Josue Vasquez Discussion #2

What I understand of what movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression Means is that a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression is a movement by such a large amount of people that want to end sexism. Sexism in meaning Evaluating women less positively than men, Sexist Language to anyone, A belief that one sex is superior then another and etc. The sexist exploitation in meaning the profiting and achieving social or political from sexual exploitation of another person. A movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression for me as I see it in a way it means to me that this is a fight against any oppressors or any struggle that they may face. How this definition campers to what i thought feminism meant before i read the reading is equal rights for everyone this was my definition before the reading as i read the reading i see in a way it is in a way like this but also adding on to that definition by saying by overcoming all adversity and fighting in any way by Completing movements towards what people believed in. In the reading they spoke about how everyone has their own meaning when it comes to feminism such as women wanting gaining equal rights, feminist who hate men this is discussed in the reading that not everyone’s meaning of feminism is the same but it doesn’t mean that they are not feminist in their own right this is shown here “women who want to be like men. They do not even think about feminism as being about rights – about women gaining equal rights. When I talk about the feminism I know – up close and personal- they willingly listen, although when our conversations end, they are quick to tell me I am different, not like the “real” feminists who hate men, who are angry. I assure them I am as a real and as radical a feminist as one can be, and if they dare to come closer to feminism they will see it is not how they have imagined it”  The reading sex and gender 101 compared to what i believed before the reading witch was that gender was that i believed that psychologically there two genders a women and a man but i also believe that anyone is free to express them self as how they feel inside. In the reading it informs us that sex and gender are not the same thing because sex refers to our anatomy like sex chromosomes, sex organs etc. “Sex refers to anatomy and physiology. This includes sex chromosomes, sex hormones, sex organs, and external genitalia. I must note – most distinctions of “biological sex” are made off of the appearance of an individual’s external genitalia. External genitalia and secondary sex characteristics can most certainly be altered and there are medications that can change an individual’s hormonal chemistry or suppress puberty. Additionally, no two people have identical genitalia or hormonal levels. There is not one way to be male or female or intersex. I do not subscribe to the idea that an individual’s biological sex is unchangeable nor that it is their destiny. This article is meant to be a basic, foundational introduction to the differences between sex and gender, and it should be stated that everything mentioned here is much more complicated than this short article conveys.” A Person’s sex is what they are biologically but gender is the social and cultural roles that males and females are expected to subscribe to based on their biological sex. In the reading it says “Gender can be broken down into three main categories: gender assignment, gender identity, and gender expression.” When they say gender assignment they mean what gender you are assigned to depending on your sex. The gender identity is what you actually identify as and the gender expression is how you show it and display your gender to the world.

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