KINESIOL 4T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Genital Modification And Mutilation, Foot Binding, Menstruation
6 Apr 2017
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Kinesiology 4t03: participation in sport would damage their reproductive organs. Men stand clear of the flesh free of the chaotic carnal atmosphere of childbirth (and infancy) dinnerstein. Dominant imagery has been that of the active mind (in control) and the: the body is out of control, impulsive, acting on instinct (female) Males have been positioned as more active, intellectual, and conscious than females passive body (out of control: the mind is thoughtful active in control (male, (cid:498)male being active and female being receptive(cid:524) Ideologically driven biological myth correct (egg captures sperm) Feminism and the politics of the body: active sperm and passive egg (anatomy textbook) not biologically. Menstruation perceived as a biological failure (bodily waste didn(cid:495)t achieve purpose of pregnancy(cid:524) females power over male bodies gift buying at christmas) Women often focus on the beautification and maintenance of their own bodies.
