Are men necessary?
In regards to my last post I took a trip to B&N. I found a book by Maureen Dowd titled "Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide"
I got myself a delicious green tea frap and read on. It sounds like the ideal book for NOW but itsn't really extreme. It's very well written and witty. It isn't a guy bashing book either. My favorite parts so far:
"I had a moment of dazzling clarity when I was twenty seven, a rush of confidence that I had cracked the code. But it was alas an illusion".
Her mother once said to her " Women can scream that they are equal to men and liberated, but until they have the same anatomy, it's a lie. It's more of a man's world today than ever. Men can eat their cake in unlimited bakeries." and also that "Men are necessary for breading and heavy lifting."
This is from part of a paper I wrote for school.
My sociology class has really got me thinking. I am loving it. Specifically, I have been thinking about gender. I am really curious about this topic and plan on doing research. I wonder if girls are born wanting to play with dolls and drawn to colors like pink and purple? Do they naturally like to play in the kitchen and pretend to cook? Do boys love monster trucks, dirt and blue? Sebastian when asked to pick an animal to paint last week said he wanted whatever one was the most dangerous. Where would a three year old ever come up with an idea like that? Are these all things that are forced upon them or things that they learned to like because of a lot of exposure to these things? I have been observing my students as I am required to do anyways. The twin boys love to dress up. They put on the bracelets and high heels everyday and then proceed to the block and train area. They pretend to cook things and so on. They have three sisters at home that dress them up which includes nail polish and make up. Then there is this macho dad that yells at his son when he comes in and sees him wearing high heels and instructs him to put on the fire man suit quickly. Almost like the quicker he puts on the jacket the less gay he will be when he grows up. The little boy I babysit asked his mom to throw the football with him when she got home and she said that's something you can do when your dad gets home. These kinds of things are being taught and I don't like it. I was always taught that the boys take out the trash and do the yard work and you can do the dishes and help mom cook. I always wanted to play soccer but was told that I would get hurt and was put in ballet classes for twelve years. I loved them, don't get me wrong....
I got myself a delicious green tea frap and read on. It sounds like the ideal book for NOW but itsn't really extreme. It's very well written and witty. It isn't a guy bashing book either. My favorite parts so far:
"I had a moment of dazzling clarity when I was twenty seven, a rush of confidence that I had cracked the code. But it was alas an illusion".
Her mother once said to her " Women can scream that they are equal to men and liberated, but until they have the same anatomy, it's a lie. It's more of a man's world today than ever. Men can eat their cake in unlimited bakeries." and also that "Men are necessary for breading and heavy lifting."
This is from part of a paper I wrote for school.
My sociology class has really got me thinking. I am loving it. Specifically, I have been thinking about gender. I am really curious about this topic and plan on doing research. I wonder if girls are born wanting to play with dolls and drawn to colors like pink and purple? Do they naturally like to play in the kitchen and pretend to cook? Do boys love monster trucks, dirt and blue? Sebastian when asked to pick an animal to paint last week said he wanted whatever one was the most dangerous. Where would a three year old ever come up with an idea like that? Are these all things that are forced upon them or things that they learned to like because of a lot of exposure to these things? I have been observing my students as I am required to do anyways. The twin boys love to dress up. They put on the bracelets and high heels everyday and then proceed to the block and train area. They pretend to cook things and so on. They have three sisters at home that dress them up which includes nail polish and make up. Then there is this macho dad that yells at his son when he comes in and sees him wearing high heels and instructs him to put on the fire man suit quickly. Almost like the quicker he puts on the jacket the less gay he will be when he grows up. The little boy I babysit asked his mom to throw the football with him when she got home and she said that's something you can do when your dad gets home. These kinds of things are being taught and I don't like it. I was always taught that the boys take out the trash and do the yard work and you can do the dishes and help mom cook. I always wanted to play soccer but was told that I would get hurt and was put in ballet classes for twelve years. I loved them, don't get me wrong....