Author Archives: Karina cruz
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I think Junie Vallon snapshot captures very well how society privileges white people. Something as simple as a movie or tv show the main characters are typically white color people we don’t get see many people of color being the main character. Growing up as a kid I took dance classes all the girls in my class were mostly white it was just me and one more girl of color. At that moment I didn’t realized till years later, that I was never in the front of any of the shows or the roles I played were never the main ones but the extras and it wasn’t because I was not good they just gave more privilege to white girls after all the school was full with white people mainly.
As I was reading Peggy McIntosh list one of them said “ I can count on my skin color not to work against the appearance of finical reliability” this reminded when I accompany my friend Lexi who is a white girl, to go apartment hunting. We started in Lower east and end up in West Village because the real estate agent insisted it was a great apartment for her and she look like she could afford it. I really doubt that someone with a darker skin color would have had the same treatment my friend had.
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As I was reading sex and gender 101 and feminism is for everyone it reminded of things I already know, but have never giving much thought about how society influence and shapes you in stereotypical ways according to your gender.
I remeber growing up I used to love playing with my cosuins hot wheels car track even asked my parents many times to buy it for me , but they never did because it was a boys toy. As years have past things change today I babysit for a boy who’s 7 years old and he enjoys painting his nails and has some toys that are “consider ” for girls. I’m happy to see how some things have change for some families but not everyone has that privileged. There is still so much to learn when it comes to gender, sexism and feminism.