Wednesday, November 22, 2017
DGSC- Elizabeth
Let's focus on Elizabeth for a minute!
Elizabeth & Privilege
- She is privileged because her mom chose for her to grow up in America rather than Columbia, she believed it would give her the opportunity to grow and have a better life.
Elizabeth & Oppression
- She faces oppression when it is found out that she is a lesbian. She has to face the backlash at work, whereas a straight person would not have to go through that.
Elizabeth & Intersectionality
- Her race, sex, sexual preference, and home country all play a role in her life. If just one of those factors where to be changed, it would change who she was all together. Just imagine replacing one of those with something else, and see how it would effect her life. What if she had been raised in Columbia? Where would she be? How would her life be different?
Elizabeth & Love
Does love conquer all in her case?
YES! Elizabeth goes on to live happily ever after, the end!
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I found it interesting how you brought up that just replacing one of the factors of Elizabeth's intersectionality and her entire life could be different. Its crazy to think that because of her sexuality she wasn't able to do a job that she was good at. And hardening that she needed to move to write what she wanted.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many ways that she is oppressed, and like you said, if something was different, she would definitely be treated differently. To me, it's interesting that she's a tv anchor and the fact that she's a woman, doesn't really affect her life that much. But, when you add that she's black and lesbian (mainly lesbian), her life takes a complete turn when people find out.
ReplyDeleteYou raise an important point about the different identity categories and how changing one would shift who Elizabeth is and her place in society. How do we see this when she is "outed"? When she moves?
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