Prolific writer‚ speaker‚ poet‚ and activist Audre Lorde dedicated her life and work to addressing and confronting the injustices of sexism‚ racism‚ and homophobia. Lorde battled the marginalization of such categories as “lesbian” and “Black women” by encouraging her audience to respond to prejudice in their own experience and lives. Her background in library sciences suits her profound interest in literature. Her expertise and knowledge spanned across multiple genres including feminist and black
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Femininity and masculinity are socially constructed practices that reinforce gender inequality. Among the most popular variations of the social constructionist theories is the gender role theory as an early form of social constructionism (Gergen‚ 1985). The focus on power and hierarchy reveals inspiration stemming from a Marxist framework‚ utilized for instance by materialist feminism‚ and Foucault’s writings on discourse. Sex is the biological differences between male and female contradicting
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are scared of joining the feminist movement in fears of changing how we would view our outlook on life‚ and also‚ how people would view us. A particular example that Hogeland brought to light was homophobia. She states‚ “Allying across differences is difficult work‚ and is often thwarted by homophobia—by fears both of lesbians and of being named a lesbian by association” (Hogeland 656). She goes on to describe that young women are given such a small range for exploration and discovery when growing
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(original and revised) theories of hegemonic masculinity. Do we find the arguments a convincing defense of hegemonic masculinity? 7. How does (or doesn’t) Messerschmidt’s concept of masculinity as structured action‚ and Schrock/Schwalbe’s examples of homophobia-signifying-heterosexuality as an example of manhood acts‚ make sense of the inclusive scenes which open Eric Anderson’s piece? 8. One underlying aspect of Schrock/Schwalbe’s concepts of manhood acts is its capacity for adaptation (also seen in
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Today‚ Starbucks is revered as the coffee shop of the Gods: lines go out the door‚ pictures of their lattes flood social media‚ and consumers make sure the logo is in plain sight wherever they take the cup. However‚ the coffee does not have a secret ingredient that makes it so special. In fact‚ the drinks are rather plain and just overloaded with sugar to create the illusion of flavor. However‚ if a millennial dared to say this out loud and stray from the fad‚ he would be labeled as eccentric and
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it is unfamiliar‚ it may pose a threat. Only trust the things you know." To follow‚ the phenomenon of fear induced by ignorance can be easily observed both in individuals and as a social mechanism. The prejudices and phobias‚ such as xenophobia‚ homophobia or fear of injections‚ are more often than not caused by our lack of knowledge and experience. As a fact‚ people who were raised in a multicultural society do not feel uneasy in the presence of the members of a different race‚ people who have gay
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is forced to hide his own nature‚ because he will not be accepted as an equal‚”[...]LGBT people are one of the most marginalised‚ least visible and discriminated against groups.” Due to the cultural values instilled in Armenians‚ things such as homophobia is not acceptable amongst the Armenian
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“Love. Support. Courage. Intuition. All these things are in your hero’s quiver‚ but still a hero needs one more thing: a hero needs a villain to vanquish‚” Spielberg said. “And you’re all in luck. This world is full of monsters‚ and there’s racism‚ homophobia‚ ethnic hatred‚ class hatred. There’s political hatred‚ and there’s religious hatred.” Spielberg spoke on his past and own education‚ and how his children motivated him to return to school in California. He also talked about the corruption that
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While she will never experience the racism and homophobia that I face‚ I will likely never experience the economic hardships she faces in struggling to raise her children. However‚ in discussing feminism‚ one must address a prominent question posed by many: Is feminism still relevant in today’s society
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Bisexual: An individual who is attracted to people of both the same sex and of the opposite sex Gay: A male homosexual Heterosexual: A person whose primary erotic‚ psychological‚ emotional‚ and social interest is toward members of the opposite sex. Homophobia: Irrational fears or hatred of homosexuality; the fear of homosexual feelings in oneself; selfhatred because of one’s homosexuality Homosexual: A person whose primary erotic‚ psychological‚ emotional‚ and social interest is toward members of the
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