Foucault, Nietzsche and Parsons all have diverse reasons on why the North Carolina transgender bathroom bill should be overturned or kept in tact. Foucault would want the bill to be denied because he believes authorities seek to categorize and control individuals’ lives through bio-power. Nietzsche would argue against the bill because he was in favor of people who challenged the norms of society. Parsons would argue that through recent feedback loops the bill should be overturned because it is causing national unrest. However, he may also suggest that the bill should be passed because it might make North Carolina run more efficiently as a society. When viewing the North Carolina transgender bathroom Act, through a sociological lens, one can
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Thus, the North Carolina Bathroom bill would be regarded as repressive for the transgender community. However, Foucault believed that repression was not always external, nor was it necessarily negative. In fact, according to Foucault, repression can be a generative force, that “produces reality; it produces domains of objects and rituals of truth” (Discipline and Punish 194). Thus, the North Carolina Legislature failed to realize that by repressing the transgender community, they were actually enabling the public to see the truth and garner support. This is evident in the Justice Department’s letter to the Governor, which details how the “state 's transgender law violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act” (Ellis). Consequently, one can assume that by enacting such a discriminatory law, the legislation has actually enabled the truth to be seen and empowered the transgender …show more content…
Furthermore, Nietzsche detested how the Christian ethics impacted society, and proclaimed a prescribed set of morals (CITE). Nietzsche believed that “morals are fiction,” and would have applauded the “free spirits” who struggle to free themselves from the prejudices of others and to question their own assumptions (Cite). In particular, these “free spirits” will look beneath the “moral” worldview and examine the unconscious which drives and determines our expressed motives”
Thus, the North Carolina Bathroom bill would be regarded as repressive for the transgender community. However, Foucault believed that repression was not always external, nor was it necessarily negative. In fact, according to Foucault, repression can be a generative force, that “produces reality; it produces domains of objects and rituals of truth” (Discipline and Punish 194). Thus, the North Carolina Legislature failed to realize that by repressing the transgender community, they were actually enabling the public to see the truth and garner support. This is evident in the Justice Department’s letter to the Governor, which details how the “state 's transgender law violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act” (Ellis). Consequently, one can assume that by enacting such a discriminatory law, the legislation has actually enabled the truth to be seen and empowered the transgender …show more content…
Furthermore, Nietzsche detested how the Christian ethics impacted society, and proclaimed a prescribed set of morals (CITE). Nietzsche believed that “morals are fiction,” and would have applauded the “free spirits” who struggle to free themselves from the prejudices of others and to question their own assumptions (Cite). In particular, these “free spirits” will look beneath the “moral” worldview and examine the unconscious which drives and determines our expressed motives”