Fall For The Book Assignment Analysis

* For the Fall for the Book assignment, I chose to attend Janet Mock's event. Last year, she was supposed to come; however, she was unable to make it to George Mason University. Before learning about the Fall for the Book assignment, I heard about the event through my Introduction to Woman and Gender Studies class. The upcoming topic that we were going to discuss in class was transgender women and men, so my professor encouraged my class to attend the event.
* At the door, students were handing out surveys that we were supposed to complete once everything was over. The questions were simple: what year were you, are you an on-campus or off-campus student, what was your major, and what was your sexuality. I assumed that they asked the question about our sexuality because some …show more content…
I assumed that because it was an event about books, that she was going to advertise her books by explaining what it was about and stating that we should buy her books. Yet, that's not what happened. The event was more of an interview, asking questions about her life, what she likes, and what she has experienced in her life. The two things that stood out to me the most was: what her playlist would be if she had a social gathering at her house, and why she doesn't like the idea of people touching her hair. She says that if she had a social gathering, she would play SZA, Anita Baker, and other artists. She said that she would have Beyoncé at her gathering, so it would be disrespectful to play her music. These artists are looked as legends within the entertainment and music industry. On the other hand, she lets everyone know that she is sensitive about her hair. Her mother used to make her cut her hair to keep up with her appearance. One can assume that it took her a long time to grow her hair back out. After she was finished clubbing, she gets on the elevator with her friends, and her friend's friends. They were soon joined by two white ladies. One lady