Keywords: Domination, Feminist, Society
In ” Theorizing difference from multicultural feminism ” they stated that multiracial feminism is an evolving body of theory and practice informed by wide-ranging intellectual traditions. Multiracial feminism is also known to examine the simultaneity of forming female identity and experiences . One thing I found interesting that I read was ” Another disturbing pattern, which bell hooks refers to as “the commodification of difference,” is the representation of diversity as a form of exotica, “a spice , seasoning that livens up the dull dish that is mainstream white culture.”(pg 323). I had never heard that before. They even explained more on the diversity trend.
Keywords :
Culture, Power, Research
” The Kaleidoscope of Gender ” explained how the Western’s culture was when it came to gender .”The shape and texture of people ‘s lives are affected in profound ways by the prism of gender
as it operates in their social worlds. Something that I found interesting was “Many of us never question what we have learned about sex and gender , so we go through life assuming that gender is a relatively simple matter. A person who wears lipstick , high-heeled shoes, and a skirt is a feminine female , while a person who plays rugby ,belches in public , and walks with a swagger is a masculine male (Lorber , 1994; Ridgeway & Correll, 2004) .”(Page:3) I agree 100% with this we always seem to go with things we were taught as a kid and those things aren’t always going to go along with society as the years go on. There was a two gender/sexuality system referred to as ” pink and blue syndrome “.(Page:4) Which is also interesting because now they use more neutral colors like you could have green for a boy instead of blue and use yellow for the girl.
” Androgynous “
This song is about men and woman reversing their roles . It was ok to be who you are. In the song they said ” Closer than you know love each other so .” I feel like that’s saying even with no approval or support it’ll still be the same. I remember when my grandma use to make me and my cousin come in the house because we didn’t need to run around in the grass and play with the boys we should’ve been playing dolls .
Connections :
Both of these stories were based on the roles and feminism importance and history. I feel like Valentine and The Replacements would agree based off of them both wanting things normalized when it came to role switching.
Questions :
Choose whichever
- What are some things you think they could’ve did differently to make an actual change ?
- What’s something you found interesting in the stories we read ?
There was so much in both readings. I think that what was interesting to me the most was how Zinn and Dill were able to break down Multiracial Feminism but were still able to leave you wondering about that specific topic. They brought out so much about the hierarchy of women as well. I could relate to things that are going on in the world today.
Something I found interesting from the first reading of The Prism of Gender is the pink and blue syndrome. I never really thought about it until after I read the reading. Now everywhere I go that’s all I’m going to think about even though it was very much right in front of my face I just never really thought about it because I saw it as normal and was thought that way.
I found it interesting to learn about the pink and blue syndrome and the order of hierarchy. After reading the order of the hierarchy (whites, members of the upper class, and males) it doesn’t look like women are the first pick for anything. Unless society labels it as a feminine trait/position or job. The reading with Zinn and Dill was a lot to take in, but I kept reading it over and over to grasp different areas I didn’t at first. It’s crazy but so real how everything women go through shapes their identity. Even men’s experiences in life shape their identity, too.