Final Blog

This course was interesting to me, as I love Women's Studies classes! There were quite a few topics that I really liked learning about, especially about human trafficking. It is so astounding that this happens here, in our country in this day. Right before we began studying that section, I had actually watched an episode of Escaped. In the show, a girl from Russia was telling a story about being lured to the United States and then forced to work as a stripper in Detroit. She would work from 11a until 2a, then her captor would drive her to an apartment where she lived among other residents. She was terrified and no one even suspected. It ended up with her escaping but I was shocked by it. Then we start the chapter on human trafficking and how many women are used for this purpose. I just cannot believe this happens but it makes me view women in a different way. It made me realize there are stories behind women's lives that we do not always know.

Another important chapter was on the rape subject. It never really dawned on me how many women, including myself view sex as our duty. Even when we kid around about it, it is not a joke. I have friends who talk about not being in the mood but "having to" and I do the same thing. It is something that has been instilled within our souls through society.