Patriarchal cultures

Darraj brought up a good question about gender hierarchy. Why are men seen as being superior to women? Is it because they're stronger? Is it because they have strong genes. I feel ur would make more sense if women were the supreme sex. There are many reasons; there more women than men in the world, women literally make the children with little help from the man, women mature faster than men. I think men are deemed superior because they are great at having little to no emotions. With out emotion it is easy for a person to make a logical decision. Women are emotional creatures and that is viewed as being weak. Another man could of been chosen to be superior is that they atleast needed to have some sort of position in the world. Women positions are to bear and take care of the children, which are ultimately the most important thing in life. While men had to find their purpose in life.

Feminism

The last two readings we've discussed in class have definately caught my attention. I never thought of feminism being a major thing. I just defined it as women who hated men. But now that I read the writings Darraj and Martinez I have a whole new perspective on feminism. Darraj has taught me that there are more than one type of feminism. That I don't have to hate men and vow to be independent from anyone of the opposite sex or somewho refuses to hate men. I can love men and some patriarchal customs of my society. Martinez has taught me that I don't have to accept the full responsibility of the duties of my culture and as a women. I can voice my opinion on the topic and not be afraid of the consquences. Both women are from different cultures. In both cultures there are many male dominant customs and I realize now that in any culture men is going to be the superior sex. The one point neither of the writers talked about was how to change this. I think they assume thatif women empower themselves, men will realize that they should be equal. I think we need a larger event that would ultimately change the view points of many men.