From this video, we learn how the man in the relationship holds virtually respect for the woman of the relationship, rendering her to be virtually worthless, disrespected, and even non-existent. I am quite pleased to know that we have moved past this kind of mistreatment and behavior as well as being able to say that the difference in value of men and women is slowly fading.
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Laughable Outdated Sexist Dating/ Marriage Advice From The 1950's
Dating is as hard as it is, but did you know how much more difficult it was in the past? For women at least. As we are aware now, women were often treated as less than equal than men, when in fact men and women are equal in abilities. Here we could see some incredibly sexist dating tips from the 1950's. As malicious as these comments were, it is clear that they were presented with a comedic, fun tone. So please, enjoy, and be aware of the ongoing movement for equality.
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From this video, we learn how the man in the relationship holds virtually respect for the woman of the relationship, rendering her to be virtually worthless, disrespected, and even non-existent. I am quite pleased to know that we have moved past this kind of mistreatment and behavior as well as being able to say that the difference in value of men and women is slowly fading.
From this video, we learn how the man in the relationship holds virtually respect for the woman of the relationship, rendering her to be virtually worthless, disrespected, and even non-existent. I am quite pleased to know that we have moved past this kind of mistreatment and behavior as well as being able to say that the difference in value of men and women is slowly fading.
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Fortunately, things have somewhat gotten better since the 50s but with that being said it doesn't mean that we still don't have ways to go for gender equality. I think the ideology of the past was driven by male bravado in terms that the men didn't want to be overshadowed by their wives or female companions. Often because of that thinking men went on to disrespect women and think of them as lesser. Although we can stand here and laugh at how ridiculous this video is, if we were in that time period it would be the norm;saying that full gender equality is reached is not true but it has made some strides for the better.
ReplyDeleteThis is completely agreeable, and this shows that my point has been made clear. I am glad that we are indeed moving onward to hopefully a world where the norm would be no one is more dominant than the other, although I like to think those that are narrow minded are lesser. Thank you for your comment
DeleteSeeing this video is very sad. It is unimaginable what women had to face back then. I believe that yes, society is moving towards a better mindset, but there are always constant reminders that men are one step ahead of women. There were some pictures that Emel had shown me recently where a women was at the feet of a man. Sadly, there are men today that still think that women's roles in society is to cook and clean, and to be disrespected since that's what they consider normal. Not all men, but some. I hope we do slowly move away from the dominant discourse of women being lesser than men. It will take a long time but we'll be there someday.I feel that, as Orlando stated, men did not want others to think that they were not in control of their wives or other women with them, because that would just make them unmanly. The norm is slowly being changed, because as we can see, there are definitely more women who are dominating than men in certain places.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say that we as a society have totally moved past this way of thinking. While the equality of men and women as increased between the time of the video and now, there are definitely still remnants of those values in our society. What people need to understand is that the idea should not be which sex is the most dominant or which sex is better and this or that, it should be about who can get he job completed. It should be about efficiency, if a woman can do a job better and in a more efficient manner than a man, that should not matter and the woman should be given the job. In the same way, if a man can do a job better and in a more efficient manner than a woman, it should not matter and the man should be given a job. This may come across as an ignorant statement so if any of you want me to expand on this topic, just let me know.
ReplyDeleteWatching this video reminds me of how far we have come for gender equality, but also how far we still have to go in order to achieve it. Yes, women are now seems as equals and have many opportunities to make it in our society, but even now women are being paid less than their male co-workers, and are even being passed over for chances to be CEOs in favour of having a male apprentice. Back then women were only supposed to bear children and take care of their husbands when they come home from work, but now there are women running our country! Even with this huge jump in the struggle, how long will it take before we fully reach gender equality?
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