The topic I chose for essay 1 is identity in gender.
The reason for why I chose this topic is because identity is a major interest of mine and I wanted to approach it from a perspective I have never gone into depth before - gender.
For the essay last trimester we did concerning culture, I researched the types of identities of Zainichi Koreans and realized that identity is something we create according to what we feel comfortable as or what we can understand and relate to, not just heritage or physical appearances, such as gender. Therefore, identity regarding gender is not formed by the physical traits which create one to be male or female, it is what one feels comfortable as or can understand.
However, females who do not act female or vice versa are not appreciated or accepted by the majority of the society. I feel that this is discrimination and a form of violation agaisnt humanity as they are restricted in freely expressing themselves. Hence, there is a need to change the society's attitudes towards identity through gender.
My thesis statement for my essay (as of now) is, although gender is a way to classify humans, it should not be used in the process of identifying them as gender is not only restricted as just two types.
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I think your thesis is very interesting, and I would like to suggest an alternative phrasing for it.
ReplyDeleteAlthough two genders are commonly used as a way to identify humans, the use of these categories should be reconsidered due to the fact that humans self identify in more than two types of gender.