Kids

So we talked about this in class today. I would rather have a lesbian daughter than a gay son. The same with my brother or sister. I'd rather have a lesbian sister than a gay brother. I guess it mostly just has to do with how I relate to them and my expectations of the relationship. With my brother/son, I'd want to do things like play video games, play play sports, just stuff like that in general. Manly stuff. But I'd feel more like doing that stuff with a lesbian sister/daughter. Now granted, I guess my gay son/brother could still be manly and do manly things with me, or my daughter/sister could be a really girly. But at that point, I almost wouldnt think of them as being gay without the stereotypical traits.

Sex Trafficking

The Jessica Valenti article for this week discussed feminism. Jessica Valenti argued that even if they wont admit it, they are hardcore feminists. But she also argues that what feminism actually is is NOT the same as societies idea of feminism. She argues that, contrary to popular belief, feminists are not the same ugly, fat women that everyone believes. Not all feminists are the "crazy radical feminists" that create the stereotype.
One thing that I thought was interesting was when she talked about how feminism isnt for all women. I definitely agree that feminism isnt for anyone. But what I didnt like is that she seemed to me to almost disapprove of the fact that some women werent feminist. Or at least that the ones that werent she didnt want them to be anyways, because they arent "quality women." Yeah sure, there are some "racist, classist, homophobic" women, but not everyone is. To go back to her original statement, I dont believe everyone is a hardcore feminist.