Communication 330 Portfolio Project

Racial Injustice is exemplified in multiple faucets in this country.  One way is through police brutality. There are many different claims to whether there truly is racial discrimination between police officers and black people. One claim is, more white people get killed than black people which is true if you look at the total number of white people killed versus the total number of black people killed by police. But that number doesn’t take into account the percentage of the United States population of black versus white people. When adjusted for population, “ black Americans are 2.5 times as  likely as white Americans to be shot and killed by police officers.” (Lowery) This Chart below exemplifies one way that white privilege is seen is the United States. This unfortunate problem in our country is due to the systemic oppression of African Americans throughout the duration of the United States and can be linked back to slavery and the creation of the whi...

This is a picture of two of my friends I grew up playing basketball with. The one friend sitting on the couch is watching Gossip girl and his teammate, went out of his way ill be it in a semi-joking way, to create a poll on Instagram asking if a male who is heteronormative is "gay" for watching a tv show that is considered to be for girls or  "girly"  in our society. This post also relates to gender being socially constructed and how there is hierarchy related to gender and the belief that being masculine is better in our society compared to being feminine. This comment, unfortunately, shows signs of oppression of those who don't fit into societies preconceived gender norms. This also deals with another issue, due to the fact that this phrase is being used in a negative connotation. This guy is being bullied over social media due to the fact that he is stepping outside what he is expected to watch as a straight male in our society. This is also problematic ...

This picture is from an add that was sponsored on my Instagram feed. It was an advertisement for an app that allows you to edit your body. It's called the "manlyapp". It then played a video of a guy at the beach who didn't have a beach body. It went on to edit his picture giving him rock hard six pack abs, broad shoulders, and a bigger chest. This add is playing on the gender norms  of men's potential insecurities in what is to be considered the "perfect male body". This stereotypical form of the male body is very hypermasculine , big muscles, perfect abs, no fat. This is the body that has been socially constructed in our society as what should be the goal of man to look like. This is so much ingrained in our society that there are now apps that exploit this expectation of men to the point where companies are making profits off of individuals who feel this societal pressure to fit the norm of what the "perfect male body" should look like. Thi...

I grew up making very close connections and friendships with people of color. My best friend since birth was black. When I moved in third grade, my new best friend was also black and we were best friends from the third grade through about 8th grade. I found myself able to relate to them more than anybody I had ever met. Throughout middle school continuing to the beginning of high school, the top 10 to 15 people I hung out with were all black. Something that is extremely interesting throughout this period in my life is that I have been told by all of my black friends at different points in my life that I am “black”. The connection I felt with my friends was undeniably stronger than any other relationship in my life. I am not sure what made my connection towards African American heritage so strong but it has been since I was little and has continued through today. I grew up playing travel basketball at a very competitive level from 3rd grade all the way through my sophomore year ...

I am biracial, my father is white and my mother is Hispanic, however, I am only a quarter Hispanic so I have been identified by others as white. Therefore, I am categorized as having white privilege, which is hard for me to accept and identify with for multiple reasons those of which I will explain later on. My biological sex at birth was male and since then I have identified as male. This gives me another privilege due to the unfair expectations and treatment towards the female gender. On top of being classified as a white, cisgender male, I am also straight which gives me even more privilege in our society compared to others of different sexualities. Since adolescence, religion has been a huge part of my life, but over the years I have developed a personal view on my interpretation of religion which I will further explain. For the sake of common understanding, I identify myself as a Christian. This from my experience caused me a lot more oppression then privilege throughout my perso...