Discussion Blog Three
In Feminism is for EVERYBODY bell hooks talks about how in the second wave of feminism woman were starting to get more rights and power, however this power usually only fell to the more privileged white woman. She speaks of the conflict feminists had to still individually achieve without taking advantage of their underprivileged sisters. At first many feminists used their newfound power to employ other women but as time went on women lost sight of the goal and began to turn their backs on their less fortunate counterparts and seat themselves again at the right hand of a man.
In the reading, "Sisterhood is Still Powerful", the author speaks about three key points during the feminist movement of the 1970's. First, the difference between same-sex and coed classes. Second, the enemy within or women possessing an internalized sexism. Finally, the power of sisterhood and womens solidarity.
Do you believe that both boys and girls benefit from same sex education, rather than coed education, in that they are able to excel in subjects not labeled as masculine or feminine? For example, boys in writing and girls in science/math. Or is it better to discover why these differences exist, if they do exist, and combat them other ways?
In today’s world feminism is seen as a very powerful topic. We see different sides, different views on a vast amount of topics concerning females. One of the most intriguing topics of debate is our societies obsession with women's T and A. Why do you think that is and is there anything that we as “outsiders” can do? Plastic surgery has become more evident in our society with shows like “Doctor 90210”. These shows are designed to give our society the image that plastic surgery is okay and you can achieve that perfect body image through this. Why do you think more and more women and men are having these procedures done? Do you think that having plastic surgery is degrading these women of their self-respect and dignity? Can this lead to prejudice views by men and other women?
Physical attractiveness presents a wide range of advantages for many citizens in real world opportunities today. It allows certain groups to have an absolute advantage over their peers because of their so called attractiveness level. Is this fair? How might this be different for women versus for men? What do you think we as citizens should do, if anything?
