They did not want to be in a relationship where the patriarch rule, women wanted equality in a relation-ship. This called attention to the presence of marital rape while at the same time defending the right of women to have sex-ual desires and be sexually fulfilled. They did not want to be bound in their relationship as sex slaves and they wanted to put an end to marital rape. Men liked the feminist idea of liberat-ing women and “were more willing to embrace feminist changes in female sexuality” because it “led women to be more sexually ac-tive” (hooks, 80) It benefited the men because with all the wom-en now becoming more sexually active, they were there to meet their demands in order to have a more fulfilling sex life
Yet we see media encouraging the notion that you must be beautiful not smart to find a significant other. Equally, we see media encouraging that to be attractive to females you must have be masculine, strong, and handsome. Feminism currently works to defeat these standards put upon males and females by society. A beautiful reference Quindlen made to the shifting feminist agenda is that of expectations. As females, we are now able to legally do everything a male can do, yet now we are expected to do it even better.
Everything seems to be contemporary, where gender issues would not be a problem, but when the viewer should peel back the layers of the show, it would not take long to see that Heroes relies on traditional stereotypes in terms of the gender lines of protection. Although it’s my opinion, and I am not the quintessential chauvinist in any way, I think that there are two sides to this matter. Those women who like the idea of being protected and those who want to stand up alone for themselves. Meaning, while the female and male characters may possess equal powers, but the
I chose the quote above because it showed that women should not use their stereotypical strengths as an argument for equality. It would be like saying those sigma's put on women by non-feminist are all right. Katha Pollitt states that everyone is responsible for " the environment, a more humane workplace, economic justice, social support for children to make the world a better place regardless of who you are. I believe that her beliefs about "difference feminism and women's superiority to men would be a part of making the world a better place, in her eyes. I believe that
Similarly, source 3 suggests that women should know their place and not seek for ‘anything higher’. This could be referring to women wanting to be able to voice their opinion by voting or at least having a say in decisions regarding their family, however they were not seen as clever enough to do so. On the other hand, source 1 says that ‘to soften each other’ a man and a woman have to ‘unite’, which could perhaps mean marriage and children. The phrase ‘soften each other’ portrays a couple as equal partners with different, but equally as important, features that make a marriage work. In the same way, source 2 says that because of the differences ‘it is impossible to
We could interpret this as tension in their relationship, as it is not normal for married couples to not tell their true feelings to each other. However, this can also be interpreted as a strength in their relationship as John does not want to hurt his wife's feelings, and wants to make
The two generate an interesting debate; however they might lose their credibility because Robert brought the fact that Jacqueline was married which is not job related and could be discriminatory to unmarried applicant while Paul he continually refer about Sonya’s enthusiasm and could be the selling point but this is not also offer any substantial reasons for her preference. One thing that I observed for the two is that Robert and Paul have a very good relationship – when they do have disagreements they are understanding and accepting of their differences and compromise when necessary. Robert doesn’t think too highly of the swinging bachelor persona, but it hasn’t affected job performance – anyway, it’s diversity that makes life
Though the novel represents many feministic ideas in relation to marriage, it should not be read and discussed solely from this perspective. This statement is commented by Ramsey who claims that the story is “both a precursor to the modern feminist agenda yet also a reactionary tale embalming Hurston’s tender passions for a very traditional male” (1994: 38). In spite of the fact that the scholar agrees that Janie gains some self-belief and self-realization in the course of time, he still perceives her as a woman who cannot survive without a man by her side who would support her. It seems that she has a strong need to have someone by her side to support her when something goes wrong. This argument is confirmed by another researcher, Jennifer
Whilst this finding indicates evidence of gender patterning, this is not to suggest that the female chairs are being more linguistically polite than their male counterparts, as would be predicted by previous language and gender studies (Holmes 1995). In all of their attempts to gain compliance, whilst male chairs do not use repressive humour, they do use a
Women and men are not disparate as they are both able to envision therefore no variation of gender ought to be imposed. If women and men are not disparate, next they ought to not be indulged contrarily below the societal area laws. Liberals provide that all people are alike irrespective of the sexes though due to the established habits females are frequently side-lined in raising their matters. Because of male-controlled