"In vacant or in pensive mood..." I am: Bekah; 24; Law Student / Favorite Things: Carbs (so there!), Johnny Damon, Smiling at babies, Grilled cheese, Comfortable silence / Favorite Supreme Court Justice: Brennan / Favorite Wilson: Owen by an inch / Today's Special: Song: Elliott Smith, "Bled White"; Quote: "You know, there's like a butt-load of gangs at this school. This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bowstaff." Please love me: mmbekah@yahoo.com


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Girls and Boys

I'm taking a class called Law and Gender this semester, and it really looks to be my best class in law school. I worked for the prof this summer and helped choose the casebook, etc. To the naysayers (basically all the guys I know) who say that it is useless I only say this: A class based on issues surrounding sex and gender should not only interest women, it should interest everyone. The fact that there are only about 5 or 6 men in the class is actually extremely depressing to me, as is the idea that anyone would devalue the significance of issues like rape, employment discrimination, reproductive choice, and the like. Gender issues implicate men just as much as women, if not more, and no matter how much women discuss the issue, it's going to have to be collaborative if we want to reach a completely satisfactory state. All I know is that one of my guy friends asked me how "Law and Bitches" was going and I immediately wrote my professor and told her that this class couldn't have come soon enough.

posted by Bekah at 8:20 AM :: |