Harris Green's Lit (& Lang) Blog

This advertisement was published in 2017 by the company Lynx which sold "Lynx Dry Full Control Aerosol Anti-Perspirant Deodorant" which is now discontinued; most likely as a result from activist groups whom protested the sexist ad. This ad demonstrates the deadly sin, "Lust". Lynx is a UK masculine grooming brand which is known for  degrading women through the use of stereotypes in their advertisements. In the advertisement above, it shows a woman cooking in her lingerie. This is degrading to women because the ad is dehumanizing women by making them feel like objects rather than human beings.When examining the advertisement closely, it has the phrase "can she make you lose control?" making the inference that by using Lynx products, you will gain back the control in the relationship. This phrase in the ad contributes the dangerous stereotyped idea of the man should be the one in control and have the power; which in some cases leads to physical ...

My name, Harris Green, ties me to my cultural and religious background as a Jew. It is Jewish tradition to name your children after a family member who has passed to retain their memory. I was named after my great grandfather "Harry" and although I barely knew him, I enjoy being named after him. My parents always describe him as a hard working man who viewed being Jewish as very important. He would have Shabbat dinners every Friday night with his family. Carrying his memory with me through my name affects how I want to live my life. It has made me value my religion and the importance of family as well as the importance of having a strong work ethic.  In "The Name is Mine," Anna Quindlen tells of her choice to keep her maiden name, rather than taking her husband's name when they married. She remarks, "m y name works fine for one half, not quite as well for the other. I would never give it up". Keeping her maiden name works for the part of her  who...

From the Archive - Real Cowboys, Minneapolis, MN Lake Street USA (1997 - 2000)  When first examining this photograph, you see an older man, wearing south western influenced clothes, standing in a parking lot in a somewhat run down area.  By looking deeper into the photograph and the text in which it came from, we discover that he is from El Paso, and has had two cancer operations which resulted in the loss of his vocal chords. He made his living by operating heavy machinery but his passion was always music and training horses. Singing and horses still remains a big part of his life despite his dealings with cancer.  Margaret Atwood used the concept of "othering" in The Handmaid's Tale, when she portrayed the Commander as a man who uses his power to obtain sexual favors from Offred. Atwood accomplishes this portrayal through the use of single person narrative, only showing the Commander through Offred's eyes. Wing Young Huie uses the concept of ...