gender and power

Race and gender are both socially constructed aspects of human nature and culture . Yet although they are both socio-historically formed there is a great difference between the two - gender is innately finite , there can only be two , no matter what that cannot be changed . You cannot blend genders to create other genders . Gender is limited to exactly what it is , whereas race is infinite . You cannot strictly and specifically determine race because of the blending of races and ethnicities throughout history

Race can be done in the same way that gender is

done if the racial makeup of the individual can be determined . This is my point - there are particular acts or behaviors that are and have historically been considered female ' or male , things that it is felt only men or women would do , there are other , not nearly as concrete , acts or behaviors that are believed to be inherently black , white or Jewish . It becomes the issue of or that statements asserted like , `black people don 't do that ' or `she wouldn 't act that way if she were white the elements of race , gender and power are intersectional because the significance of one cannot exist without the other

To be looked upon as an individual is not limited to your race or your gender . You can 't just be a man or an African American , you 're an African American man , because African American men are expected to behave differently than African American women and they are also...