Monday, October 24, 2011

Male Dominance?

After many minutes of thought, I had to agree with the woman that seems to be a Muslim. Why? Because of the way Western media portrays beauty. Since preteen age, girls are subliminally shown that the only way to properly attract males is by showing skin. This is also taught to older women as well (feminism anyone?)

I could go off and say that this is one of the main causes of problems in teenagers nowadays. I could say that the world identifies low-self esteem girls as the real issue.  But then society goes on to encourage these same low self-esteem girls to wear clothing with the lowest neckline and the highest hemline possible. Even as they decry the treatment of women sexually by men, feminists encourage women to use sex as a tool to manipulate men. Simply said, society wants girls/women/females to believe that they are not just good for sex, but then pushes them to dress and act as if they were only good for sex. Hypocritical much? Others may say we are in an age of "sexual liberation" blah blah blah. Wait that reminds me, didn't the Roman empire experience "sexual liberation" then shortly thereafter crumbled? (The Romans realized this and tried to "fix" this, but it was too late. Not saying it was the only reason for their empire's downfall).
Seems to me, Islam and other conservative religions or conservative Christian denominations got this right. I could say all this, but I won't.~D. Cruz

7 comments:

  1. I totally agree with the part about how people tell women that they are useful human beings (not only for sex) and then tell them that they should wear provocative clothes. It is just so ironic. However, I did not completely understand the picture and the message it sends.

    Rahma R.

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  2. What a great picture and explanation!Both women are disappeared: one under the sunglass( our eyes are the window of our soul)and the other under the veil.They surpress their right, ability and identity in order to be acccepted by men.
    Hanna E.

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  3. This picture made me think about many things. First, I do not think that women dress only to make an impact on men. Confident women choose their clothing because they feel pretty in them, because they like to look nice, or because they feel comfortable. To say that women are thinking about what reaction are they going to get from men every time they are getting dressed is not realistic. In my opinion, there are certain moments in which a woman thinks about making an impact on a guy, but not all the time.

    Second, I believe that culture influences the way we want to look in a tremendous way, and that is the message I got from the picture. I am Latina, and we have curves. When I got here, I felt different, because in this culture having a big ass is synonymous of being fat. I weight 121 pounds, I am not fat but I have a big butt. In my culture, the majority of women have big buttocks, and they embrace their curves, they do not consider that as being fat.
    I could not shopping for jeans here because they are not designed for women with curves.
    That has been changing, and now I do not have to wait until I visit my family to get a good pair of jeans. Thank you multiculturalism!

    Katerine A.

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  4. I totally agree with this post. If you are seriously thinking about a guy liking you for who you are then dressing in provocative clothing and showing your best assets as a first impression for a guy to like you then a word of advice the guy doesn't really like you, he only likes what you present him with. That I think is why women are more likely to be lonely in there 30's or 40's or forever because they think that if they don't have a rockin body or a Megan Fox face then they won't be likable to guys. Make the guy like you for who you are inside and not outside. The media pushes this matter to the fullest which is why I hate them because they expect everyone to look the same as models or actresses. So the main thing that I am trying to say is that women should try to at least have the courage to present themselves to boys/men or whomever causally and not slutty (the best word that comes to my mind at this point to describe it).

    Bilal H.

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  5. My impression of the image is that the covered woman feels the uncovered woman has too much freedom and is being exploited by her male dominated culture, while the uncovered woman is denied freedom and is controlled by her male dominated culture. I feel both have valid points. My opinion is that women should have the right to make their own choices, while also avoiding exploitation. I find myself in the middle ground of these two extremes, favoring portions of both arguments.

    Houria B.

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  6. My impression of the image is that the covered woman feels the uncovered woman has too much freedom and is being exploited by her male dominated culture, while the uncovered woman is dinied freedom and is controlled by her male dominated culture.I feel both have valid points. My opinion is that women should have the right to make their own choicesm while also avoiding exploitation. I find myself in the middle ground of these two extremes, favoring portions of both arguments.

    Houria B.

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  7. This image is very impressive to me. First of all, I believe beauty comes from inside of your heart. If you have a good heart trust me no body needs fashion, or any thing else to present your self whether in society, or to a men. In my opinion, Some women's likes to follow their culture, and they choose the way to dress up by their choice, where they feel comfortable. If I talk about the part love, I am sure every body wants to be loved by heart not by the outer beauty. Now days, People are more tend to choose outer beauty which is only good for some time. Having a beautiful heart does not need any fancy or cover dress to represent themselves to any one.
    “The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,but true beauty in a Woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows.”
    ― Audrey Hepburn
    Nabila ENG 112 Section 009A

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