After watching Lizzo’s performance, it made me think about the parts of my identity and how it relates to how I interact with society. This is what I thought of:
- Girl
- While it’s not necessarily something that crosses my mind on a daily, being a girl does affect everyday life. From how others look at you to how I was raised to “protect” myself, being a girl is part of identity in which affected every female differently.
- Girl In STEM
- As a time progresses the stereotype has gotten better; however when i say I want to pursue biochemistry, i get those “and you’re a girl? wow! good luck” While it’s not necessarily derogatory, I question why that has to be a thought, why can’t that be “normal”
- passion for justice (concentrated in socio-economic justice)
- The question of “what can i do to make the world a better place” passes my head
- Lantinx
- My mom was born and raised in Honduras; however, my dad is from Pennselyvania. This resulted in my childhood being very Americanized household, not being taught the language or culture of my mom and grandparents. This is something I struggle with in my Identity wheel, can I even identitfy as hispanic? I can pass as white and sometimes I do just because of the discomfort I receive when saying I don’t speak spanish but am Hispanic.
- socio-economic level (disidentifcation)
- All of growing up, whether it be high school, extracurriculars and especially now, I feel as if it is taboo to talk about class and money. It’s not talked about but if you don’t post about your trips to Italy or Japan, you don’t fit in. However, I am fortunate that it is something I can “pass.” It is something I feel affects me everyday; however, I don’t want people to respond “aw poor you” when just trying to hold conversations related to the topic.