The Curious Case of Feminism

Last class we discussed masculinity. We thought about the difference between toxic masculinity and just regular old masculinity. In class a question was raised if being masculine is a bad thing. Of course, the answer is no. Being masculine can be really great.                                                             Masculinity is a set of attributes, behaviors and roles associated with boys and men. Toxic Masculinity is the masculinity that is bad. Some examples of this is physical aggression, homophobia, misogyny, sexual assault and many other terrible things. However; To be masculine does not mean you engage in the terrible things. As Ally pointed out in class, there is a difference between being m...

In the last few classes we discussed sexualized violence and indigenous voices. These are both sensitive topics but are important to talk about in a classroom setting to hear others perspectives and thoughts. I have always felt personally strong about the missing and murdered women of Canada. This issue was touched on in both of our classes. I first learned about this crisis the fall and it has changed my perspective of Canada ever since. A march for the missing and murdered women   Many of the murdered indigenous women were also victims of sexualized violence. This is an act of power and control expressed in a sexual way. There is an obvious pattern of indigenous women being targeted; based on there race and gender. In the text Marika Morris reports "research shows that a vast majoritiy of Aboriginal women have been assaulted"(Morris, 2013). This fact is sad but true and the missing and murdered indigenous women are proof that racism exists strongly in Canada. The ster...