tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554595455107316010.post8328320527190056058..comments2022-09-06T01:01:24.981-07:00Comments on All we are, We are: AnthemJamie Tolmatskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637705063758160851noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554595455107316010.post-80315240658046511592011-03-08T19:29:43.570-08:002011-03-08T19:29:43.570-08:00Great post, Jamie! I'm not going to lie, that ...Great post, Jamie! I'm not going to lie, that activity at the end threw me for a loop for a minute. I definitely agree with your insight that men are more chastised for acting "girly" than women are for acting "manly". And I think Kyle's analysis is pretty interesting. A question to consider with this feminist approach is how gendering affects the distribution of power. I think it's pretty clear that power in Hamlet lies with Claudius, Laertes, and Hamlet himself, among other males. Gertrude is powerless over her husband and even her own sexual desires at times, and Ophelia is so powerless over her emotions that she commits suicide. When we realize how the way we describe our own life and world is gendered, we can begin to address the power discrepancies evident in our society. Again, thanks for the thought-provoking post!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686470805734538914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554595455107316010.post-18197993272989111902011-03-07T16:35:25.928-08:002011-03-07T16:35:25.928-08:00Hey Jamie, great job as usual : ] I definitely ag...Hey Jamie, great job as usual : ] I definitely agree with your take on gender issues in today's society. Although we usually focus more on the oppressive nature of gender roles on women, there is equally as much pressure, if not more on men. You raise some really interesting points on that topic and made me realize that gender stereotypes play a bigger role in our lives than we are often aware of.Alli Sontaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929654950443853453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554595455107316010.post-35476817993805237072011-03-07T11:31:48.585-08:002011-03-07T11:31:48.585-08:00The highlight of this post for me was of course th...The highlight of this post for me was of course the idea of honors gym. Leaving that aside, I enjoyed your discussion of gender roles. Looking at how they influence daily interactions is informative, and I think expanding that focus to the way larger institutions like the media, or the state interact can also be informative.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781084060622140331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554595455107316010.post-43547211564867344542011-03-05T22:18:14.392-08:002011-03-05T22:18:14.392-08:00Nice post, Jamie! I really liked your point about ...Nice post, Jamie! I really liked your point about how it's much more acceptable for girls to act "manly" than it is for men to act "girly". From what I've read, this is because in our (somewhat patriarchal) society, masculinity is prized and considered "higher" or "better" than femininity. Therefore, when women act "manly", they're "bettering" themselves, while when men choose to act in a more "feminine" way, they're "worsening" themselves by giving up some of their male privilege. <br /><br />In the LGBT community, this can be be pretty clearly seen, with much of society much more accepting of lesbians than gay males (though of course all gay people don't necessarily break traditional gender roles), as well as more accepting of FTM transgender individuals than MTF transgender people.Kyle Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214381110964227540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554595455107316010.post-11934022241180002512011-03-05T13:08:08.913-08:002011-03-05T13:08:08.913-08:00Jamie, I'm so glad you wrote this blog post. ...Jamie, I'm so glad you wrote this blog post. I was delighted that you chose this exercise-- my mom and I used to discuss the very same one when I was little, and I would always quiz her dates on it before approving them. I agree with you to a degree that males can sometimes suffer more by breaking outside of the gender box, as their sexuality is called into question and they are then cast as "other" and not as much of a person as other males. Completely unfair! We absolutely need to concentrate more on helping society let go of these oppressive practices. However, I think female oppression is much deeper than how you describe it. Being considered "one of the guys" isn't just it. Societies' biases toward women can force them to develop many disorders and lose their true selves. The best example I can think of is a quote from an adolescent girl in Dr. Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia: "I'm a perfectly good carrot that everyone is trying to turn into a rose. As a carrot, I have good color and a nice leafy top. When I'm carved into a rose, I turn brown and wither."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554595455107316010.post-42651353173492264852011-03-05T12:29:01.943-08:002011-03-05T12:29:01.943-08:00Great post Jamie! I definitely misread the last qu...Great post Jamie! I definitely misread the last question in the thought experiment at the bottom. I definitely was thinking you were asking why couldn't the doctor operate, which is based on some medical laws/practices that say you can't treat close family, or something like that.<br /><br />I particularly enjoyed your analysis of male/female double standards on being too feminine/masculine. I agree that it seems more acceptable for girls to be masculine than it is for guys to be feminine. <br /><br />Anyway, great post!Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674010755781644482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554595455107316010.post-45348569266604218392011-03-05T11:14:02.166-08:002011-03-05T11:14:02.166-08:00Great post! I liked the little psychology activity...Great post! I liked the little psychology activity at the end, but it's hard to believe people actually get confused by it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219735340052222832noreply@blogger.com