Women Of A Female And A Minority

Hispanics believe in a strong family tie and machismo; holding men to the responsibility of providing food, protection and financial support (Kirst-Ashman, 2011). Employment discrimination makes it difficult for Hispanics to obtain or maintain a

Originally written for Glamour, this essay is for women who may have not thought of the consequences of stereotypes. Cofer urges them to see beyond the color of a person’s skin. She describes her struggles of feeling different from her friends and coworkers to those unfamiliar with what being a minority often feels

Men and women are treated very differently in other parts of the world; especially in a Hispanic household. In many Hispanic households, females and males are treated very differently, not only in this generation but in the previous generations. Each gender has their own role in the household, but each role that the male or female have are very dissimilar in their own ways. The roles that these people have are unfair and they are not equal. This situation has gotten better over the years, but it can still improve.

Based on the evidence supplied by author Kent Anderson Leslie, slaves in antebellum Georgia did not always live under the oppressive system of chattel labor. According to Leslie, the rules that applied to racial hierarchy were not strictly enforced, especially when it came to propertied and wealthy planters such as David Dickson who chose to raise his mixed-race daughter at home. Amanda Dickson’s experiences during Reconstruction demonstrate that she had much more freedom after slavery was abolished than may have been expected before the Civil War. Amanda Dickson’s experiences and those of her mother in particular do not fit the presumed mold of oppressed slave with no opportunity for a better life.

“Oppression, you seek population control, Oppression, to divide and conquer is your goal, Oppression, I swear hatred is your home, Oppression, you mean me only harm.” (Harper). Oppression is a serious issue in our society today. Although it may be less serious than the past it is still a matter of importance, having to deal with sexism, religion and most importantly racial issues. Throughout the decades we have seen various ethnicities deal with racial oppressions. Many of the problems of the past still exist, and they may push the victims of the oppression beyond the emotional point of no return. A Hispanic male such as myself, can be the victim of several types of oppressions, including racial oppression.

The following discussion and statements are done so such that they incorporate the ideas and struggles of the Latino races regarding certain subjects down upon chapter 3 “Latinos in the united states” and chapter 4 “borders, immigration and citizenship”. This discussion is about the oppression that people Latinos and Native Americans and other ethnic groups have gone through. Some points in the discussion are oppression towards Mexican American and Native Americans, how they were treated and the impact they had.

At some point in life, every individual has been treated like an outsider. It occurs

This is quite recurrent in “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” by Judith Ortiz Cofer, where she mentions different situations and unpleasant experiences that she has had to face for being Puerto Rican. She mentions how she has suffered from errors of judgment based in her physical appearance. Several of the experiences that indicates Judith in her essay caused me much displeasure. For example, Cofer talks about how she would get confused with the cleaning staff. In particular, I have never been discriminated against in public and I did not really know how I will to react in a similar situation. I felt bad for her, I think it was too unfair the treatment given to her just for being from a different culture. Moreover, in the case of men they can be discriminated and be categorized as perverse or criminal people just by

When hearing the words, “African Americans,” “Hispanics,”or “Caucasians,” the majority of people in America will generally categorize the traits of these nationalities based upon their roles displayed in the media, books, movies, or first-hand experience. The actions being made by their associations is stereotyping; defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as, “[believing] unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same,” revealing that even unknowingly, people are allowing nationalities to fall under a list of behavioral, cultural, and moral traits.

Furthermore, Astroff’s demonstration that stereotypes display a connection to a race’s genetic and national culture. Negative stereotypes are implying that failures or downfall of one person who happens to be a Latino, will showcase that the reason for their failures is their biological and geographical attributes. The hyper-visibility of this negative view will only fuel this toxic idea to hurt the progression of Latino’s presence in society.

“The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria”, by Cofer explains what she has been through with stereotypes and how she dealt with them. Growing up in an Hispanic culture is very different than growing up with an American family. There are certain things expected from each of those culture that are different from one another. “... for example, that of the Hispanic woman as the

During this week we looked at how people see things. In class I was asked to draw an object on the board and the class had to interpret what they thought the object was. For the most part they all had different creative answers. There was a truth to what the object really was and then there was many other observations. This draws me to the point that perception is not always reality. Reality or our best guess at things is what we want to come close to. Donald Trump, in my article, stereotypes the Hispanic race by calling them out of their name and framing them as bad things. Stereotyping is seeing a group as a whole and classifying everyone under certain titles and not acknowledging the fact that there are actually different people amongst them. This is very important because not everyone is the same and this process is on-going. If you don't know the truth, take time to find out the actual truth. Since the process is on-going and active it may even seem that the struggle between perception and reality is complex. Opposed to Mr. Trump's statements, I actually think that Hispanics are very hardworking people in America. I think that they come here to America to make the best of their opportunity. Over the past summer I've worked with a few of them and that's how I come up with my judgment. I may be wrong and others may not agree with me but that’s how I saw them. Those particular things and ideas make up my schemata on the situation. The reason why I respect them a lot is because they face some of the same stereotypical challenges that some African-Americans face here. My final advice to everyone would be that we are quick to make judgments and decisions but it takes time to know the

I interviewed two individuals and we discussed race, class, gender and what effect each has on them. The first One of the interviewee is a White-American female. She works at Glory medical clinic and weight loss, as a medical assistant. She feels that by being white, she has more advantages and opportunities than being a minority or of a different race. By being white, and part of a major race, people will respect her more and not look at her differently. She can blend into a crowed of the same kind of people and not feel different. I asked her what she meant by the word different and she said that people look down upon people that are of a inferior races than their own. She also said that, its not that people are trying to be racist, but the white race is the

Stereotypes in regards to discrimination have been a part of our society since before this country’s founding. Many examples of these stereotypes are seen in a various of movies. In the article “Whistling Vivaldi” Steele makes frequent comments about the differences between black and whites stating if you are any color other than white you are in fact less intelligent (2). This is the core problem, in our everyday lives, stereotypes are perceived as facts, without any questions involved. We all function the same on the inside. White, black, or Hispanic.

My work ethic, passion, and desire to gain as much knowledge surrounding Hispanic minority females encourages me to understand the intense hardships Hispanic females face. It assists me in understanding the numerous reasons why Hispanic women fall victim to the assumptions of being involved with drugs or obtaining little opportunities in expanding their life goals. I have experienced prejudice and I have had to work diligently to prove that women of Hispanic descent are also