Tannen Marked Women Reflection — 12/19

                 In Tannen's piece "There Is No Unmarked Woman," she discusses how all women are marked women. Unlike men, women always have a label to them. The way they dress, speak, or act generate labels that people may seem to be appropriate. Although this may be true, Tannen's claim is not entirely true. Depending on how a man looks and acts, people "mark" them. In the Trayvon Martin case, he was an African American boy who was fatally shot because he had his hood on. The neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, labeled Martin as a "suspicious person."As a result, Zimmerman shot this 17 year-old boy, who was unarmed. The only items he had was a pack of Skittles and iced tea. Additionally, if a man is very animated and uses a lot of gestures when speaking, they can be labelled as "gay." Although these first impressions are unfair, it is what happens everyday. Just like women, men are also affected by "markedness."