Gender Studies - December 2007

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1645145,00.html

2007-12-06 10:57:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since we can't censor derogatory and demeaning words like "bit*h," "wh*re," and "c*nt" out of our language some third wave feminists say we should try to change their meaning in everyday speech. Have you personally seen this shift in the meaning of these words in your life? When someone calls a woman a bit*h or a wh*re do they ALWAYS mean it in the derogatory way, or can it sometimes be a compliment, an unconscious attempt to change the meaning of the word?

2007-12-06 10:20:12 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

What goals do you think should be the most important to tackle for The Third Wave Feminism Movement? If listing more than one or two, please put them in order of importance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-wave_feminism

2007-12-06 09:42:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Right above the hips on both sides

2007-12-06 08:34:54 · 6 answers · asked by Dan A 6

I've been getting harassed by email over the past few weeks. Juat insults, but no serious threats. The sender was anonymous. I threatened to call the cops and press charges.

Now they apologized and promised to stop, but they refuse to identify themselves.

Can I still press charges or get them in trouble?

2007-12-06 08:32:37 · 12 answers · asked by Eva L 2

him after he passed out just to make him look and feel stupid.

2007-12-06 08:29:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you agree, do you think there is a biological component? Or perhaps, it is the cultural environment and upbringing?

2007-12-06 08:14:49 · 20 answers · asked by Marguerite 7

Be honest.

2007-12-06 07:47:37 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will men simply ignore feminism?
Will men create their own families?

2007-12-06 07:03:18 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or is there something else behind it.

2007-12-06 06:47:53 · 9 answers · asked by Grinning Football plinny younger 7

Are the remaining feminists trapped in a time warp, living in a past of their own making? It's sad to see them so much out of touch with reality. They persistently spout old-hat polemics, pontificating about things they know nothing about except for what they have been inculcated with in women's studies classes or the like.

How much sense does it make for some wet-behind-the-ears 19 year old girl to be pontificating about how "women have been oppressed for thousands of years" (apparently without knowing that men and women both have been oppressed at various times in history)? And some femmies still rant on about "votes for women", apparently unaware that men and women are now able to vote and have been able to do so for nearly a hundred years.

The bottom line is that successful women (be that success in a family context or in the workplace) have MOVED PAST FEMINISM with all that old emotional baggage.

How do you feel about it?

2007-12-06 06:44:00 · 11 answers · asked by celtish 3

"The major reason people get offended is from hearing the truth."

personally, i don't agree. the "truth" doesn't bother me; it's lies represented as truth that makes me angry. what about you guys?

2007-12-06 06:10:20 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-06 06:09:55 · 16 answers · asked by hurting 1

This is my mums email address but i'm doing my gender coursework and i'd like to know opinions form people all over the UK.
Is it right and suitable for a man to be carrying out the same roles as a women, the nurturing typical childrens person, roles?

2007-12-06 06:09:24 · 19 answers · asked by DONNA C 1

2007-12-06 05:58:50 · 9 answers · asked by   4

What do you think of this men's priviledges list?

http://colours.mahost.org/org/maleprivilege.html

2007-12-06 04:01:46 · 16 answers · asked by Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse 2

The question of "where have all the good men gone?" is often asked by women who can't fine or attract good men.

But most women will be quick to say when a particular man does not "deserve" a good woman. YET, they seem to believe ALL women deserve a good man... ?

Double standard?

2007-12-06 02:11:28 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

When a social philosophy depends upon dehumanizing humanity, I can't help but wonder if feminism's moral philosophy is morally bankrupt.

2007-12-06 01:48:27 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

this takes away from the beauty of life , it sounds so uncaring and wrong

2007-12-06 01:37:21 · 15 answers · asked by nowomannocry t 1

Since abortion can apparently only be justified by referring to fetuses (i.e. babies in the womb) as parasites or tumors or by viewing the mother as a temporary chimera and noting that we have an apparent right to "destroy" those who are dependent on us (but are obviously genetically distinct), does that mean we have the right to destroy those who are dependent on others by virtue of social necessity? For example, do we have the right to destroy the mentally disabled or the poor, since they also fit the dictionary definition of "parasite"?

Am I the only one who sees the danger in dehumanizing humanity in this way?

2007-12-06 01:17:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Then why does it have a different genetic code?

2007-12-06 00:31:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would you marry the same person if you had to do it again?.

2007-12-06 00:16:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

or do you recognise it as a perfectly valid temperament?do shy women let balzy and brass feminist ladies down?because they are 'wishy washy', 'docile' and seemingly 'submissive' amongst other terms...?Men and women what are your views?

2007-12-05 23:33:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

and why/ why not?

2007-12-05 22:12:36 · 18 answers · asked by Sylvia 2

Is it a significant feature for you?

Do you find long hair more feminine, or do you think it makes no difference?

Do you have a preference for long or short hair in those you are attracted to?

2007-12-05 19:49:08 · 22 answers · asked by Twilight 6

Do you tend to be attracted to men with long or short hair in real life?

What about figures in film and entertainment?


Is a mans hair a significant feature of his appearance to you?

2007-12-05 19:46:48 · 14 answers · asked by Twilight 6

In the Bible, the story of Samson and Delilah tells of how the great Warrior and hero Samson was ensnared by Delilah, and removed his hair. The result was that he lost all his strength until it grew back.

In modern societies, many businesses demand strict dress standards of men, where the standard uniform is a suit and a tie, with clean cropped short hair.

Yes one has only to look to film to see numerous examples of Long Haired men as heroic powerful potent figures, a far higher proportion, I suspect than the ratio of long haired to short haired men in the US and much of Europe.

Do our societies encourage men to keep their hair short because mostly they work within a hierarchy, and because at some level, a long haired man is perceived as being threatening?

Is Long Hair a symbol of Masculinity and Potency?

2007-12-05 19:44:01 · 19 answers · asked by Twilight 6

The high-profile and polarizing debate between "Pro-choicers" and "Pro-lifers" masks what I believe is a very accesible common ground: NO ONE WANTS MORE ABORTIONS.

As a proponent of reproductive rights, I believe that no woman should be forced to bear children against her will. But the main issue should be preventing unwanted pregnancies in the first place.

Think about it: fewer unwanted pregnancies, fewer abortions. All it takes is wide availability of contraception and accurate information and suddenly, fewer and fewer women find themselves having to make the choice to have an abortion at all.

Voila! Everyone is happy. No babies are dying, no one is forced to have babies they aren't prepared to care for.

Unless of course, you happen to be the sort of person who wants to increase the number of abortions. Or maybe you are don't believe that women should be able to prevent pregnancy...

2007-12-05 18:01:31 · 10 answers · asked by sqwish1984 3

Does this exist in how much we know of doctrines or of spiritual truth?

2007-12-05 17:18:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-05 17:10:38 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous