In the world we live in today, sexual violence is a heinous crime that can happen to anybody. But we live in a society where if sexual violence happens to people who identify with the LGBTQ community, there is so much stigma and serotypes that people are afraid to come forward. We have many individual in the LGBTQ community who have been sexually assaulted and have not reported the crime because they are afraid. Sexual violence can happen to anyone and we need to understand that LGBTQ members have experienced numerous sexual violence cases, I will help identify how social discourses have been constructed in understanding how race and sexuality play a key role in sexual violence. When searching for article/blogs based on people of color who …show more content…
Also, I found another blog written by Beth Sherouse who talks about the stereotype and struggle the LGBTQ community face regarding sexual violence. Also, Sherouse made some really good points at the end of the blog regarding how people can help combat the serious problem of sexual violence among the LGBTQ community. In both of the blogs that I have read they both mentioned how sexuality play a role in sexual violence, and these individuals face more harm and stigma than individuals who are straight. People who identify as LGBTQ and are of race face stigma regarding LGBTQ, but also face discrimination as well. When sexual violence occurs these individual are shamed and silenced because of their identity. For example, men who are gay who are sexually assaulted are shamed and stigmatized because they should be strong and should have been able to stop the attack from occurring, if not they are seen as weak and not a man. Our society does not treat all sexual violence cases the same. That LGBTQ are seen as the perpetrator and not a victim, therefore they cannot turn to the police because there is mistrust and mistreatment. And individuals who are of racial …show more content…
The first thing I have learned throughout the semester and has been repeated over and over again in class is how to be respectful and think before you say something. People need to think before they speak and people should not ask degrading statements or questions. People like to blame and stereotype people beside on what our society has constructed as the norm. I have learned to think before I speak, I have been educated to be respectful and that I need to change and correct people who are blind and ignorant. Another thing I have learned from the Sherouse article, is to put aside our false judgments and accusations. We need to realize and reject myths, if someone is being inappropriate or degrading we need to stand up and educate those people. Because being aware and educating a person is a first steps for becoming aware and change. And lastly, I have learned from the articles, is that talking about some topics might be uncomfortable and scary, which our society has socially constructed, we need to realize why they are uncomfortable. Just because you are uncomfortable about a subject does not mean we should not talk about it, the exact opposite. Getting out of the comfort zone and making mistakes is a part of life, but it helps people grow and helps change occur. People need to ask questions, like why, start
Women of color are treated differently; law does not function as a social mediator between relationships of all people. The focus is on women of colour and how non-white communities are considered inherently violent. By such stereotypes, rape myths create a belief that certain races are more dangerous than others, creating fear based on the social construction of society. Using the ``Slut Walk`` article as an example: women have argued ``it is different for a white middle class women to wear something slutty and march in a parade than a women of colour.`` Due to the social construction black woman are more likely to have their characters stereotype and are seen more promiscuous compared to white woman. (Julie Dowsett Lecture).Stereotyping has even gone so far where a police official made a comment about York university students, referring to the females saying “they should not dress like a slut” to reduce assault (Slutwalk 249). Such rape myths put women on the line, claiming that it is their fault for getting sexually assaulted because they provoke men. “Such stereotypical assumptions find their roots in many cultures, including our own. They no longer, however, find a place in Canadian law” (R. v. Ewanchuck
Oftentimes, the things individuals take for granted as preexisting facts are merely the products of social construction, which exert tremendous impacts on belief and action. Men and women are socially constructed categories inscribed by norms of masculinity and femininity that enables rape to occur. Catharine MacKinnon claims that rape is defined in a male perspective, which lacks the account of female experience. On the other hand, Sharon Marcus argues that rape is a constructed language that scripts the female body. As bell hooks points out, black men celebrate “rape culture” as a mean of expressing patriarchal dominance and endorsing female subordination. In order to redefine rape and to develop effective rape prevention, it is crucial to deconstruct the predetermined assumptions about men and women. Rape is socially constructed, through the ways how individuals possess misogynistic ideologies and endorse patriarchal power, turning the erotic fantasy of male dominance into “reality”.
In certain countries such as the U.S, people discriminate against others to a certain extent based off their gender, race, and sexuality. Butler states that “to be a body is to be given over to others even as a body is “one own,” which we must claim right of autonomy” (242). Gays and Lesbians have to be exposed to the world because some of them try to hide their identity of who they truly are because they are afraid of how others are going to look at them. There are some who just let their sexuality out in the open because they feel comfortable with whom they are as human beings and they don’t feel any different than the next person. The gender or sexuality of a human being doesn’t matter because our bodies’ will never be autonomous because it is affected by others around us. This is where humans are vulnerability to violence and aggression. In countries across the globe, violence and attack are drawn towards tran...
In our world there has and will always have social issues that our society that is damaging our people. One of the proponent issue is in our world is Homophobia. As Homophobia is defined has people that dislike of or is prejudice against homosexual people. Recently our society has started to be more accepting with the LGBTQ community. Homophobia has really affected all people in very negative ways regardless of their sexual orientation. As homophobia is based on someone disliking or being prejudice to another person targeted to people that are homosexual. There are many people that want to fight against homophobia and help protect and support the LGBTQ community. The different sexual orientations of all individuals they have the right to be who they identity them selves as. As homophobia not only affects the LGBTQ community but affects every sexual orientation, seeing that much hate and prejudice toward people it is just sad and disturbing that people still hate on something they have no control over.
In some groups and nations, they have more opportunity and resources, while others struggle. Race and sexual orientation matter since they remain details for systems of power and inequality, that in spite diversity and be more significant of people’s lives. For example, sexual assault has become more important in society as individuals are still being physically abused and are being reported for sexual assault. Sexual assault includes attacks such as rape or attempted rape and unwanted sexual contact or threat. Studies show that 68% of the physically abused women reported sexual assault (McFarlane 2005). In my opinion, I believe no individual should get sexually abused because this is both physically and emotionally harmful to oneself. In this case Roxane Gay was also sexually abused, “We don’t necessarily know how to hear stories about any kind of violence, because it is hard to accept that violence is as simple as it is complicated” . This quote show that Gay was abused when in her childhood due to her obesity and weight gain. Although individuals may be overweight I believe they should not be physically or emotionally abused because it can lead to a numerous number of health issues in the
Throughout the history of mankind there have been numerous cases in which people were victims of oppression or hate. Among these cases the sole reasoning behind this oppression or hate being based on the perception of others. History has shown that society is responsible for labeling groups of people, generally these labels are misleading.
Another topic of interest is the growing amount of violence experienced by women in Canada, specifically among minority women and the LGBTQ community. As noted by Faulkner (2006), homophobic sexist violence has been on the rise and the debate surrounding this issue is the lack of attention being paid to homosexual girls and women. The intersections of race/ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation all determine the type of crime that is perpetrated against the victims but has been ignored by researchers, reducing the complexity of ...
In order to deal with the occurrence of sexual assault in our society, we must examine its causes more deeply. We must understand the sociology of sexualized violence in order to effectively explain its groups and individual dynamics.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals people make up more than ten percent of the population; that means if you are sitting in a classroom of thirty, then more than three of those people are LGBT individuals. However, this overwhelmingly large minority group continues to be one of the least protected by the government as well as most heavily targeted by discrimination and hate crimes. Regardless of the powerful shift in public opinion concerning LGBT individuals during the last twenty years, the laws concerning hate crimes have remained invariable.
They found find large racial differences in callback rates. Applicants with white names need to send about 10 resumes to get one callback whereas applicants with African American names need to send around 15 resumes to get one callback. Whites with higher quality resumes received 30 percent more callbacks than whites with lower quality resumes. On the other hand, having a higher quality resume has a much smaller effect for African Americans. These percent gaps in callback rates are statistically very significant. It shows that African Americans face differential treatment when searching for jobs. This proves that race is very real and determines how much people earn and the life they can
Sexual assault is defined as a type of behaviour that occurs without explicit consent from the recipient and under sexual assault come various categories such as sexual activities as forces sexual intercourse, incest, fondling, attempted rape and more (Justice.gov. 2017). People often become victims of sexual assault by someone they know and trust (Mason & Lodrick, 2013) which is conflicting to the public’s perception and beliefs that offenders are strangers. Women are the main victims for sexual assault and are 5 times more likely to have been a victim of sexual assault from a male (Wright, 2017, p. 93). Men are victims of sexual assault however only 0.7% of men, compared to 3.2% of women, experience some form of sexual assault which highlights how vulnerable women are compared to men. Sexual assault is publicised and exposed in the media, however is often
Along with ethos and small touch of logos, the author Roxane Gay uses a strength appeal of pathos to persuade her audience onto her argument. “White people will never know the dangers of being black in America, systemic, unequal opportunity, racial profiling, and the constant threat of police violence. Men will never know the dangers of being a woman in America, harassment, sexual violence, legislated bodies. Heterosexuals will never know what it means to experience homophobia.” (Gay). In this paragraph, the author is identify the inequality between racial barriers, genders and sexual orientation which an emotionally involved topic to bring up. How people are treated differently how the way they look, where they come from. Woman would
The mental health of individuals in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community is something that is a serious problem. For most of the history of the United States and many different parts of the world LGBT people faced much persecution and in some cases even death. This constant fear of discovery and the pressure that one feels on oneself when “in the closet” can lead to major mental distress. Research has shown that people who identify as LGBT are twice as likely to develop lifetime mood and anxiety disorders (Bostwick 468). This is extremely noticeable the past couple years in the suicides of bullied teens on the basis of sexual identity and expression. The stigma on simply being perceived as LGBT is strong enough to cause a person enough mental stress that they would take their own life. This is always unfortunate, but in the case of young individuals it borders on unthinkable. Older LGBT individuals do not tend to fair much better either seeing as they were raised in generations who were stricter on what was considered proper and morally right. All this being said, even as the culture of the world shifts to more accepting LGBT individuals their mental health is something that is only now being looked at thoroughly.
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