Self Image: Activity 1

Activity 1: Blog Entry 

What follows is a list of categories that serves to define and divide us. Make a personal list of the categories you belong to or have conflict with and visual symbols that are associated with each. Aspirations and expectations should also be listed. 

1. Age/generation - is can dictate levels of independence afforded to the individual. 
2. Gender - Our sex affects the way we are treated by some individuals. 
3. Race - Prejudice and perceived racial superiority can affect hopes and aspirations. 
4. Religion - Moral codes and ideologies that serve to guide, unite and divide. 
5. Class or caste - A classification that an individual may never escape from. 
6. Personality - Extrovert and introvert are classifications of personality. 
7. Intelligence - educational establishments, based on IQ, often segregate us. 
8. Political persuasion - Left wing or right wing. Each carries its own ideology. 

My Personal List

1.    Age/Generation-  As a younger person with a more mature outlook on life, age is definitely a dividing factor because I am constantly treated like I should be as immature as my peers, I also look at age as an accomplishment and a visual diary or your life, the more smile lines, the more joy, the more frown lines, the harder stress that you've overcome. visually defined by coloration and wrinkles. Typically loss of color and gain of wrinkles

 

2.    Gender- Women are now a days highly looked upon, especially in the STEM field because it is a new series or ideas being created but there will always be the preconceived thought of women being weaker and lesser of humans. But I don't fit into that typical girl model that the world so enjoys, I like to stand out and take charge rather than letting the men take control. This ideal for me is usually displayed by pink or strength in feminism.

3.    Race- As a white person of european decent people stereotype me as the "Basic white girl" typically considered the super stereotypical and ditzy girl that can't be expected to know very much about anything real. Not really how i want to be viewed in the world. (it was worse when I was the "dumb blonde") although at this point it is just easier to ignore the judgement. 

4.    Religion- As a Mennonite it is really hard having that divide from the traditional christians, there are only a few people in Arizona my age of this denomination and even fewer that share my pacifistic views. This definitely creates a huge divide but also is such a unique point to define me by. Seen by the Cross, Dove, and fish.

5.    Class- I've always been the middle class person who lives comfortably, although I wouldn't say that I was spoiled my whole life so that is definitely a divide wit some of my friends and peers, I had ti work for what I have. Determined through money and style

6.    Personality- It is really hard to show a definite personality of a person because we all change our personalities to be the person others want us to be. I definitely don't have a very usual personality, I can be outgoing and confident but inside hating the world, it is hard to show this to people because it is very easily judged. This can be shown through a smile or color, More standing out

7.    Intelligence- I have always been on the smarter end of the scale and that definitely created a divide right from the start because my friends or peers never felt like they could be right up there with me. But in the field i am going into it is nice to be perceived through intelligence rather than through gender or race. usually seen though numbers or nerdy glasses and success.

8.    Political Persuasion- I am considered to be independent because I don't really have strong views on either side of the equation but in general I hate politics, I feel like they are an unnecessary struggle in our everyday life. Though everyone is especially particular to judge on the basis of politics very easily because apparently a side of the scale completely defines who a person is. And that is just wrong.