An ordinary everyday woman leading a group of women to protest against the highly anticipated Peloponnesian war by refusing sexual contact with their partner is considered implausible‚ especially considering the period of time in which the play was based in. It was not until the end of the play where Lysistrata‚ the leader of the revolt is finally able to pitch her idea in forming a peace treaty between Sparta and Athens. The play suggests that Lysistrata’s reasoning of wanting the war to end was
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At 1:17:58‚ Tina makes her first appearance in the company of her partner‚ Mookie. With Tina housebound by her role as caregiver for their son‚ Hector‚ and Mookie resigned to a life of “making money‚ getting paid” at Sal’s‚ the traditional gender dynamics of their relationship are quickly established. Indeed‚ Tina appears so imprisoned by her circumstances that she must purchase the attention of her lover by ordering food from his place of work. Though Mookie’s victimhood at the hands of capitalism
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“She fights‚ she shoots‚ she kills‚ she solves and she rescues” (Brown‚ 1996‚ p.56) and she‚ is the new heroine portrayed in films today. Films possess the potential to influence‚ engage and inspire and hence is vital in constructing one’s perceptions of gender (Hammer‚ 2009). Together with the rise of feminism‚ female portrayals in action films have also changed from male dominated action films to heroine action films. However‚ does the change in female portrayals in these action films reflect the
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(Critical Reading Thinking and Writing 133). On the contrary‚ Donald Joralemon and Phil Cox‚ authors of the article “Body Values: The Case Against Compensating for Transplant Organs‚” believe the market sale of organs will lead to an increase in objectification of the human body (The Hastings Center Report 29). The most rational solution to our nation’s organ donation debate is to initiate the practice of “Presumed Consent‚” the policy in which all citizens are to be considered a donor at death‚ unless
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The Female Body in Fashion Photography Contemporary fashion photography typically concerns itself with the objectification of women. Although men are also used to display certain stereotypes and ideologies; these are usually done in a manner that portrays masculinity‚ power and control over women. Women are seen as objects of a passive nature‚ brimming with sexual desire and used to further the males prurient gaze. The contrasting images of Lana Del Rey from the October issue of GQ are a powerful
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Alienation In Karl Marx’s Selected Writings he describes the ways in which labor can lead to the alienation of the worker. First he describes a cause as the objectification of the worker and labor. Next he shows how a separation of the worker and the activity of working takes away from the essence of life. From there he argues the essence of being is lost because the worker does not have the identity of his work. And finally he describes an alienation due to the separation of worker and capitalist
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The article I chose: Silent No More: French Women Speak Out Against Pattern Of Sexism is from May‚ 2016 and was written by Camila Domonoske for NPR. This article address sexism and sexual harassment in France. Seventeen women who are former members of the French Parliament have put aside their differing political views to come together and bring to light the sexism and sexual harassment that is entrenched in the political culture of France (Domonoske‚ 2016). A major focus of the article is the
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has been persistent for as long as one can remember is Misogyny in the society. The belief that women are inferior to men has been contaminating the human mind. The issue can be commonly seen in the society in form of domestic abuse‚ violence‚ objectification in name of advertisements‚ and especially in the music industry where the lyrics are filled with hateful messages towards women. Even though the governing laws consider men and women as equal‚ but the mistreatment of women continues to be the
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Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake focuses on the negative impacts of Capitalism. Capitalism is the cause of all the struggle in this dystopian world. Capitalism is the cause of the destruction of the human race because‚ it gives all the power to the Compounds‚ it creates a toxic concoction of science and business‚ and it promotes its ideology through propaganda. In Atwood’s dystopian world‚ capitalism is a method of control. The type of control used is biotechnological – in the form of diseases.
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In their respective essays‚ Purdue University’s Roxanne Gay and popular sociologist Aaron Devor‚ the difference is very clear. Gay’s “Bad Feminist: Take One” still relates to Devor’s “Becoming Members of Society: Learning the Social Meanings of Gender”‚ in their arguments about gender. The main difference is the way that the essays are presented. If you pay attention to the way they are presented‚ Gay uses more of a humorous approach and only uses interviews‚ real experiences‚ and quotes. Whereas
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