Intersectionality

 Intersectionality 

Kimberlie Crenshaw

Samantha Marsella

Extended Comments

    In this week's blog post I am writing an extended comments post on Liv S blog. She makes some really great points about stereotypes. Certain jobs were made for men that only men could do and some females could do some. With it being hard for females to get a job as it is, it made getting jobs harder for black females. The first stereotype that we have is that males go to work and females stay home and take care of the children and the house. But as time went on females wanted to work and not be forced to stay home. The problem then turned for black females because if you were a person of color than it was going to be hard for you to get a job never mind if you were a female.

    Liv then makes another great point about having a voice. Many people would not stand up for themselves because they were afraid of the consequences. I agree that if you don't have a voice then you can't stand up for your rights. If no body stood up for themselves then women wouldn't have jobs right now. This then leads us to not allowing people to be educated because if you are not educated then you can't have certain jobs.

    In the video it gives us a real-life example of intersectionality. It shows three different people one with a disability, one from another country, and one that was raised in a white family. The one that was raised in a white family has nothing to worry about because she knows she will go to college and get a good job while the other two have to fight to even pay for their education or a job. This video is trying to show that identities matter and who you are can affect your life and what you get in it.

Below is a link to a video about Kimberlie Crenshaw herself and how she came up with intersectionality.

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I want people to think about being someone of color or someone with a disability and how it would change their way of life. And how it would change getting a job or education. Do you think it would be as easy and would you be treated the same as you are now? Writing this blog made me think about these things and I don't think it would be as fair as it was for me now.