Race

I see many of you have argued that gender is the strongest attribute that defines the self. I would agree that it plays a gigantic role in a person's life. But, I believe race affects a person in a stronger way. Since the founding of our country, and even before, it didn't matter so much what gender you were, but if you were of African descent you were a slave. Fast forward to today, Latinos, both male and female, are being discriminated against in states along the southern border. This cultural context plays a strong role in how a person identifies his or herself. The argument was made in class that some people have the ability to hide their race. In my opinion, hiding my race would be the ultimate example of my race defining me. It would affect your every decision. Who you associated with, where you shopped, what you ate in front of others, how you spoke. Nowadays, hiding or changing your gender (outwardly, not internal necessarily) is just a matter of visiting a doctor. Changing your race is impossible.