Thursday, October 16, 2008

Inuit society and Gender

The men and women had the same roles as they do now , the men were expected to go out and work and bring food home while the women were expected to take care of the home and the children. Everyone was okay with this system, of men working and women "cleaning". These wome also didn't have a say on when they would be getting married.

Chipas coffee

This film really shows the dedication that people will do to survive and support their families. Peple all over the world are taking advantage of what they are doing ut these people are pushing along. They had everyone in the family out there working hard to make enough money to support the family. In Amerikkka don't feel that children would work as hard as these people if they were in the same situation.

Andrea Smith Conquest

Smith's article discusses a lot about sexual volence and how it affects women of all race. She says one thing that catches my eye and that is when you hear genocide there is sexual violence. That is so strong because tey use the sexual violence to degrade the people and make them lose themselves. After an act of sexual violence is done then you feel empty and helpless. The sexual violence against native women was done as an act because the were native. Making there bodies mean nothing these men committed sexual violence.

Catching up: 5 sexes

IN america we all know how there is suppossed to be just 2 sexes male and female, but throughout the readings I realoze hat it hasnt always been like that. IN the past it didn't matter what you would classify yourself as. You could of been male, female, hermaphodite, now in native readings a berdache. There were options that allow you to be yourself. Also the resposibilities that came with you sex was different. Just because you were a woman didn't mean you cooked and cleaned. But nowadays if you are the man you are expected to work and provide