Elizabeth’s Site

In the text, Valasquez-Manoff explains how race is looked at differently in Hawaii compared to the mainland. In Hawaii there is a large amount of diversity, with a bigger population of people who have moved there from different places around the world. “The campus was clearly diverse, but I quickly realized the assumption underlying my fieldwork was fatally flawed. Here I was trying to discern ancestry, but how was I to know anyone’s background just by looking, particularly in a…

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In the text, Gay is describing the different types of Feminists and how they are perceived. When people title themselves as a feminist most people think they are talking about the stereotypical Feminist that, hates men, don’t cater to the male gaze, and focuses on their career they are perceived totally different. This label holds so much power. Most people believe in the things feminist believe in but don’t label themselves as one. The actual label of being a feminist…

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The term Neurodivergent can come off as more extreme meaning to some people. Neurodivergent people can be someone who is closely related to you or someone you may not think would have a learning problem. In Temple Grandin’s article, they explain how the world is set up against people with these learning conditions. “Still, many aspects of our society are not set up to allow visual thinkers- which so many of us neurodivergent folks are- to thrive.” Personally, I have…

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