1148 || femininity is a performance

1148 || femininity is a performance

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1874 || rights don't actually exist

Rights are social agreements. If they can be taken away by the "higher power" at any time, they are not "rights" they are privileges. What constitutes a right changes over time. So, we must fight for and defend the rights of EVERYONE, ALL THE TIME. THEY ARE ONLY MEANINGFUL BECAUS ...  Show more

1873 || expressive emotions vs. suppression

How we display our emotions vary based on where we were born. There are consequences to our cultural influences. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/discoverpsychology2/chapter/culture-and-emotion/https://nobaproject.com/modules/culture-and-emotionhttps://www.saranahmed.com/books-1/ht ...  Show more

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