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One of the most socializing institutions in my life is education, media, and my family. I would say out of these institutions, the most influential would be that of media due to its subconscious nature. Within the media, it was very common for my race to be portrayed as not only the standard, but as the beautiful standard. Even when women of color (WOC) are being praised for their beauty, there seems to be a different vernacular in describing them. Words such as “fierce” and “slay” are used which, while empowering, seems to place WOC into a more savage category than white women, such as myself, who are praised for their apparent daintiness and fragility. This is only furthered by the notion that society as a whole views femininity in a very …show more content…

However, news media seemingly has a disliking for Middle East based religions, though this has not personally affected me, it could create a bias. Similarly, class is not brought up very often in the media, though, when it does, it usually explains a clash between classes. This makes me feel that, while I am financially secure, I am constantly in a battle to be better than the poor and eventually become the 1% I have been conditioned to …show more content…

There is a hint of consistency regarding my race and gender in this aspect; my race is what I traditionally see on campus, whether on ads or just walking to class. However, my gender has also called my intelligence into question numerous amount of times as I have noticed an inherent male privilege within academia. A majority of my own class is on campus, able to joke about how they are “college poor” yet can still afford fast food every other day while other students, many of which hidden from view, work just to manage to buy textbooks for the semester. However, on campus, I feel that both my sexual orientation and religion are highly accompanied. There are constant pride events and the feeling of unity within the community. Despite not being linked to any church, I know that there are a plethora of religious organization both on- and off-campus that seemingly fits to any religious views. Ability on campus, however, is something that I do not take into account but, under stricture scrutiny, I see that those at a disadvantaged may feel less privilege than me due to older buildings not being as handicapped accessible as newer

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