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In Which We Teach You How To Be A Woman In Any Boys' Club  by MOLLY LAMBERT

This was one of the most relatable text I have read all semester. The interesting enough part is to read a text in the morning and actually have it play out in the day. Having guy friends can be intimidating yes because being the girl in a guy group is already an outcast. But what if your not the only girl in this group of guys. This article discuss reasoning of how interacting with other women is not only beneficial but more strengthening. Were in bar together we not competition let's be friends. Heyyyy girl I like your hair!. Even if they're a bitch coat it with just pure love besides we're both women in a man's mind of competition let not participate with comparison but acknowledged the same struggle. If you insecure that's okay but don't feed into. Men have insecurity to that's why they put you in competition with each other but they're afraid of what you can do if you actually was put on the same race as them. Do be little yourself or your capabilities so that others can feel comfortable. Be amazing! You don't like it say it. Still don't, then Change it!. Masculinity and Femininity are not invincible  topic that can't be poked. A female can be hurt by man just as a man hurt by a female. Everyone can be damaged. The “Boys Club is of course made for men but women let's take a part. Let's go from be the topic to being the presence. Walk in to the club like “I am here and yes I am a women”. Men privilege exist yes but not with the idea of women. Do not let that go over your head.

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they don't go out their way because their women, I go out my way because I wasn't.

  Paris is Burning

says a transgender male fully dressed in drag and making a statement! Yassssssss! Im for it. Love this movie. The power of freedom and what you want to do or be and getting it done. Being who you feel.

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Paris is burning

In one of the scene a character talks of how children and young adults have this void in their life that  they look it be filled. Instead of looking into drugs and other stuff they become drawn to this world. Being gay is different and different people stand out but standing out is fitting in, in this that word. They may feel voided and out a outcast where they come drawn to him and other people from acceptance . often time he states that he even is looked at like a parent figure but the child doesn't know of any. This world is their freedom this house is there own.

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McKenna and Kessler, “Transgendering: Blurring the Boundaries of Gender;”

Feminism and Gender destabilization

It has long been the Fight that women are = to  men but then what about transgender = equals what? The relation to choice to transfer.

The difference between the physical gender assignment and the identification.

Several Challenges of transgender individuals fear of not fitting in what the norm category has been because People only view of two genders male/ female

Theorist believe that Gender should are unchangeable non transferable.  Where Genitals are the essential sign of gender

But Surgery make definite changes the body which changes the sex genitals so then what. If the genitals are the focal point of the argument. Its that individual then confined to the category of transgender or then filling satisfied the “specifics” of male/ female.

Bring about a change to the common stance of gender and relation of views and gender for past years. Contradiction of theory and view on gender assignments and roles.

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natural attitude of gender  1. There are two and only two genders. 2. One's gender is invariant. 3. Genitals are the essential sign of gender. 4. Any exceptions to two genders are not to be taken seriously. 5. There are no transfers from one gender to another except for the ceremonial. 6. Everyone must be classified as 'a.member of one gender or another. 7. The male/female dichotomy is a natural one. 8. Membership in one gender or another is natural.

WENDY McKENNA AND SUZANNE KESSLER

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Masculinities Among African American Men: An Intersectional Perspective

What do you think it's means to be a man? I found the 4 major domains to be very agreeable while I asked men in my life the same question. The four domains being self-determination and accountability, family, pride, spirituality and humanism. Taking note to the family aspect a few men especially those with kids imposed that they would feel like a man if there weren't putting food on the table for the kids. Being the head of the household is their motivation to every day thrive. The "Provider, Protector" the article goes on to further state. With American American Masculinity if that black men do have to work harder then white. As a intersection between race and gender it's always more to prove. As a man you have expectations but being black I feels puts more pressure. As sometime as a black male you may feel even more destined to fail which makes it all that much harder to raise to the top. I agree that more barriers are placed in society that impose ethnicity to be the face of reasoning or destiny. I am black I am born to fail. Just as a black man was never suppose to be president but he is the most criticized president in history out of all white males that held the same position.