Audre Lorde

Identity African American parents and grandparents play a pivotal role in the socialization of children as they help children to understand norms, roles, status, and expectations of the larger society (Mutisya & Ross, 2005). They teach, set moral standards, discipline, and provide cultural continuity in a community (McGinn, 2001). In this way, African American parents and grandparents provide a foundation to help African American children cope with and adjust to the racism and discrimination…

Gender Ideals All women are being infused with sex inferiority as we are all a target to fulfill societal ideals of beauty standards. Women of all ranking ages feel the obligation to satisfy or conform to a simulated beauty ideal. If they do not fulfill their idealization they are becoming filled with self-oppression, inferiority, and the idea that, “nothing less than perfection will do.” Induced with obligation, society oppresses women to desire and assimilate around a singular beauty ideal.…

The concepts of whiteness and blackness, which are on opposite ends of a dichotomy, can not exist without one another. In bell hooks’ article, Representing Whiteness in the Black Imagination, she argues that in the mind of a black individual, whiteness represents fear and dread. This fright is stemmed from the idea of the predominance of the white race in society. (hooks, 345-346.) The article continues on to discuss which group of people constructed the idea and context of whiteness, what it…

Aubree Hansen Hour 6 Ms. Fincher Characterization and Theme Essay Popular radical feminist Audre Lorde once said, “I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We 've been taught that silence would save us, but it won 't.” Lorde never stopped being an activist though she had every reason to be silenced. These reasons included being black, female, and gay. This quote can…

Individuals Are Not Categories Diversity has been a topic discussed in much detail throughout the semester. Diversity includes culture, gender, ethnicity, and many more aspects included as part of one’s identity. It should be accepted and celebrated rather than looked at as a dividing factor. The world and every part of it is unique and has unique inhabitants. The differences should be embraced because they will be present for the entirety of every individual’s life and interactions are very…

If there are two words that do not belong together, they are feminism and India. The stringent, traditional culture that encompasses the majority of India has no place for feminism. It is a male-dominated society where the value of a woman is measured by her dowry. Feminism in India tries to create a voice for women, where their value is measured in their intelligence and willingness to succeed rather how much money she can bring to her husband’s family. It also allows problems like female…

Bushra mah Instructor: McCarthy ENGL 1121 10/10/2017 The Racism in Minnesota “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”Audre Lorde .Good time for the truth race in Minnesota discus Most of Minnesota people conflict with a some of the country's most ver awful racial differences. Sun Yung is edited of the book ,She helps different authors in this book to share many experiences in their real life by personal…

together by their sex not by religious or ethnic groups. A community of women became a key aspect of feminism “Without community, there is no liberation, only the most vulnerable and temporary armistice between an individual and her oppression” (Audre Lorde page 333). From this point onward feminism would never again try to be exclusive but attempt to be as inclusive as possible. In doing so they hoped to create even greater unity among women and for women to begin thinking of themselves as…

“Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one's own actions or lack of action.” This is a quote from Caribbean-American writer Audre Lorde. Many people express their opinion on guilt, but having written over 20 books, she is a very well-educated individual on such a matter. Another successful and commendable person is the philosopher, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche. Nietzsche is the philosopher that came up with the love, guilt, and redemption philosophy. In this philosophy, Nietzsche…

The Matrix of Domination is a term that was designed by Patricia Hill Collins and has emerged from women’s activism in the 1970’s. It can be defined as a theoretical approach that explores the interlocking systems of oppression in terms of race, gender, class and other social categories faced by marginalized or othered people (Limpangog, 2016). This form of mistreatment has shaped life in various groups. The Matrix of Domination came about to stand up to two key points, one is the mistreatment…