The GFN way of doing things

Today’s Presidential Inauguration consisted of a number of different proceedings before Vice President Biden and President Obama were sworn into office. That being said, working at the Global Feminist Network (GFN), we would have run things a tad bit differently, but not by much. Our commentary may have consisted of a couple of more women presenting whatever it is they needed to present just as equal as the male presenters. Overall, based on what we saw, we may have tried to incorporate ideological ways of presenting women and having them be more a part of the entire ceremony.

In regards to omissions, I don’t think they would be evident in the celebrations. However, I do think we would have tried to aim part of the ceremony into appealing to a more feminist audience by incorporating, perhaps, short clips of the life of women across the United States that have struggled in order to reach a high point in their life and have ultimately succeeded.

Someone who might have gotten invited to speak as a talking head would definitely have been Mohanty, Ferrari, and feminist Gloria Steinman- a well known journalist, as well as both a political and social activist today. They may have tied some of today’s issues and how that either effects the feminist movement in a positive or negative way (when appropriate, of course). If not, they may have contributed feminism to the achievements of many women today. Due to that, during the Presidential inauguration, the GFN Twitter stream may have been bombarded by tweets regarding various points of views on how they agree or disagree.

Leaving the GFN aside, having watched a good portion of the inauguration has really allowed me to get a good sense of how big Americans do things. It also allowed me to figure out how much more effort they put into things. For example, the whole point of the inauguration is for the president and vice president to get sworn in. However, they have extended the duration and meaning of it by incorporating musical acts and even a large choir from another state which, in the end, is not necessary. Though I have not seen inaugurations in other countries, I cannot compare; but being an American, I can definitely imagine that the inauguration done here is probably way bigger than it is in other countries. It appeals to our culture and ways of doing things.