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In this picture it shows one of my close friends who chooses to represent himself sometimes with wearing eyelashes, false nails and belly shirts. When we go out, he sometimes catches attention from others as we can feel people stare. Even though he goes out like this at times, he still identifies as a male. Majority of the time he doesn't care at all what others think but his mother still questions him on his appearance when he does chose to dress and show resistance. When we converse on topics like this, he expresses that because he chooses to represent himself like that at times, it doesn't his masculinity in anyway. In fact, once being at work and him being called "girl" because he had on lashes and a turban tied around his head. He felt a way and and expressed that it made his masculinity feel threatened.

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Simply pictured, a nail salon, a pamper day. When knowing and understanding intersectionality, how can you really tell someone that they are labeled as representing "hegemonic femininity" because they are doing something described to be a gender norm for woman. To some extent, I can understand why hegemonic femininity is the most dominant of an hierarchy. This is what is exposed the most, what is taught within religions, families and cultures. This is what was excepted for a very long time. I identify as female but after being educated this summer semester, do I fit into this mainstream idea that believes I should be labeled under hegemonic femininity because of "gender norms"?

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In these current days, gender and race go hand and hand. Being a colored person, I see how my race can sometimes be targeted whether the gender. It can be hard trying to express yourself & it can make things tougher depending on race. For example, black men and women are stereotyped, black men being said to be tall, violent and thugs or women to be loud, aggressive and angry. In chapter 1 of Ruby Hamad, she says on page 9 that as a "women of color who attempts to address an issue that is detrimental to them in some way almost invariably come up against a wall of white fragility so immovable, so lacking in empathy, so utterly unrepentant, that the first few times it happens, you naturally assume you are imagining it, that you are the problem, that you should have gone about things differently and you will go about things differently from now on.". This sentence stands out to me because it is so sad and so true, race and gender goes hand and hand. This example is towards woman but it is definitely the same for men. In society, you feel as if you have to adjust as a person of color because then you will be stereotyped as the typical black woman/man acting as "expected", unfair but existent nowadays.

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When understanding the concept of complicit masculinity, knowing that it challenges hegemonic masculinity. A man that should lack emotions, be the most dominant and have superior physical strength. I would like to present the topic of the male figures in my life that show complicit masculinity while not having to feel at odds with their own masculinity. For example, I can speak on having caring brothers and a significant other who doesn't care about sharing emotions within the relationship that we share. This can be something that will get criticized from outsiders, in society for being too emotional or connected with your significant other can get you called names from peers. For instance, people in my age group would refer to a male that shows to much emotion or fight for their other as a "GC" which is known as a gyal/girl clown. This is where society makes it difficult for men and challenges their masculinity, whereas they have to act a certain way to not feel less of a man/ less masculine. I used a picture of a dying rose to signify how men that go through troubles/issues may truly feel inside being that they have to live up to society standards and represent the hegemonic masculine man. Without being judged if wanting to seek therapy or express feelings because they have to be the dominant, strong man.

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Here in this picture, I tried to catch a image that describes  "pariah femininities". Society looks at this as basically the opposite of hegemonic femininity or a women that isn't standard for our society. The society that considers hegemonic femininity as dominant. Being that this is a picture of my coworker that was taken a couple days ago while away at work. It is obvious that she is in the military and for one, that is not perceived as the hegemonic image for woman. The military has always been looked at as a job for men or was created expected to have men as soldiers since it is primarily intended for warfare. When in the military you have certain regulations you follow: no long nails, hair must be tied away into a bun or ponytail, no long eyelashes, being in shape/fit2fight and etc. With hearing this, the job sounds like it requires or should require men. This is where society might try to categorize woman as having pariah femininities since being in the military, it doesn't quite follow the gender norms which fall under hegemonic femininity.