Feminism has become more commercialized than ever recently. Although we are seeing the word feminist everywhere, from the media to laptops, on shirts it seems to be losing meaning and becoming a trend. Celebrities such as Emma Watson, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift identify as feminists and use it as part of their brand, concerts and merchandise. Based on the Feminist Theory presentation, many feminist activists believe that celebrity feminism isn’t effective and distracts from what the movement is really about. People label themselves as “feminists” and “woke” without knowing the meaning behind it, but solely to be a part of the trend.
Due to the misconceptions of feminism, I would like to initiate a Day of Feminism on campus. It would be a one
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After reading, La Guera for class, it made me realize how people ignore their otherness ethnicities and fit in with dominant cultures which only continues the oppression of their culture. Cherrie was raised to believe that she was a higher class than her family because she has fairer skin. Since she wasn’t experiencing the oppression of her darker-skinned mother, she often forgot about it or acted unconsciously to the oppression. Moraga accepting her whiteness contributes to the oppression of her Chicana culture. After being oppressed for lesbianism she was able to truly empathize and understand the oppression her dark-skinned Chicana immigrant mother experienced. This is what allowed Cherrie to recognize her internalized oppression against her own race, unite her and allowed her to move forward. Similarly, to Cherrie, I think it starts within ourselves to make a change. We all must recognize our faults, internalized oppression, sexism, and classism. Once we realize our wrongs and make the decision within to change we can move forward. Today if none of us recognize our faults no change will happen. People can’t identify as a feminist if they are continuing to oppress other