Blog post 13: Intersectionality

When it came to thinking and understanding the idea of intersectionality, I really wasn't as open minded about it and thought only of it as accepting differences and celebrating our differences together, when really there is so much more to it. Of course intersectionality means accepting and celebrating our differences, but on a deeper level it means that we recognize each and every person has their own identity and we are also able to recognize and talk about oppression or privilege to educate others around us.

In one of the other teaching classes (TCH 235), we have continuously talked about cultural identities and ways we need to expand that platform In the classroom. After reading and learning about intersectionality it reminded me of cultural identities in the classroom because often times only white cultural identities are represented in the classroom while black and minorities students are not making to harder to learn and connect in the classroom. Intersectionality has the aspect of recognizing oppression and privilege, therefore, in this case, white students have privilege in the classroom white black students, minority students, and students of non-white backgrounds are oppressed because the lack of culturally relative teaching.