WGST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Lavender Menace, Jean Kilbourne, Rape Myth
29 Aug 2016
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Example: divisions/issues: reproductive issues (race/class, sweat shop (black women, etc. , sexuality (lavender menace: lesbianism will make the organization unpopular, they didn"t support homosexuality) Example: intersectional, sexual tolerances, less ideological, coalitions. Operates at the group level: the privilege or oppression is not result of individual effort or behavior, but is conferred because the individual is a member of a social group: race, class, sexual orientation, nationality, able bodied/disabled, gender, etc. Structural how privilege & oppression are enacted: o o. Formal rules governed institutions: (have rules / everyone recognize their existence): criminal justice system, legislative bodies, universities, government etc. Feminists use the word reference to make reference to basic assumptions or natural privileges, it"s more for a group that born with it. In everyday it"s more for a sense of rewards and behavior of something that you win. Example (everyday): a child who behaves well is allowed to use his computer or watch tv.
