Today’s class was a very interesting drill. I believe that guy or girl, no one likes to be suppressed, or not given the right to speak. I think that this experiment might not accurately reflect what is happening in the world, simply because that is what Dr. Casey told us to do, so there was a different ideology of power structure at work. It would be interesting to keep some sort of tabs of how many times women speak in class and how many times their voices are heard and followed through on. What was said about being in-group projects and not be heard tends to be a common trend among women.
More importantly, despite what men might think, there are many times when women are silenced. Whether or not it is because of the outer ideologies at work, or stemming from inside there are many serious issues involved in this. In our cmc200 class we were talking about the notion of rape and dominance. There are numerous girls whom I know on this campus who have been sexually violated by guys and who are too scared (mainly for social reasons) to say anything. One girl even has an issue with understanding why the guy is at fault. If that is not the submissive ideology at work, then I do not know what is! Girls feel pressure to act in ways that they believe guys want us to. Maybe in certain arenas women have stepped up to vocalize certain things, but in sex… men dominate.
From the examples of girls who are raped and then continue to engage in sexual acts with the guy, because she feels like she needs to, it is clear that girls are constantly seeking approval from men.
I am curious about how much of what we say in class is taken seriously or is listened to at all? Is there selective hearing?
I am curious what guys think, and maybe it is the ideology of masculine power, but I am curious there is no escaping it!
There certainly are gender roles though in relationships which show the hierarchy of gender. Even the basic rule of dating, that the man must pursue, and the woman has to wait for the man to come to her.
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