Heterosexism

The usage of the words “gay” or “homo” in a negative way can further normalize heterosexism. Within chapter four, “Sentimental Education” of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Yunior describes the dorm Oscar lives in as “Homo Hall” because it was full of “weirdos and losers and freaks and fembots”(Diaz, 170) (Fembots is a term often…

Patricia brings up three key points that racism and heterosexism have in common one being that both have “mechanisms”, as the author puts them, to keep racism and heterosexism on a specific hierarchy. Like how you can tell that certain races are confined in certain areas of a state with decreasing levels of education and terrible housing situations, thus embedding the constant growth of a certain social class. Also how there was a lot of pressure for gays and lesbians to stay “in the closet”…

This week Dawn has learned that institutionalized heterosexism is a term used to indicate the often-unintentional obliviousness to the needs and concerns and even the very existence of non-heterosexual members of society. (Reading Packet pg. 149). Examples of heterosexism at the macro level would include the continuing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell “policy involving military personnel; widespread lack of legal protection and discrimination in employment, housing, and services; including hostility to…

I have been alive for eighteen years now, over the course of these eighteen years the way I choose to identify and the labels that I identify with have changed. I now self-identify as a white, middle class, able-body, designated female at birth, trans, and gay individual; I have both privileges that I take for granted on a daily basis, and face oppressions that impact my everyday life. The privileges I have and the oppressions that I face intersect with one another through the concept of…

First, ableism is defined as discrimination against people with a disability. Second, heterosexism is when people are predigesting actions against homosexuals. Lastly, sexism is the devaluing a person base on traditional gender roles. These are the three forms of oppression that are defined by Griscom’s writing, and are used to articulate the social perception that people with disabilities endure. Throughout Bartlett’s and Griscom’s writing’s they express the three forms of oppression based of…

particular interests to societal institutions is sexuality, which for the better part of the centuries leading to the 20th century has been governed by codes drawn from religion and civil laws (Foucault, 1979). Society has continuously normalized heterosexism as the appropriate form of sexuality that should be backed by laws that punish those that diverge from it. Indeed, heteronormativity is founded on the assumptions that only male and female genders should exist and complement each other in a…

The music industry is a major media institution that is widely influential in the way that people perceive their surroundings and how they experience discrimination and oppression within society. Popular media, such as music, acts as a catalyst for social construction (Glantz 3). Whether by way of radio, MP3 downloads, or music videos, people throughout the country, and all over the world are exposed to dominant ideologies through music that shape their thoughts and behaviors. One specific genre…

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…

Intersectionality is a concept often used in critical theories to describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (heterosexism, homophobia, sexism, sizeism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately. Heterosexism is the discrimination or prejudice against homosexuals on the assumption that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation. Homophobia is the dislike or prejudice against homosexual people because of who they are attracted to. Sexism is the prejudice,…

Informative Speech Name: Hannah Granados Title: Disgrace Because of the Genitals You Were Born With Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on sexisms major forms. Thesis Statement: The major forms of sexism: misogyny, misandry, and heterosexism, all play a role in everyone’s life because of society’s image on each sex: female, male, and even those of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Asexual or Ally) INTRODUCTION A. Attention-getter: What does sexism…