Marilyn Frye

Marilyn Frye in her article "Sexism" argues, our society groups us according to gender (male or female); which then dictates how we are treated and viewed. She argues this by saying, sexism is a learned habit, that can be fixed only if individuals are willing to do so. I will begin this precis by discussing Frye’s idea of “sex-announcing”, and how it helps others determine our gender based off of factors such as clothing and pronouns. Frye makes the argument, as humans, we find it essential and

In "Oppression" by Marilyn Frye, Frye discussed how a bird cage symbolizes the systematic oppression of women. Frye explains that if you look at a single wire in a bird cage you cannot understand why the bird, is unable to simply fly around the wire and be free. But, when you step back and look at the cage as a whole system of interlocking wires you realize that the bird has no chance of escaping because of all the barriers put in their way (Frye). This is exactly the same case for women. When somebody

‘think pink’ while boys ought to avoid all associations with femininity. In this discourse, I shall discuss Marilyn Frye’s, Sexism to highlight how societal norms such as the aforementioned color-binary in conjunction with, traditions, beliefs, and teachings all establish and sustain a sexist society which, without a full-blown revolution, is forevermore. In her work Sexism, Marilyn Frye analyzes this binary which she claims “characterizes cultural and economic structures which create and enforce

a smile and apology. White privilege is also why whites are in charge of a company and they see a black person, they bypass the application. Whites carry a certain privilege not available to people of color. Marilyn Frye describes how whiteness is a form social and political power. In Marilyn Frye’s article On Being White, she brought up a few points that caught my attention. There are three points she made that support me arguing that whites carry privileges that are not available to people of color

In “Oppression,” Marilyn Frye uses a birdcage as a metaphor to describe the invisible and visible effects that oppression can have on society (151). Frye further argues how an observer failing to see why the cage is a prison to the bird is like someone failing to treat oppression as a “whole” (151). The author’s creative approach spurred me to think of other “bird cages” presently in our society. Specifically, I wonder how the people within the “bird cages” I present become invisible in the cage

Nikky Xiong Feminist Philosophy Nancy Bauer Oct 12th, 2015 The Interpretation of Oppression Women and men are born equal. However, females are receiving unequal judgement and unfair treatment in the society, and thus Marilyn Frye brings up the notion of “oppression”, claiming that women are oppressed. Throughout the essay, I will first give the definition of Frye’s oppression and then list 5 critical qualifications to be considered oppressed. After that, I will explain my appreciation on Frye’s perspective

expose one to penalty, censure, or deprivation”(Frye, 184). In double bind, oppressors always find a way to discipline even whether the decision is good or bad. In fact, no choice ever made by one being oppressed, is a good. Marilyn Frye also relates oppression to a birdcage. When describing the similarities of a birdcage to oppression, Frye states, “It is the experience of being caged in; all avenues, in every direction, are blocked or booby trapped”(Frye, 183). A bird stays inside a cage not being

are seen powerless in many instances and Marilyn Frye details the accounts where women are viewed as second to men in “To see and Be Seen.” Frye uses a metaphysics approach to better understand how people come to power. She gives a metaphysical understanding of how the world has been determined by people of power, which throughout history has been men. Men have been in authority throughout history and have come up with society’s conceptual schema. Frye alludes to people in power don’t want to see

Frye is a philosopher and feminist theorist. Frye categorizes anger as a stereotypical male emotion. She examines anger from a gendered perspective. Anger in women is stereotypically thought of as being a woman who is upset or hysterical about something. “It is a tiresome truth of women’s experience that our anger is generally not well-received. Men (and sometimes women) ignore it, see it as our being “upset” or “hysterical,” or see it as craziness” (Frye, p.84). In Frye’s opinion

In Marilyn Frye’s piece, ‘Oppression,’ the author seeks to define ‘oppression’ in such a way that entails that women are oppressed as women. Women face restrictions, barriers and limitations in her freedom. When it is about women as a gender they are restricted in not being permitted towards several things in life, and also in having less opportunities in the industry and having a job. Women basically have an absence of personal freedom and less economic freedom. Her expression on double bind is