After concluding my reading of “Identity terms” i gained a greater insight and understanding on why and when are these specific terms used. The terms that was mentioned were people of color, disabled people, transgender,Latino, indigenous, global south and transitional. The term that i identity with the most is , people of color/ colored people. The reason i identify with this term the most is because i am a black woman . However this term is used politically to refer back to the time of racism. Not only in the pass but it is clearly evident that racism is still around, targeted specifically towards black people. I believe when this term is used , it depends on the context of it being used. For example if a black person says ” We as people of color” it doesn’t come off as offensive because that person is within the group of being black. But if a person of a different race says it , it may come off as racist or an issue may arise on assumptions on why they are using that term.
In the “Critical work on language and philosophy of language” section of Feminist philosophy of language it discusses the different theories of language. One theory that stood out to me was “maleness of language” This theory talks about how men use their language to make women seem invisible and less superior . The language that men speaks , gives them more authority over others. In my opinion the world structure has unfortunately always been based of on mans power. For example on television, you will mostly see men portray a host of a TV game rather than a women. Usually the women are in position of the model of the prizes the contestants will win. Its as if society as stamped the label of women being underneath men than rather equal with each other.
Hi Kiara, Thanks for sharing! I too have noticed this trend, so often women are fighting for the validation/love/favor from men and media distributes these images a lot. If we’re not careful, we might think this is how women should be or operate.