Author: cvevans

“The Prism of Gender” by Catherine G. Valentine

“Men can do mothering; women can “takes care of buisness”. Real people are not sterotypes.”(pg.3)

Keywords: Gender, Sexuality, and Sex

The reading “The Prism of Gender” explains of how gender is viewed throughout society. Valentine goes into detail about this can cause an open door to diversity of human experience no matter the situation. As, I can see exactly by that because in sports there are certain categories where this only made for women or this certain sport is only for men. For example, cheerleading it was looked at as a sport for just women, but now it’s open for whoever wants to be apart of that sport and that is improvement from how it was then to now in society.

Also, Valentine brings more emphasis on the viewing of gender is very complex, and it is because it is not just a simple notion amoung other people. As it said in the text, ” There is no single pattern of masculinity or feminitity.” because roles can be done on either side; as for the term “intersex” it goes very much deeper and it bring conclusion that there isn’t just only just only a certain distinct type when it comes to gender, sex, or sexuality there are multiple and this explains of how it is all complex instead of it being simple to understand about gender.

“Theorizing Difference From Multicultural Feminism” by Zinn and Dill

keywords: Race, Multiracial Feminism, and Gender

From the reading of Zinn & Dill about the differences that women faced of multicultural feminism. It details of how women went thorugh so much and things were so seperated for them especially for their rights. Also, it emphasized much about the multiracial feminism throughout social life being treated differently by privelege from their race, class, and gender this made things very difficult for them. As it says from the reading “Multiracial feminism brings together understandings drawn from the lived experiences of diverse and continuously changing groups of women.” (pg.9) As for this not just of women of color, but women of other ethincities and for the multiracial feminism it shows every woman went through the same thing, and it is making a difference in transformation for society.

“Androgynous” by The Replacements

While hearning this song for the first time, the song is actually him saying of roles of gender are changed or switched. In the lyric it -says “Here comes Dick, he’s wearing a skirt. Here comes Janes, you know she’s sporting a chain. Same hair, revolution. Same build, evolution. Tommorow who’s gonna fuss.” That lyrics stands out to me is because whehter as though they were different clothing from their own gender and it’s reversed around no matter what they still love each other, and they don’t care who approves of them or not on what they do all that matters is that they have each other.

Connections

From all three of things that were talked about in the blog, the ones that connects so well together to me would be “Adrogynous” by The Replacements and with “The Prism of Gender” by Catherine G. Valentine. These two relates so much cause they both talks about how society sees others about gender and the roles are switched.

Questions

What does the song “Adrogynous”by The Replacements means to you ?

Out of the two readings which one did you enjoy reading the most? and Why?

(1977) “The Combahee River Collective Statement”

Key Words: Feminism, Identity, Race

The reading about ” The Combahee River Collective Statement” explains about how most black women went through certain obstacles during that time in order to have justice, “Afro- American women’s continuous life and death struggle for survival and liberation”. This emphasizes of how black women are treated poorly in the political system. Yes, they faced a lot through feminism but endured harsh sufferings in order to have Women’s rights.

Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference

In this reading of “Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference” Lorde thinks that women are sperated by their color mostly than just by their sex. “As white women ignore their built-in privelege of whiteness and define women in terms of their own experience alone, then women of Color become “other,” the outsider who experience and tradition is too “alien: to comprehend”.

Solange (2016), “Don’t Touch My Hair” lyrics

 The music by Solange may sing about “Don’t Touch My Hair” throughout the entire song, but that is not the only part it is directing towards. One our hair is defined as our crown and what makes up our identity. But, this song is towards women of color because afro hair tells a story from past generations from styles of braids, locs, and weaves. A lyric that stood out to me the most was this saying “Don’t test my mouth; they say truth is in my sound.” Meaning that many black women have been ignored for a long time for their women’s rights. Mouths is the sound for others to hear them and understand their pain and hardships they faced in order change to happen.

Questions:

While reading these texts and listening to the videos that were given, which one of them interest you the most?

What other songs or poems that you know relate towards black feminism and what do they mean to you?