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Being Haitian American Culture Analysis

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When reading this blog I honestly did not understand the point the writing was trying to get across in its entirety until I saw the photo. The visual made the message loud and clear for me and the cartoon image solidified the memo. Both of these women in my opinion have received some sort of oppression because their look is what society has deemed acceptable and worthy of attention and in some cases a mate. Being Haitian-American, I’ve experienced both sides of this dilemma. Haiti in some ways is very conservative; some women in many areas are not even allowed to wear pants, pierce their ears or wear extensions but I was born and raised in Florida. In American culture, the more skin you show the more beautiful and appealing you are. I’ve always struggled between the two extremes so I believe I have a level of empathy for both sides. I can’t really say that one is more oppressed than the other because they experience 2 different extremes of oppression. …show more content…

America is difficult to keep up with, in fact, one may say its beauty standards are fickle. Something that may have been considered ugly like dark skin, freckles, or larges butts are deemed beautiful today. Same for the things that may have been considered beautiful 10 years ago may be unattractive now. This makes it hard for women to keep up with society’s standards and in my opinion is a reason for many of them feeling lost or without a significant place in the beauty scale. On the other side of the world, other culture such as some represented in Indian ethnicities take an extreme approach toward modesty. Women are viewed as promiscuous for showing their arms, legs, and in certain everything but their eyes. There have been cases of women being beat and stoned for revealing their silhouette even if it was an

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