College Writing I
11/18/2014
Peters
Word Count: 1001

In society women have been heavily degraded for centuries in terms of dignity and respect by both men and society at large. They have been denied the justice to equal opportunities such as voting, job employments, making household decisions, etc. These denials have been catapulted by cultural, religious, and political barriers, which resulted in making the woman be seen as the weaker sex. Especially within relationships, the media has taught society to view women as sex symbols, which causes men to lose respect for them. Women are seen as sexualized beings that cause feelings of fantasy and desire, which is also shown in all aspects of media. For years, women have been trying to escape these secular images, but as long as men have an imagination they will never go away. And although, “How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)” by Junot Diaz was meant to be a humorous story, it was degrading and demeaning towards women of all races.
He proves the point of men only sexualizing women by saying, “A local girl may have hips and a thick ass but she won’t be quick about letting you touch” (3). This sows that most men, not all, only have one motive when they are out seeking women, and that is whether or not she will sleep with him anytime soon. And that when they look for women they are seeking certain body types, facial features, gender, whatever pleases them, they are basically shopping for women. This is also really dangerous because this is what drives predators and rapists to attack the women they do. When they see a woman they like, it seems that they have no control over themselves after that.
Diaz’s story proves a great example on how the man sees a woman when it comes to sizing them up. In his story he writes that “If she’s a whitegirl you know you’ll at least get a hand job “(1).