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We've read a bit previously about the double burden of black women, and it seemed to me that this description of triple discrimination is really the same thing. I'm a bit skeptical of the third designation, that of job discrimination--not that it doesn't exist (for of course it does), but rather because of the implication that this discrimination is only an issue with Chicanas, and it almost seems that Vidal is trying to elevate the issue to seem as if Chicanas are more oppressed than women of other minorities, which is not entirely true (much depends on region, etc). I found Vidal's arguments much more successful when she focused on the sterilization, an instance of extreme racism and sexism that is specific to the Chicana community. It was interesting to hear some of the same rhetoric that I've encountered in feminist arguments published last year, much less 40 years ago. At one point I forgot it was the early seventies altogether! --Sarah Smethurst | We've read a bit previously about the double burden of black women, and it seemed to me that this description of triple discrimination is really the same thing. I'm a bit skeptical of the third designation, that of job discrimination--not that it doesn't exist (for of course it does), but rather because of the implication that this discrimination is only an issue with Chicanas, and it almost seems that Vidal is trying to elevate the issue to seem as if Chicanas are more oppressed than women of other minorities, which is not entirely true (much depends on region, etc). I found Vidal's arguments much more successful when she focused on the sterilization, an instance of extreme racism and sexism that is specific to the Chicana community. It was interesting to hear some of the same rhetoric that I've encountered in feminist arguments published last year, much less 40 years ago. At one point I forgot it was the early seventies altogether! --Sarah Smethurst | ||
| − | I think that Vidal is simply explaining the obstacles and prejudices Chicanas face. It sounds like she's asserting their cultural identity and drawing attention to specific ways in which they as women, Chicanas and working class are oppressed or discriminated against and not necessarily comparing this to the tribulations of other women or minorities. I loved that she points out that 'machismo' is a product of the cultural introduction of European sex roles to the new world. I'm always happy to read about all of the civil rights movements inspired by the African American Civil Rights movement. -Erin | + | I think that Vidal is simply explaining the obstacles and prejudices Chicanas face. It sounds like she's asserting their cultural identity and drawing attention to specific ways in which they as women, Chicanas and working class are oppressed or discriminated against and not necessarily comparing this to the tribulations of other women or minorities. I loved that she points out that 'machismo' is a product of the cultural introduction of European sex roles to the new world. I'm always happy to read about all of the civil rights movements inspired by the African American Civil Rights movement. -Erin b |
I find it interesting when I read pieces about women of different ethnicities speak about women's rights. A lot of times women of ethnicities other than white were not able to come together in the fight for equal rights with those white women because of the color of their skin. They do seem to have many of the same issues, however. In this piece Mirta Vidal talks about being seen as inferior to the opposite sex, women fought to end all forced sterilizations, and the Chicana women were even concerned about having childcare available to them. I find it so interesting that many blacks and Hispanic women had to form their own women's groups for equal rights when they were facing many of the same problems that other white women were at the same time. Amy V. | I find it interesting when I read pieces about women of different ethnicities speak about women's rights. A lot of times women of ethnicities other than white were not able to come together in the fight for equal rights with those white women because of the color of their skin. They do seem to have many of the same issues, however. In this piece Mirta Vidal talks about being seen as inferior to the opposite sex, women fought to end all forced sterilizations, and the Chicana women were even concerned about having childcare available to them. I find it so interesting that many blacks and Hispanic women had to form their own women's groups for equal rights when they were facing many of the same problems that other white women were at the same time. Amy V. | ||
