In Ruth Padawer’s “Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Says She Wasn’t”, she talks about how she experienced growing up and living her life because of who she was defined as. In this reading, Johnson tells of her story of how one DNA test changed her whole life. She went her whole life believing one thing, but she was really another. After finding out the true results, Johnson was scared and embarrassed to go out and express who she…
In “Bad Feminist,” Roxane Gay uses a lot of quotes throughout her reading for emphasis or connections to what she is saying. Some of these quotes that she had included are, “women who don’t want to be treated like shit,” and “looking great is a matter of feminism. No liberated woman would misrepresent the cause by appearing less than hale and happy.” Both of these quotes can speak a lot about what we think and feel as a woman. But,…
What does the reading suggest about the conditions that make self-definition of self expression easier or more difficult? Like Chabon, Gay uses this reading to express self expression. Chabon had talked about how his message to the readers was to be comfortable and confident with yourself. Roxane Gay in ,” Bad Feminist,” talks about this tension that she constantly feels. That tension is that there is this idea that “there is only a right way to be a woman, a…
What does the reading suggest about the conditions that make self-definition of self expression easier or more difficult? The reading suggests that you should feel comfortable and confident within yourself. If you love something, go for it. That is what Abe did. Abe was so passionate about fashion at such a young age. He was bullied as a kid, but he got over it. He was proud to be who he was. Even though his father did not like the…
