During my in class interview I asked my interviewee why the double standard for racial activism vs. gender equality activism. The interviewee said that when it comes to racial activism men feel more involved, that they feel attacked, and when it came to gender inequality most men don't recognize it or want to acknowledge it. A lot of gender inequality it pushed under the rug and most men would say let them eat cake. That if there were signs for water fountains that said male only and female only gender equality would a bigger issue than the issue it already is. More men would be involved. I think we had the sense that these types of signs would be held up in a place full of women or vise versa. Lastly, the interviewee noted that there aren't a lot of movies with strong independent women and that the ones that come out don't do so well such as Electra. Basically what I took from the interviewee was that if men were discriminated the double standard wouldn't exist.
Ashley Trembley
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