Evening everyone, my name is Zakiyah and I major in Liberal Arts. I hope to graduate by the end of next year, and will then try and transfer to a 4 year or an HBCU to pursue my bachelor’s in Biology. The goal is to ultimately pursue a career in the animal field whether its rescuing animals, being a vet, or zoology. I believe this class can develop me as a person and guide me as a person and who I am personally and probably help others on their own odyssey. I love animals, reading, video games, traveling, food, and being around people with good vibes. Being able to understand different congruences aids in trying to relate with others as well as effective communication between others too; I trust that this class demonstrates that aspect.
I enjoyed the videos and how divergent they were from each other. As previously stated in the reading, each one of us identifies ourselves differently. Even though this is an obvious statement it is refreshing to witness it first hand.
I was born in New York, but my family is mainly from the Caribbean (I also don’t consider myself American). Most of my family is from Grenada which is above Venezuela, gender roles consist of women cooking and cleaning while the men work and come home. In our schools, we don’t really learn about gender roles and gender equality; our school system is advanced so we learn about our basic 4 important common core subjects, with little extra subjects such as script and agriculture as well as our history and we have an assembly every morning before school starts where we sing gospel and recite the Lord’s prayer.
I didn’t live in Grenada for a long time (only a year) but from what I’ve been told depending on who your parents are being homosexual can either be a problem and have repercussions or be completely fine. In my opinion, it shouldn’t matter whether your child is homosexual or not and roles shouldn’t be classified by gender.
Hi Zakiyah, I can relate to you. I am not Caribbean, but I did grow up in a Caribbean cultured environment so I know how it can be. I also grew up in a religious home. We grew up in a judgmental environment. I agree with you, that we should not be judgmental even if we disagree.
Hello Zakiyah, I can relate to your story. I also come from a place where women should be the one in charge of cooking, taking care of the children and the house while the men is the one going to work. I mean I’m not totally against that but women should also be able go to work and chase their dream. Taking care of their children and the house is good but should be free of going to work. And also both of the parents working can bring a good income for the family.
Hi Zakiyah, I can identify with your story. Coming from a family where the men focused on more than the women, and only specific roles are expected from each gender. I believe that women are capable of many more. Women can be business owners, wives, mothers, and take care of the family. A relationship/ marriage is something to be work on together; both should be providing and working to build together.