Irvine511
Blue Crack Supplier
okay, as we all know, we are made up of a world of categories and labels -- man, woman, black, white, asian, irish, hispanic, rich, poor, inner-city, straight, american, french, gay, blond, etc. think of the really cool video for the remake of "What's Going On" where everyone pulls off the blindfolds that have labels on them.
now, think about yourself. what labels do you fall under? what categories do you belong to? and then, to have a little fun with it, what stereotypes of your categories and labels do you find yourself, either consciously or subconsciously, adhering to? is it fully natural, or do you feel yourself adapting to what you believe that a man/woman/whatever should be doing and acting in a situation? and then, how do you subvert these categories?
are you a straight white married American male who voted for Bush but HATES golf?
are you a gay black female who votes Republican?
etc, etc.
(here's hoping this rather weird thread works ...)
now, think about yourself. what labels do you fall under? what categories do you belong to? and then, to have a little fun with it, what stereotypes of your categories and labels do you find yourself, either consciously or subconsciously, adhering to? is it fully natural, or do you feel yourself adapting to what you believe that a man/woman/whatever should be doing and acting in a situation? and then, how do you subvert these categories?
are you a straight white married American male who voted for Bush but HATES golf?
are you a gay black female who votes Republican?
etc, etc.
(here's hoping this rather weird thread works ...)