In Ms. Fletcher's class the articles we have read really open my mind. In this generation we tend to make fun of people who don't quite fit the ideal image. In Judith Butler's article phylosophe a boy got killed because he was a boy that walked with a swish. Thinking about it why did the boys that did this care that much that they had to kill him? Doesn't that make them weird? Don't judge anyone because you never know what anyone is going through. For some reason the suicide rate is going up and it's actially quite sad. It's like that person couldn't go to anyone to talk to? What made them think that suicide was the answer? This world is really cruel, but that's the extreme.
Also in another article called His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness men and women's place in society are different. Why is it that a man and a woman can do the same exact thing and get different feedback from it. It's said that indirectness is more of a woman thing and directness is for men. Sensitivity and not saying exactly what you want is not bad in my opinion. Even though being direct could get you exactly what you want, woman like to think that people are mind readers and want to see that extra push to figure out what we really want.
I totally agree with you Myah! I think it is very unfair that gay people, especially gay men, are criticized and targeted for walking the way they do or talking the way do. I hate how gay people or transgender are put into a different category of people rather than all together. Everyone is different and unique in their own way and I feel that if we were to start becoming more accepting as a society than these actions of hate wouldn't occur as often.
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