Week 9!

Sexism: I feel like this is one that has been more popular over that last few years. Those thought to be “lesser than” are now making a break through with being equal. Women for years in many different cultures were thought to be lesser than men and this has been brought to the attention of the nation. There was a recent article where an NFL player was receiving backlash from a comment that he had made. A female reporter had asked him a question and he had answered "It's funny to hear a female talk about routes." In his comment, he makes it sound like women shouldn’t know anything about sports or football more specifically.

Racism: This is something that has been battled for years, and not just in this country. The battle of the races seems to be a never-ending war with hatred and apathy raging on everywhere. You see it every day, in the news, at school or at work. Bu there are many on a mission to make it right. In a news article I read, there was a white south African man that forced a black man into a coffin. Just from the headline, it implies racist motives. Sad that it continues to plague us today.

Ageism: For ageism, I was reading an article that there are many employers or companies that have websites designed to have people apply for positions with them through the internet. Apparently people are noticing that these application sites have ageism built right into the site. For example on the drop down menus, there are selections for graduation dates from college, the only years available are in the 80s. Not even giving these older folks a chance to apply because they are older than what is available. It is completely unnecessary.

Able-bodiedism: I found a good article about able-bodiedism that talks about 6 things that we should not do. 1. Failing to provide accessibility beyond wheelchair ramps. 2. Using ableist language. 3. Able-bodied people failing to check their privilege. 4. Assuming people with disabilities have no autonomy. 5. Feeling entitled to know how people became disabled and 6. Assuming disability is always visible

Heterosexism: Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find anything about this, this week, and I didn’t think coming up with a random example in my head would do it justice.