Catch up Part 1
What am I being educated for?
I would have to say that am being educated to better myself as a person and to increase my intellect and as Ellen would put it, to give myself a “well stocked mind”. I do agree that it is important to know things, the more you know the better off you are no matter how you look at it, remember, Knowledge is Power! But I would say that I am also being educated to make my life in the near future easier. I am being educated so that I don’t have to work with my hands, so that my “well stocked mind” and my knowledge of things can be put to use in a profession like being a middle school math teacher. Here is a quote that always struck me with some significance, “ The purpose of a liberal education is to become a better companion to yourself.”-Anonymous.
Is Violence ever a good idea?
I don’t particularly think violence is ever a good idea, and should, of course, always be avoided when possible. That is not to say that I don’t think it can be very necessary. For example, if a man is being robbed/raped or something, then violence that will prevent him from being harmed in a serious way could very well be a good idea. Gandhi made it quite clear that violent protest is not always necessary and can be avoided without sacrificing effectiveness. I am not someone who goes around looking for a fight, but if someone was doing so to me, then violence in the form of self-defense is without a doubt a good idea. If I am to consider my own existence a good idea on the my creators part, whoever HE may be then I am of course going consider violence in the name of self defense for a good idea like myself, a good idea.
Privileges and Disadvantages I share with McIntosh
I would say in complete confidence that I share many of the privileges that McIntosh does. However, there is one privilege that, as a male, I will always have until I stop being so, which hopefully is not anytime soon.
As a male I have more opportunities in several aspects of life, including being a male stripper. Male strippers are viewed as more of a novelty than are female strippers. Female strippers are often compared and categorized with sex workers, hookers, prostitutes, strumpets, winter quarter core professors, and so on. While male strippers on the other hand are seen as something more comedic than they are sexual, and are usually addressed with less seriousness. A better example lies in the fact that I want to become elementary school teacher, and as we all know, there are many more female elementary school teachers than there are male. So as a male I have a more likely chance of getting the job that a female who is just as qualified as I am simply because there are just TOO MANY WOMEN out there in our schools. As far as being stereotyped, I have never really had any problems with that other than the fact that I am a white American male. Perhaps this is the case because I don’t let stereotypes hold up against me, I usually do what can to change a person’s idea of what is attached to such a stereotype, whether I am traveling or just dealing with judgment on a more local, or immediate scale.
I would have to say that am being educated to better myself as a person and to increase my intellect and as Ellen would put it, to give myself a “well stocked mind”. I do agree that it is important to know things, the more you know the better off you are no matter how you look at it, remember, Knowledge is Power! But I would say that I am also being educated to make my life in the near future easier. I am being educated so that I don’t have to work with my hands, so that my “well stocked mind” and my knowledge of things can be put to use in a profession like being a middle school math teacher. Here is a quote that always struck me with some significance, “ The purpose of a liberal education is to become a better companion to yourself.”-Anonymous.
Is Violence ever a good idea?
I don’t particularly think violence is ever a good idea, and should, of course, always be avoided when possible. That is not to say that I don’t think it can be very necessary. For example, if a man is being robbed/raped or something, then violence that will prevent him from being harmed in a serious way could very well be a good idea. Gandhi made it quite clear that violent protest is not always necessary and can be avoided without sacrificing effectiveness. I am not someone who goes around looking for a fight, but if someone was doing so to me, then violence in the form of self-defense is without a doubt a good idea. If I am to consider my own existence a good idea on the my creators part, whoever HE may be then I am of course going consider violence in the name of self defense for a good idea like myself, a good idea.
Privileges and Disadvantages I share with McIntosh
I would say in complete confidence that I share many of the privileges that McIntosh does. However, there is one privilege that, as a male, I will always have until I stop being so, which hopefully is not anytime soon.
As a male I have more opportunities in several aspects of life, including being a male stripper. Male strippers are viewed as more of a novelty than are female strippers. Female strippers are often compared and categorized with sex workers, hookers, prostitutes, strumpets, winter quarter core professors, and so on. While male strippers on the other hand are seen as something more comedic than they are sexual, and are usually addressed with less seriousness. A better example lies in the fact that I want to become elementary school teacher, and as we all know, there are many more female elementary school teachers than there are male. So as a male I have a more likely chance of getting the job that a female who is just as qualified as I am simply because there are just TOO MANY WOMEN out there in our schools. As far as being stereotyped, I have never really had any problems with that other than the fact that I am a white American male. Perhaps this is the case because I don’t let stereotypes hold up against me, I usually do what can to change a person’s idea of what is attached to such a stereotype, whether I am traveling or just dealing with judgment on a more local, or immediate scale.
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