Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Gender Issues
Honestly, I am not a fan of stereotyping discussions, because stereotypes are most of the time wrong, offensive, and just another way to start a fight with women. First off, the stereotypes we have talked about are only about the majority of women or men, not all women or men. Also, society always seems to over exaggerate how bad an issue is, or, in this situation, how much guys care about women's personality when picking a mate. For example, women believe that men look at them as sex dolls and only show interest in a women's apperance, which everyone knows is not entirely true and over exaggerated, that's how almost all stereotypes are. Another problem that is usually brought up when talking about stereotypes, is how offensive hearing the gender roles can be to somebody who is in the minority. Because when a member of the minority group is assumed to share similar qualities as someone in the majority group, the indiviual would most likely feel offended and judged. The whole idea of thinking someone is someway or does something just because of their gender is wrong. Who you are, as a person does not come from your gender. Your type of sex should not matter in most cases in society. For example, a women should NEVER not be hired for a job nor not be promoted based on their sex. Stereotypes just are stupid and should not be used to judge another person.
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i agree. we are judging from the outside before we really know them, because maybe there is a reason behind their actions. and maybe their actions are read wrong by others. stereotypes are just another way to judge
ReplyDeleteI completely agree! women and men should be equal and it is refreshing to hear that. stereotyping is wrong and judging people based on their sex is just as bad as judging someone by their race of ethnicity. i really liked your
ReplyDeleteThis is a really well thought-out post AAltman93. This is a really neutral way to take in all of the other posts of this blog and state a true, meaningful take on the whole topic of gender issues. It really brings out an important factor of the whole topic, which I feel is really significant, and that is that STEREOTYPES ARE GENERALIZATIONS THAT ARE EXAGGERATED to a point where they become completely untrue and offensive.
ReplyDeleteAustin,
ReplyDeleteWhile I share your distaste of stereotypes (as do those commenting), I nonetheless feel that understanding their sources can offer positive insights into understanding gender relations (particularly those we'll be encountering in Atwood's novel).
Nice post!