https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka en-us 2022-02-20 03:39:02 UTC 2025-10-30 16:52:20 UTC hello@padlet.com rufi0hh99 https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056971544 In the west, sports is often associated as something supported by the male majority. This is shown through things as simple as commercials for chips and beers where men are usually those dressed in sports gear with painted faces. It is not out of the ordinary, in fact this could be even be regarded as something a part of the culture. Because of that I believe this is why sports and their fans are not looked down upon like their counterparts in image 2 are. In a male-dominated society it makes sense that the system we all live in will see sports fans in a completely different light than fangirls.]]> 2022-02-20 03:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056971544 rufi0hh99 https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056971733 There is a stark difference in the reaction from the general public about fangirls compared to male sports fans. When people think of fangirls they remember snippets of girls crying and concerts and think "why are they so crazy it's just some group?" yet these would be the same people who think it is emotionally powerful to see a man with tears of happiness because his team finally won a championship.

Johnson's reading of "Patriarchy, the system" is reminded when I look at the comparison of these two. One part of the reading that I believe fits this caption is when Johnson goes on to say that many words that have been associated with women or female power later get turned into insults or as a way to tear a person down (on page 29). Fangirls, like sports fans, follow the groups they do out of personal enjoyment but instead of leaving it as that, this now became another way of insulting girls and women for having their own personal likes that most men in western culture do not have in common with. It continues the cycle of putting women down simply because of who they are or their personal likes due to the system of patriarchy that we live in.]]> 2022-02-20 03:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056971733 rufi0hh99 https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056971907 "In the social construction of gender, it does not matter what men and women actually do; it does not even matter if they do exactly the same thing. The social institution of gender insists only that what they do is perceived different." Lorber 5

An example of this quote is exactly how this picture and image 3 would be perceived. They are essentially very similar pictures. Neither person is actually using their skateboard properly but due to perceiving one of them as a man and one a woman they are not doing the same thing or can be the same. 

The person perceived as a boy would be a normal skater dude just resting and having a candid shot taken while the girl is doing it for an aesthetic and likes. This is what would be assumed.]]> 2022-02-20 03:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056971907 rufi0hh99 https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056972277 Due to this person's long hair and possibly other features one can assume this is a girl and make this comment. After assuming gender there is then something else in this picture that is being gendered when making this comment. The skateboards. 

In this one simple comment there are multiple examples of how one is following the social construct that is gender. We link skateboarding to a boy's activity, question why this girl is pictured with them and assume it is to look edgy instead of thinking she knows how to skateboard but is just having fun the moment the picture was taken. 

After claiming this is a girl another comment could be "she is a tomboy" do to their appearance. Instead of leaving it as a person being pictured with skateboards there is a need to put a gender onto someone due to the society we live in. Like Lorber in "Social Construction of Gender" our society associates things like colors and actions to a gender just because. Skateboarding is a boy's activity, why? Because it that is what we have decided it is in our society.]]> 2022-02-20 03:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056972277 rufi0hh99 https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056972608 To end I am showing a simple image of a girl playing Valorant. That's what I would say, but what would the majority of 'gamers' say? *Insert Caption*

Because this person is perceived as a woman, characteristics associated with her will now be passive, weaker, possibly not as knowledgeable therefore not as skilled in playing a game like Valorant. She is very different than a male gamer who might be believed as more aggressive in his playing strategy, actively trying to win the game, attempting to be the dominant player. Would they believe me if I said her rank was Immortal which consists of the top 1% of Valorant players?

This is very similar to the first impression of an egg and sperm compared to after when there is more information known about the two in the Martin reading. The one being perceived as a woman will never be put above their male counterpart. Even with the information about her ranking comments like her being carried (supported by someone else in order to win) would dominate the scene. Just like the constant comments made by doctors in order to make the egg seem less valuable compared to the sperm. There is no way something or someone that is perceived as feminine could be better or more important than what is masculine. That is what our society makes us believe.]]> 2022-02-20 03:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rufi0hh99/agox1a0tcl877nka/wish/2056972608