Destiny Johnson

  • 1. Artist like Madonna and Lady Gaga capitalized off of these cultures yet the people in the culture are still marginalized. This is a familiar sentiment to cultural appropriation of other oppressed groups. People enjoy the culture but have a problem with the people.

    2. The point about there being many feminist critiques about Ru Paul’s Drag…[Read more]

  • 1. There is a big misconception that gender and sexuality are tied together. It is not unnatural when someone’s gender does not match up with society’s idea of what their sexuality should be. For example, just because someone is a transgender female does not mean that she has to be sexually attracted to men. She can still be attracted to women.…[Read more]

  • 1. I think it’s interesting that the author stated that he feels racism and colorism are intertwined. I agree with this statement in a way. In the black community there is a sense that being lighter is better. People talk down on their own race because of the differences of skin-tone. Darker skinned people almost have to prove that they are as b…[Read more]

  • 1. I think it’s interesting that the author stated that he feels racism and colorism are intertwined. I agree with this statement in a way. In the black community there is a sense that being lighter is better. People talk down on their own race because of the differences of skin-tone. Darker skinned people almost have to prove that they are as b…[Read more]

  • 1. People who have the smallest amount of black in them, unlike any other race, are considered black in America. This social idea was built a while ago in America, but it still holds true today. If someone looks like they’re black (even if it’s the smallest fraction of their bloodline) people group them with black people.

    2. Race is essentially a…[Read more]

  • 1. I think it’s interesting how media allows people to remove themselves from their current life and put themselves in someone else’s shoes. They become so interested in that other person’s life at that moment that they begin to understand people that they never felt they could relate to before.

    2. It is not only people of color being…[Read more]

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