By Robin Bennett-Mazyck Racial Discrimination and Hispanics in the United States As I begin to examine and explore Racial Discrimination and Hispanics in the United States, questioning the events and circumstances that brought Hispanics to the United States of America. Are the Hispanics focusing on the structure and functioning of family life, social economic, and religion. Many Hispanics have been successful or unable to maintain ethnic identification over the years. In the 1850’s Mexicans started to migrated to the United States. Once they moved to the United States some Mexicans found themselves in states which belonged to Mexico such as Texas, California, New Mexico and some Mexicans moved to other parts of the United States region such as North American.
But the men that make the false accusations about the young girls are not held accountable for the lies or considered a lawbreaker. I’ve reread this article a few times now and I appreciate her points on how unfair women in our society were treated and think she gave great examples to back herself. Things have definitely come leaps and bounds since that time but there is for sure work still to be done in our society
Chisholm wanted to prove from personal experience how society is more prejudice over gender than race itself. Not only in her eyes is it hard to be black but it was even more hard to be a woman as well. Throughout the speech she uses her own experiences justifying her proposal for equal rights. After
Since we live in a patriarchal society, and have since the beginning of time, women are more known for supporting the male in whatever his role is, and staying behind the scene. Women in the drug game were almost nonexistent as men felt that women were not strong or wise enough to handle such dangerous and demanding situations. This however, is not the case in either Dorm Room Dealers or Cocaine Kids. While there weren’t many women in the forefront selling drugs, Kitty, Cecelia, and Stopper certainly defied the norm as female drug dealers. Kitty, however, fit more so in the background as her role was not as instrumental in the actual scheme of selling drugs.
McKenna Hastings ASB 102 Trial by Fire In the article, “Trial by Fire,” by J. Malcolm Garcia argues that because of their culture, Afghan women have been put into a state of mind that they are inferior to men in every way; although there are a few women who will fight for their rights of humanity, even though they may receive violent death threats. Garcia provides the following evidence to support their position: provided in the article was the story of three women which showed valuable insight to the way women view themselves in their culture. The research provided was compelling in the way it provided a holistic and graphic view of things that happen to women in that culture. The research gave its reader insight and knowledge of this culture that described the viewpoints of very independent Afghan women, and those women who take the beating and harassment from their male counterparts, and return the pain by inflicting it upon themselves. This research consumes the reader into the article to ensure their understanding of the events taking place in Afghanistan.
Political Intersectionality is described as a categorization conflict that women of color experience particularly in racism and sexism issues. She states that women of color are often absent from any civil rights issues because anti-racism strategies are developed by men of color and anti-sexist strategies are developed by white women. This leaves women of color absent from any form of political and social justice. In terms of domestic violence, Crenshaw gives a personal anecdote of being denied domestic violence cases and statistics for women of color. She shows how this example signifies how “women of color can be erased by the strategic silences of antiracism and
Chicana feminism much like other forms of feminism is centered on the idea of equality for every person regardless of how different they might be from the dominate norm of a given society. Chicanas are women that are of Mexican descent who are born or raised in the United States. Chicana feminists focus on equality, but they also face uniquely Chicana problems. Some of these challenges include the identity crisis experienced because of the conflicts between tradition and reality, the clash of American culture and Mexican culture, and the view of sexually by the Mexican culture. Cherrie Moraga is an internationally recognized activist for Chicana feminism.
Even though Margaret Sanger aimed to improve women’s health care, the end still does not justify her means. Women empowerment can either be beneficial or detrimental to society. When there is power over another, the abuse of persons or goods are encouraged, while personal power impels a reassessment of personal potential. Many women have experienced this abuse and through personal power, realize a change in the “self” is essential to the solution and take charge of their situation (Porter
Friedan brings emotion and anger to the plight of women in her era of feminism, highlighting a political issue that remained out of the spotlight for far too long. Modern feminists can learn a lot from Friedan as a pioneer for women speaking out for what they believe despite it being unpopular. Though her work mainly discussed the feelings of white middle class women, her work led to a more comprehensive study of oppression on multiple levels, called intersectionality. Though not a politician herself, Friedan was able to take steps towards bringing on meaningful political change, a problem many women are still facing today especially in the abortion debate. Friedan and Gilman’s work have formed the touchstones for the current feminist movements and will continue to play a huge role as women work to advance their rights further in the coming years.
In her publication titled “Gender Trouble”, Judith Butler presents her view that gender is a performative role in society, meaning that in order for gender identity to be genuinely expressed and understood, it must be conveyed openly in social spaces. Throughout her book she provides numerous examples of these “social spaces” that would be a necessary ground for women in order to better establish an identity in society. These include political representation, cultural movements, and the economic climate. These social spaces are presented in great depth and explain how they limit a person by identifying with a specific gender. In this paper, I will argue for Butler’s view on how certain gender performance is restricted in these numerous fields, and how Ms. Butler would object to these various situations.