W S 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Phyllis Schlafly, The Feminine Mystique, Antifeminism
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If we can think about and understand what it is like to be of the mind of the oppressor then we can understand both pov of the oppressed and oppressor. Stereotypes are perpetuated: ignorance, selecive percepion and memory, internalize and act out stereotypes. Physical inimidaion, psychological inimidaion, economical inimidaion, self policing within the group. There is a beauty ideal but how can there be when it changes all the ime. Women have a special claim to beauty an ugly man can be masculine but an ugly woman isn"t considered feminine. When guys catcall women their beauty is being owned by all those who see. Youth = beauty (youth is easier to manipulate) Disney need a man to rescue you. Old = evil, young = good and beauiful, happily ever ater people never talk about what happens ater the wedding. Bety friedan the feminine mysique 1963 women"s disengagement from life (privileged white women)