SOCI 1501W Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Parental Leave, Gender Role, Masculinity
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The previous fight for women equality has shamefully and disappointingly become male shaming in a war on men to win women supremacy. Quote: pornography, homophobia, and the morning sports section become crucial proving grounds" where masculinity is tested and asserted. Analysis: when men act like men" they are rewarded with recognition of manhood from friends. When girls act like men" they are scolded for acting gross or crude. When men act girly" they are made fun of for not being a real man". What society has yet to realize and act on is that all of these gender role expectations are out of date. Girls can play football and men can do ballet. Until people get their ignorant minds out of the past gender rolling shaming, essentially, will not stop. Quote: in 1992 pat robertson infamously declared, the feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women .
