Weekly Writing

Butler states, “I sought to understand some of the terror and anxiety that some people suffer in “becoming gay,” the fear of losing one’s place in gender or of not … Continue reading“Gender Trouble,” Language Attitudes, and Gayness

I think it is reasonable to agree with all of Butler’s points about gender being a performance. If one is to be male, what does that mean? and if one … Continue readingGender Performance

Judith Butler states, in the bottom portion of page 10, that “Gender Trouble sought to refuse the notion that lesbian practice instantiates feminist theory, and set up a more troubled … Continue readingThe Lesbian and the Feminist

In her 1999 Preface to Gender Trouble, Butler stresses the connection between sex inequality and gender: as soon as a male/female distinction is made, the “woman” is created as a subordinate … Continue readingThe Sex Hierarchy Creates Gender

The film tells about the artist Frida Kahlo, about the unusually lively and bright biography of the famous Mexican artist. It is a film about the fascinating history of rebellious … Continue readingFrida Kahlo

This advertisement shows the difference of how boys, men, young girls, and older girls view doing activities “like a girl”. The young girls seem not to show any difference in … Continue reading#LikeAGirl

Butler talks a lot about gender identity and the “roles” that males and females play in society. It is really quite fixed in our society. However, one of my first … Continue readingHow Anime Breaks Gender Roles

I’m currently taking ENG240, the language of gender and sexuality, and a very interesting study came up in our last session involving language, perception, and gender. In a study by … Continue readingGender and Language

A few years back, one of my favourite online content creators (Brittany Simon) posted a YouTube video titled “I was raised as a boy.” Within this short video (embedded below, … Continue reading“I was raised as a boy.”