Reading about the revolution has reminded me that the
effects of the revolution still live on today. The younger generations may not
have known what it feels like to be oppressed and violated, but they try to
understand. The younger generations often tries to live with a daily reminder
of how harsh the past must have been for the older generations. With this said,
the reading about freeing the slaves reminded me of the other night when I went
out with some girlfriends. I went out with a close friend and some of her
classmates. We were in a group of six girls and they were all African American.
After a night of dancing we decided to go out to Denny’s. We were taken to the
back of the restaurant and we had terrible service. Some of the girls kept
mentioning that the only reason they were place in the back was because of
their race. I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard this because; I like to
think that our world has change. Yes racism still exists, but the limitations
that were once put on people of other ethnicity may still be around but it is
limited. It’s interesting to see how people hold on to the past as a reminder
to continue to fight on.
I also
found the reading on the feminists beginning very interesting as well. At one
point in the reading, Strayer writes that the most radical women never took on
their husband’s surname. This quote caught my eyes because it is interesting to
hear what women now have to say about taking on their husband’s last names. My
mom did not take my dad’s last name when they got married, and sometimes I have
mixed feelings about whether or not I would take on my future husbands last
name. The reason I have mixed feelings is because a part of me is saying that
by taking my husband’s last name I am considered to be his; that I am passed
down from my father to my husband. The other half of me tells me that if I
loved a man then it should be okay to take their name. It doesn’t really change
whom I am and if it really bothers me that much I can always hyphenate the two
last names. So that I can have my old identity and new identity combined.
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