Abdullah Bonuhayah Blog

Just as Cooper, Morris, & Boylorn (2017) puts it, all black lives matter. News headlines still indicate that America is far beyond the achievement of equality among all races. There are still no possibilities for racial progress in the United States. Black people face violence, rape and are surveilled. Police brutality is still evident among Black communities. In only few circumstances under which the individuals responsible for the crimes are brought to book. Individuals must stand up to proceed with the slogan that Black Lives Matter. It is crucial to address the problem of the oppression of black communities. However, in a society that is topped with patriarchal problems, capitalism, heterosexism, white supremacy, it might be difficult to achieve equality for all-whether white or black. The issue of racism should not only be fought by blacks. It is a matter of the whole country to take responsibility in the elimination of the white supremacy. Many white are portrayed as safe

 It is notable that Cooper, Morris, & Boylorn (2017) confront the several and different ways patriarchy as well as gender norms sideline women and girls. Patriarchy is something that existed since time immemorial and it is evident that it harms everyone. It is unfortunate that our formal education system does not each individuals on being gender neutral, gender nonconforming and gender fluid. A patriarchal society only takes pride in masculinity as well as maleness. There is the twofold classification that underpins hegemonic and dominant harms that are related to the social construction of gender and harassment where masculinity is praised. The deliberately chauvinist as well as misogynist societal expectations confine people of different genders on how to think, act, dress and behave. Hence, gender is seen as a system that dictates the behavior of women and men as well as their roles and responsibilities. Furthermore, there are limitations of gender depending on whether one

The “Color of Violence” challenges contemporary antiviolence initiatives and general feminist thoughts from different contributors who reveal truths of violence against women. Traditional social services and the criminal justice system have failed in their approaches to ending violence against women. "Color of Violence” challenges us to establish a new activism framework which incorporates divergent and diverse perspectives as women of color. Part two of the book addresses different form of violence that is perpetrated towards women of color. “The Crime, Punishment, and Economic Violence” by Patricia Allard, talks about different bans by the federal government. These bans include a ban on receipts of welfare benefits, public housing ban and the ban on post-secondary financial aid receipt that have amounted to economic violence against women and have affected women of color with low income. “The Medicalization of Domestic Violence ,” by Ana Clarissa Rojas Durazo states that