Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Cisgender privilege and Opression

In the reading by Taylor , "Gender privilege is the collective advantages that are accepted, most often unknowingly, by those who are not positioned in opposition to the dominant ideology of the gender binary." After reading the adapting questions I was instantly drawn back to "There is No Hierarchy of Opression" both articles relate to each other well. In Lorde's article a black women is oppressed because of sexuality and beliefs. It seems that no matter how much of a great person you are someone is always going to try to by pass your personality and punish you based on your personal lifestyle. I see this problem in more than just the black community but the black woman or man seem to be at the top of the hierarchical system and are always identified as less of a woman or a man because of their gender preferences. This brings me to the connection to cisgender privilege. Because of people preferences,they have to ask themselves questions like,"Can I be guaranteed to find a public bathroom that is safe and equipped for me to use?"Or "Do people consider my lifestyle as a mental illness?" I don't agree or disagree with the arrangement LGBT should understand that everyone isn't going to be comfortable with their lifestyle and it shouldn't be offensive,everyone has their owe opinions, just like you have your preferences others have theirs.

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