Lexicon of Debates
An interesting point that was mentioned was that “women have been linked with the material world through their bodies, they have become objects, property, and valuable for their exchangeability among men.” This summarizes the way that women were and still are viewed by society; lesser than men in every way. The fact that women don't have the same reproductive organs as males shouldn’t place them in an inferior spot. According to the authors, women are treated differently because they are considered “mysterious, taboo, or dangerous” due to their “pregnant bodies and monthly cycles”. Women’s bodies are often shown off and commercialized in films, stores, and television. For that reason, many people see women as sexual objects because they are taught that it is all right. Then that leads for some women to believe that they need to take dangerous and extreme measures in order to keep up a certain image so that they will be accepted. Another interesting point is that “’one is not born a woman’ but becomes one through social and cultural processes” This could be interpreted in many different ways. The way that I saw it was that women became inferior to men over time due to society or “social and cultural processes” which I believe to be the truth.