Monday, October 15, 2007

silly feminist, respect is for men

The idea that I got from The Marxist-Feminist Collective was that feminist writers want very much not to be considered from the point of view that they are woman, but at the same time need it to be noted that they do have different difficulties and situations then men do. Another topic that comes into focus in the Jane Eyre reading is that of women's sexuality, which is both a widely undiscussed yet often reffered to topic. With such things as the female seductrice a common occurance. But the writer (I'm not quite sure who this is) asks more than to refer to it, but to understand it. WHY is this woman starved for sex, WHY does she need it, and WHY do we treat this any differently from the common knowledge that is a man's sexual urges? The writer blames, in the case of Jane Eyre that is, a lack of family structure in the woman's life. This I do not agree with at all. Would a woman with family be any less likely to have sex than a woman without? Would she enjoy it less? She may find less time for it, what with her family and all, but that doesnt mean she wants it any less. Such beliefs are foolishness, then again that could be said for most of the beliefs mentioned here. (before you go all PEW PEW fight!, please note that i am referring to society's point of view about women, not the feminist point of view, though that is far from perfect as well)

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