A League of Their Own: Gender Inequality in Sports University of Calgary You throw like a girl. This common, seemingly harmless phrase is actually a demeaning saying reinforcing stereotypes that are generally accepted by society. It suggests that females do not have the ability to throw proficiently (Ross & Shinew, 2008). Women are expected to be “feminine” and reveal nothing (Greenhut, Abbot & Marshall, 1992). This phrase enforces the idea that women are weak and unequal to males performing the same action, especially in sports.
The ideal of beauty has become a form of oppression by men and also self-oppression. This makes women feel inferior because they can never achieve the perfect image. Women are always disapproving every part of their bodies, scrutinizing every imperfection. Women are looked at by the different parts of their bodies while men are looked at as a whole. For example, the word “butterface”, which means overall the woman is attractive “but her face”.
The Balanchine Ballerina; Oppression in Ballet Classical ballet has always been a symbol of femininity; ballerinas have always been depicted as wispy, fairy-like, and exceptionally thin. Within the classical ballet community, dancers are trained to attempt to fit into this impossible stereotype. To be thin and possess a flawless image is the unspoken yet always present pressure. Ballerinas go to such extreme lengths to fill this stereotype that they literally deteriorate their bodies, suffering physically and psychologically. The pressure to fit the stereotypical image of a ballerina is oppressive, yet it continues to be dictated through the influence of society.
The governess spastically searched for Flora and repeatedly shouted her name aloud to no one in particular, “Flora! Flora,” she helplessly screamed. Walls 2 I remained in the place I was currently inhabiting. The woman appeared to be turning mad. She violently thrashed about looking for me, and I, innocent and unwilling to cooperate with the governess beckoning me over to her.
‘Debut’ reveals the issues of race and how society reacts to those with darker skin. It does so in a very confronting way, which could only possible through the innocence of the mother-daughter relationship, ‘Judy’ and ‘Mrs Simmons’. Mrs Simmons constantly reminds Judy of the burden of the colour of their skin and how it means Judy must perform at her very best at all times in order to just fit in and be accepted by the other girls in her town. “…Those other girls can afford to be careless, maybe, but you can’t. You’re gonna be the darkest, poorest one there.” The pressure society has put Mrs Simmons feeling the need to make Judy’s night of the ball feel like a ‘battle’ demonstrates the real effects that racism has.
Helen replied saying, “No” and adding on that she sings instead with a touch of prideness in her voice. Immediately Kath got and jealous and said there are no singing clubs in this school followed by saying, “guess you’re out of luck”. In this topic, Kath’s arrogance once again is illustrated as she embarrasses Helen. Kath’s arrogance goes hand in hand with her selfishness throughout the story. Secondly, Kath has a selfish characteristic where she tends to change things so that things seem more suitable for her.
It further expresses the limits that were paced on the women further growth of the pain. It grew so much that it couldn’t be hidden any longer. When the narrator mentions the “harlots, shows how upset the young woman is. And impossible loves seen from afar, often while bathing gives you an imagery of how women are treated, taught not to dress tasteless, stay slim, not speak unless spoken to. Just shows how much control they are under.
It is peculiar how the creator of the Smurfs decided to amass all the underlying personalities of a woman, which differs with each one, under one generic female smurf. In a certain light, her successes and failures represent all of femininity and woman kind as a whole. But, this is not the case, since women differ from each other in personality the same as men do. Grumpy, clumsy and jokey can all be attributed to a female, but are only apparent in the male smurfs. It brings about the question, what was the intention of the creator of Smurfette?
Miss Bingley Miss Bingley is a foolish and scheming character. She is shown in such a light that she is the complete opposite to that of Elizabeth Bennett; she is desperate for Darcy’s attention. "'Eliza Bennett,' said Miss Bingley, when the door was closed on her, 'is one of those young ladies who seek to recommend themselves to the other sex, by undervaluing their own...but, in my opinion, it is a paltry device, a very mean art.'" Miss Bingley immediately shows the reader her distaste to Elizabeth by trying to show Darcy what she believes is Elizabeth’s scheming character when in fact it is her that is the one trying to fool Darcy and the reader into thinking lowly of Elizabeth. Miss Bingley uses lots of pauses in her sentence possibly to show the reader that she may be pausing to see the effect her words may have on who she is speaking to.
Lai 1 John Smith Dr. K English 154 19 October 2011 Women and The Lottery Through a feminist perspective, women view themselves as strong individuals and would be appalled by a society viewing them as nothing more than a material property. In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, women had no voice in regards to public decisions and actions. For example, in the short story the townspeople had a tradition to sacrifice one person in the hopes of reaping the best harvest. In most cases the wives would be the first chosen, many feminists would view this as an abomination. Tessie Hutchinson, one of the main characters represents women who are being tyrannized by society because of their gender.