Hello all!
My name is Samantha Garcia and this is my blog for my Gender Studies class. I'm excited to be able to share my journey in this class with you.
A little bit about myself...
I'm a woke brown girl. I'm a proud, passionate intersectional feminist. An unapologetic xicana and mujerista. I might come off as a mean person, but I'm not, I just don't tolerate ignorance. I've come a long way to where I am today. Discovering feminism and xicanisma has helped me find myself and who I am, so I take it pretty serious. I know I'm a beautiful, smart young girl. I'm confident. For so long I have let my voice be silenced by people who would rather see me down than to be succeeding, now, I refuse to stay quiet. Don't get it twisted though, I know a lot but I also have a lot to learn.
I am a Xicana. I grew up in the typical macho environment. My gender in my culture is seen as a lesser than compared to men. Our purpose is to serve men and cater to their feelings. Other people get to determine my self worth and how I should live my life. Women are objectified and sexualized, we were made to feed off of the attention of men. That we belong to them and are their property. This mentality has been engrained in me ever since I was a little girl, whether it has been directly or indirectly. I have unlearned a lot of it, but it's a tough process. I refuse to be objectified or cater to men. I know my worth and refuse to be put down again.
Beware fragile masculine ego's: I am not the one.
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