Tastee (del.icio.us) links! (January 6th)
Links for January 6th from 00:02 to 00:02:
- If Men Could Menstuate by Gloria Steinem – A reference in the other link I've posted: "So what would happen if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not? Clearly, menstruation would become an enviable, worthy, masculine event: Men would brag about how long and how much. Young boys would talk about it as the envied beginning of manhood. Gifts, religious ceremonies, family dinners, and stag parties would mark the day."
3 Comments
Jed
My first thought when I read this article is that she is making fun of hardcore feminists.
Otherwise, I can not see any purpose to it other than to say ‘all guys are assholes and will always oppress women’. While that statement may in general have enough truth or in it to serve as a warning the article does nothing positive. It just says ‘there is your enemy’.
Jed
after reading that again never mind. I should have a little more faith in people.
Lissa
No, I think the point is to show that properties of the dominant social group will always be factors in subjugating other groups. See http://nerdsevolving.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-black-women-were-white-women.html as a comparison using race.