A Critical Analysis Of Julia Gillard's Misogyny

Anna Howard Shaw uses a serious and persuasive tone in her speech to present her central idea that all citizens; men and women alike, should have the right to vote. Shaw believes that it is not fair to say that New York is a republic and not follow through with it completely. In the text Shaw says, “Now one of two things is true: either a Republic is a desirable form of government, or else it is not. If it is, then we should have it, if it is not then we ought not to pretend that we have it.” This statements shows that Shaw I very serious about the rights that a republican should have. She does not find it fair that only men are given the right opportunity to vote. Shaw’s tone is persuasive when she gives the definition of a republic to prove

“The Fundamental Principle of a Republic” is a speech about women’s suffrage spoken by Anna Howard Shaw. This specific speech was given at the New York State equal suffrage campaign at the City Opera House in Ogdensburg, New York on June 21, 1915. Anna Howard Shaw was a well-known suffrage orator and social reformer. In addition to talking about women’s suffrage, this speech mentions how we, as a country, say we are a Republic but we really aren’t. The speech explains how we aren’t, by mentioning how not everyone has a say in things. It mostly deals with voting rights and women’s rights.

In “The Destructive Male” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, rhetoric is employed to persuade the reader or listeners to acknowledge and grant women equal rights. Stanton also creates a tone of zealous outrage and accusation with her use of literary devices such as alliteration and personification. Shortly after the United States Civil War, Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivered her speech at the Women’s Suffrage Convention in 1868 (Bjornlund). Stanton had to appeal to the crowd of men and women, conservatives and liberals, and even government officials by showing how women benefit the world and deserve to have the same opportunities as men to make a difference and have the freedom to vote.

Angela Grimke introduces the horrors of slavery and racism through sensuous imagery and parallelism in her anecdote, emphasizes the need for women to act through an exclamatory sentence and friendly persona, and ensures women that their participation is effective through historical evidence in her speech “Bearing Witness Against Slavery.” As an angry mob of anti-abolitionists rage outside the lecture hall, Grimke must continually battle for her audience’s attention. She holds their focus with an intense pathetic appeal when describing her firsthand experiences with slavery and racism to establish the idea that excused racism in the north relates to empowered slave owners in the south. This becomes an ethical appeal when she calls upon women

In his exclusive essay for Glamour, titled “President Obama Says, “This Is What a Feminist Looks Like”, former president Barack Obama shares his views as a feminist, as well as how it has impacted his life as a son, husband, father, and president. He states how growing up with a single mother, supporting his wife, and raising two daughters has inspired and formed his views as a feminist. Throughout his life, he has seen the progress of women’s role in society enhance over time and he claims that right now is an “extraordinary time to be a woman”. Though there is still room for improvement on women 's rights, our country has made great progress in the act of women’s rights, according to Obama. During his presidency, he admits that he was working on creating policies to further the equality of women and their rights. Policies such as equal pay, equal work, and protection of the reproductive rights of women. With the use of various rhetorical strategies, he is able to express his perspective on feminism through his personal experiences and develop a strong argument.

Men should have absolute rule over society. This was the mindset back when women's rights activists were considered rare and unorthodox. In A Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, Elizabeth Cady Stanton rejects the status quo and finds solutions to the overbearing problems she sees within society. A concept that has greatly been dreamt over throughout history has been challenged, by a woman. Elizabeth Cady Stanton exerts repetition, allusion, and pathos to express her opinions in favor of increasing women's rights.

Anna Goldsworthy writes in the introduction to her Quarterly Essay, that it’s never been a better time to be a woman in this country ‘on the surface’. Despite the hegemony of females to crucial positions within government, large business and greater education, women are still held to incredible standards in what Goldsworthy marks as an ‘image-centric culture’.

This humanities passage is from a speech by Susan B. Anthony, a 19th-century women’s rights leader. Susan B. Anthony, the leader in the women’s rights movement, has voted at the last Presidential election, and was branded as a criminal who refuses to follow the U.S. Law. However, in this speech, she asserts that she has not committed crime, but only is simply aware of her and all United States citizens’ rights. Anthony, as one of the suffragettes, justifies her decision of voting and clarifies her firm favor of women’s suffrage. In this passage, she uses various types of argument in order to convince the audience via three strategies: appeals to authorities, stylistic choices, rhetorical question, and appeal to emotions.

Within Canada and Canadian studies there are many different aspects that issues can be analyzed. With many different issues happening now it is important to understand these viewpoint and lenses used to analyze. One way an issue can be looked at is through a feminist viewpoint. This is an important lens to consider when wanting to understand how women issues play out in Canada. This idea is noted in Rachel Walker’s article “A Fair Country A Feminist and Postcolonial Reading of Canada’s Colonial Encounter” which is a response piece to John Ralston Saul’s paper “A fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada”. Walker explores what Ralston Saul’s paper and response to in from a feminist viewpoint. This papers focus is going to be on how Canada is

Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun presents the rise of feminism in America in the 1960s. Beneatha Younger, Lena Younger (Mama) and Ruth Younger are the three primary characters displaying evidences of feminism in the play. Moreover, Hansberry creates male characters who demonstrate oppressive attitudes towards women yet enhance the feministic ideology in the play. A Raisin in the Sun is feminist because, with the feminist notions displayed in the play, women can fulfil their individual dreams that are not in sync with traditional conventions of that time.

Recently, Sophie Grégoire – Trudeau, the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made few comments which created a heated issue in Canada. As it is been widely reported, in her interview with French-language newspaper, Le Soleil, Grégoire- Trudeau said “I would like to be everywhere, but I cannot. I have three children a husband who is prime minister. I need help. I need team to help serve the team.” Her comments triggered an argument whether she needs help or not. The public’s arguments are polar opposites with many critics arguing that Canada has no official role for the spouse of the prime minister. Even though Grégoire -Trudeau does not have an official title, she is already playing a public role with more demands coming her way and should be awarded more staff. There are three primary reasons for point of view: public appearances, playing a public role, and involved in political life.

Whenever the slightest portrayal of sexism is seen, feminists are quick to react and correct what is wrong. The solution to sexism is not to blatantly ignore it and say it does not exist anywhere; the solution is to stand up for what is right and implement the actions that need to take place. In “Bad Feminists” by Roxane Gay, it was stated that “[her] favorite definition of a feminist is one offered by Su, an Australian woman who...described them simply as ‘women who don't want to be treated like shit’” (Gay 169). That is basically essential for all bad feminists. In relation to that, the women in the article “Female Chauvinist Pigs” use that approach to feminism to define different aspects of life. More so than not wanting to be treated like shit, they just want to be recognized by their male counterparts to even get a start. Based solely on their gender, women are already placed at a disadvantage in the workplace

Margaret Hale breaks the gender norms by acting in the public sphere and showing interest about political issues. In fact, Gaskell gives her heroine a moral space for claiming her own sphere of activity (Branthinger and Thesing, 2002:179).

The art world is perpetually sexist and racists, and curators are key to changing the masses view on art history and contemporary art voices through representation and inclusion. In order to offer up a more just and fair representation of global artistic production, mainstream (non-activist) curators need to re-envision/re-write their definitions of "greatness" to include non-whites, non-westerners, the under-privileged, and women.

As a result of this, certain classifications of people have been appointed ‘cannonised mortals’ and are viewed as somewhat unwontedly innocent and good irrespective of how these individuals may actually behave. Hence, the preaching of radical feminists who spawned the idea that men living in today 's society must expiate the offences committed by their forefathers against women. This act of deliberate stereotyping has since warped the archetype of the modern white man who is now considered in the realm of political correctness, to be automatically and somewhat universally of a malicious, immoral and needless to say, misogynistic psyche. While the victims of ‘political incorrectness’ are constitutionally entitled to articulate their views, equal entitlement does not belong to their opposers. Those who are among politically correct thinkers decree particular words as correct and others as incorrect, on the basis that they are ‘harmful’, thereby making themselves exempt from competition against those ideas that oppose their own. Political correctness grants us a whole new vocabulary with which it is easy to be blamed and even easier to be a