For example to give the audience an idea of what a winter day looked like you could note that the snow looked as solid as pearls To communicate sweltering heat you could say that the tar on the road looked like satin A simile most of us are familiar with is the notion of the United States being like a melting pot with regard to its diversity.

Example of heterosexist language. And c self-reports of sexual desires or fantasies during a specified time period. For example different conclusions are likely to be reached with each of the following operationalizations. Youre too pretty to be a lesbian Where is your husband maam Too bad hes gay Etc.

Additional differences will be observed if these questions are. Issues of sexism and heterosexism. For example racist language express racist attitudes.

Heterosexuality is considered the dominant form of sexuality in our society. Sexist language reinforces social stereotypes or norms that intrinsically contain the idea that one gender is superior to the other. Do not make the mistake of pointing to someone in your audience as an example and discussing that person with the assumption that she is heterosexual by saying something like Lets say this woman here is having trouble with her husband When thinking of examples.

Chair firefighter police officer. If you are straight or in some cases perceived to be you can live without ever having to think twice face confront engage or cope with anything listed below. Discrimination or prejudice against gay people on the assumption that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation.

As the authors themselves note however their text is limited in addressing how class. A self-labeling by respondents as gay male lesbian bisexual or heterosexual. Groups of people such as members of a church or a clique in school may promote homophobic attitudes as Homosexuality is evil or Trannies.

It is generally more precise to use the term. For example the phrase it was sexual orientation rather than gender that accounted for most of the variance is clearer than it was sexual orientation rather than sex that accounted for most of the variance In the latter phrase sex may be misinterpreted as referring to sexual activity. In this lesson well talk about heterosexism which is the idea that heterosexuality is the only form of sexuality.