“The realization of one’s gender helps us to fit into society better. A man, for example, would hardly be seen walking into a restaurant wearing a dress. He would carry himself in a certain manner, speak in a particular way and certainly would not cover his face running from the restaurant crying if his girlfriend dumped him. Acknowledging our gender helps to create our social identities, this involves dressing, behaviour and body movement. It would look very strange to see a man swaying his hips. Knowing one’s gender is important to becoming socially accepted.”
-Undergraduate Sociology essay on Bourdieu.
Why do I read these? Why? Why do I do this to myself?
New resolution: not reading every essay that comes across my desk as feminist self care.
Edit: oh god, I just read the last part. She writes that Pakistani women are “treated as possessions” and, I quote: “possessions can be tampered with to teach lessons to other offending families. It is kind of like stealing cattle with the knowledge that the person who owns it will feel upset because they intended to kill it and get some meat. Because of this treatment, Pakistani women tend to be very timid. They would not dream of interrupting a man while he is speaking.”
If this is your essay and you are reading this: you are the worst. Bourdieu hates you. As do we all.
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babybirch said:
this is upsetting to me in so many ways
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octobersnow said:
D:
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heyfatchick said:
GROSS. Did she reference that bile? Also - this is me being a pedantic academic - you don’tstart a sentence with “It is kind of like…” in a bloody essay.
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marc4marc said:
no. stop. never. no not ever. no.
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