Monday, October 8, 2012

Racism and Women's Studies

Reflection: 

"For those of you who are tired of hearing about racism, imagine how much more tired we are of experiencing it." 


While I can't help but agree with the text, I also found it to be a little aggressive. In class we talked about what the definition of feminism, and what feminists work on. Race was one of them, but we also talked about how it dealt with all inequality of all different people, races, genders, etc. Smith brought it to a whole new level or realization. I read the article once and I just didn't grasp the idea. Having questions, I read a blog online. Then I re-read the article and the whole thing made so much more sense. Smith states it simply in her definition of feminism, "Feminism is the political theory and practice that struggles to free all women: women of color, working class women, poor women, disabled women, lesbians, old women, as well as white, economically privileged, heterosexual women. Any thing less than this vision of total freedom is not feminism, but merely female self -aggrandizement."   So anyone can be a feminist no matter your gender, sexual orientation, economic status, race, or age, as long as you believe in the freedom of all of women, even with the issues that may not have to do with your race, sexual orientation, economic status, gender or age. Feminism deals with the equality of everyone.

7 comments:

  1. I'm glad someone else thought that it seemed a little aggressive. I like the points they have but I just feel like they way in which is was presented was a little overwhelming.

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  2. Hope you are feeling better. Be prepared with your Race related article for class tomorrow.
    C

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  3. I feel like that was the point of the text, though? To be a little aggressive toward its audience because it's not something we should take lightly? It's like she said in at the beginning: "'Oh no,' I can hear some of you groaning inwardly. 'Not this again'." It's something that needs to be put right in front of our faces or else we'll just dismiss it and not give it any importance. (Not us as in us, but us as in the general audience~)

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  4. i completely agree with the aggressiveness in this article.. i did enjoy reading both you and smith's writings. well done :)

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  5. and we need to end racism! okay im done now..

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  6. racism will very slowly come to an end, even though we are in 2012 and 2013 is right around the corner but still a few people still act like we are in the 1950's smh

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  7. I love the quote in the beginning! Great work!

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