tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372876601826078687.post1015229317997623251..comments2024-03-05T05:53:36.239-07:00Comments on The Masculine Heart: Enlightened Sexism: "Women's Success" Means It's Fine to Resurrect -- Even Celebrate -- Sexist Stereotypeswilliam harrymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372876601826078687.post-82654207000124813602010-03-06T12:54:15.096-07:002010-03-06T12:54:15.096-07:00Yo, Thomas,
I agree with you
BUT, it seems that ...Yo, Thomas,<br /><br />I agree with you<br /><br />BUT, it seems that when any socially / culturally oppressed group (and women have been that, historically) begins to create a self-identity, one of the first steps is to define themselves in opposition to the oppressor or the oppressor's view of them<br /><br />It's only later, as we have seen in the GLBT community, that they begin to reclaim the vital parts that get lost in basing a self-definition on an opposition stance<br /><br />so many more women are only now reclaiming some of those sex stereotypes that we hung of them - owning the ones that fit (while others are still finding themselves in opposition and anger, and have a ways to go)<br /><br />peace,<br />Billwilliam harrymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981478282688361274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372876601826078687.post-23844467410556329212010-03-06T12:36:32.520-07:002010-03-06T12:36:32.520-07:00Yo, William.
While I agree with Susan Douglas tha...Yo, William.<br /><br />While I agree with Susan Douglas that the "empowerment" of women still has miles to go, the equality of women includes achieving a society where individual women (and men!) are comfortable playing a part (if they want to) that suits a (soon to be, hopefully) discarded stereotype.<br /><br />Shouldn't Black people be comfortable driving a Cadillac or eating watermellon?<br /><br />Ultimately, might not it be all right for a woman to want a man (or "her man") to lust after her? I mean, gee wilikers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718601770472939313noreply@blogger.com