Violence Against Women - What we in the US take for granted

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by Novelafemme

I recently took a class on transnational feminisms, which is precicely what AtLast is referencing in her above post. and, yes, the us has a very us-centric perspective on just about every human rights issue you can think of. take "third-world" countries for example. "third-world" as compared to what? the u.s.? does this mean we are a "first world" country? and if so, what criteria did we meet in order to exact a first place status?

This does click with what I was trying to say.

Something that has struck me as well is how I can better see the world outside of US paradigms is seeing independent films. Sure, I just like this genre, but, more often than not, I leave feeling like I might just understand perspectives outside of my own better. Yes, I see mainstream US movies, but, let's face it, they are mostly (not always) from a white, middle class perspective of life in the US.