Betty Rollin Motherhood
The Dirty Deeds of Motherhood
No woman is required to build the world by destroying herself. ~Rabbi Sofer The famous reporter and feminist Betty Rollin wrote an Essay for Look magazine called “Motherhood Who Needs It?” it reflects on how motherhood is just a myth, and women don’t need to have children it’s a choice. Throughout the essay Rollin explains how a woman needing to have babies is something that is a psychological choice not biological. The author gives data from university studies explaining that women have the decision if they want to have children, and that if they choose not too then that’s fine as well. “What an expert cast of hundreds is telling us is, simply, that biological possibility and desire are not the same as biological …show more content…
The author explains that women need to take care of themselves before they venture off into a world that demands women become mothers. Ultimately Rollin gives alternatives to the situation saying that instead of having more children why not worry about the ones at hand, these statements I must say is nothing but the truth, to disagree with Rollin would be saying that one “has” to jump off the cliff with the rest of the gang. Rollin gives strong arguments throughout her essay, first by saying women are not putting in more “me” time, next she uses societies real view on motherhood, and finally she shows new ways to help the problem at hand. Now even though her essay is valid that does not mean some ideas are not put into …show more content…
To understand this we must take a look at what society has been demanding from women since the beginning of time. Early in the years women actually had to reproduce to get the population flowing, so given the proper parts, and certain maneuvers women couldn’t help but have children, it’s just the way things were. Soon Rollin began to explore how feminist found the true answer to women and their purpose in life, and that wasn’t for making babies. Evolution and technology has opened our eyes and showed us that even though we can have babies doesn’t mean we should, “unfortunately, the population curbers are tripped up by the romantic stubborn ideological hurdle”, (148). What Rollin means is that even with proper data and tools women are still popping out babies left and right. So what does this mean for the rest of the overpopulated world? More
No woman is required to build the world by destroying herself. ~Rabbi Sofer The famous reporter and feminist Betty Rollin wrote an Essay for Look magazine called “Motherhood Who Needs It?” it reflects on how motherhood is just a myth, and women don’t need to have children it’s a choice. Throughout the essay Rollin explains how a woman needing to have babies is something that is a psychological choice not biological. The author gives data from university studies explaining that women have the decision if they want to have children, and that if they choose not too then that’s fine as well. “What an expert cast of hundreds is telling us is, simply, that biological possibility and desire are not the same as biological …show more content…
The author explains that women need to take care of themselves before they venture off into a world that demands women become mothers. Ultimately Rollin gives alternatives to the situation saying that instead of having more children why not worry about the ones at hand, these statements I must say is nothing but the truth, to disagree with Rollin would be saying that one “has” to jump off the cliff with the rest of the gang. Rollin gives strong arguments throughout her essay, first by saying women are not putting in more “me” time, next she uses societies real view on motherhood, and finally she shows new ways to help the problem at hand. Now even though her essay is valid that does not mean some ideas are not put into …show more content…
To understand this we must take a look at what society has been demanding from women since the beginning of time. Early in the years women actually had to reproduce to get the population flowing, so given the proper parts, and certain maneuvers women couldn’t help but have children, it’s just the way things were. Soon Rollin began to explore how feminist found the true answer to women and their purpose in life, and that wasn’t for making babies. Evolution and technology has opened our eyes and showed us that even though we can have babies doesn’t mean we should, “unfortunately, the population curbers are tripped up by the romantic stubborn ideological hurdle”, (148). What Rollin means is that even with proper data and tools women are still popping out babies left and right. So what does this mean for the rest of the overpopulated world? More