The Differences Between Sex&Gender

To arrive at a the constitiution of an ethic of sexual difference, We must at least return to what is for Descartes the first passion: Wonder.This passion is not apposed to,or in conflict with, anything else, And exists always as though for the first time. Man an woman, Woman an Man are there for always meeting as though for the first time since they can not stand in for one another. I shall never take the place of a man,An never will a man take mine." Whatever identifications are possible,one will never exactly take the place of another.

After examining the quotations found in the text it was easy to identify Iragary's main idea. She is saying that no matter how men or women compete there can never be a true role reversal. While reading Iragary's piece I also noticed that in the beginning of the work she mentions” Reversal of values: Manual labor and art both being revalorized" While there is an obvious shift in what is considered masculine an feminine this does not change the meaning of the roles themselves.She also says that "For the work of sexual difference to take place a revolution in thought ethics in needed” This demonstrates the previous idea that the once again the roles don't change with the gender.

The quote this can be compared to can be found in "Subjectivity and Gender" as the quote states "The world is oriented around the individual each individual is different, each possesses a unique subjectivite:Also and paradoxically, each shares a common human nature" In my opinion the basic idea that overlaps in the two passages is sexual roles are dictated and based on gender. Even though Cixous says that people are different in their own unique ways based on their gender everyone is commonly tied into the same social expectations as far as their sex roles go.