“History has shown us that men have always keep in their hands all concrete powers;
since the earliest days of the patriarchate they have thought best to keep women in a state of dependence; their codes of law have been set up against her; and thus she has been definitely established as the Other” (pg 139).
some Simone de Beauvoir quotes
from The Second Sex
cause im writing an outline for a paper
and i like to type up all my quotes
so i can just copy paste em into my paper
so yeah ill put up the quotes im using in my paper
and really
dont get on me about it not being true
because YOU KNOW IT IS TRUE
even today
not as true as it was 10 years ago
but still
glass ceiling much?
who holds all the economic and political power in the world currently?
with very very very few exceptions
and it's mainly because she was a "preying mantis" after a man's gold and power
things dont change fast ladies.
“The adolescent boy, too, undoubtedly dreams of woman, he longs for her; but she will never be more than an element in his life; she does not sum up his destiny. But the girl, since childhood and whether she intends to stay within or go beyond the bounds of femininity, has looked to the male for fulfillment and escape; he wears the shining face of Perseus or St George; he is the liberator; he is rich and powerful, he holds the keys to happiness, he is Prince Charming” (pg 328).
"And, actually, it is not by increasing her worth as a human being that she will gain value in men’s eyes; it is rather by modeling herself upon their dreams” (pg 335).
“they have no religion or poetry of their own; they still dream through the dreams of men. Gods made by males are the gods they worship” (pg 143).
“resignation has its source in the adolescent girl’s past, in the society around her, and particularly in the future assigned to her” (pg 329).
“And woman is par excellence the ‘clay in his hands,’ which can be passively worked and shaped; in yielding she resists, thus allowing masculine activity to go on indefinitely” (pg 176).
“But woman flatters not only man’s social vanity; she is the source of a more intimate pride. He is delighted with his domination of her” (pg 176).
“She will free herself from the parental home, from her mother’s hold, she will open up her future, not by active conquest but by delivering herself up, passive and docile, into the hands of a new master” (pg 329).
“She has always been convinced of male superiority; this male prestige is not a childish mirage; it has economic and social foundations; men are surely masters of the world. Everything tells the young girl that it is for her best interests to become their vassal: her parents urge her to it; the father is proud of his daughter’s success, the mother sees a prosperous future in it; friends envy and admire the one who gets the most masculine attention” (pg 328).
“She belongs to him so profoundly that she partakes of the same essence as he; she has his name, his gods, and he is responsible for her. He calls her his ‘better half’. He takes pride in his wife as he does in his house, his lands, his flocks, his wealth, and sometimes even more; she is his measure and earthly portion” (pg 175).
“In bourgeois society one of the roles assigned to woman is to make a good showing; her beauty, charm, intelligence, elegance are the outward and visible signs of her husband’s wealth, as is the custom-built body of his car. If he is rich he covers her with fur and jewels; if not so rich, he will boast of her morality and her housekeeping” (pg 176).
“through the myths this society imposed its laws and customs upon individuals in a picturesque, effective manner; it is under a mythical form that the group-imperative is indoctrinated. Through such intermediaries as religions, traditions, language, tales, songs, movies, the myths penetrate even into such existences as are most harshly enslaves to material realities” (pg 260).
“Then she will be a full human being, ‘when’, to quote a letter of Rimbaud, ‘the infinite bondage of woman is broken, when she will live in and for herself, man-hitherto detestable-having let her go free’” (pg 263).
"Since she has been left in slavery, idleness, without occupation or weapon other than her sex, she has overdeveloped this aspect and has become the Feminine . . . We have permitted this hypertrophy; she is here in the world for our benefit. . . . Well! that is all wrong. . . . Up to now we have played with women as if she were a doll. This has lasted altogether too long!"
- Laforgue
some Simone de Beauvoir quotes
from The Second Sex
cause im writing an outline for a paper
and i like to type up all my quotes
so i can just copy paste em into my paper
so yeah ill put up the quotes im using in my paper
and really
dont get on me about it not being true
because YOU KNOW IT IS TRUE
even today
not as true as it was 10 years ago
but still
glass ceiling much?
who holds all the economic and political power in the world currently?
with very very very few exceptions
and it's mainly because she was a "preying mantis" after a man's gold and power
things dont change fast ladies.
“The adolescent boy, too, undoubtedly dreams of woman, he longs for her; but she will never be more than an element in his life; she does not sum up his destiny. But the girl, since childhood and whether she intends to stay within or go beyond the bounds of femininity, has looked to the male for fulfillment and escape; he wears the shining face of Perseus or St George; he is the liberator; he is rich and powerful, he holds the keys to happiness, he is Prince Charming” (pg 328).
"And, actually, it is not by increasing her worth as a human being that she will gain value in men’s eyes; it is rather by modeling herself upon their dreams” (pg 335).
“they have no religion or poetry of their own; they still dream through the dreams of men. Gods made by males are the gods they worship” (pg 143).
“resignation has its source in the adolescent girl’s past, in the society around her, and particularly in the future assigned to her” (pg 329).
“And woman is par excellence the ‘clay in his hands,’ which can be passively worked and shaped; in yielding she resists, thus allowing masculine activity to go on indefinitely” (pg 176).
“But woman flatters not only man’s social vanity; she is the source of a more intimate pride. He is delighted with his domination of her” (pg 176).
“She will free herself from the parental home, from her mother’s hold, she will open up her future, not by active conquest but by delivering herself up, passive and docile, into the hands of a new master” (pg 329).
“She has always been convinced of male superiority; this male prestige is not a childish mirage; it has economic and social foundations; men are surely masters of the world. Everything tells the young girl that it is for her best interests to become their vassal: her parents urge her to it; the father is proud of his daughter’s success, the mother sees a prosperous future in it; friends envy and admire the one who gets the most masculine attention” (pg 328).
“She belongs to him so profoundly that she partakes of the same essence as he; she has his name, his gods, and he is responsible for her. He calls her his ‘better half’. He takes pride in his wife as he does in his house, his lands, his flocks, his wealth, and sometimes even more; she is his measure and earthly portion” (pg 175).
“In bourgeois society one of the roles assigned to woman is to make a good showing; her beauty, charm, intelligence, elegance are the outward and visible signs of her husband’s wealth, as is the custom-built body of his car. If he is rich he covers her with fur and jewels; if not so rich, he will boast of her morality and her housekeeping” (pg 176).
“through the myths this society imposed its laws and customs upon individuals in a picturesque, effective manner; it is under a mythical form that the group-imperative is indoctrinated. Through such intermediaries as religions, traditions, language, tales, songs, movies, the myths penetrate even into such existences as are most harshly enslaves to material realities” (pg 260).
“Then she will be a full human being, ‘when’, to quote a letter of Rimbaud, ‘the infinite bondage of woman is broken, when she will live in and for herself, man-hitherto detestable-having let her go free’” (pg 263).
"Since she has been left in slavery, idleness, without occupation or weapon other than her sex, she has overdeveloped this aspect and has become the Feminine . . . We have permitted this hypertrophy; she is here in the world for our benefit. . . . Well! that is all wrong. . . . Up to now we have played with women as if she were a doll. This has lasted altogether too long!"
- Laforgue