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In practice, this would involve the use of frameworks that include and acknowledge the role of race and other potential oppressions in rape. Crenshaw (1991) explains, “Women of color are differently situated in the economic, social and political worlds.... when reform efforts undertaken on behalf of women neglect this fact, women of color are less likely to have their needs met” (p. 1250). Uniform…

It was widely taken up because the word simultaneously expressed the multiple oppressions faced by Black women. Black woman have eloquently described multiple oppressions of race, class, and gender as ‘interlocking oppressions. Crenshaw argues that Black women are discriminated against in ways that do not fit within the legal categories of “racism” or ‘sexism’. This framework frequently renders Black women legally invisible and without legal resources. She illustrates several employment…

intersectionality as a “consideration of marginalization regarding lived experience and social structure” (81). While, in a TED Talk, Dr. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw describes intersectionality as “oppressive institutions (like sexism and racism) overlapping and creating multiple levels of social injustice” (2016). Furthermore, Dr. Williams Crenshaw interprets intersectionality, in regards to Emma DeGraffenreid, an African American woman who experienced race and gender discrimination in a local…

And this is a brief discussion about how social constructionism and doing gender, social deviance (or Goffman’s stigmatization) and intersectionality all work together, and how we can use them to reveal institutions and structures of inequalities. First and foremost, it’s important to be clear about the definition of social constructionism, or the development of reality through various social conventions. Judith Lorber argues (as does Stony Brook University’s Michael Kimmel) that the gender…

The 2003 film “Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin,” depicts the prominent Civil Rights activist, Bayard Rustin. This documentary highlights Rustin’s significant contributions to the Civil Rights movement, particularly his non-violent approach to the organization of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Bayard Rustin stood alongside Martin Luther King Jr., as an advisor, specifically, during his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech. Bayard Rustin’s overall involvement and…

Intersectionality is an outline that recognizes the interlocked nature of social identities and systems of oppression. It recognizes that individuals hold multiple identities and that these identities intersect to shape their experiences of privilege and oppression within society. Intersectionality highlights someone's experience of discrimination or privilege that isn't solely determined by one aspect of their identity but is influenced by the combination of various social factors such as race,…

school and work load. After Tre fails to keep his end the promise to his mother, to be on his best behavior, he is sent to live with his father, Furious, in South Central Los Angeles. The moment Tre’s foot hits the sidewalk of his newly permanent Crenshaw neighborhood, he is exposed to an entirely different atmosphere. The movie continues when Tre reaches his senior year of high school.…

marginalized people. It is an awareness of how multiple systems of power act simultaneously on marginalized people: a person’s identities (their race, class, sexuality, gender, age, ability, etc.) are not separate – they are intertwined. Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term in her 1989 essay “Demarginalizing the intersection of race and sex,” and she expands on it in her 1993 essay “mapping the Margins.” Employing intersectional analysis, she demonstrates how racial stratification shapes violence…

companies. Also, our government should address oncologists compensation for care to one payment for the entire treatment, with focus on quality outcomes instead of per visit payments (Crenshaw). This way the provider will be compensated for cost effective, high quality care with satisfactory patient outcomes (Crenshaw). Until the government does something, healthcare systems should also make sure to talk over any overpriced medications with limited improvement in patient outcome coming into…

The definition of Queer is broad and inconsistent. Many researchers have elected to let the reader define Queer. The use of Queer theory is used broadly; however, readers are required to deduce their own definition of Queer based on the discussion of Queer theory by the author(s). For the purpose of this piece, this researcher will utilize several discussions and applications of Queer theory to develop their own definition of Queer identity itself. In developing their “Queer of Color…