Chapter 6 focus was about the culture pressure oppression that alienate women from our bodies. Women ideals of beauty and heteronormativity has been altered and institutionalized to fit in within society. The chapter is called Body Politics which I looked up to get a better understanding and found out it relates to the section and concept because diverse bodies of color, gender, disabilities, and masculinities are all seen collectivity as one type of group or image. Section 6.4 “Women and Disability and Poetry (Not Necessarily in That Order) by Laura Hershey overall meaning was about how women with disability are treated and seen in society. For example, when she says, “ours lives are largely invisible to the media, to policymakers, and even to many nondisabled feminist,” my understanding was that not only are they not accept to the outside world but to their own kind, women.
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From that whole part I came to the realization that women are always seen or treated like worthless if their different or stand out from the rest. The overall information in the chapter was important because it written from a disabled poetry woman on how it like to feel reject because of her appearance. Women’s with disability shouldn’t be discriminated, have barriers, or fear when they want to do things others without a wheelchair can do. Some new concept I learned was how belittle women are because of their disability. I never realized the less opportunity women get just for being disable in the industry. I also learned that poetry can be very beneficial when it comes to getting a “truthful representation of our lives.” For Hershey to be heard, poetry should be given a chance to all people rather disable, homophobia, women or even
From that whole part I came to the realization that women are always seen or treated like worthless if their different or stand out from the rest. The overall information in the chapter was important because it written from a disabled poetry woman on how it like to feel reject because of her appearance. Women’s with disability shouldn’t be discriminated, have barriers, or fear when they want to do things others without a wheelchair can do. Some new concept I learned was how belittle women are because of their disability. I never realized the less opportunity women get just for being disable in the industry. I also learned that poetry can be very beneficial when it comes to getting a “truthful representation of our lives.” For Hershey to be heard, poetry should be given a chance to all people rather disable, homophobia, women or even