The Running Goldilocks's Final Thoughts

I have really enjoyed taking this class. It has been so refreshing to have the opportunity to express myself, rather than just memorizing and solving problems. I am an exercise physiology major/pre-med, so every class I take is very scientific. I have really enjoyed thinking outside of the box.

I feel like this class was great for me because it has encouraged me to look at the media and my surroundings in a new light. I had never heard of heteronormativity until I read Yep’s article. I am really into nutrition and health, so anytime I see a commercial about weight loss, I can’t help but think about the ways society has influenced us to think that women must be the ones who say no to unhealthy foods. I can’t watch movies without thinking about the male’s active gaze and the female’s passive glance at the floor. I look at every advertisement and try to determine if the ad is trying to make the female look virginal and experienced at the same time. Everything that I see in the media has a whole new connection with me. It is neat to view the world in a whole new way for once.

I have also really enjoyed blogging. I always thought it would be neat to blog, but I always thought to myself,” Who would want to read my blog? All it would say is, ‘I woke up, ate, ran, studied, and then ran again.’ Who would find that interesting?” This has allowed me to express myself to my peers and get some interesting feedback from them. It has been a lot of fun.

I think the best thing about this class was the fact that it opened up my mind. I am from a really small town, so I am not exposed to a lot of the things that we learned about in this class. It has been good for me because it has allowed me to form my own opinions with facts to back those opinions up. I am really glad I took this class.