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CASE STUDY Talking Turkey Brandon and Gabriella Houston were both home from college for Thanksgiving weekend. Brandon, a senior, attended a state university about ninety miles from home. Gabriella, a sophomore, attended a small col- that you're being exploited. You may be making $400 a week, but you can bet that Personal Greetings is making a lot more than that. And they're making it off your body. How can you be a woman in this day in a neighboring state. Both were home for the and age and allow people to do this to you-isn't this first time during the school year and were spending the very thing that feminists have been fighting some time catching up. As they lounged in the living against for years?" room watching football, the smell of roast turkey ell, maybe the feminists are wrong about this, wafted through the house, and assorted relatives milled Gabriella replied. "It seems to me that everyone 1 around munching on celery sticks and green olive benefiting from this situation. I make great mone and can support myself while I get an education and move on to something else in my life. The companyis highly successful and can keep paying people like me a good wage. And the customers are getting a service that they're eager to pay for. Who loses? If you want to see someone being exploited, you should just look Brandon and Gabriella's parents contributed the 's share of their children's college expenses, footing the bill for tuition and the majority of room and board. However, both Brandon and Gabriella had to pitch in a small portion of the housing tab and cover any inci- ental expenses they might incur. Thus, both held part-time jobs while going to school. Brandon worked at yourself, Brandon twenty hours per week at the Baxter Company, a small manufacturing firm that assembled corrugated boxes. work. I may not be pai It was boring but dependable work and paid slightly my clothes on better than minimum wage. Gabriella worked for Per- nal Greetings, a small company that specialized in stripped of your dignity personalized party greetings, including singing tele- grams and "strip-o-grams." Gabriella to ten jobs per week (each job lasted about an hour) and earned $25 per job plus tips. Brandon was morti- fied when he "What do you mean? I'm doing good honest d a lot, but at least I'm keeping "Yeah, I'm stripped of my clothes, and you're just ," Gabriella retorted while Brandon stared back in disbelief. "The Baxter Com pany is making money hand over fist, and they've got set your hours, worked eight you working for minimum wage. They they give you boring work to do, they you can take a break, and who you can talk to on the job. And you just shuffle along and pick up your pay heard what Gabriella was doing to earn her college money. "Gabs, I can't believe you're taking r clothes for money! Does Mom know what check and es ng ell, not exactl ork. Maybe your kind of job is the American but I'd rath r wiggle my butt for a living and have a lot om and Dad are pretty liberal about these things, and I don't actually take off all my clothes. It's really brother of free time to study and have some fun!" key, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, green bea any Gabriella and Brandon's mother stood at the pretty innocent-just some entertainment for people doorway. "I think di a good time. Unlike you, cornbread dresi nner's ready, kids. We 've got tur who like to ha dear. Besides," Gabriella added, "I make great mon sserole, corn, and three kinds of pie. I don't think one will go hungry today! Brandon led the way past his mother into the dining uall y pull in over $400 a week for about ten hours of me The money isn't the point. And neither is being room. As he left, he turned back for one last par om, and I'll tak or ative, for that matter. The point is nservExplanation / Answer
1. Just like any other sibling , Brandon and Gaberiella started thier conversation causually until Brandon learned that his sister works in a personal greeting company where she has to entertain some client and even undress herself . Brandon found Gaberiella job unvirtued and undignified since she has to strip. The conversation grew serious and agrumentive when Gaberiella pointed that Brandon is more exploited than her in the terms of money and time.
Yes! Both of them are exploited in different way. Brandon is been given less money and he had to spend more time . He doesn't get time to study enough and even to plan his free time while Gaberiella is sexually exploited for entertainment . Her body is used as commodity and served to the client.
2. The conversation was pretty clear about the projection of power and control. Brandon who considered Gaberiella undignified and bad likely to show that the ideologically Brandon is perfect than Gaberiella . When Gaberiella found Brandon Dominating and judgemental regarding her job she put up the reason about the liberty she enjoys within the family and job. Calling Brandon Conservative and having undignified job.
3.in both jobs the oppressive structure can be seen. Brandon works maximum times with minimum wages while Gaberiella is spending less time but getting maximum wages at the price of stripping and showing body to her clients.
Yes , both Brandon and Gaberiella are part of system of concertive control. Despite of realizing that both of them are exploited by thier company , they are justifying their nature and structure of job.
4. Yes, according to feminist approach Gaberiella job is violating human right and dignity. Gaberiella is treated as an object and she is being sexually exploited by men. Different feminist might reach to different conclusion. Other view it as empowerment Since Gaberiella is not been forced to do. She took it by her choice . If she is comfortable and not subjected to abuse and earning well.
5. Brandon and Gaberiella both are working to support thier education and expenses. They both need to realize that they are part of a system where they are been exploited in different way. Whether it is physically or intellectually , they need to introspect about the situation they are facing. Both Brandon and Gaberiella wants emancipation. Brandon need to be more confident . He need to stop working extra and push himself. While Gaberiella should need to see the by product of her job.
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