Intersectionality Theory On Gender

At the end of the semester, the role of social institutions are a much bigger proponent in shaping gender then I had originally thought. Families, media, friends and norms all contribute, in a big way, to how one’s gender is shaped and even sometimes, these mediums will contradict or reinforce each other. Our families will influence to be their idea of what a gender is, such as a boy is to be manly and a girl is to be womanly, but then media and friends are able to influence such ideals, amplify the ideals, and at the same time such ideals of what gender is can contradict each other. Gender is constructed by our interaction with the surroundings and the media that we consume, thus our ideal of gender are constructed from a young age and we

Nor did I ever think to look at how society is currently using a binary system and is constantly perpetuating the ideal of a binary system throughout social norms. I always thought of gender and sex as female and male, there were no in between or both, despite knowing that there are people who identify themselves as transgender. I did not hear or think about the intersectionality theory and how the theory affects the binary system, by having not only binary genders, but it accounts for an assortment of things, such as social status, age, race, sex, etc. I knew there were problems of people were not classified in the binary system and that the system was being changed to better accommodate those who are transgender or those who are homosexual, but not up until did I watch the movie My Life in Pink, did I really notice how distant and outrageous a family may be when a child grows up with a binary family and community. The movie portrayed the binary system well, for the binary system was placed into every aspect of the community and the environment the child had to live in. It showed the social issue of being confused about gender and or homosexual, but also the gender norm that a boy should like girls, there should be no different and there are no exceptions to the rule. I’m most likely to remember the movie in a few

Before the start of the semester, I paid little to no attention to what was being shown in commercials and televisions, but now at the end of the semester, I find myself looking into the deeper meaning of the media that I consume, but also if there are any hidden contexts of gender binaries in the media. One of the presentations I would remember a few months from now would be the one about music, for music is something we hear every day and there are many times where we may hear music and think this a good song, but not realize what the song’s lyrics may actually be about. All the music we listen to, has lyrics that may or may not perpetuate gender norms that society has created and passed down onto others. Music has also created a stereotype of how a gender should act, from the presentation, there are lyrics that empower men while as the put down women because of the gender stereotype that men should be powerful and women are soft and weak. As we listen to music every day, we should be listening carefully to what is actually in the lyrics as we may can be indoctrinated by the songs of their society generated gender norms and pass such norms onto other people. We can also spread the word of songs that have