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Nicolas Alonso Reflection 1

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After reading, Feminists Politics: Where We Stand by Bell Hooks, I now have a verbal idea of what feminism is about. It’s not about being very aggressive towards males but adjusting the way society’s expectations and acceptance towards women’s rights. I agree with the author that white women have always been the ones to lead feminism but they practically leave out women of color. White women have the privilege to do what they want but often leave out women that aren’t in their category.

After reading the article, Sex and Gender 101, Kyl Meyers, just describes the difference between gender, sex, and orientation. I feel like although this is a very complex topic it describes or tells the reader the necessary things that they need to know about these topics. 

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Hello

Hello, my name is Nicolas but I prefer to go by Nico. 

I use Him/He pronouns. I’m a liberal art major and I hope that this will be my last semester at Bmcc. 

I’m an aspiring fashion designer who hopes to get a career in this field. I initially didn’t know what I wanted to do for my major in college but I guess quarantine sort of helped me discover the field I want to have a career in. Initially, I was a business major but I switched over to liberal arts after I found out what I wanted to do. I sort of regret not finding out earlier during my senior year in high school but I guess that’s how life works. I’ve recently applied to FIT for their fashion design program and I’m hoping to transfer over after graduating from BMCC 

I don’t have hobbies other than working out and listening to podcasts. I usually listen to “Let’s Read” podcasts which are mainly about scary real-life stories that have happened to people and he often reads cases of unsolved mysteries. Anyone reading this should check him out, he’s really good and has a very soothing voice.:) 

I started working out because I was very self-conscious about myself. I was a very skinny guy and I wanted to get muscular.  Then covid hit and like everyone, I gained weight and got chubby during quarantine. I felt so much worse about myself and now that I have been working out ever since the gyms opened up again, I’ve felt a lot more confident in myself. I hate how it’s so easy to gain weight but it’s so hard to lose it. I just wish I treated my body a lot better during quarantine. 

I’m taking this course because it sounded interesting. I wanted to learn more about gender and get a better understanding of my privilege, as a male, and how I can use this to help others.