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Something to think about
Apr. 11th, 2010 01:09 amhttp://tithenai.livejournal.com/246374.html
"I hate when people have their memories taken. I hate that in everything I read lately, it's women who lose their memories – women who have had great adventures, who have been great, who have done great things. In the things that I read and watch on television, these women give up their memories, or have them taken from them, or allow them to be taken from them, in order to keep themselves from harm. They give up their longings, their desire for adventure, the adventures they have had, in order to stay sane, or keep their heads from exploding, or, sometimes, to save the world."
Sorry, been thinking too much for my own good lately. But the more I think about it, the more I really do marvel at all these insane, bizarre, often unhealthy gender divides. Not just gender. People. Why people do things to other people that involve exerting too much control, or removing any control. What drives one human to try to force another human? Schoolyard bullying would be a good example. I find that horrifying. I was teased mercilessly, myself, not to a severe bullying extent, but enough to cause me pain.
I think most of the time it's subconscious, often unintentional. "That's the way the world is," people say. "Oh, that's just men and women today. It's no big deal." But what if it is a big deal?
I'm sure if I go back and read through my own novel in progress, I'll see it. If I do, I'll try to change it, make it less divided. It might be ingrained, you know? What if we just don't really think about it that much?
Why are people so afraid or so irritated when feminist topics are broached? It's not all about women, anyway. It's about men, too. It's about humans, after all. We're all humans. We're all people. Why can't we see that?
"I hate when people have their memories taken. I hate that in everything I read lately, it's women who lose their memories – women who have had great adventures, who have been great, who have done great things. In the things that I read and watch on television, these women give up their memories, or have them taken from them, or allow them to be taken from them, in order to keep themselves from harm. They give up their longings, their desire for adventure, the adventures they have had, in order to stay sane, or keep their heads from exploding, or, sometimes, to save the world."
Sorry, been thinking too much for my own good lately. But the more I think about it, the more I really do marvel at all these insane, bizarre, often unhealthy gender divides. Not just gender. People. Why people do things to other people that involve exerting too much control, or removing any control. What drives one human to try to force another human? Schoolyard bullying would be a good example. I find that horrifying. I was teased mercilessly, myself, not to a severe bullying extent, but enough to cause me pain.
I think most of the time it's subconscious, often unintentional. "That's the way the world is," people say. "Oh, that's just men and women today. It's no big deal." But what if it is a big deal?
I'm sure if I go back and read through my own novel in progress, I'll see it. If I do, I'll try to change it, make it less divided. It might be ingrained, you know? What if we just don't really think about it that much?
Why are people so afraid or so irritated when feminist topics are broached? It's not all about women, anyway. It's about men, too. It's about humans, after all. We're all humans. We're all people. Why can't we see that?
