Racism, Sexism, And Homophobia

You would have to be delusional if you think racism, sexism, and homophobia no longer exists in our community and overall society. From racial profiling, police brutality, and media portrayal to gay slurs, lack of respect, treatment, and extreme hate crimes to slutshaminng, the women’s wage gap, We cannot ignore the everyday injustice that we not only witness, but suffer from. I believe that we need to take a stand and to fight against the oppression that we have been suffering from for far too long.

I have witnessed the poor, unfair treatment and harassment the LGBTQ community has suffered from and I cannot stand it. One of the things that bothers me the most are the homophobic and transphobic slurs. Whether it’s faggot, dyke, or tranny
They also tend to be ignorant too. I have a very close friend who identifies as Genderqueer and prefers to be called with gender neutral pronouns (They/Them). They are constantly harassed and mistreated by our fellow classmates I have witnessed their ignorance first-hand. Unlike the small group of people in our class, everyone else refuses to respect my friend’s preferred pronouns and still continue to bully and harass them verbally and in the form of rude text messages. I have seen the overwhelming amount of harassment in the LGBTQ community whether it is the hate crimes or just verbal abuse, this is not
One form of it is gender roles. Girls are expected to like all things feminine, be dumber and to be the weaker sex meanwhile guys are seen as masculine, stronger and smarter. Another form of sexism is slutshaming. I remember a day not that long ago, I wore a skirt that wasn’t even that short. Throughout the day, I received comments about how short and revealing it was. I realized that no matter what girls wear, we will always be ridiculed for it. If we cover up, we’re prudes and if we wear a dress or a skirt apparently we’re a slut or a whore. I’ve heard so many boys call girls a whore because of how thin her dress strap was or a hoe because of how short her shorts were, and don’t even get me started on how the media handles these topics. Celebrity news outlets freak everytime a woman wears something revealing or form-fitting and telling her to cover up. Then when she fights back people will call her a “feminazi” or a social justice warrior who needs to chill out and shut up. Basically, the media portrayal of women is