, it makes the novel easier to read. Although Tina is a great person, she enjoys giving her opinions as well.
I like that she does this because not often do we see people voicing their personal views on controversial topics like she does. One example of Tina doing this is when she calls out Sarah Palin for talking about their meeting on Saturday Night Live. “Although I was skittish to do a political comedy after getting myself into trouble a few months before” (Fey 185). Although she was skittish about the situation, she ended up going through with the comedy. Tina made fun of HIllary Clinton in joke form, but it lead her to receive some nasty views from the nation of Clinton-lovers. Later Bill Clinton along with Hillary actually called her to thank her because they found it so funny. Because of the way she does what she wants, I admire the way she uses her comedy to tease, and make funny situations such as
that. Finally, I love the way that Tina uses spontaneous gestures throughout the novel. If she writes about a serious topic, then the next chapter will have something totally out of the norm in it. Some of the chapter names in her book, for example, fit into this very well. “There’s a Drunk Midget in My House”, “Peeing in Jars with Boys”, “My Honeymoon, or a Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again”, all are chapter titles throughout the novel. She brings up random comparisons throughout as well. An example of her bringing up randomness was with the quote “The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage our athletes” (Fey 23). I have a hankering for this writing technique. On the whole, I revel Tina Fey’s novel “Bossypants”. Between her exquisite use of humor, spontaneous mentions, and honest brutality, this has been one of the best books I have read in a long time. I find it beyond-compare to just about any other autobiography on the shelves. So next time you’re looking for a good read, make sure to pick up “Bossypants”.
Alice Neel’s painting Suzanne Moss was created in 1962 using oil paint on canvas. As the title suggests, the painting depicts a woman’s portrait. Now resigning in the Chazen Museum in Madison, WI, this portrait of a woman lunging is notable for the emotional intensity it provokes as well as her expressionistic use of brush strokes and color. The scene is set by a woman, presumably Suzanne Moss, dressed in dull back and blues lounging across a seat, staring off to the side, avoiding eye contact with the viewer. The unique style and technique of portraiture captures the woman’s piercing gaze and alludes to the interior emotions of the subject. In Suzanne Moss, Alice Neel uses desultory brush strokes combined with contrast of warm and cool shadows
Linda Bove was born November 30 1945 in Garfield, New Jersey with to two parents who were also deaf. Growing up deaf herself, she used ASL her whole life. In the beginning, she went to St. Joseph School for the Deaf in Bronx, New York. Later, in 1963 she was fortunate to graduate from Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf in Trenton New Jersey where she was surrounded by her pears which helped place the foundation for her success. Upon completion of Marie Katzenbach School, Linda later attended Gallaudet University and received her Bachelor’s degree in library science. While attending Gallaudet she was in several plays including The Threepenny Opera and Spoon River Anthology. After graduation she attended a summer school program at the National
When asked to write about an important activist who has demonstrated protest, I immediately drifted towards a Hispanic and/or feminist activist. Various names came across my mind initially such as Cesar Chavez and Joan Baez but as a later discussion in class concluded, there are numerous others who are rarely highlighted for their activism and struggles, which lead to me researching more. In my research I came across Dolores Huerta, an American labor leader and civil rights activist, who I felt was an underdog and brushed over activist in the Hispanic community.
All through her speech, Poehler uses the element of allusion. From the beginning of her address, Amy Poehler uses her sense of humor to charm her audience. She alludes to the local news of the time, where ,on May 21, 2011, many people were convinced that judgement day and
“I knew I would never be one of those girls, ever. It wasn't the blond, blue-eyed looks or the beautiful, leggy figure. It was who she was-an American-and were not.” (Alvarez 43) Apart from the contestants looks it was also because of how they are American while she wasn’t American. Reaching towards the end of the short story one of the girls starts to name off the things of how she wished she would look like instead. “Had we been able to see into the future, beyond our noses, which we thought weren't the right shape; beyond our curly hair, which we wanted to be straight and beyond the screen, which inspired us with a limited vision of what was considered beautiful in America.” (Alvarez 43) She starts to put herself down in a way towards how she looks like compared to the constant girls which would be the symbolism of
As Tina Fey learned throughout her life, being able to laugh at yourself is a key component to success. In her 2011 book, Bossypants, Tina Fey constantly pokes fun at herself, but in the best way possible. She discusses her childhood, her awkward stages of growing up, and some of her most embarrassing moments as an adult. By utilizing self-deprecating humor, Tina Fey makes her novel amusing and entertaining—something that contributed greatly to her success as a comedian.
Fey has never been afraid to use her full potential in any project or job she has worked on. She knows how to rule the workplace in a male dominated world. She also shows young people and even adults, that being different, being true to yourself, and loving yourself isn’t wrong, its beautiful. “Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” (Fey, 145). She understands the struggles of body image and self-acceptance. Fey encourages determination and strong will to follow your path. “So my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this: when faced with sexism or ageism or lookism or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: "Is this person in between me and what I want to do?" If the answer is no, ignore it and move on” (Fey, 144). Fey is also a powerful advocate for the LGBTQ community, she has stated “I’m certainly more open-minded to people’s differences, and it definitely gave me a wider swath of humor styles. I grew up so much in theater, so the gay community has always been a natural part of who I feel like I’m playing to. When you’re writing jokes, you’re always thinking of your friends.” (Fey, 27-37) Fey donates not just her money, but endless hours of physical support to many charities such as, Autism Speaks, Red Cross,
The book starts out talking about her childhood; her first gynecologist visit, her trip to her cousins’ over the summer, and her introduction to the impossible standards of American beauty. In chapter five, Tina speaks about her father, with his beautifully terrifying face. She then goes on to recount some of her experiences at Virginia University as a student, including hiking up Old Rag Mountain with a, “young, handsome Robert Wuhl.” Then her introduction and early career in improv at The Second City Theatre in Chicago is told. She marries her husband, Jeff Richmond
Attitudes towards the show make it a phenomenon. This constant questioning of the motives of the show, evoke conversations amongst people, for good and bad. Because of this, many argue that “SNL eventually became ‘the talk of television’ and transformed into a legendary network program” (Adegboro). This is interesting because SNL teases many people of authority in the country (e.g. politicians, newscasters, journalists, celebrities, etc.) yet still stays popular in spite of possibly offending its
The ideal female beauty in American culture is predominately white (Bankhead & Johnson, 2014). Throughout U.S history, women’s mainstream beauty ideal has been historically based on white standards such as having blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin, a thin ideal body, straight hair, and thin lips (West, 1995; Yamamiya, Cash, Melynk, Posavac, & Posavac, 2005; Leslie, 1995). Therefore, the features of African American women tend to be viewed as undesirable and unattractive compared to the European standards of beauty (Awad, Norwood, Taylor, Martinez, McClain, Jones, Holman, & Hilliard, 2014). According to Ashe (1995), “African beauty, body and hair have been racialized, with slim/”keen” European features being the accepted standard of beauty since enslaved Africans was forcefully brought to the Americas.” The physical characteristics of Black women such as having broad noses, brown skin, full lips, large buttocks and course hair has been looked down upon throughout United States history (Byrd & Tharps, 2001). In effect, the standard of beauty of European features that were forced on slaves are internalized and currently seen in the standard of beauty of African Americans (A.A) (Chapman, 2007). These standards include African Americans perceiving light-skinned as being more favorable than dark-skinned (Maddox & Gray, 2002; Perdue, Young, Balam,
In the dialogue she keeps a positive attitude and brushes it off even he gets angry and becomes rude. Women are emotional creatures. Their feelings get hurt if they take something in the wrong context and Linda shows her strength by “[using] a covering laugh [and having] infin...
Willa Paskin quickly makes it apparent that she doesn’t see the show as funny. Paskin puts it very well, “It could not be more current, except for one thing – and this is some weapon’s grade sitcom sacrilege – it’s not that funny” (Paskin). She goes on to explain how Mary Tyler Moore and her character Mary Richards is a kind of woman that you rarely see on sitcoms anymore. Women and men in today’s sitcoms rely more and more on over exaggerated and profound flaws (Paskin).
Sociocultural standards of feminine beauty are presented in almost all forms of popular media, revealing women with images that portray for what is considered to be the "ideal body." Such beauty standards for most women are completely unattainable; what is seen on TV Is another story, majority of models are considered to be well below what is known as a healthy weight. Media conveys a practical message using models that are not considered to be healthy and stating that in order for a woman to be considered beautiful, she must be unhealthy, or “thin.” The mindset in today’s society for many women is that you need to be thin, which is all too predominant and for females it makes it more difficult to achieve any level of serenity of their physical appearance. In the American culture, the “ideal body” for a female is represented very negatively, as it has dramatically changed. The number of people who are thin is starting to be the minority, while the people who are overweight/obese is going to other way and is the majority. Andre Dubus, the author of the short story "The Fat Girl," demonstrates each of these traditional behaviors towards the overweight main character, Louise.
In a world where many are led to believe that they fall short of what society depicts as “perfect”, it is still true that everyone is beautiful in their own way. There are even more demands on girls now a days than there has ever been before. Some may think they need to fit in, so they become someone they are not or they begin to act like a totally different person. “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy, illustrates society’s high and unrealistic expectations on the physical appearance of women, while failing to see that a woman’s self-esteem is at risk of being diminished.
Mother Teresa is one of the most recognized women in the world. Teresa brought in a revolutionary change in the world with her positive thoughts and love for humanity. Her missionary work started way back 1931 when she was still a little girl. She joined the Nuns as a kid in 1931, and she was later named Teresa from Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. It was in respect and honor of the Saints of Theresa. Mother Teresa’s missions were concentrated around helping the poor people with their basic needs such as food, water and shelter. She also demonstrated a lot of interest in taking care of the weak and defenseless people in the society. For example, it has been recorded that she spent a lot of time caring for the elderly, disabled and injured. At the same