Sexism

Olde Town Augusta

Sky City

A bar on Broad Street in Downtown Augusta.

Mellow Mushroom

A restaurant on Broad Street in Downtown Augusta.

Municipal Building

On Greene Street in Olde Town Augusta

Construction taking place

Construction worker (man) in picture.

Municipal Building

Power Line in Olde Town Augusta

Being worked on by men.

These are pictures of a couple of the many bars and restaurants of Downtown Augusta, which is right beside Olde Town Augusta. Of course downtown is like any other downtown: there is lots of culture represented in the shops, bars and restaurants of the town. Two that I have taken pictures of here are the bar Sky City and the restaurant Mellow Mushroom, both on Broad Street. This is where many people celebrate and eat and where many people work. There are also pictures of the Municipal Building on Greene Street in Olde Town Augusta and a picture of a power line, which are both currently being constructed on. Part of this celebrating and working includes the practice of sexism.

Sexism is the belief that the opposite sex is inferior. Sexism can go on further to be the cause of discrimination and inequality in society. For instance, most of the construction workers that are working on the Municipal Building and power line in Olde Town Augusta are men. Of course, I am not saying that these men are sexist, but the fact that it is only men working as construction workers represents sexism practice in society. There are female construction workers in our society, but most likely, when a woman applies for said job, they are looked down upon as “just women” that perhaps cannot do the job as effectively as a man could. In the restaurants and bars, such as those in my pictures, sexism is practiced also. Women are rarely hired as cooks in restaurants because it is considered a “masculine” position within a restaurant which is ironic considering that women are expected to cook in the home. It is a sexist practice to have “Ladies Night” at a bar because the women get free drinks. Of course, men think this is unfair, but I think it is sexist. Women get free drinks so that they become more drunk, impressionable and vulnerable for the men to take advantage of later on in the night. I do not agree with either sex getting free drinks or not having to pay a cover charge in a bar, because either way it is sexist. Part of these practices of sexism in the workplace and social circle are similar to the idea of patriarchy. In fact, it is a challenge to differentiate sexism from patriarchy. Skip to the last post “Patriarchy.”