Blog #6: Soloway & Abrams

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In the New York Times’ article Stay Abrams Didn’t Play it safe . Neither do these female candidates, the author writes about the many women in today’s politics.  A great quote stated by Abrams was, “Today I stood here with people who look like my mother and represent our families and our struggle,” she told the union members. “And you said, ‘We choose you to lead this fight.’” The quote is essential in noting that women and black families are finally being apart of the political race. They are fighting for themselves and the people like them. Liza delpit’s article, A Silenced Dialogue is a great representation of what these women running in the political battle are crushing. Delpit argues that the people in power are the people who run what information is useful to the world. In this day, men are the people of power. Women are breaking away from being silenced by men. They are raising their voices and pushing through the silenced barriers.

In Jill Soloway’s article on Donald Trump, Locker Rooms and Toxic Masculinity, Soloway emphasizes the verbal sexual behavior presented by men and the power of the white man. She stated, “White cis able-bodied educated males from the ruling class are at the top, holding nearly all of the power of the planet.” It’s these men that can use their power as a means to control others. I thought the quote by Soloway connected back to Allan Johnson’s Privilege, Power and Difference. Johnson emphasizes the privilege of white men over other gender and races.

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  1. UnknownOctober 25, 2018 at 9:59 AM

    Emily, I enjoyed reading your blog and I also agree with your points. Also, the quotes you used related very well to the connections you chose

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