I enjoyed this reading because it really opened my eyes to how erotic our culture is, in fact. It is so easy to become desensitized when you are constantly surrounded by it. I also had never realized how much women actually encourage this culture, either. This is not a step for women, to show how sexy and independent we are, it is just sad and demeaning. This article has an interesting perspective on our culture, the filthiness that is deep-rooted within in it, and how it seeps into every aspect of our everyday lives and affects everyone in
Boys don’t Cry and But I'm a Cheerleader are both movies that share many commonalities such as homophobia, forced conversion, and heteronormativity. But I'm a Cheerleader is a romantic comedy directed by Jamie Babbit. It is not only about sexuality, but also the social construction of gender roles. Following the disputes with her loved ones about being a lesbian they send Megan to True Directions, a reparative therapy camp which uses a five-step program to forcefully brainwash her straight. This film shows the grotesque details that takes place in conversion therapy and rehabilitation programs.
American Beauty ventures through the lives of a family and their contiguous society with very low self-worth. We see them struggle to find who they are and what they really want with their lives. In particular, the director Sam Mendes examines Angela who we see try to deal with her need to be anything but ordinary and we watch as she battles inside her mind to be sincerely happy. The director of American Beauty, Sam Mendes explores Angela’s desires and shows us how insecure a beautiful teenage girl can be and her need to be something everyone wants. On the outside, Angela seems to have very high self-esteem; she is beautiful, successful, and proud of herself and brags about her supposed sexual encounters with various men.
This was what men saw in Myrtle that made her an object of longing. Tom fell for her in a sense which enabled her to live the double life that she had always wished for. The purposed of the three women (Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Myrtle Wilson) were to characterize three stereotypes women of the 20’s. The characterization functioned by having each of these women played a different role in the plot of the Great Gatsby. These women got in close relationships with each male character in the story.
It says in the article that “the double standard concerning men versus women’s sexuality not only survives but thrives.” There is still a sexual double standard for men and women. Women will always draw the short straw when it comes to the respect they gain and lose with one night stands and non-emotional
Masculinity as Female Strength in Eliza Haywood’s Fantomina; or, Love in a Maze In Fantomina; or, Love in a Maze Eliza Haywood presents Fantomina as a powerful female character exemplifying masculine characteristics or virtues through her demonstration of cleverness, superior intellect, reasoning, and sexual dominance. Fantomina initially begins questioning the relationships between prostitutes and their male patrons in the sense that she wonders at the manner in which men approach prostitutes. She imagines that men can be more direct in their interactions with prostitutes and she devises a strategy that will lead her to a clear answer to her query. Fantomina embodies eighteenth century masculine intellect through her inquisitiveness as she identifies an apparent difference in male and female relationships existing in varying social classes, questions this discrepancy and then cleverly plans out a mode for unearthing the answers to her questions. She is aware of the danger in which she is placing herself and understands that the answers to her questions may come at a great cost if anyone were to detect her genuine identity.
She will not give it away.” (89) Esperanza looks up to Sally because she feels that Sally is the woman in the movies who is “beautiful and cruel” and wishes to be just like that, a woman who has all this power over men with her sexuality, without actually having sex with them. Eventually, Esperanza realizes that Sally is not that type of person. Sally’s sexual adventures become too much for Esperanza causing her discomfort, and putting her in a life-threatening situation. Esperanza’s understanding of Sally changes drastically when they go to the carnival and Sally goes with a boy somewhere and has sex with him, leaving Esperanza to be raped by another boy. The following passage illustrates Esperanza’s
A feminist point of view would find these women to be flawed, for they cannot survive without the assistance of a man. The book tells the story of a “manly life” in first person dialogue. Considering every female Odysseus encounters “falls in love” with, we can equate that he makes his own problems based off of his ego. In a way, the Odyssey is not just the tale of the wanderings of Odysseus. The poet has made it into a type of descriptive catalog of women, in which he examines women of all kinds and from all backgrounds through objectification.
However, the women in Celie’s life are able to overcome their great adversity through acting like men to reach a state of secure peace. As the women are beaten down, their escapes from their pitiful states through assuming the social and sexual roles of men indicate that acting as the opposite gender is the only approach to achieving happiness. Despite drawbacks with traditional gender roles, characters of The Grapes of Wrath and The Color Purple find ways to improve their lives in various areas through
Both the film and article shows that there is so much beauty in this world, but people sometimes fail to look beyond appearances and see what really matters. Angela Hayes the perfect American girl has an intense fear of being ordinary both physically and mentally. In the film Angela says “I don’t think that there’s anything worse than being ordinary” (Ball). Angela hides this fear by inventing numerous sexual encounters to prove both to herself and to others that she is incredibly attractive to men. “I’m serious.