KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Modus Operandi, Michael Messner, Denotation
16 Nov 2017
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Sex and gender - the egg and the sperm. Men must give up some power and privilege if we are to build a fair, equitable and right society. She looks for links between our culture and science. Stereotypes imply not only that female biological processes are less worthy than their male counterparts but also that women are less worthy than men. Sperm: powerful, small, fast, brave, winner (the one who makes it), leader, gusty. Egg: fragile, painful, passive, in-waiting, compensated with the strongest sperm, complete once the sperm enters her, useless until a sperm gives meaning to her existence. When it comes to fertilization, biologists have got it all wrong. For decades, biologists have been portraying sperm as intrepid warriors battling their way to an aging, passive egg that can do little but await the sturdy victor"s final, bold plunge. Video of sperm attack & egg and sperm .
