VOCABULARY

 

 

WORD	WORD FORM	DEFINITION
maligning	Verb but can use as an adj or adv.	Speak evil of, say things about someone or something that is harmful and usually not true
Grapple	Verb here but also a noun	Engage in a close fight, struggle with or work hard to deal with
Trappings	Noun	The outward signs, features, objects associated with a particular situation, role or thing
Affinity	Noun	​[singular] affinity (for/with somebody/something) | affinity (between A and B) a strong feeling that you understand somebody/something and like them or it
Eschew	Verb	something to deliberately avoid or keep away from something
Parity	Noun	the state of being equal, especially the state of having equal pay or status
Internalized sexism	verb   noun	to make a feeling, an attitude, or a belief part of the way you think and behave the unfair treatment of people, especially women, because of their sex; the attitude that causes this
Notions	noun	an idea, a belief or an understanding of something
Scorned	verb	scorn somebody/something to feel or show that you think somebody/something is stupid and you do not respect them or it
Inherent	adjective	inherent (in somebody/something)that is a basic or permanent part of somebody/something and that cannot be removed
Subjugation	noun	a word that refers to a person (such as Ann or doctor), a place (such as Paris or city) or a thing, a quality or an activity (such as plant, joy or tennis)
Cleaved	verb	cleave something (old-fashioned or literary) to split or cut something in two using something sharp and heavy

 

 

 

Follow-up Questions:

Answer in a sentence or two, using the vocabulary word in bold.

1.     Who is being maligned according to this article and why?

Girlie girls are being maligned according to the article because some of the parent not disapproving of feminine girls, some were rooted in culture treating girly inequality, girly girl was overcorrection by their family.

 

2.     Write another sentence about someone who was maligned because of society’s gender codes or someone who was maligned recently on social media.  Explain why the harm was caused.

Maligned girl is nothing new because the  culture treating them inequality.

3.  Internalized sexism can take many forms.  What kind of internalized sexism does this author find common and do you believe she’s accurate, why or why not?

we may have internalized a sexism that makes us want to shut off whole strains of items and experiences — to steer clear of pink or ballet or lipstick — and to associate the feminine with the bad. As the matter of fact, the lipstick is not the problem, but we should know the matter of parity, how to and when to use appropriately.

  4.  What gender codes/expectations might subjugate males?  Discuss one code, e.g. males can’t show emotion, and how it may be overpowering for males to deal with.

Self-expression as a tomboy or a gender-nonconforming girl might subjugate males by their parents. But is no reason to be strictly on boys or girls, or the genders in between parents should not devalue no matter what they are boy or girl.

 

5.  Gender codes have become an inherent part of our society, but what if an individual is nonbinary, a person who expresses a combination of masculinity and femininity, or neither, e.g Miley Cyrus?