Hello and welcome to my blog.
The goal of this blog is to explore my own sexism. To attempt to unlearn the sexism taught to me by my family, my school, and my community. Sexism that I was taught and perpetuated in my everyday actions throughout my life. My hope is that by self-reflecting and becoming aware of my own sexism, I can begin to unlearn the sexism that has been a part of me my whole life. Also, by going on this journey, I aim to finally treat my wife as an equal in this relationship and in life.
In this blog I will document instances of sexim I have committed through actions, words, or thoughts. I intend to document what happened, how I was sexist, and what I should have done differently. I intend to update this blog weekly with lessons learned, mistakes I have made, and what I am attempting to do to improve.
My wife constantly needs to remind me that no one is perfect, people make mistakes, and that people are shaped by their environments. She reminds me that while it is ok to make mistakes what matters is what you do about it. I am sexist and this blog is something I am trying to do about it. It is my sincere hope that this small step is the first in a journey to confront how I think about and treat people differently because of their gender, race, religion, sexuality, or background. This is a small first step in facing how I treat my wife as less than equal because she is a woman and my wife, and in facing the expectations and gender roles I place upon her because she is a woman and my wife. This is a small step to confront my sexism.