Male supremacy

attitude that has occurred as a result of the glamorization of street gangsta culture. Her purpose is to inform us of the detrimental effects of the patriarchal maleness that has plagued black culture with its violence and incarceration driven norm of supremacy. As a Distinguished Professor of English at City College in New York, hooks structures her text in a cause-and-effect procedure, utilizing a general-to-specific organization scheme to establish her claims. She begins with a biographical segment noting

agency to teach the men. Mary shows her willingness to enlighten the men when it is stated, “Mary answered, ‘What’s concealed from you I’ll tell; I saw him in a vision and I told him’” (The Gospel of Mary 57). This demonstrates Mary’s power over the males. In this situation, she holds knowledge that only she can give to them. This allows for her to become the individual in

go through to even get to where we are today; Which Unfortunately- Isn’t too far from where we were. Frankly we didn’t have such a great start considering the first man we praise for “Discovering” America was a violent man whom believed in white supremacy. That man is none other than good old Christopher Columbus. Columbus conducted his genocide way before 1866 so we will leave that maniac be for now, however; He was the first in a long line of white men that would devastate tribes of this land.

importance as men and of those who are wealthy. In Margret Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, the character by the name of Offred, is a handmaid and tells her perspective of the dystopian life in the community of Gilead. The women of 1985 serve the males and the rich if they are not a wealthy maiden themselves. However, regardless of class, women are always discerned as of lesser significance than men. This is manifested through Offred’s observation that although the women who are a Commander’s wife

In the first quote you see that Tia Flor is exciting and bragging about being a queen and being able to stay at home, while her husband goes to work. She defines herself as a Queen, literally just taking the title but isn’t doing anything to earn it. A queen is a ruler of an independent state, and yet you see Tia snatching up the title, but stay home and depend on her husband to be the breadwinner. The second quotes it introduces Lourdes, a working class independent women, going by the definition

The use of the flag by groups with white supremacist inclinations showcases the racial symbolism behind it. In 1948, the Southern Democratic party, commonly known as the “Dixiecrats,” adopted the confederate flag as their own (history.net). The group was a compilation of former Confederate states of South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee. The political platform of the Dixiecrats was to fight for state's rights, but more importantly to promote segregation. Their slogan was

“Race isn’t a thing it’s all made up, it’s a social construct it’s a way to separate us and destroy us” – Hari Kondabolo. Racism can never be eradicated from society, it only has evolved. This injustice is the product of ignorance and fear. With fear it is difficult to make rational decisions. It is a lie that ignorance is bliss, a lack of knowledge provides room for error. Both Kondabolu and Chappelle videos tackled the issue of race. Each video although comedic, dealt with race as an issue of the

1.) Both Louv and Hooks emphasize the importance of time in nature. However, both Louv and Hooks discussions about experiences in nature are similar yet different as well. Louv explores the increasing divide between youth and the natural world and the consequences that come with it. Hooks’ focuses on the reciprocal connection between humans and nature which offers a sense of belonging. Nonetheless, both find the relationship between nature and humans significant and beneficial. It is important to

Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron is set in, females are held at a lower social ranking than males. As with most communities up till relatively recently in the past, women were not permitted to have a significant role in the community, other than that of a wife and matriarch. In The Decameron, Boccaccio shows that while they may not have notable social ranking, females do have an advantage in most aspects of the male-female relationship. Even though the tales deal with a range of subjects, when Boccaccio

producers and screenwriters of X-men films disseminated a traditional patriarchal roles in which women are dominated by men. Males are depicted as having the qualities of strength, courage, confidence and the ability to be at the frontline to defeat any intruders or villains. These qualities reflect the kind of job men are engaged in and outside of films and provides an advantage to male superheroes. On the other hand, constraints are placed on the roles of female heroines by gender stereotypes. Most of