Jazmine Hernandez – Discussion 11

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This weeks reading was very interesting. According to the reading by Williams and being a black hispanic women could fall hand in hand with identity politics. Aleichia actually mentioned how moving from the big apple to a smaller town was a very drastic change for her at least culturally. Williams stated other girls didn’t like her and she spoke in their language towards her. Here is how identity politics fall in place, as the story goes on Williams continues by explaining how no one believed she was latina because of her skin color. Not to mention she was despised by women like her just for the color of her skin. In my opinion, identity politics main focus is based on your race, sex, culture, and religion. As the second reading “Identity Politics” by Alicia Gracia , she spoke on her perspective on this topic. She mentions a blonde girl that she had seen in the same bar as her intoxicated and speaking to people in the bar to get her thoughts out on how we should all be equal and forget oppression. Now, in this chapter she explains that it’s not something we can move on and forget that it happened. As a matter of fact it isn’t spoken about very often, in which it should. It was and is a big part in history. You have to understand the story behind black oppression and work together to have that equality.

8 thoughts on “Jazmine Hernandez – Discussion 11”

  1. Samantha Rojas

    Hi Jasmine,

    The part in Garza’s reading where she explains why we “can’t just forget history” and the problems that we continue to face each day because of it, was my favorite part. The questions that she “asked” this blonde girl, in her head, were questions that I ask myself every time someone asks an obnoxious question like the one the blonde girl asks in the story. We can only hope that people will be better at being more sensitive to others’ around them.

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  3. Bidushi

    Hi Sheena,
    I agree that we can’t just forget about the oppression black people faced, when they’re still affected by it. It wasn’t even that far back in history, and dismissing that as “something in the past” trivializes the experiences black people have on a daily basis.

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  4. Melanie

    Hi Jazmine ,

    I as well found this weeks reading very interesting. Knowing the correct term for this. I knew that Identify played into a lot of choices and can be a cause and effect. However when the reading also explained the use of power and how no matter what in a way ‘minorities’ will never be in power it really opened my eyes.

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  5. Amirah Avila

    Hey Jazmine, the story of the blonde girl resonated with me greatly because many white people do this and don’t realize the ignorance they hold. I feel that identity politics is great because we separate ourselves from people who don’t understand our history. As you stated, we have to understand oppression in order for there to be equality. The past cannot be neglected, as much as people may want it to be, because it’s a big reason why we need identity politics today.

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  6. Arielly Vargas

    Hello Jazmine, as you said ¨in this chapter she explains that it’s not something we can move on and forget that it happened¨its a situation that still affects, and the main reason to still fighting for our
    rights.

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