Discrimination Between Women In Cooper-White And The Cry Of Tamar
I want to first start this paper by mentioning that in all of the time I’ve been going to church I had never herd the Cry of Tamar. I feel Cooper-White picked a great story to illustrate the harsh realities of discrimination towards women, not only from a biblical standpoint but also how it relates to the way women are treated as lower class citizens today. The story as despicable as it is, has given the churches that follow the bible fodder to continue the misogyny that exists today, only they do it with the backing of this holy doctrine. Misogyny by definition may be a strong word, but how else can we describe the acceptance of the events from this story, or from any story similar that we as a society have the ability to limit?
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(Cooper-White, 108) She goes on to establish that “50 to 80% of rape occurs by someone that a woman knows rather then a random attack”. (CW, 108) I feel this is due to man’s need to dominate a so called weaker species. Women for years have been viewed as property, which as we know from history has been acquired or obtained by any means necessary. When you examine the definition of rape and apply it to real world terms, men have been raping the world since the beginnings of time, women just happen to be in the world. I have a strong disdain for rapists, especially since I have 2 daughters. The thought of someone taking anything from them against their will is enough to drive me crazy. I know I cant control all situations, and I try to teach them to limit the negative situations they can find themselves, but they shouldn’t have to go through life fearing crowds or blind dates or …show more content…
Many men get in relationships, damage the relationship, and instead of letting the woman leave, the man systematically breaks her down mentally and physically. This is also where sometimes rape occurs, as an abusive man will rape his mate as a way of dominating her. Cooper-White explains via her “power and control wheel” (CW, 127), “how men use economics, coercion, and male privilege amongst other things to control and abuse women”. These leads to a destructive cycle of trust issues that linger on well past a failed relationship and can even have a negative impact on the children in that relationship.
Sexual harassment is a touchy topic. I know she writes from a standpoint of female injustices, but in today’s society women can be just as guilty. There are increasingly more women in positions of power and I think the opportunity for males to be harassed has grown. I personally found myself defend my actions when I didn’t respond favorably to a co-workers advances, and had I not saved the letters that were written to me, I could have lost my job. You should never feel forced to do anything that you don’t want to. We all have moments of weakness, that’s what makes us human, but we also have the ability to
Cooper-White …show more content…
(Cooper-White, 108) She goes on to establish that “50 to 80% of rape occurs by someone that a woman knows rather then a random attack”. (CW, 108) I feel this is due to man’s need to dominate a so called weaker species. Women for years have been viewed as property, which as we know from history has been acquired or obtained by any means necessary. When you examine the definition of rape and apply it to real world terms, men have been raping the world since the beginnings of time, women just happen to be in the world. I have a strong disdain for rapists, especially since I have 2 daughters. The thought of someone taking anything from them against their will is enough to drive me crazy. I know I cant control all situations, and I try to teach them to limit the negative situations they can find themselves, but they shouldn’t have to go through life fearing crowds or blind dates or …show more content…
Many men get in relationships, damage the relationship, and instead of letting the woman leave, the man systematically breaks her down mentally and physically. This is also where sometimes rape occurs, as an abusive man will rape his mate as a way of dominating her. Cooper-White explains via her “power and control wheel” (CW, 127), “how men use economics, coercion, and male privilege amongst other things to control and abuse women”. These leads to a destructive cycle of trust issues that linger on well past a failed relationship and can even have a negative impact on the children in that relationship.
Sexual harassment is a touchy topic. I know she writes from a standpoint of female injustices, but in today’s society women can be just as guilty. There are increasingly more women in positions of power and I think the opportunity for males to be harassed has grown. I personally found myself defend my actions when I didn’t respond favorably to a co-workers advances, and had I not saved the letters that were written to me, I could have lost my job. You should never feel forced to do anything that you don’t want to. We all have moments of weakness, that’s what makes us human, but we also have the ability to