Our corporeal marker created a spatial boundary by making some people feel like they needed to be farther away from me because they thought I was sick, or I had covid or I was paranoid about getting sick. The reactions of individuals who were not marked to our presence wasn't very prominent. So far, the difference between being by myself and with my group has not been very significant. I would negotiate through public space by either “dimming my shine” as in not being outwardly myself and not expressing my identity. My other option would be to be so myself that I hopefully get so used to other reactions that it wouldn't bother me. I know that probably is not how that works. I would also use my identity to connect with other people and to find a community. The implications of this corporeal marker that are used to identify someone as a member of a specific group and control their mobility in public space are the government making policies that controls these groups, rules that restrict them, societal pressures, societal rules, societal assumptions. This assignment is very related to disability and the way society sees it versus the way people with disabilities view themselves and what they can access/ or need/want. This assignment also relates to readings about trans identities and racial identities because it is a marker you can’t take off and it is physical and it affects how people see, treat, hear and see you.
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