Stereotypes Of Indian Culture

"Why don't you learn how to cook biryani? What will your husband do?", said my mom in the kitchen. I never found the time to learn how to make dosas or chutney and I sure wasn't going to learn to please someone else! My aunts and uncles wondered why I would spend so much time stressing school and then go into a field that didn't lie underneath the STEM field. Growing up surrounded by Indian culture, I would see my 22-year-old cousins having arranged marriages with successful men they've never met. I could never fathom the idea that a man had to be the breadwinner of the family while the woman acts as a traditional housewife. Why were the men in my family allowed to seek bachelors, masters, and doctorates but the women in my family had to marry before desire any degree at all? The race and gender dynamics that led my relatives and other Indians alike to act on these beliefs were not driven by a complete hatred for women. It is led by an ignorance for the importance of an education undermined by a woman's ability to have children. These negative …show more content…
People could be completely oblivious to the meanings behind their actions; actions that were based on these dynamics. The more I surveyed my surroundings, the more I realized I am expected to be the homemaker because of more fear and less hate. Mirroring the force would only prove true the prejudice they had held. My acceptance of critics functioned as an affluent example to show my consideration and diligence. I am continuing my pursuit into the field of social justice in hopes of changing the minds of others. I transformed the fear in my parents into acceptance and then into appreciation. I grew up with gender-bias encompassing me which is an ethical issue inside all cultures which everyone seems to face. I did not hide my heritage; instead, I developed self-reliance, self-confidence, and embraced