the Natural.
The Natural is the social explanation for strict and conservative governing of human life. The term itself has much to do with forming and sustaining normativity—what is OK and what is not OK. Claiming that something (an object or an act or a phenomenon) isn’t “natural” often ensures society passing [...]
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‘the Natural’
Posted in Other, activism, feminism, feminist theory, heteronormativity, heterosexism, hierarchy, homophobia, human, identity, liberation, natural, nature, normality, norms, oppression, praxis, queer, right, supremacy, unnatural, wrong on July 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Homophobia
Posted in Audre Lorde, heteronormativity, heterosexism, homophobia on July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
a strong hatred and fear of homosexual people. According to Audre Lorde who wrote “I am your sister: black women organizing across sexualities”, “Homophobia—a terror surrounding feelings of love for members of the same sex and thereby a hatred of those feelings in others”. It means ignoring homosexual people’s identity and lack of understanding the [...]
heterosexism
Posted in heterosexism, homophobia on July 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“Heterosexism” is tied to “homophobia” but differs in that heterosexism is a bias in favor of heterosexuality as a cultural attitude and homophobia is the reaction of an individual. Like homophobia, heterosexism discriminates against non heterosexual people or attitudes. I think the two terms are comparable to sexism and sexist, because sexism is [...]
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