Sunday, November 29, 2015
Thanksgiving in regards to social identities
Over break, I was thinking about the essay assignment we're doing for this week. That topic influenced my thought process over break, especially on Thanksgiving. I know the holiday is supposed to be focused on the things we're grateful for that we might take for granted - for instance, our families, friends, etc. - but I found myself thinking about even more obscure things. I thought about things like my physical ability, mental health, even privileges I might have because of my race, sexuality, and religion. It was a new perspective!
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This is great Kate. I had the same thoughts as you had. Every year during Thanksgiving, my family goes around the table and we all discuss one thing that we are extremely thankful for. Usually, the issues presented are family, friends, and physical health. However, when it came time for me to answer, I started talking about my social identity and how I am thankful for growing up in the environment I did with the people that I was surrounded with. This was really something quite different then what I usually say. However, I am glad I said what I said because I was able to see things in a different perspective this year.
ReplyDeleteTell me about thinking about my social identities all the time now. So true. I was always aware about my social-economic class privilege and economic gap between social classes, as I was taught by my family to treat everyone with respect no matter what background they come from. But what truly amazed me in this class is how little I have thought about my gender identity, which turned out to answer a lot of questions I have about my relationship with people. Actually my gender identity even inspired me for the last LHSP paper, which I am still figuring out to what conclusions I will get. But yes, I am grateful for the new perspective this class gave me.
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