write an essay using the ideas of Dick Gregory in his piece, “Shame” OR Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in “What’s in a Name?

write an essay using the ideas of Dick Gregory in his piece, “Shame” OR Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in “What’s in a Name?” as their primary source, and one or more secondary sources to support their thinking.  The metaphor of the conversation implies that these texts engage the same issue or topic, albeit from different perspectives.

How did you learn about cultural expectations about gender?

When did you begin to notice differences between genders? How did you learn about cultural expectations about gender? Have you ever had a positive or negative experience related to your gender? Have you been affected by a gender stereotype? If so, what was it? Do you believe in that stereotype? How have you reacted to social expectations about your gender? How do those expectations change in specific environments (e.g. in your family, with friends, at work, cross-culturally, etc.) What do/did you wish you could do that the “opposite” gender does? Feel free to be as creative as you like with this exercise. The idea here is 1) to get you thinking about how gender has affected you personally