After analyzing each gender diagram, I think the best bullet that describes me is “Sex, Gender, Sexuality Interlace”. I tried to make my image as vivid as possible for you all. Many elements in my life have shaped me to be who I am today. These two categories are the main reason for my astonishing outcome.
My family has influenced me tremendously throughout my lifetime. The bond between us is beyond unbreakable. My family isn’t perfect. We fight. We get on each other’s nerves. We all have our own lives and struggle with our own problems. Sometimes we don’t wish to share with each other but that’s okay because at the end of the day we have one and other. Through their soul of inspiration, love and support are what kept me on my toes today. My parents are an old-fashioned couple. They want the best for my siblings and me, but whose parents don’t? My father has always been head over heels about me getting the education I wish to pursue. I admire that. His decision on my education is based on what I want to study and now what they want. My mother on the other hand plays the best friend I never had at times. She teaches me everything I needed to know from respect to morals/beliefs, cooking, etc. I’m very grateful for who I’ve become today because of my parent’s teachings, values, and disciplined. My siblings fully support me in every action I take. Sometimes my eldest sibling has more privileged than I. We always get into an argument because there is always double standard judgment between us because he can go out and return when he feels like because he’s a man and because I’m a female I need to have a curfew. One thing that my parents and I seem always disagreements some aspects of my life. Their mentalities are different from mine, especially in today’s centuries. Sometimes the way I analyze my life isn’t to their liking and it shouldn’t. I’m my own person and I will have different beliefs, morals, values, and likes/dislikes. Sooner or later they will have to accept it whether they like it or not. But that doesn’t make loose love for them one bit, it just makes me stronger as an individual to adjust their mindset. The words “family” is a word that can be articulated in a thousandth of ways but expressed differently through each and every individual.
From my values that my parents taught me, I think shaped myself to be who I am today to form my personality. We all encounter individuals every day or even a lifetime. Sometimes wish to be as half the person they are someday based on their personality. By this I mean, we all have traits we want to change/gain about ourselves and we all go through a process. First, I focus on the habits I want to change, whether it’s forming a new habit, getting rid of old or a bad one. Second, I change my self-beliefs. Telling myself I cannot change, then I will never. Keeping a positive mindset and negativity free can result in a healthier process. One of my favorite traits that I uphold is humbleness. I carry this trait with great merit. The way I view this trait in my character is by being a helping hand to others. For instance, when dancing with others I seem to pick up on the choreography a little faster than others. Now, I have two options, stand there, laugh, and watch their struggle or help them step by step on their errors. Just because I had it down pat doesn’t mean I need to impetus to boast about myself but rather let my action speak for me. Individuals always remember the good we leave in them.
Being a woman in today and all of history is tough. Everyone always has something to say about our appearance, mentality, or just because they want to be judgmental. Throughout all of history, women are always portrayed as “feeble and housewives” and men as “durable and huntsmen”. Throughout the years, women were told they cannot do the same as men because we’re “not capable”. When we brave women, no matter what sex we are labeled as or labeled ourselves as, we can do anything once we put our mind to it. Throughout my life, because I have many individuals tell me I can’t do something because of my height. What does my height have to do with anything? The best is when I prove them wrong and do it twice as better than they expected.
The values that I uphold today are many but the ones that were taught and self-taught integrity, respect, equality, and empathy. These values I carry with my everyday lives show that they were no different from each other. We all have different mentalities but have the same qualities from different perspectives.
3 thoughts on “Megan M. Ramdin : Discussion 2”
Hello Meagan , i really like your diagram ! very nice and visual. I can relate to when you talked about the privileges between you and your brother. Because he is a man he has more of an easy way put of things versus you being a female. I myself have a brother and the same play of unfairness occurred in my household . My dad enforced this rule but my mother disagreed completely , now that i am older my father sees gender role comparisons he made in the past.
Hello Megan,
your identity map shows a lot of dedication and creativity. I can see from your use of bright colors and shapes that you are a positive and strong person.
like you mentioned ” Keeping a positive mindset and negativity free can result in a healthier process”. We both share this aspect of life in general and I couldn’t agree more that the way we look at life can change our own future and daily life in the opposite direction. We also share the family’s value because it’s important to belong and to have constant support no matter if we argue and we fight with family members. Deep down you know they have your back in something happened.
good luck in your future endeavors.
Fifi.
Hello Megan,
Your identity map is beautiful! I absolutely admire how close you and your family are. I can relate with the double standard aspect since I also have a brother. However, my brother is younger and definitely has way more freedom than I had; because he is a boy. I tried to explain to my parents that they also should enforce self sufficiency on him, like they had with me. I do believe it will benefit him in the long run. As a woman, I definitely understand your frustration. We must continue breaking stigmas and being resilient.
Hello Meagan , i really like your diagram ! very nice and visual. I can relate to when you talked about the privileges between you and your brother. Because he is a man he has more of an easy way put of things versus you being a female. I myself have a brother and the same play of unfairness occurred in my household . My dad enforced this rule but my mother disagreed completely , now that i am older my father sees gender role comparisons he made in the past.
Hello Megan,
your identity map shows a lot of dedication and creativity. I can see from your use of bright colors and shapes that you are a positive and strong person.
like you mentioned ” Keeping a positive mindset and negativity free can result in a healthier process”. We both share this aspect of life in general and I couldn’t agree more that the way we look at life can change our own future and daily life in the opposite direction. We also share the family’s value because it’s important to belong and to have constant support no matter if we argue and we fight with family members. Deep down you know they have your back in something happened.
good luck in your future endeavors.
Fifi.
Hello Megan,
Your identity map is beautiful! I absolutely admire how close you and your family are. I can relate with the double standard aspect since I also have a brother. However, my brother is younger and definitely has way more freedom than I had; because he is a boy. I tried to explain to my parents that they also should enforce self sufficiency on him, like they had with me. I do believe it will benefit him in the long run. As a woman, I definitely understand your frustration. We must continue breaking stigmas and being resilient.