Ableism

White Supremacy and Privilege Effects People of Color People of Color in the United States struggle to navigate through a society dominated by White supremacy. Racism is almost ignored on a daily basis because of how ingrained it is into American society. Internal and external consequences how been proven to affect people of Color when they live in a society where white supremacy is normalized and being a person of Color is seen as being inferior. In the United States, white people have…

Flannery O’Connor’s unique southern gothic style defies expectations of a good story in her writing Good Country People, A Good Man is Hard to Find, and Everything that Rises Must Converge. All three stories incorporate unexpected conclusions and intense conflicts. She not only met the usual expectation of an interesting plot, but skyrocketed above it. Ms. O’Connor utilized shocking endings for her stories in order to end her stories with the reader craving more. For example, in Good Country…

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive” (Nietzsche 139).In this quote, Nietzsche denounces the idea of intrinsic merit and necessary differentiation between persons, calling it offensive, similar to society’s stigmatization of mental illness. Throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye, the author J.D. Salinger frequently alludes to Roland Barthes’ quote that “literature is the question minus…

1. In the documentary movie “The Pill” the speaker spoke about Comstock Act or “Chastity” Laws. Andrew Comstock did not like the idea of women taking contraceptives because it promoted the idea of people having sex before marriage. Comstock worked for to pass the bill to make it illegal to receive contraceptives or to have abortions. The Act also made receiving the Pill through the postal service or through commercial trade. No one challenged the Act until Margret Sanger opened up her first…

The Intersection of Sexuality and White Privilege True feminism teaches us that women experience multiple oppressions and privileges that show the unique struggles faced all over the world. Feminism is not one universal movement that applies to every woman. In the words of Barbra Smith in her essay Making Face, Making Soul (1990), she writes, Feminism is a political theory and practice that struggles to free all women: women of colour, working-class women, poor women, disabled women, lesbians,…

Pass the Mic is a proposed all-day storytelling event which seeks to listen and value marginalized voices and their stories in Australia. After critically analyzing the work of Hage and Alcoff two strengths can be recognized in the proposal. First ‘Pass the Mic’ allows for those who are typically spoken for, to have a space where they can speak for themselves. Second, the proposal was strong in addressing integration not toleration. On the other hand, Ahmed, Hall and Moreton-Robinson’s work help…

complaints be prioritized as much as the complaints of the superior race. The minority students made a clear point that they felt as though the minority was not an equal part of the school in which referred to be ran by “white supremacy, capitalism, ableism, and a cissexist heteropatriarchy” (par 12.) The minority students actually wrote the administration a letter on how they felt oppressed and tried to make them understand the disadvantages of being apart of the people of color as well as…

similarities connects us and reminds me how we all are human with similar goals and outlooks on life. Walsh, Olson, Ploeg, Lohfeld, &MacMillian states that elderly people experience abuse due oppression experienced as a consequences of ageism, sexism, ableism/disability, racism, heterosexism/homophobia, classism and various types of oppressions (Walsh et al., 2010) Elderly people with disabilities are subject to being viewed as helpless, burden on families, needy and incapable of doing everyday…

mother’s seemingly refusal to change, despite Lisa’s realization of health, conceptualized by the healthy, as “having your sickness on top of their health (Kron 59).” Though not out and out identified as such, Kron lightly touches on the subject of ableism which introduces the audience to the idea that perhaps the chronically ill deserve more understanding from the world they are inhabiting – and if that understanding extends to beyond and stage and beyond the auditorium, then Brecht’s theory…

1. Discuss the definition, terms and history of diversity. 2. Categorize the different groups of diversity. 3. Explain the meaning of stereotypes and biases. 4. Recognize strategies for removing barriers. 5. Identify ways to encourage diversity in the workplace. 6. Assess the Impact of Diversity in the Workplace. 7. Identify steps to discourage and prevent Discrimination in the Workplace 8. Recognize Workplace Rights . Understanding Diversity What is Diversity? • Diversity is…