The articles by Fuller and Steinem come from different time periods, but both get the same point across. I never really gave any thought to these two articles so it was very interesting, new perspective for me. The article by Fuller was difficult to comprehend for me because it is from such a long time ago. One of the points from her article that I 100% agree with is that statement, "All men are privately influenced by women.." I think men should start to respect the female figures in their lives more. But are too "masculine" to show that they respect them.
The article by Steinem was humorous, yet it still proved a serious point. I found that the article by Steinem was much easier to relate to since it is more recent than the article by Fuller. Like I said before this article gave me a new perspective of thinking about what would happen if the roles were reversed. The idea of men menstruating is hilarious but also disturbing. Men would think of their menstruation cycles as a worthy event and " would brag about how long and how much." It would make it harder for women's rights to be as equal as to a man's because we aren't worthy enough to have such an "honorable" task as menstruating. Who knows maybe the government would give each man a week off of work while they were menstruating? Or they would blame some of men's actions on PMS? It's interesting to me to think about how the world would be if just one thing was changed. When you look at the world today women don't brag about their periods or think of themselves more worthy because of it. In the long run, I think today women and men are treated equal for the most part, but they are indeed different.
I also think that bringing up the topic of our differences can help us all appreciate the other gender more. Also, this can help us be more aware of the gender discrimination that goes on today still.
Hey Maria! I really liked how you brought up the question about if men could menstruate would they get the week off while they were menstruating. That is a really good question because honestly I could see that happening. I also agree with you that the whole topic of men menstruating is disturbing. It disturbs me that whole topic of menstruating would be different just because men have it instead of women. It truly disgust me how unfair the world is. I say women start praising menstruation instead of being embarrassed by it just like men would if they could menstruate.
ReplyDeleteHi Maria! I would have to agree with you that Fuller's writing was quite hard to comprehend, but I do believe they were trying to get across the same point. I like how at the end of your response you mentioned that the world should keep bring up the differences between men and women and learning different ways to appreciate them. I think this will help solve more issues as well and make men and women more aware of the gender discrimination that goes on too. I also like how you mentioned the quote by Fuller that "All men are privately influenced by women". Most wouldn't think this is true, but in reality I really believe it is. Great post, see you in school soon!
ReplyDeleteHi Maria! I agree with you that Fuller's writing was a little hard to understand at times, since it was written so long ago. However, I like how you took away the point that men definitely are influenced by women. It would be impossible for them not to be because everyone has a strong women figure in their life, whether it be a mother, sister, teacher, etc. I also think the idea of men menstruating is funny, but disturbing. It not only seems like a weird thing to occur, but it makes me mad that women are taught to be embarrassed of their period, while men would praise it. At the end, I love how you point out, "bringing up the topic of our differences can help us all appreciate the other gender more," because I think it's true that women need to own their differences instead of being shamed from them. Great job Maria, see you Tuesday!
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