Week of October 20^th and 22nd: more clay and discussing Disney

            During class on October 20^th, we continued to work on our clay projects. While we did this, Dr.  Johnson started a discussion about the impact Disney had/ can have on children. He had assigned us the homework of working of watching a Documentary called “Mickey Mouse Monopoly” which covered the topic of how Disney movies can allegedly change the way children can view what a healthy relationship is when they are adults. I personally did not fully agree with the argument. I do agree that we are exposed to images and ideas that help mold our views of the world at a young age, but I do not believe Disney is the root of the problem. I know Dr. Johnson was more arguing the point that Disney can be a ring in the ladder of our social views, but even then I slightly disagree. In the end though, I think it is should be left up to the parents to decide what they are comfortable with their children watching. For example, my parents would let me watch Disney all day every day, but would rarely let us watch anything above a PG rating until we were about 13-14. Also, the schools I went to were strict about what we were allowed to watch. Disney movies were never played, along with movies that could possibly shape the way students viewed their role in society (like boys feeling like they always had to be the hero or could never ask for help, or that girls always had to look certain way). In all, this discussion was quite awkward, and I spent the majority of it hiding behind the shelves where the clay wheels were.

            Class on October 22^nd was spent finishing up our clay projects, I had decided on using a coiling method. It was easier than I had anticipated (though Jessica did give me quite a few pointers) and I was able to finish making a coin holder/bowl by the end of the class period We were then told to put our clay on a shelf to let it dry.