On Thursday, class showed me how life is from a different point of view. In class, my Professor, who is a man silenced all men present in the room, which created a discussion among all the women in the class. This exercise was based on Foucault’s theories about the woman’s voice in society. I thought it was so funny how the boys could not let the women control the conversation with interrupting with their written comments, I mean really is that hard to be inferior? Try being a woman for a week! Also, I felt like every time Dr. Rog suggested something that referred to the actions of the women, we actually stopped doing what we were doing and adjusted due to his opinions. Do woman like being inferior or is it in our nature? This question should be taken into consideration by all females because we are the only ones who have an issue with the way were being treated and the only ones who can fix it!
As one can see, I personally agree with Foucault because men are superior in modern society due to their hierarchy positions that they hold. For example, the president of the United States has always been a man because the population feels comfortable with a strong and forceful individual controlling and securing their lives. The media shapes the population’s minds into thinking how a man or woman should be perceived by different individuals. After generating a common ideal about the duties and emotions of the two opposing sexes, they raise their offspring according to the opinions of the hegemonic forces. One way an individual may show that they are convinced is by buying their baby boy G.I. Joes and the baby girl Barbie Dolls. Both of these toys signify masculinity and femininity, which is the object of the parent. Does a child really understand what kind of toy they are playing with?
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