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Not being a big fan of speakers or lectures i found myself surprisingly engaged in the Guerrilla Girls presentation. It went beyond anything that i had expected even though I had little to no knowledge of the Guerrilla Girls in the first place. I am a person who agree's with the concept of equality but have never done anything about it. I knew of there still being small things that set a woman apart from a man even after both genders were "named" equal. However I was blind to what was actually going on in the world which i live in. Being an artist a knowledge of most famous painters and sculptures comes with the title. What i never pieced together was that women are still being treated unfairly in the world of art. Most artists getting praise are males. Not only are they men but white males. The Guerrilla Girls opened my eyes to see that there is criteria for art to be considered worthy of hanging. Sadly the criteria has nothing to do with the content of the artwork but in the artist.

Women have always been looked at as different stereotypes. The woman covered that very well in the presentation. Protesting is not their only means of business. They also create artwork such as posters and dolls to get their points across in a way that the world will listen to them. I found the dolls to be very effective and interesting. The dolls illustrated the major personalities that women are seen to only posess. Between the "Catholic School Girl" who was dressed in a long plaid dress to "the white girl who dates black guys" there was no doubt that everyone can look at them and remember someone who fits that stereotype. I was surprised how much i could relate with the examples and how i never thought of it as putting a label on people.

I must say that i was VERY impressed with the works and the ideals that the Guerrilla Girls make and stand for.

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