#cjpascoe

Pascoe presents her research on the definition of the word “fag”. She found it to be more of an insult to white males, rather than it being an identity. A faggot is masculinity without power. It is tossed around like and insult and used as a “disciplinary mechanism”. This is because homophobic teasing is presented as a characteristic of being masculine. Not doing “activities appropriate for one’s sex category” can be called/named a fag or faggot. Such as doing feminine actions, or not doing masculine actions. However this only happens when it comes to white boys. For example, if a white boy dances, he is in risk of being called a fag or faggot. Whereas if an African American boy dances, he is in no risk because he is part of a “cultural community”. Sometimes the word “fag” and “faggot” are used as jokes alongside being used as insults. Although the word’s dominance doesn’t seem present, it should be clear that the use of the words “fag” and “faggot” should be decreased, even if they’re used as insults.

✅ 17/52 - a non-fiction book ✅ I changed my original choice for this category once I read the description of this ethnographic study. Working in a high school, I saw vividly described many of the ways we are entrenched in #compulsiveheterosexuality and the ways in which #masculinity and #sexuality play out in high school settings and beyond. I was fascinated by the racial and gender disparities from the study and those that I've seen play out myself. I'm glad to say that I think there have been great strides in how youth today enact, enable and respond to these various demonstrations of masculinity. However, I realize how much further we have yet to go #dudeyoureafag #cjpascoe #ethnography #ethnographicstudy #teacherlyfe #readingisfundamental #52bookchallenge (at Camino Nuevo High School Miramar)