WEEK 5 - Gendered Violence in 2SLGBTQ+

Question 1

Whiteness Defined

Answer 1

Socially constructed category - not having colour
> creates power and is perceived to have higher status
Whiteness is the norm, a universal ideal
> not talked about, leads people to change and adapt to the norms of white culture
Hold material implications
> enables white bodies to navigate the world without fear
If white, need to acknowledge its advantages
People do no use your colour against you

Question 2

Privilege Defined

Answer 2

People have power systematically without earning or doing anything
> ex. travelling without looking up where safe
You either have It and that is how it is or you sustain a system that uses it

Question 3

4 Ways to Think about Privilege

Answer 3

1. Relational - ‘I am privileged, which means someone around me is not’
2. Epistemic - people have the power to be heard, some communities have the power to say what is knowledge and truth, research and what is said is controlled by men
3. Institutional - rules, regulations, policies, and mandates produce privilege, ex. to work in parliament, need to understand the inner workings and gave resources to get there
4. Productive - make people think how it reproduces system of reproduction, has more funding than others, who is chosen?

Question 4

Representational Means

Answer 4

The leadership has been by white organizations and activist
A lot of funds to stop homophobia went towards white mainstream organizations, excluded minority communities

Question 5

Resource Distribution

Answer 5

Manifests through mechanisms that are unequal
Power distribution
Through unwritten rules and norms
Universal means specific - smaller organizations need to fight twice as hard to be acknowledged
Professional vs. unprofessional - more prof. = more funding
No space for POC to be heard or for needs to be met
> no decisions making instances for them
> may take part in the process to look like inclusion but do not have a big say in how things turn out