Earlier today, I took a trip to Target and decided to take a walk through the toy section. Since the holidays are coming, the aisles were pretty busy and I noticed that the only people shopping for toys were women, all of which were probably mothers. There was a very clear divide between the boys …
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On Becoming Female
Many defining moments in my childhood shaped me into the person I am today. Donna Eder explains that for many girls, middle school is an important time in which individuals develop a more precise sexual identity. In this excerpt, Eder presents an evaluation of the middle school experience and the social lessons that are taught …
On Becoming Male
Having been born a female, it’s difficult for me to relate directly to the lessons that Henslin refers to in his excerpt On Becoming Male. For the most part, the households I grew up in were mostly female, except for my cousin David who was my best friend growing up. Like I’ve mentioned before, and …
Lessons On Gender
When I was a little person, my parents shaved my head because they thought it would give me good hair. For a while, I looked like a boy. When I was old enough to understand the concept of gender, around the age of four, I would look at old pictures of myself and ask my …
Chapter 11: Democratizing beauty for all women: A worthy goal?
As a young girl, I never felt beautiful, even though I lived in a society that encouraged all women to feel beautiful. Today, social movements such as the body positivity movement have pushed for the inclusion of plus-sized women in the fashion industry. These movements are an attempt to encourage women of all shapes, sizes, …
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Chapter 7: Toys/Gender, Sex and Sexuality
The first significant toy I remember having as a child was a Barbie Fairytopia doll that was gifted to me on my seventh birthday. I had such a strong connection with this Barbie that I gave her a name and had made it a point to take her with me everywhere I went. The doll’s …
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Interview: What race are you?
For this blog post, I interviewed five acquaintances regarding their views on race. My sample consisted of two people of LatinX descent, one person of African American descent, and two Caucasian people. The first person of LatinX descent that I interviewed referred to himself as Hispanic. He explained that he knew this was his race …
Class Excercise
These class exercises have allowed me to reveal parts of myself that not many people have seen. The funny thing is that I know absolutely no one in this class yet I’m comfortable enough to share some really personal things. This exercise was an interesting experience, it was the first time I’ve ever announced my …
The Racist Mind
In this excerpt, The Racist Mind, Raphael Ezekiel explores the world of the Klu Klux Klan by attending a conference in North Carolina. The experience is strange for him as he becomes a target of hate being that he is the only Jewish man on the premises. Ezekiel mentions that the majority of the people …
Showing My Color
When I was younger, I was obsessed with the idea of being “white-washed” and often told people that although I was Mexican, I was white. I grew up in Lodi at a time where the population was predominantly white. The school that I went to had a very small LatinX population, therefore, I had no …
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