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Check Yourself At The Door Reflection   

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Check Yourself At The Door Reflection   

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In regards to my thoughts and feelings about this assignment, in my opinion I felt that this assignment was a nice intro to the course as it really made you take a step back and reflect on things that you never would have reflected on otherwise. Through this assignment I realized how the different things i was engaged in such as television, movies, toys, and school, shaped my perception on gender and sexuality.

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“So now I'm thinking about it. I'm imagining sitting down with my parents and actually saying, "I'm gay." And you know what? It makes me a little mad. I mean, straight guys don't have to sit their parents down and tell them they like girls.”
― Michael Thomas Ford, Suicide Notes

My second artifact is this quote from the book Suicide Notes from the character Michael Thomas Ford. This is a quote I found when I randomly searched funny book quotes and this is a quote that stood out to me because of the realization of how weird society is. What I mean by thi is that we do not tell our friends and family that we are straight and into the opposite sex, but when one is gay, they are expected to make a big deal out of coming out to their friends and family, when, in my opinion, it should not be that much of a deal at all, unless one wants it to be because what really is the difference between both scenarios other than the fact that one is gay and on is straight. Especially now where being gay is not as shunned as it was decades ago.

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The image below is form the University of South Dakota, and what I like about this photo when I came across it is the fact that it represents that physical appearance isn't everything and that someone may look like one gender physically but in reality they are another. This photo reinforces the fact that the world is not just black and white and there is more to everybody that we see.

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After doing my research, taking this course, and understanding the true importance of getting rid of things such as misogyny, homophobia and transphobia, my role as well as many others who as well want to rid society of these negative things, is to educate, listen and understand others. This is because in order for everybody to be able to coexist with one another and truly unite as one, we as a society need to be able to understand the poeple we want to untie with, understand their issues, what they are dealing with and preach that to those who want to listen and even those who do not because they need to. It is only when we do these things in which society as a whole can be together and go on in a positive and safe manner.

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Before taking this class I was aware that gender issues were exemplified in the media I consumed but never did I really pay attention. Though after taking a step back and reflecting, especially with the Check Yourself At The Door Assignment, I was starting to see patterns in some the movies and shows I've watched. For example in many of the old school and even some recent action movies and TV shows I've watched, there is always some sort of damsel in distress trope or the male leads are super big and have loads of muscle and the female is dressed in some more revealing outfits and is super fit.

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In response to what I wrote for the Check Yourself assignment, I would just remind myself to keep in mind the things I have learned and to encourage myself to keep on learning, understanding and educating others like I mentioned previously in regards to what my role is now. This is necessary in order for me to continue to grow as a person, because if I never keep an open mind and willing to see the world through different lenses, then I can never truly grow as person, and I think that should be the goal for all of us.

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The last artifact I have chosen is a picture of Alec Lightwood, a character from the TV show Shadowhunters. I chose to reflect on this character because this year while taking this course I went back and rewatched the whole TV series on Netflix and during my first viewing Alec was my favourite character, but I never knew why. Well, during my second viewing I realized that reason. It was because Alec, being a gay man, was not like many of the other gay characters I have seen on Tv where they are mostly depicted as feminine. This character was so well written in my opinion that there were times that I would forget that he was gay because they did not make his sexuality the focus of his character, and this is what other forms of media should be doing.

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Intersectionality is a term that I didn't even know until this course. Though after understanding what the word truly means I understand how important it is to not just me but society as a whole. This is because one of the biggest problems of society that dates back hundreds of years is understanding and accepting that everybody has their own struggles and issues when it comes to things such as race and gender. When people are able to work with other and truly come together knowing the differences and struggle that each marginalised group faces, that is when society will be able to develop towards something better, and that is why intersectionality to me means a lot to me despite not knowing prior what the word even meant.