SOC367H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gether, Heterosexism, Femininity
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Lecture 3 dude you"re a fag ch 1-3. Reading: dude you"re a fag ; chapter 1-3. Instant rationalizations people blame others for whatever negativity that befalls them. Immediate distance from something for yourself to show that it won"t happen to you: that"s how you still function with everyday risks. Story: the policeman stopped mother for passing a stop sign; made an oppressive joke. Assuming that all people are always doing their best they can. What kinds of race/class/gender assumptions/images that are put out there in the debate: trump accusing clinton of not having enough stamina and appearing presidential. Stamina with a gender connotation: trump comments about the supermodel/beauty pageant queen. Calling attention to obama as illegal or legitimately in the roll as president. Much more complex than just race and class. Trying to get us to think differently from how we mostly think about gender: not just given, natural and biological, gender is:
