Thursday, April 25, 2013

Final Summary/Reaction

After following, observing, and studying sexism for the past couple months, I have learned so much more than I ever expected. Recently, after I gave out the scenarios and observed sexism in the environment around  me, I learned that sexism is alive and thriving and that both males and females experience it in every age group. People are so quick to assume or judge when it comes to discriminating toward the opposite (or even the same) sex. People thought that a rape was automatically done by the male when I asked them in a certain scenario, but it was in fact the woman. Then, I told a male that someone stole nailpolish from a store, was it the male or female? Obviously, he said female. But in actuality, it was the male. Situations like these made people really think about what it means to be sexist and to just assume something due to sex. It was interesting to see what people thought and how growing up in today's society can influence your thoughts.

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