Blogging

I have been currently taking classes at Antelope Valley College for Fall 2010, and I have been required to write Blogs for my English 259 Gender, Image, and Rhetoric. All these questions I had to answer dealt with mostly feminism and gender roles. I have always been a feminist myself, but writing and reading just really isn’t my thing. I am a performer and I want to be an actor when I grow up. Writing is a skill I will not require for my acting career. As for reading, I actually don’t mind reading a script because it pertains to acting. But when it comes to reading a book; I’d rather starve for a day than do that. I have never liked books and I don’t think I ever will. Reading a story is just something that does not interest me and it bores me. I can see if I’m learning something out of it, like maybe a text book, but I don’t really see how a story will teach “me” anything. Yes I do know that stories in books can teach one a lot, such as moral lessons, but since I know I get into books with a closed mind, I know that I am not going to take it seriously and will not get with the message. I prefer to watch a movie and see an actor’s performance, including facial expressions, imagery and sounds in the video etc. I know one would think that sounds very lazy and lacking of imagination. But trust me I do have an imagination, just not in the mental outlook. I am more of an external imaginative mind. I am very creative and love to do arty and crafty things. I also like to perform and just generally talk. Reading and writing just never really was my strong suit, therefore I will not continue writing blogs after I am through with this class. I don’t want to sound like a grumpy and attitude-ish person, but people just like what they like. So don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed this class and learning about gender roles. I just did not like the reading and writing. I had to do a presentation for my final at the end of the semester, and that was the part I enjoyed even the most. Not only because I did not have to read, but I had to put things together and then present it, or in other words, perform it. My plan is to become an actor, not a writer. I will pursue that career and I will be happy because that is what I like. To me, external expression is very important. Yes you can say a lot through words, but it doesn’t have the same tone as actual vocal words. When one speaks one can hear the tone of their voice and what they are really feeling, as well as see facial expression. I’m sorry but you cant see all that in textual words. It is also possible to misinterpret words as well, because like I said, I might sound like I’m a bitch, but I’m actually not mad or have attitude towards my feelings at all. I will still continue to have the same thoughts of feminism, if not even stronger and positive beliefs, except I will not express them through writing. I will express my feelings in an externally…