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==Indian Relocation, Wilma Mankiller== | ==Indian Relocation, Wilma Mankiller== | ||
The hardships that Indians peoples faced throughout the 19th and 20th century had clear impacts. This experience by one Indian girl who was forced to leave her town in Oklahoma for California was heartbreaking. This girl had to endure leaving her entire life, at the expense of the US Government who thought they were offering “a wonderful opportunity for Indian families to get great jobs, obtain good educations for their kids and, once and for all, leave poverty behind” (212). This girls life did not get easier, but harder, emotionally and financially. It is a clear example of how racial minorities were again, uprooted from their lives. Wilma explains how she was teased because of her last name and how she knew she was clearly different from the other children, who knew as well. This must have had lasting impacts on her as she grew and matured. -abratchi | The hardships that Indians peoples faced throughout the 19th and 20th century had clear impacts. This experience by one Indian girl who was forced to leave her town in Oklahoma for California was heartbreaking. This girl had to endure leaving her entire life, at the expense of the US Government who thought they were offering “a wonderful opportunity for Indian families to get great jobs, obtain good educations for their kids and, once and for all, leave poverty behind” (212). This girls life did not get easier, but harder, emotionally and financially. It is a clear example of how racial minorities were again, uprooted from their lives. Wilma explains how she was teased because of her last name and how she knew she was clearly different from the other children, who knew as well. This must have had lasting impacts on her as she grew and matured. -abratchi | ||
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| + | ==A Letter to the Editor of The Ladder from an African American Lesbian, 1957== | ||
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| + | The issue of appearance and whether or not minority groups should dress according to the standards of “the dominant social group” was interesting here. Conforming to their standards might be a way for a lesbian (or an African American or any other minority group) to prove that she was “normal” and that her sexuality should not be a determining factor of her standing in society. On the other hand, not conforming to these standards would be a way to say “I don’t care what you think.” The writer seems to think it shouldn’t matter either way, as she expresses the hope that “someday…the ‘discreet’ Lesbian will not turn her head on the streets at the sight of the ‘butch’ strolling hand in hand with her friend in their trousers and definitive haircuts” (422). It’s something modern lesbians could identify with, as there are many women for whom appearance is still a big concern, as they do not want the stereotype of the “manly” lesbian to be the only thing others think of. - Alice W | ||
