Thursday, September 25, 2008

Oppression



Kinda exaggerated? I dont think women are known as only having one redeemable quality- sensitivity. But I get her point.
Since when is it a requirement for oppressed people to smile? The victims of the Holocaust weren't. Does she just mean that women are expected to be pleasant and timid or they are considered to be a "bitch?"
I so agree with the idea of no-win situation of being sexually active or not sexually active. It's very unfair to women. I have personally been judged this way and have judged others with those labels listed too. It's just ingrained into us.
She explains well what being oppressed means and why women are so badly.
Very good analogy with the bird cage! It makes so much sense!

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