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What I noticed most about this article was that it was published in 1972 yet it appears (by Morgan's and Abratchi's comments) that I am not the only one who forgot this while I was reading it. It doesn't say a lot for the improvement of the welfare system in this country when a statement like "In this country if you're any one of those things--poor, black, fat, female, middle-aged, on welfare- you count less as a human being. If you're all those things you don't count at all except as a statistic." ( page 286) is still just as relevant in today's society. I cant even count how many times I personally have had to remind people that most of the people in this country on welfare are children, and that the fat, lazy, unemployed story they like to bring up so often is not the norm. I hope that 38 years from now someone doesn't read a testimonial of today's Johnnie Tillmon and think the same exact thing as I have.... -Ssellers | What I noticed most about this article was that it was published in 1972 yet it appears (by Morgan's and Abratchi's comments) that I am not the only one who forgot this while I was reading it. It doesn't say a lot for the improvement of the welfare system in this country when a statement like "In this country if you're any one of those things--poor, black, fat, female, middle-aged, on welfare- you count less as a human being. If you're all those things you don't count at all except as a statistic." ( page 286) is still just as relevant in today's society. I cant even count how many times I personally have had to remind people that most of the people in this country on welfare are children, and that the fat, lazy, unemployed story they like to bring up so often is not the norm. I hope that 38 years from now someone doesn't read a testimonial of today's Johnnie Tillmon and think the same exact thing as I have.... -Ssellers | ||
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| + | This article highlights the transition Nelson was forced to make from the community she found as a young woman where she felt free and empowered to celebrate herself and express herself as a lesbian, to the "real world" where she was forced to choose between being open about her homosexuality or continue playing professional basketball. I couldn't believe they sent the women on the California team to charm school in order to "portray a feminine (that is, heterosexual) image." [311] The focus on this transition effectively illustrates the societal stifling of those perceived to be different, particularly those who challenge socially-encouraged gender roles. This transition is reflected in a sort of reverse in the following account "La Mujer," where the writer finds her individuality and strength when she is finally able to explore her identity after a stifling adolescence. -Erin B. | ||
==The Voice of the an Anorexic, Abra Fortune Chernik, 1995== | ==The Voice of the an Anorexic, Abra Fortune Chernik, 1995== | ||
