Examples Of Bird Cages Of Oppression

Oppression has been around for a long time since the start of the United States, and there are still modern day “bird cages” that trap individuals into certain duties. A “bird cage” of oppression in today’s world is the role of women in the US. Women back in the day were seen as the weaker gender that stayed at home, cooked food, and took care of kids. Now in 2015, not much has changed in the minds of America. There has still not been a female president, it is hard to climb the ranks in the military as a female, and many more underrated roles of women. The bars or barriers of the “bird cage” start with the biology of each gender. Naturally men tend to be taller and wider than women, basically guys are bigger than girls. Males dominant every …show more content…
Some examples of white privilege that I also have being an Asian include, I can go shopping most of the time pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed and I can worry about racism without being seen as self interested or self seeking. I think the two examples I chose do not exemplify white privilege in modern day, because it does not only apply to whites. The only race the examples apply to are blacks and hispanics, and that is only if they look physically threatening. All the other races have the privilege and advantage of the two examples listed. White privilege is meant for only whites, not ⅔ of the other races and groups of the world. Privileges that I have as a male Asian American are ordinary. I get treated as a young male just as any race, but I get the privilege of freedom unlike some African Americans, who get accused for doing nothing. I also get the privilege of good schooling, there are many scholarships for Asians, since everyone thinks all Asians are smart and skilled at mathematics. My personal favorite privilege of being Asian is eating out at Asian restaurants. Being in a restaurant with people similar to your culture builds a connection that gives you better quality service and a overall experience that other races will not understand, it is not just the food, and the way you are treated is different. The racebox that I check is Asian or Asian American. Overall this module is all about Social class, oppression, and privilege. Privilege is about what a specific group of people get that others do not, just like in the table of white privileges. The oppression is about how some groups are tied down to limitations, which is relatable to the “Beliefs vs Reality” page. The last one is social class, which is about what group each individual falls under depending on culture and lifestyles. The