CRM 3318 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Hijab, Internalized Oppression, Intersectionality
6 Mar 2017
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One stereotype was that they were hypersexual, they had co-workers that were white and they felt free to be sexually explicit they were following the stereotype. This was tied back to the historical context of slavery and we have to look issues of power when we look at intersectionality. Muslim, the hostility towards the hijab (anti-western) and it is seen as fighting against western culture, it is how it has been politicized, tied to their gender identity and how it has been racialized. Muslim women are seen as passive, weak and as a victim vs. men who are seen as barbaric, and dangerous: this type of gender identity imposed on muslim women makes them more vulnerable to being discriminated. Gender plays a role in violence against muslim women; assumed less retaliation-- What are the benefits of the intersectionality approach: helps us look at issues of power and understanding of the impact of multiple forms of discrimination.
