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The Color of Humanity: Grey


What is sex and gender are they same? I can divide into two one of them is biological
(sex) and the other one is social/cultural (gender). Biological is more about
chromosome, the distinction is too simple which is only about sexual organ. The
other one is social/cultural which is about masculine and feminine. Is it too easy?
Absolutely not.

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Throughout human history, humankind makes classification and exclusion. Even own
family I mean excluding her/him opposite sex. Speaking of opposite, lets talk about
binary opposition black and white, fire and water, good and evil, and finally woman
and man. Is this really included binary opposition? Unfortunately it is, thanks to
media, newspapers, television, movies, everything around us even own ourselves.
Now, lets look properties of gender and how they presented to us.
Female/Feminine

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In this picture, woman reflected us like passive and weak. Also, she look like
vulnerable and defenseless. Why this woman displayed us like this? They try to
create man and female opposition. Woman has mission which is only about
decorative in everywhere such as; Hollywood, magazines, television.
I want to talk a little bit about second meaning of code.
Code: A set of rules, a code of behavior. (3) Thats mean if you are a woman you
need to behavior like a woman. Especially in advertisement they try to embed in our
mind a normal woman. If you are a woman You should/must look like this woman
or you are ugly or other/outsider.
In your real life you may not realize what you are doing, but these advertisements
effects your behavior and mind. Moreover, these brands, patrons, advertisers effect
our life deeply. They make monotype society which is completely about male
hegemony.
For identify picture; vulnerable, defenseless, not pay attention, think deeply,
holding self, touch self, unbalanced legs, helpless.
Male/Masculine

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As I mentioned in woman part same things available for man but dead against I
mean completely opposite. This man displayed us like he is a monster. His body
posture bolt upright, veiny hands muscular-, frowning brows.
For identify picture; strong, hard, active, rugged, powerful.
Throughout history, woman and man have different living conditions in our society
even worldwide there was always inequality between woman and man. Now, I want
to talk about my title, why I chose this title? Always people think about black and
white, man and woman I wanted to remove the borders and I want to say Human!
Why should we act as we taught? For once, to break free from limitations, I chose
this color.
I want to talk about what is normal and what is necessary these words seems like
they have rules they have proof but actually they havent got any obligation. They just
fiction, if you want to wear a pink t-shirt just wear but in my country you cannot wear
these colors because it is shameful and sinful for man.
As you can see religion, culture, people have right to speak on our life thanks to
gender discrimination.
Moreover, Id like to state that this opposition have another meaning for our life which
is about economy. I want to give a little example, when I was a child I always thinking
about hair I said myself woman and man have same hair in that case why we use
different shampoo, as you can see gender advertisement have influence deeply.
I hope one day people can get beyond the limits and reach real humanity.
Finally, I would like to finish my essay with Bill Hicks speech.

/ The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go
on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up
and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored,
and it's very loud, and it is fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long
time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other
people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't
be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we kill those people. "Shut him up!
I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at
my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we
always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the
demons run amok But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can
change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings
of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear
want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off.
The eyes of love instead see all of us as one.
Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that
money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding
and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times
over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both
inner and outer, forever, in peace. / (5)
References;

(1) https://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/curriculum/images/SGBMC_Diagram.jpg

(2) https://www.ipekyol.com.tr

(3) https://thoughtmaybe.com/the-codes-of-gender

(4) http://www.hugoboss.com/boss-men

(5) https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks

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