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Machismo NO LONGER Part of Our Culture

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This week we read a poem “Machismo Is Part of Our Culture” by Marcela Christine Lucero-Trujillo in which she makes the connection that Machismo is part of our culture at the title ensures. Men are to remind the women that machismo is part of the culture in which we grew up in. The women is to be submissive to the male and just be vulnerable towards them. Lucero-Trujillo also touches upon how the men are the bosses to the women in our culture, however, if a gringa were to pass right in front of the male he would bow down to her.

In the article that I found online Family, Machismo, and Cultural Change by Ricardo B. Salinas, he has a different perspective on Machismo in our culture. Salinas points that there should be a stop in Machismo, and although in wanting to create an end to Machismo he will be called out on by other male he does not have any problem with. In getting rid of Machismo one should appreciate the work that women do in society. He mentions this concept of the “nuclear family in the society”, this image of a perfect family in which there is a male, female, and children. However, states that not all families are perfect. In some cases there are broken families in which the male is no longer present in the picture. Instead of blaming the women for the man leaving one should admire her, and acknowledge her work. We should also learn to honor the single mothers that are working hard to provide food for their children, and also to those mothers that are still trying to achieve higher education. If we continue to focus on Machismo and the negativity it causes in our culture then there will be no cultural change in society. Although this article talked about rather getting rid of Machismo instead of being remembered that Machismo is part of our culture, I personally agree with Salinas women should be taken into consideration as hard workers as well.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ricardo-b-salinas/family-machismo-and-cultural_b_4157544.html

Week 2 Blog-Evelyn Auroza

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In the poem Beneath the Shadow of the Freeway by Lorna Dee Cervantes highlights the way women are not given credit for the work they do. We live in a patriarchal society and are taught that women are to be submissive to the men. In one of the stanzas in her poem she talks about how she hears the way women get beat by their partner, and other women say it was her fault for getting beat. This made me feel so angry because we are taught to blame the women for what happened to her, and letting the man slide. In my opinion women should not be blamed for anything because it was not there fault for falling into a bad place. I also do believe that as a woman we should be acknowledged for the work we do because it takes us twice as much to get to the position we are then it does to a man. In the Chicano! PBS Documentary, Quest For A Homeland we are shown the hard work Chicanos did in order to claim their rights in the labor field. Women were also not being credited during that time and there were field workers. The work that Dolores Huerta did was not taken into consideration. This demonstrates how male dominance and patriarchy are highly institutionalized in our society. What are your thoughts in regards to this? Why is it so difficult to credit women for the work they do?

Evelyn’s Bio

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Hello to all, my name is Evelyn Auroza. I am a leo, I recently turned 21 years old. I grew up in South Central, Los Angeles.  I am currently a senior at CSUDH, my major is Chicana/o Studies, and I will be doing my minor in Women Studies. I am an only child which is often times surprising because coming from a Mexican culture people are expected to have more than one child, however, my parents only had me. I was not spoiled as a child, my parents have always taught me that nothing will be handed to me easily, and that I have to work hard to earn what I want. I am also the first in my family to make it this far and go to CSUDH. Aside from studying I also have a job, I am Front End Supervisor at Ross Dress For Less. It has not been easy managing work and school at the same time, but a women has to do the impossible to succeed. I grew up watching my family play baseball it is a sport that is in our blood. Therefore I enjoy going to baseball game and rooting for the Boys in Blue, The Los Angeles Dodgers. I try to go many games as possible during the season. I am a Dodgers fan whether they lose or win.