WMS 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Caitlyn Jenner, White Dominicans, Cultural Capital
Document Summary
Attempts of people who are (cid:873)othered(cid:874) to assimilate with dominate groups. Racial respectability politics - adoption of white values in order to achieve social. A disavowal of negative stereotypes that can reinforce their and cultural capital. devaluing. Uncle tom - gains status in white household by adopting white values/culture. Repeated use of the phrase (cid:873)these people(cid:874) - distancing mechanism. Coded raciali ed language that means playing the game white. Physical violence against him, meant to police him. Penali ed for not doing respectability right politics. Queerness/queer identity is left off because it is about rejecting respectability. Gay couples are able to replicate values of heteronormativity and gain rights. In the us, there are gendered qualities that define respectable behavior for both men and women. Historically, women"s respectability has been defined by certain attributes that, when subscribed to and followed, lead to certain rights and benefits.
