CMNS110 Final exam
CMNS 110 Final Exam
Part 1: Focused Text Analysis (10 Marks)
A. Article C
This reading is about LGBTQ in Italy. At Italy’s national song competition,
two male artists were singing song about love between LGBTQ which won the
competition. It became the entry of Eurovision Song Contest. However, in Italy,
the political history of LGBTQ is procrastinated compare with other Europe
countries. Although LGBTQ rights in Italy have amended after decades of
campaigning, there are persist trials. For example, same-sex marriage is not
legal. They cannot legally adopt partner’s biological child. Italy has remonstrated
with the bill to in contradiction of the right of LGBTQ. Because of the intimate
relationship with Vatican, the bill of make violence against LGBTQ people a
hate crime has been rejected as Vatican think it will harm religious authorities.
Moreover, Vatican has refused the perception that gender identity can be
liquefied, and it has endorsed its disapproval to same-sex marriage. Under the
aggressive environment with religion, the right of LGBTQ is not safeguarded.
However, culturally, increasing number of citizens generally agree that LGBTQ
has be opened in Italy. People do not stress on sexual orientation. From the
example of national song competition, the deep-rooted preconceptions did not
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seem to apply that people do not have a large objection. About songs with the
experiencing love and sex from Mahmood. Though politically there is hurdled to
expand the pathways of LGBTQ rights, social acceptance has been increased. It
is no longer a notion that need to be conceal.
B. Mackinnon: Masculinity in Movies: What is Masculinity? & Gender and
Queer Theory: The Basic Assumptions.
In Italy, it is a heterosexuality society that mainly emphasis on the right
of man. From Mackinnon, masculinity is principally unhealthy depicted in
movies that preceded on sexism and homophobia which displeasures and
versus gay people. As Italy is still overwhelmingly linked to the Vatican,
which conditions Parliament, the idea of Vatican influences the policymaker.
Vatican agrees that women and men has its difference. If people fight for
equality will harm the traditional family structure such as man is a
breadwinner and women is a homemaker. The bias of Vatican also applies to
homosexuality. They rejected same sex marriage and think homosexuality is
a sin from God. It is similar with the idea in Mackinnon that masculinity is a
problem precisely as it insists on a restrictive and limited heterosexuality at
the expense of women and gay (which can be represent LGBTQ in this
article). Vatican is an idea of masculinity that protect the rights of straight
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CMNS 110 Final Exam
Part 1: Focused Text Analysis (10 Marks)
A. Article C
This reading is about LGBTQ in Italy. At Italy’s national song competition,
two male artists were singing song about love between LGBTQ which won the
competition. It became the entry of Eurovision Song Contest. However, in Italy,
the political history of LGBTQ is procrastinated compare with other Europe
countries. Although LGBTQ rights in Italy have amended after decades of
campaigning, there are persist trials. For example, same-sex marriage is not
legal. They cannot legally adopt partner’s biological child. Italy has remonstrated
with the bill to in contradiction of the right of LGBTQ. Because of the intimate
relationship with Vatican, the bill of make violence against LGBTQ people a
hate crime has been rejected as Vatican think it will harm religious authorities.
Moreover, Vatican has refused the perception that gender identity can be
liquefied, and it has endorsed its disapproval to same-sex marriage. Under the
aggressive environment with religion, the right of LGBTQ is not safeguarded.
However, culturally, increasing number of citizens generally agree that LGBTQ
has be opened in Italy. People do not stress on sexual orientation. From the
example of national song competition, the deep-rooted preconceptions did not
1
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seem to apply that people do not have a large objection. About songs with the
experiencing love and sex from Mahmood. Though politically there is hurdled to
expand the pathways of LGBTQ rights, social acceptance has been increased. It
is no longer a notion that need to be conceal.
B. Mackinnon: Masculinity in Movies: What is Masculinity? & Gender and
Queer Theory: The Basic Assumptions.
In Italy, it is a heterosexuality society that mainly emphasis on the right
of man. From Mackinnon, masculinity is principally unhealthy depicted in
movies that preceded on sexism and homophobia which displeasures and
versus gay people. As Italy is still overwhelmingly linked to the Vatican,
which conditions Parliament, the idea of Vatican influences the policymaker.
Vatican agrees that women and men has its difference. If people fight for
equality will harm the traditional family structure such as man is a
breadwinner and women is a homemaker. The bias of Vatican also applies to
homosexuality. They rejected same sex marriage and think homosexuality is
a sin from God. It is similar with the idea in Mackinnon that masculinity is a
problem precisely as it insists on a restrictive and limited heterosexuality at
the expense of women and gay (which can be represent LGBTQ in this
article). Vatican is an idea of masculinity that protect the rights of straight
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