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Assignment 7

I think hetero sexism is a more precise way to analyze a relationship of gender difference because when you think or talk about hetero sexism you are not talking about one gender specifically. Even if it does mean talking about a specific gender, hetero sexism allows a women to have a decision or be on some what of a equal standing to male because their decision will have some consideration in it (they have a say- freedom of speech, and technically males need them to fulfill that gender identity – the genders purpose in life). However hetero sexism has some oppression and it denies everything else besides the ones I mentioned above (including some stuff that I didn’t mention) and many more. For example when men do what a women does (role) in society it is kind of rare and looked down upon because that is what the women should be doing (the sexual stereotypes where women role is at home doing chores and reproducing while the men role is working at factories and supporting family kind of show up on most reading we read as well as this one), but this solely depends on the person and how they were raised. Also hetero sexism allows male to be in control and sometimes women need permission for certain things that they don’t really need permission for (like getting an abortion, contraception,etc…). Hetero sexism has also become the norm for how society functions and people who are in a homosexual relationship can be punished for it due to not following the norm that society (government) has setup which disallows adolescents from exploring what their sexual identity might be.

In Peterson and Parisi’s piece they mention how women aren’t treated as a human agents in relation to economic, social and cultural practices besides the reproductive role they play. This goes back from the early time period in society when someone (I think probably politicians, physicians, and some of those people with knowledge/power to change the society view) put in place the stereotype that women should follow. Things such as not being able to own property, being a housewife, etc… has been around for a long time and it still kind of is today. The government however doesn’t want to really investigate the rights and by regulating women’s body they can determine what will happen to them (in most cases things like what will happen to the baby in the women’s stomach, should it get aborted – is abortion allowed, etc…). This brings up argument that exist today where the government is arguing whether or not the ACA (affordable care act) should be fund programs that will help women through these difficult process (stuff like that). They also want to keep the male dominance over female long lasting since most of the people in the government are mostly old men who are in their 50’s (some maybe younger) and by doing this they can deny a women’s right while also keeping the gender hierarchy in place.