Gender Portfolio Sample
Intersectionality, as noted in our text, “is multiplicative rather than additive” (DeFrancisco, pg. 8). It considers all the factors that influence identity such as race, gender, culture, and much more. In short, it’s a way to understand what makes up one’s identity. When I was 14, I went through an experience challenging identity. I was bullied for being too much like the boys so I took upon myself to lose weight to look more like a girl. Unfortunately, this change in identity made for worse outcomes. I lost so much weight, I had to have a feeding tube put in. From that experience, I learned at a young age not to judge others for what they look like on the outside.
Although that experience challenged my identity, I still embody the same traits as I did when I was 14. I’m still a tomboy and I still love sports. Because I liked sports, I was viewed as a boy. It was hard to be treated that way because that wasn’t me. Just because I liked sports and hung out with the boys didn’t mean I wasn’t a girl. As mentioned before, this experience taught me not to judge others based on appearance. Tying it to intersectionality, there are a lot of factors that go …show more content…
It’s when a speaker consciously or unconsciously alters their speech or ways. Code switching can be used to make something sound clear, to fit into a social group or to illustrate difference. In the film Patch Adams, code switching is used constantly, especially when Patch is working with patients. In the scene where Patch visits the children in the hospital, Patch can easily go from a serious state of mind into a funny state of mind to connect or communicate with the patients effectively even it means acting like a bee or clown. The use of code switching in this film was used to illustrate a difference. It illustrated that any person can make an impact in another’s life. It doesn’t matter if he or she is a
Intersectionality, as noted in our text, “is multiplicative rather than additive” (DeFrancisco, pg. 8). It considers all the factors that influence identity such as race, gender, culture, and much more. In short, it’s a way to understand what makes up one’s identity. When I was 14, I went through an experience challenging identity. I was bullied for being too much like the boys so I took upon myself to lose weight to look more like a girl. Unfortunately, this change in identity made for worse outcomes. I lost so much weight, I had to have a feeding tube put in. From that experience, I learned at a young age not to judge others for what they look like on the outside.
Although that experience challenged my identity, I still embody the same traits as I did when I was 14. I’m still a tomboy and I still love sports. Because I liked sports, I was viewed as a boy. It was hard to be treated that way because that wasn’t me. Just because I liked sports and hung out with the boys didn’t mean I wasn’t a girl. As mentioned before, this experience taught me not to judge others based on appearance. Tying it to intersectionality, there are a lot of factors that go …show more content…
It’s when a speaker consciously or unconsciously alters their speech or ways. Code switching can be used to make something sound clear, to fit into a social group or to illustrate difference. In the film Patch Adams, code switching is used constantly, especially when Patch is working with patients. In the scene where Patch visits the children in the hospital, Patch can easily go from a serious state of mind into a funny state of mind to connect or communicate with the patients effectively even it means acting like a bee or clown. The use of code switching in this film was used to illustrate a difference. It illustrated that any person can make an impact in another’s life. It doesn’t matter if he or she is a