“The masters tools will never dismantle the master’s house” meaning?
-the master’s tools of oppression that the oppressors used, this will never allow them to see clearly aswell as work towards a genuine change.
Key invention of Audre Lorde in the feminist movement
- Feminist back in the day only focused on the experiences of oppression of white middle class women
- Lorde wanted the movement to look at all aspect and subdivision of women. (Race, age, class, gender)
Define “The race to innocence”. Give example.
- people make a claim to their own perceived marginality in order to prove their innocence.
- example; a girl says a racist comment and claims that’s she herself is not fascist because she has friends of that race.
Define “interlocking systems of oppression” Give an example.
- all systems of oppression are implicated in every experience and should work together to mutually strengthen each other.
- dichotomies (differences) are directly opposed from one another and intrinsically unstable which results in a unstable relationship. This might be why black women experience oppression more (minority).
Define “toehold of respectability”. Give an example.
- When a certain group of women achieve liberation but in doing so the inferiority of others is still intact, therefore having not achieving liberation but a “toehold in respectability)
- Example; some women in the 19th century would gain rights/freedom, but other women would not gain these rights(prostitutes, maids, etc…)
What is a “tough guise”? Give an example.
- A disguise of masculinity/toughness a man wears to hide their humanity. This is adapted by all aspects of media, which portrays men as violent, powerful and in control.
- Example; to join a gang you must kill someone to show you’re a real man if not you won’t be accepted.
The 3 ways Thompson finds that trauma interfaces with eating problems.
- Trauma interfaces shows and explains why women may use eating as a way to numb the pain and cope with the violation to their bodies.
- Understanding the economic, political, social, educational, cultural resources is an important factor because it influences and is influenced by how and why women need to change the way to eat and their bodies.
- (Traumas include; heterosexism, sexism, poverty, sexual abuse, classism, racism)
What are the two arguments Peter Singer made about chicken-farming?
- Singer’s arguments were that back then it was more humane when it was not industrialized by huge factory farming companies which exploited animals. Animals were fed differently and food was given as their bodies were meant to digest it.
- The second argument was that now millions of chickens are killed in factories as they are controlled to grow insanely fast, they are de-beaked, and overcrowded. The mass production of these animals and the way they slaughtered is inhumane.
The difference between cosmetic surgery and working out?
- They are similar in ways that they are both ways to change how you’re body looks.
- The difference is that cosmetic surgery is costly and changes you’re appearance through surgical and medical techniques. Working out takes time, dedication and hard work to achieve what you want.
What does it mean when we say we live in a disordered eating culture?
- It means that we live in a culture where there’s a wide range of classified eating behaviors that are irregular. This can be influenced by psychological, biological, cultural etc factors.
The relationship between the treatment of female animals and women?
- They are both objectified and values for their reproductive abilities.
- Female bodies are exploited as sex symbols, for reproduction, breast milk, reproductive eggs etc…
Why use the intersectional approach to veganism?
- Veganism can be an intersectional social justice project not only against speciesism but all forms of domination/oppression such as sexism. Since the two are entangled they reinforce each other so to try and eradicate one you must consider the other as well.
When Bell Hooks says the phrase “white supremacist capitalist patriarchy” she means?
- She wanted to have a sort of language that would remind us continuously of the interlocking systems of domination that defines out reality as a whole. To not look at one issue making it the most important but to show that all these issues are simultaneously happening at all times in our lives.
According to Tolman, what gains have women made in respect to sexual liberation? And what remains absent? How do girls talk about their desire?
- Women have made sexual liberation by getting access to methods/devices to prevent pregnancy as well as securing women’s freedom over her own body.
- What remains absent is how girls still don’t acknowledge/recognize their desire/sexual feelings which leads them to discuss their sexuality in a confusing way.
Meaning of “gendered impact of colonialism”?
- How gender roles are influenced by and influence the colonial times that native groups experienced.
- Women were left out but sometimes included only if they could prove they were native. Even if they are native but left and came back they would not be included.
What argument is Cathy Cohen making about the relationship between people who receive welfare and queer people?
- Between the two they both are outside of the set of norms that have been created by society.
- She states that instead of individuals seeking for acceptance in the current system, they should challenge society’s preconceived ideas of what is considered “normal”.
