I feel like as human beings we all have our own opinions. However, I feel like there are opinions that can be quite rough on other people. For example, when I was 12 I use to live in Peru. At the age of 12, you’re just a kid with not that much experience, therefore, you don’t know that much about the world. From my perspective, in the area that I use to live there was a lot of sexism. I remember I would have a constant disagreement with my father about how I use to dress. I remember there was a time where I wore a tank top because it was extremely hot and (I didn’t owe a lot of clothes), I went out like that to buy bread. However, my father came up to me screaming at me ” why are you dressing like that?!!?” In my mind, I would think that I did nothing wrong by wearing a tank top because I was just trying to feel comfortable I wasn’t trying to bring any attention, after all, I was only a child. I asked him “what’s wrong?” and he replied that I’m dressing like a prostitute. I did know what was a prostitute however I didn’t know that a tank top was considered sexual. I remember I cried that day because I didn’t want to be viewed like that. Plus I feel like that is too harsh for a 12-year-old girl. I feel like his perspective influenced me a lot when I was a minor. This type of perspective is pretty popular in Peru. For example, many people would have the belief that girls get raped because of how they were dressed. Unfortunately, these sexist beliefs influenced me at a young age. It had affected me a lot. However, I started to get educated, and I know that it’s never the victims’ fault.
About
Professor: Jessica Penner
Email: creative.writing.citytech2@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 AM – 1 PM. I’ll be available through Zoom and will send an invitation via email that you should keep all semester. Try to join my meeting at the start of the hour, not at the end—since I may be talking to other students or have another appointment after the hour is up. If those times don’t work with your schedule, we can schedule a different time. This means you’ll have to schedule an appointment in advance via email. I suggest you have multiple times in mind, since your schedule may not mesh with mine!
Sharing
Logged-in faculty members can clone this course. Learn More!
Search This Course
Find Library Materials
Library Information
Ursula C. Schwerin Library
New York City College of Technology, C.U.N.Y
300 Jay Street, Library Building - 4th Floor
Leave a Reply