Hose, José, Jose

Jose Ignacio Sintas Barolli.


        Four names, each with its own meaning. I come from a long line of Jose's (which is Spanish for Joseph). The name Jose is more of a simple tradition and holds no real meaning other than saying I belong to this line of decent of the Sintas family. My middle name Ignacio, however, is a different story. My middle name was given to me by my mom. She named me after a beach in Uruguay named Jose Ignacio. Its one of the prettiest beaches in the world and it is really easy to relax there. Also Shakira has a house there so its pretty cool. The fact that my culture gives me the option of having two last names is nice because I can embrace my Cuban side and my Italian side at the same time.


         Bearing the name Jose i am a two. To my family i carry on my father's name and embrace tradition. I live my family's accomplishments through this name and wear it with pride, but on the other hand, being part of a lager whole i am nobody. I am just another stereotypical Jose, one of millions. When I am by myself or with my friends i think of myself as an individual who is proud to embrace his family, but as soon as I think about myself on paper or as part of the world I only see a stereotypic hispanic not as a unique individual.

Othering

David and Lou, South Minneapolis, MN (2012)

This photograph by Wing Young Huie portrays two unlikely friends, David and Lou. David is a native of Minneapolis and has lived in the same house for all of his life. Lou is a Chicago native but moved to Minneapolis because "It's hard for a young black man there. Mofos robbing each other." David and Lou have been friends for 7 years and consider themselves"Brothers from another mother". They are both entrepreneurs and they're "always gettin' it". They both seem to be laid-back "dudes" and seem to have a high degree of respect for one another. Their friendship might startle some people because they are both from completely different backgrounds, both ethnically and culturally, but still consider each other "brothers". we can see that David (left) might be stereotyped as a traditional "redneck" and Lou (right) might be stereotyped as a "Gangsta". This would inherently mean that they would not associate with each other. By taking this picture Huie shows that othering can be avoided and that we can look past our differences to become friends.  


Huie portrays othering in this picture differently than most. instead of focusing on the differences in people that drive them apart, he shows how two completely different people became close friends. In the picture you can clearly see David and Lou hanging out on a porch as friends as opposed to enemies which common stereotypes would dictate. In the end he uses this picture in hopes to overcome othering and portrays it as something that doesn't have to exist.

This is different from Margaret Attwood and the handmaids tale because Attwood shows distinct separation between characters of different social classes and cultures. social classes are clearly developed with each one having a specific role to play. Differences in culture are shown when the Japanese tour Gilead and Offred makes comments on how differently they dress.