In summary, what other people say about us, we tend to say about ourselves. An especially captivating topic in the article is domination and subordination. The two and a half pages discusses the dominants and subordinates of society. I agree with the author for the entire section. It discusses how subordinates often know extensive things about the dominants, while the dominants rarely know anything about the subordinates besides stereotypical depictions. For example, some uninformed people think that all muslims are terrorists. However, people who take the time to educate themselves will learn that the majority of terrorists that have attacked America are not muslim1,2. This section also explains that dominants often won’t state the trait that makes them dominant, while subordinates almost always will. When asked who they are, people of color will often state that they are of color while white people often will not say they are white. It also applies to sexuality. People who are heterosexual are less likely to say that they are heterosexual than openly queer people would say that they are queer. It is a defining characteristic, making them an
In summary, what other people say about us, we tend to say about ourselves. An especially captivating topic in the article is domination and subordination. The two and a half pages discusses the dominants and subordinates of society. I agree with the author for the entire section. It discusses how subordinates often know extensive things about the dominants, while the dominants rarely know anything about the subordinates besides stereotypical depictions. For example, some uninformed people think that all muslims are terrorists. However, people who take the time to educate themselves will learn that the majority of terrorists that have attacked America are not muslim1,2. This section also explains that dominants often won’t state the trait that makes them dominant, while subordinates almost always will. When asked who they are, people of color will often state that they are of color while white people often will not say they are white. It also applies to sexuality. People who are heterosexual are less likely to say that they are heterosexual than openly queer people would say that they are queer. It is a defining characteristic, making them an