Power and Politics President Bill Clinton, once said: “In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. ”(Stephanie Sarkis Ph.D). This defines that we should treat everyone around us equally and fairly even though equality isn’t always fair. In Anthem the scholars have the right to tell everyone what they will do with the rest of their life and when they will eat or when to go to sleep. I stand in my position believing that equality isn’t always fair because every society has different ranks, abilities are being limited, and ethnic groups getting treated differently.…
Second, the Declaration disregards anything beyond a person’s control. The American society under the Declaration rewards those who are better than others, but others are given an equal chance to become better. Anthem tries to make sure nobody is better than their “brothers” by bullying the more fortunate people feel bad. A rich person’s child has exactly the same rights as a poor person’s child. “All men are created equal” with no regard to race, gender, or religion.…
The article “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” was written to inform the reader about white privilege and male privilege. It states that men necessarily do not realize that they hold an advantage over women just as though whites do not always realize they are more privileged than blacks. The author Peggy McIntosh thoroughly describes that just by being born with white skin, you automatically are at an advantage over someone who was not born white. She also explains that men do in fact recognize women’s status in the world and will do certain things to improve it. However, they are unwilling to do anything to lessen their own privilege.…
Knowing Self Essay My grandma once ask me “When you get older do you know what you want to do with your life?” The books we reviewed are Anthem by Ayn Rand, Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln, Prometheus by Geek Mythology. When I get older what I want to do is follow my dreams First, in Anthem equality wanted to follow is own dream.…
According to Yaba Amgborale Blay (2011), many people of color have adapted the ideologies of white supremacy and they are not aware of it. For example, Clemencia tells Drew that her mother told her to never marry a Mexican because she will have a hard life if she does. Thus, the mother implants self-hatred into the young Clemencia and this causes her to view Latino men as inferior to whites. It is not uncommon for people of color in the United States to views themselves as inferior because the system constantly tells them that they are not entitled to the same privileges as Whites. Also, the statement of Clemencia’s mother proves that people of color tend to believe that white people are more successful and…
Robert Jensen’s presentation about social justice was a surprise to me, beforehand I was expecting to listen to a man that was going to shove white privilege, feminism, racism, etc. down our throats like many other professionals in the field. In reality, he was a very down to earth and educated man who worked a part of his life trying to fix and tell others about the social injustices we see in the present. What struck me the most was that I was expecting to hear a presentation from a young woman, and not from a middle-aged white man because these topics are normally spoken by women and not men. Initial thoughts aside, I think what stayed with me the most about Dr. Jensen’s talk was how we have seen this divide between man for less than 15,000 years.…
America Has A Dream Most people in America have a dream, a dream that can lead you to reality. Some people want the dream to have an opportunity for freedom in this world, others want prosperity. In the speech "I have a dream” delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on 28 August 1963 Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C’s. King states about equality for blacks and whites, but not just equality but in general. He wanted his children, and other children in the world to live and be in a place where there would be no segregation and nor discrimination towards a color of skin.…
Does awareness of Cisgender Privilege create a more welcoming environment for the LGBTQ+ community? This course has made me more aware of different communities surrounding me that I had previously been unaware of. It has made me more aware of the actions I take and the phrases I use daily to be more inclusive. It would be interesting to see if it affects others on a similar way. Others should care about this issue equally, so we can become a more inclusive society.…
In life there are different type of people that think the same and others that want to disagree with each other. Gender and race can determine the way that society see you as a person. Therefore, Society is full of things that are not true and should not be follwed by the reason becsase in the time we in or how things have chnaged over time. In order to make this change of how people see and treat eachother everyone should come as a group and fight againts this. Race and gender should be something that no one should get judged for.…
Research have done studies that a women of color are lower at the levels of legal profession and given less work, which have a lower salaries than men (Neallani, 2). From reading the scholarly article, it’s just more understanding on how women of color face sexism, classism, racism and many more. But again, women of color do oppress by the way their lives are at. From Collins book, she mentions, “Black womanhood so prominent in her times, pointing out that race, gender, and class oppression were the fundamental causes of Black women’s poverty” (1). From seeing a women of color perspective, no matter what the world give to women, they will face discrimination in their lives.…
Unlike race, gender, or religion, sexual orientation was not a characteristic protected by federal civil rights laws. The movement was founded by Harry Hay. In 1969, the Stonewall Riots began after police raid a popular unlicensed gay bar. The riots, which lasted for days, were triggered by police harassment of gays. This is considered by many to help start of the gay rights movement in the U.S.…
The reading for today discussed the role of color in gay issues. Allan begins by talking about being a gay, white male. He touches base on how he has recently started using white as an identity and how it has helped him notice other problems that gay people of color face. Allan talked about how we, as society, whitewash gay people and therefore gay POC have to actively identity as as such. In addition, white, gay activist are not educated on, nor do they fight for problems that gay POC face.…
The American Temperament of Exceptionalism and Egalitarianism Egalitarianism in the United States of America has not always been a philosophy that has been met with much popularity. Minority groups like African Americans, Latinos, homosexuals, women, the poor and others, have all had to fight to gain access to an equal territory regarding rudimentary civil liberties. America was established on Thomas Jefferson’s idea of unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Hypocritically, however, slavery was one of the major monetary capitals in the United States, women could not vote or own assets if they were married, and outed homosexuals were imprisoned. That kind of paradox in the American government is what has led to the…
When first hearing the word “equality” what comes to mind? Equality, in moral and definitive standards, is the equal status, rights, and opportunities that all citizens should have upon being born. Our basic human rights should not be abnegated upon the basis of someones race, religion, sex, or sexual preferences. Throughout history, homosexuals — one sexually attracted to people of one’s own gender — have always been discriminated upon. For the past century homosexuals have protested and stood together to fight for their equality.…
I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Device – Do any of you know someone identifies as a LGBT? B. Tie to the Audience – Well if you do, the chances are they would tell you that sometime during their life they have personally been subjected to some form of discrimination due to their sexuality. In many states there are no laws to protect LGBT from being discriminated against. According to HRC.org 65 percent of Americans live in places that have no laws protecting LGBT at the workplace or anywhere else for that matter. C. Credentials – Myself being part of the LGBT community I can personally attest to the difficulty that surround equality problems for LGBT.…