Rosea Lake Judgments Analysis

Louise Halfe’s “Body Politics” challenges the qualities and behaviour of the idealized feminine woman by contrasting the stereotypical “city woman” with a more masculine “real woman.” The poem’s speaker describes her mother’s opinion of what it means to be a real woman, which is seen through “Mama said.” Throughout the poem, the speaker uses vivid imagery to create a stark contrast between the idealized feminine “city woman” and a “real woman” who does not conform to the feminine gender norm. To begin with, the title of the poem itself can be viewed as an obvious critique of the feminine ideal. By definition a body politic is a group of people “considered as a collective unit” (Merriam-Webster). This is significant because in Butler’s theory, she emphasizes that a person’s gender can vary depending on a given situation, and therefore women cannot be grouped together and defined exclusively by their feminine qualities. Instead, she argues that women should be viewed as individuals capable of possessing both masculine and feminine behaviour. This belief relates directly to the poem’s title, as Halfe is clearly making a statement on the manner in which patriarchal societies expect women to conform to a singular feminine ideal. Moreover, it illustrates how women’s bodies become a political site for the masculinist culture to impose feminine gender on. With consideration to the title’s reference to a homogeneous group of women, it is interesting that stanzas two through four all

Susan Brownmiller's essay voices her feminist view towards pornographic material. Her claim is that without restriction, the first amendment has allowed women to be publicly perceived as objects.

A single photo can tell thousands of stories about people that have been silenced in the past or those who are still silenced today. This is the case for the photograph titled “Oppression” by Luke Moore. In such a simple picture, the author is giving voice to the women who have been mistreated, killed, raped and oppressed. This treatment against women is not new and has been implemented all over the world. Moore uses line, character, and color to appropriately demonstrate the fight women have against oppression and the responsibility society has on this oppressive system.

Females of this generation are being raised in a world where women’s bodies are viewed as objects.

The documentary backs up this evidence with statistics. The use ofthe emotional and heart-breaking stories really shed a dark side to the documentary, you really can see the harsh realities that these innocent females go through in day to day life. A powerful story of a girl called Maria explained that her little sistergets bullied and picked on in school due to her not having the model body. This “model “body has come from the media, the advertisements of beautiful models. The young kids that bully Marias sister have been brought up from a young age believing that all females must look like this and if they don’t it is not normal. When you are that young in school you should be enjoying your life and making new friends. No one should be picked on due to their size or weight.The last persuasive technique being used in this documentary is statistics. The use of statistics in this documentary adds a sense of realism to the effect on the young mind through the media portraying females negatively. The most shocking statistic was given by Jackson Katz, which was explaining the male outlook on females. The statistics read, “1 in 4 girls experience teen dating violence, 1 in 6 females are survivors of rate or attempted rape.” (Miss representation). These statistics are horrifying , the severity of the statistics, catches the reader’s attention due to the shocking numbers. It brings to the surface the dark secrets and real number of this actually occurring in today’s society. It makes the reader think about why this is actually happening and what causes this abuse of women. The media objectifying women cannot be a great start.In conclusion, after examining the techniques used in the documentary, Miss Representation shows the negative experiences that

There are many companies in the world today that put an idea of this perfect female body into the heads of women. These images lead to a faulty standard men hold of women and their bodies and that women strive to become. Margaret Atwood addresses the issue of the way men view the female body by writing her essay in the viewpoints of a male so the reader can better understand how the expectation men have of the female body is unrealistic. First, she uses an allusive comparison to show the male expectation of the female body and how it is objectified as if it were a doll that comes with accessories. Next, she uses an anecdote with defamiliarization to show how the way the father views a Barbie doll and the way it portrays the female body to young girls is hypocritical. Lastly, Margaret Atwood uses insidious diction to talk about how men not only view the female body as a product but how they also use the female body as a product which can be sold amongst businessmen. In The Female Body, Margaret Atwood uses many rhetorical devices to convey how the female body is viewed through the eyes of men.

Women have been experiencing gender discrimination for years. Gender stereotypes for women are formed by unfair beliefs that all men and women are the same. This discrimination leads to certain effects such as how men expect women to do housework, take care of the children, and take on a passive role. Similar gender stereotypes are seen in “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell. In this short story, the murder of Mr. Wright was investigated by a group of men and women in Mr. Wright’s home. As the men search for evidence of a motive upstairs, the women stay downstairs and accidentally find the evidence needed to solve the murder. In Glaspell’s short story, “A Jury of Her Peers”, and in the article “Philosophical and Political Issues Surrounding Gender” it is made clear that gender stereotypes lead to gender discrimination. This discrimination causes men to assume women’s opinions are not as important as theirs and expect women to do all the house chores.

By extension, this also included the lenses of The Body, Romantic Love, and Tradition. Not wanting to go the traditional route of finding angry YouTube celebrities raging on about rape culture and blatant sexism, I turned to the world of fiction novels that represent real problems in America. There, the novel The Handmaid’s Tale, was presented to me. This became my primary source quickly, as it describes the commodification of women and their bodies. A woman's worth is directly related as to whether or not she is fruitful during the act of copulation, in a dystopian reality where the chances of conception are 1 in 40. For my reference source, I chose EBSCO as it was provided to me through the Holman Library and allowed me to search through numerous scholarly articles. My multimedia secondary source is a Prezi presentation that elaborates on the color of oppression in the The Handmaid’s Tale. This prezi elaborates on the symbolism found within The Handmaid’s Tale, as showcased by the use of color and dress styles. For my scholarly secondary source, an article discussing the double standards of purity in a woman body as presented in a magazine article proved

It is mind-blowing at how little a woman has ownership over her own body. It is even more remarkable how, even in 2016, women cannot freely enjoy being sexually active, like men, without shade being thrown at them. Jill Filipovic touches on these issues in her article, Offensive Feminism: The Conservative Gender Norms that Perpetuates Rape Culture, and How Feminists Fight Back. Ms. Filipovic gives insight into how these perceptions helps the rape culture in America stay alive. In this reflection paper, I plan on evaluating how there is a “war over the most basic of values: the humans rights to bodily autonomy and self-determination, the role of women in society, and the construction of the family (14).”

The age old question men always ask themselves about, how to look at women? A question which has plagued society since the beginning. Of course there have been many opinions on the question ranging from both sides of the spectrum. In “Looking at Women” by Scott Russell Sanders, “Saudis in Bikinis” by Nicholas Kristof, and Moral Equivalence by Malcolm Evans each creator shares their opinion on how men and society should view women. Kristof, Sanders, and Evans use similar strategies to try to convey their different opinions effectively. The authors uses similar strategies such as figurative language and vocab to draw the reader in. The authors also try to get their varying themes across to the readers. Some of the authors are more effective in conveying their opinion to the reader than others.

Rape is a crime that’s alarmingly on the rise whilst rape culture follows. A radical feminist clearly expresses in her blog that the core issue is a lack of awareness of what rape really is and continues to suggest statistics from male-supremacist groups are entirely false. Next, she urges all rapists to immediately register themselves as a sex offender and ends stating any male can be a rapist regardless of their morals or personality. This radical feminist abhors males yet fails to acknowledge her anger must be aimed towards rapists, as both genders are capable of rape. Onward, an article written by a liberal feminist outlines her concern for rape victims. She continues to tell readers about the growing dangers of rape in a digital generation

In the modern, advanced, yet twisted world we live in today, women have often been objectified and the topics of rape and sexual assault have become jokes. From movies to music videos and songs, the media is often guilty of this, but they aren’t the only ones. What may seem simple and harmless such as a banner with a couple of words meant as a joke, may lead to a much more serious series of events such as sexual assault, according to Trey Gregory, as he talks about the actions of a fraternity in his article, “Rape is Not a Joke”. Whether it be the media or a fraternity at Texas Tech, the mentality of certain people that women may be objectified and treated as animals that must be domesticated is wrong in all ways and may not be justified as a mere joke, as it could lead to dire consequences whether intentional or not.

I grew up in a household where my father proudly called himself a feminist, and my mother worked as a lay midwife. There were books such as Our Bodies, Ourselves lying around. My first undergraduate degree included 18 credit hours of Women’s Studies. About 15 years ago, I completed my certificate in the subject by choosing classes that evaluated the roles of women across cultures, religion, our similarities and our differences. Needless to say, I found myself in shock to learn that not all women embraced feminism, that the office of women’s studies was known to house “feminazis,” and that I found some of the views I encountered to be extreme. My background made this assignment not as shocking, but still eye opening.

On Feb 8th, there was an alleged meeting taking place in Toronto, which individuals who thought rape should be legal attended. The notorious American pick-up artist, Roosh V, who was the leader of this meeting talked about, “How to Stop Rape,” in which he suggests legalizing rape on private property, and that feminism has left a legacy of weaker, more androgynous men, and that men should seek out women with eating disorders.” (Jenny Yuen) Not only does this way of thinking wrong, both ethically and morally, but it is allowing woman to be targets because of their form or any other specific trait that they may have in relation to this quote, furtherly downgrading them as human beings. Women should not feel like they are targets of such horrific

I. PROBLEM: Gender stereotypes feed inequality, and deeming equality advocates as “feminazis” is not only rooted in hate and historical inaccuracy, but also ignores the progress