Following the reading “Identity Terms” the term that most people would use to describe me is “A Person of Color”. People don’t look at me and say that she is a young black woman or even black woman but, refer me to as one in a group of “colored people” and not as my own person. Just because I am 100% a woman of color does not mean that I would like to be referred to as a black woman or a young black woman. Some think this doesn’t make a difference and that they are ultimately the same but, that isn’t the case “people of color” and “colored people”, naturally was used and created some years ago referring to a group of black people during slavery and in racisms prime. This term was used at that time to degrade and reprimand us.
A theory that stood out in the “Feminist Philosophy of Language” was “Malesness as Norm”. We can all see that there are a number of jobs that are gender-specific. In society, there is an increase of hostility when it comes to women being able and very capable of doing what men can do. For example, it stated “Moreover they call attention to women’s presence in positions of authority-doctor and manager. Nonetheless, most feminists who think about language find these terms objectionable”, innumerable amounts of people think that big positions that one holds in a job are held by the male species, like for instance the position of being a manager in a hospital or a CEO of a company; these roles are usually pictured as a males job/role to play. Society has created the expectation that women and men are classified to do specific jobs because of their tasks. Society will always keep on reminding women of their sex and the cautions that come with it and will be kept in a considerable amount of incomprehension than men.
Hello Zakiyah,
Your firs paragraphs reminded me of the movie “THE HELP”. Its a movie about the colored people in States when they were still struggling to get their rights. Its true one cannot realize or understand what the another individual goes through unless he/she try to put themselves in that person’s shoes who is actually going through that pain/suffering or dealing with any kind of issues.
Hello Zakiyah,
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. I think people of color are viewed as “people who don’t belong” in today’s society. We all want to be accepted for who we are in the world, but people judge our appearance. Look at what’s happening in the world today, there is a massive racism protest that is going on for people of color and colored people. I agree with the theory you choose for Feminist Philosophy. Men/women are always categorized to a certain occupation based on their task when both sexes can perform the task.