Gender
Keywords: Gender, Sex, Femininity
For decades beyond decades, we have been identified by only boy or girl or female or male. In today’s time gender identify is way beyond male or female. People now have more than just boy or girl or female or male.
Back before my time well really any of our time male and female had set duties and roles. Now that men are able to change them self into a women and women can turn themself into a man the world has become overall crazy.
Valentine stated in her book The Kaleidoscope of Gender that, “We are taught that testosterone, a beard, big muscles, and a penis make a man, while estrogen, breasts, hairless legs, and a vagina make a woman.” (Page 3) In anyone eyes that would make them not want to come out or even change who they feel they are in their heart.
Feminism
Keywords: Feminist, Privilege, Race
In the book of Theorizing Difference from Multiracial Feminism by Zinn and Bill, they stated that, “Since the late 1960s, U.S. women of color have taken issue with unitary theories of gender.” (Page 321) I feel that all women of color didn’t have equal rights but honestly anyone of color had less rights than anyone. I just feel women in general didn’t have equal rights which I feel was very unfair.
How are the two readings connected?
Both authors agree that gender roles and feminism are major things that we have dealt with for over decades.
Questions:
What do you feel that the U.S. could’ve did differently about women’s equal rights?
Well put together. The only thing I would say is I somewhat disagree with your opening statement. “For decades beyond decades, we have been identified by only boy or girl or female or male.” Though this may be true for western lines of thought, many different cultures did not abide by this same principle. The Prism of Gender briefly touches on this, how westerners and specifically Americans are sort of unique in this over-emphasis of sex and gender.
I feel as if the United States could have been more inclusive when it came to women’s rights. As you mentioned in your analysis of the text by Zinn and Dill, women of color weren’t receiving equal treatment. There are a lot of factors of feminism that excluded women of color and it often misrepresented them. The perspectives and experiences of women of color in relation to women’s rights are just as important. It would have been much better if the United States acted according to that fact, yet they didn’t even though it was so pivotal to do so.
I feel as if the U.S. could’ve imposed laws about equal pay once women joined the workforce. Especially during the feminist movement, all women should have been given the same rights, wages, and opportunities as men, and the United States should have protected these rights. As we know, the U.S. did not do much to protect women’s rights, especially not colored women’s rights. Your statement about people of color having fewer rights than anyone else is important to know that these colored women were doing the same jobs as white women while getting paid less or having worse work conditions and treatment.
I enjoyed reading your post but I feel what the U.S could’ve done differently about women’s equal rights is to have simply given them equal pay and equal job opportunities a lot sooner.