The two readings today discussed the way that homosexuality and in particular lesbianism is perceived. Rupp’s article talked about homosexuality and how the views on this issue have radically changed from their being nothing odd to anyone about same sex sexual interactions into today’s world when things are seen in a very different light. The most interesting part of this article to me was when Rupp speaks about how homosexuality is simply another form of difference in sexual experiences that are looked down upon. She cites gender among things as differences that are not viewed in today’s world as acceptable bridges to cross when engaging in sexual activities. This type of comment seems to contribute to a theme of non-acceptance of things that are not viewed as normal or usual such as we saw in our discussions of intersex people. Rich talks about the perceived differences in men and women’s sexuality and how men have many advantages in the current ways that sexuality is practiced. These two readings made me consider how people just accept the world they live in without questioning the origins of widely accepted thoughts and constructs and how maybe if more people challenged the things that are fed to them from birth then the word could have a different spin on it.
On a different note, I came across some interesting articles from the same woman who I wrote my news flash on and a few others on two different topics.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tracy-mcmillan/why-youre-not-married_b_822088.html
http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/02/22/why.not.married/?hpt=Sbin
these two articles are about women and the choice or need to get married. The first seems to portray that every woman wants/needs to get married and that there are only a few reasons why a woman would not and the second is a response from an unmarried woman.
this article is by the woman I wrote my newsflash on and it talks about strong women and how this effects men.
I think its interesting that you bring up the Huffington Post article. I stumbled across this as well a week ago; though initially my impression was that the writer was being unfair and angry, I have changed my mind a bit. Her final paragraph brings up the important point that marriage needs to be brought into proper perspective. She says that for women marriage "[is] the culmination of a princess fantasy so universal, it built Disneyland." Here she is communicating how women prioritize marriage and put it on a pedestal. I can agree with both articles that this tactic can keep women dependent on men.
ReplyDeleteThis connects to Rich's argument that women have been indoctrinated to believe that heterosexual marriage is the ultimate.