| | After reading the article in MP, I feel like the arguments Chicanas had were no different than other races. Obviously they had some fair arguments to make but issues such as female oppresion and childcare, didn't everyone have that same problem unless you were a member of the upper class? -- Rose Ferguson | | After reading the article in MP, I feel like the arguments Chicanas had were no different than other races. Obviously they had some fair arguments to make but issues such as female oppresion and childcare, didn't everyone have that same problem unless you were a member of the upper class? -- Rose Ferguson |
| − | The reading in MP deals with the Chicanas growing awareness of their oppression. Many of the challenges they faced were similar to those of women of other races, however, they were oppressed as a “nationality, as workers, and as women,” (455). Within their own race, men had trouble dealing with their opposition to their oppression because they feared that it wouldn’t threaten their own power. Many of the things these women fought for, affected them as women (i.e. abortion, childcare, contraception, etc…), so how would this “pose a threat to their ability to rule?” (456). I think Vidal makes a good point in the end when she basically says that there needs to be equality within the race itself (i.e. between chicanas and Chicanos) before the race, in its entirety, can be seen as an equal in society. This brings up the idea or debate on how much influence intra-racial discrimination has on inter-racial discrimination. --Jessica Kilday | + | The reading in MP deals with the Chicanas growing awareness of their oppression. '''Many of the challenges they faced were similar to those of women of other races, however, they were oppressed as a “nationality, as workers, and as women,” (455).''' Within their own race, men had trouble dealing with their opposition to their oppression because they feared that it wouldn’t threaten their own power. Many of the things these women fought for, affected them as women (i.e. abortion, childcare, contraception, etc…), so how would this “pose a threat to their ability to rule?” (456). I think Vidal makes a good point in the end when she basically says that there needs to be equality within the race itself (i.e. between chicanas and Chicanos) before the race, in its entirety, can be seen as an equal in society. '''This brings up the idea or debate on how much influence intra-racial discrimination has on inter-racial discrimination.''' --Jessica Kilday |
| | I agree with Rose, after reading this article I had a hard time seeing how the problems the Chicanas had were any different than the problems of other women. I understand that people of different races do have different issues and experiences, I just felt like this article did not do a good job of demonstarting those differences. - Christine W. | | I agree with Rose, after reading this article I had a hard time seeing how the problems the Chicanas had were any different than the problems of other women. I understand that people of different races do have different issues and experiences, I just felt like this article did not do a good job of demonstarting those differences. - Christine W. |
| | I like the point that Jessica brought out of the reading. With the inequality within a race, how are the Chicanas ever going to free of racial oppression from other races? If they can't even respect other Chicanas regardless of class, then I agree with Vidal's point. Equality has to start within your own race before you can receive respect from others outside of your culture. -Kendall Haring | | I like the point that Jessica brought out of the reading. With the inequality within a race, how are the Chicanas ever going to free of racial oppression from other races? If they can't even respect other Chicanas regardless of class, then I agree with Vidal's point. Equality has to start within your own race before you can receive respect from others outside of your culture. -Kendall Haring |
| − | I agree with Rose too on how other women were struggling with the same situations, it was not just the Chicanas. What I felt was unfair was the statement about how the doctor without the woman’s consent wanted to see her reaction when given placebo pills that did not prevent conception. His main reason for this was that women would not understand the difference between birth control pills and placebos. –Ashley Scutari | + | I agree with Rose too on how other women were struggling with the same situations, it was not just the Chicanas. '''What I felt was unfair was the statement about how the doctor without the woman’s consent wanted to see her reaction when given placebo pills that did not prevent conception. His main reason for this was that women would not understand the difference between birth control pills and placebos.''' –Ashley Scutari |