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I decided to post this cartoon for this week's blog because it includes many of the concepts we have talked about in class. More so, it shows a common attitude that many people have about feminism; today, many people, like the man in the cartoon, believe that feminism is not needed in today's society, and they are typically unaffected by the fact that women are still unequal to men in many ways. I really like this cartoon because I think it is a good representation of the important values of feminism. More so, I think it is a good example of how women can defend themselves as feminists.
I would be very interested in talking to the people who, like the man in the cartoon, think that "women are equal in every way that matters." I would like to know what they are referring to when they say something like this.. So equal pay and more representation in government for women does not matter? I think it does! As do many other men and women in society. I would be eager to know what their reasoning is for thinking such things.
Interesting that this is the second kind of cartoon/comic strip type post this week, especially since the approaches to both are so different.
ReplyDeleteI actually am a little conflicted on this cartoon, not because I don't agree with it, but because I don't think it SHOULD matter that Congress HAS to be 50% female 50% male, but I do think that the deliberate exclusion of women in politics, the emphasis put on 'deals made on golf courses', and the fact that politicians don't necessarily relate to their constituents, but personal interests is a good argument for why we need more women in politics (not to mention we do actually outnumber men now). I think this is important because even if they're still politicians who don't always have the community's best interest in mind, at least they'll have a female perspective and will be less likely to pass laws that would negatively affect women.
ReplyDeleteI love the final message at the bottom of this cartoon: "maybe fish have stopped needing water, too." Our rights, our opportunities; those are OUR version of water. We need a voice to survive, to navigate in our society, to breathe in a world congested with male-dominated images and concepts.
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