El-Ghobashy Stereotypes

El-Ghobashy’s relative privilege as an academic at an Ivy League school affects the rhetorical choices she makes in the essay by serving as justification for her thoughts and actions. She is able to express her concern on stereotypes in a logical and academic way that makes her a credible source. It also serves to defy stereotypes. Her privilege supports her argument that one Muslim woman cannot represent all Muslim woman and her belief that stereotypes need to be disregarded because she is a Muslim woman working for a doctorate degree, which may seem like a feat to someone who believes in and contributes to the use of stereotypes. In her essay, she also notes that hundreds of “other Muslims, Sikhs, and non-Muslim Arabs contended with physical

The woman in the bikini, presumably an American, most likely believed the males of the other woman’s culture are extremely controlling. She claims that males of the other woman’s culture would go so far as to determine what the women can or cannot wear, representing a great deal of subservience. The woman fully covered, perhaps a Muslim, also has the same thoughts about the American woman. She expresses disapproval of the lack of clothes the other woman is wearing an believes that is a result of a male-dominated culture, once again. She would argue that these American women feel the need to throw themselves at men to please them because they are, seemingly, inferior and will not have support unless they earn it from the men. The cartoonist, Malcolm Evans, is suggesting that no matter the culture, men still dominate. He is showing that how the men of various cultures dominate may differ, but overall, women are still seen as inferior to men. Since the cartoon relies on stereotypes, El-Ghobashy would probably not approve of it. Her main argument is that stereotypes should be disregarded, and the individual person should be analyzed. Perhaps the woman fully covered in the cartoon is extremely active and loyal to her religion and is dressed that way to please herself. El-Ghobashy believes one person or concept cannot represent a whole culture or