Assault On Campus

Radical feminism opposes existing political and social organization in general because it is inherently tied to patriarchy. Radical feminists were skeptical of political action within the current system, and instead they wanted to focus on culture change that undermines patriarchy and associated hierarchical structures. Radical feminists are often more militant in their approach in terms of getting to the root of the problem as opposed to other feminists. A radical feminist aims to break down the patriarchy system instead of just making minor adjustments to the system through legal changes. Radical feminists also resisted reducing oppression to an economic or class issue, where as socialist or Marxist feminism may have done.

There are many problems on college campuses and several go unnoticed. According to BestCollege.com, “one out of five college students experience some type of sexual assault during their college career”. Sexual assault is a term used to describe any type of unwanted sexual activity without the consent of a person (Sexual Assault). One out of five students being assaulted is a major issue in many ways. For example, being a victim of sexual assault can be very damaging for the rest of one’s life, whether it is mentally, emotionally, or physically.

Although there is some value to the functionalists’ interpretation, it contains several weaknesses. The following review of some aspects of the plot will reveal some of those weaknesses. According to O’Brien (Hale 2013, 82-83), radical feminists argue that the core issue surrounding men and women lies within the domination of sexuality by men. Concerning rape, it is said that women who are virgins are off limits whereas women who are who have lost their virginity are known as “open territory”.

Introduction Feminism is both an academic commitment and a political movement that seeks justice for women. Feminists inquiry a wide range of standpoints on social, cultural, economic, and political events. In the assigned reading, most feminist critiques of human rights focus on the androcentrism and argue that, ostensibly, human rights are in actuality men’s rights. As a consequence, exclusions, constraints and abuses more typical of woman’s lives are neither recognized nor protected by human rights instruments. This means that everything in humanity has approximately been gender-biased in favor of men.

Rather than to blame a character for their villainy, Pon chooses to view the patriarchal system as the villain. Her perception is that the novel portrays the characters as unable to fulfil the expectation of gender roles from the patriarchal system therefore the characters are then led “towards hypocrisy, hysteria and crime” (71). Overall, Pons analysis is directed towards defending the idea that villainy in Rebecca is not directly related to gender, but instead it is connected with the desire to uphold a high position within terms of

Although there has been much discussion surrounding the genre of Solanas’s work, I strongly believe and will argue that the ‘S.C.U.M. Manifesto’ is indeed satirical. Her exaggeration of gender differences mocks the rhetoric of ‘the patriarchal system which posits that we are ‘different’ in order to justify and conceal our exploitation. It is the patriarchal system which prescribes the idea of feminine ‘nature’ and ‘essence’’ (QF 1977:214). Solanas satirizes the argument that patriarchal society has used, namely that women and men are inherently different, but positions women in a favourable position. They will be, for once, the ones profiting from the created discourse, with no scientific foundation whatsoever, just like the rhetoric that has been used to oppress and suppress women.

Well, hate and disrespect for each other is a human trait. To many people, gender roles are a fundamental part of their worldview, of how the world is and should be. To such people, the idea that these roles are changeable rather than set in stone, that a person can switch these roles, feels like an existential threat. The logical is something like ‘’if men can become women, then nothing is certain”. So they feel attacked and they react by lashing out.

Research Research today highlights some of these very issues identified by Chris and Chris. Statistics indicate LGBT individuals have higher percentages of drug and alcohol abuse, are ate greater risk for depression and suicidal ideation, and identity crises. “Conversations taking place in today’s therapy offices reflect the change. Although many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people still bring issues of discrimination and fear of rejection to their psychologists’ offices, they are just a likely to discuss such mainstream issues as parents and fears about aging” (DeAngelis, 2002). Substance Abuse “Studies suggest that up to 33% of the LGBTQI population have difficulty controlling their drug or alcohol use, compared to 3-10% of the heterosexual population” (Leible, 2012).

Objectification is the placement of a particular gender in a state of servitude to the opposite gender. Primarily, female objectification places women in current society as figures that serve males. Female objectification is often based on physical attributes rather than mental and spiritual traits (Dawn M. Szymanski, 2011). The intended objectives fail to take into account the desires and needs that women need to develop healthily. As a result, female objectification serves as a debilitating factor in the progression of gender equality in current society.

However, the excerpt of her book lacks clarity, has multiple unfair biases, and is filled with many contradictions. The author completely neglects other social factors such as race, class, and ethnicity and their crucial interplay with gender, and treats gender and sex as unidimensional categories and the most significant features of human lives, even though they are not. The book exhibits poor transition between claims, and makes use of anecdotal material/ information to support these claims. Overall, there is a need for comprehensive research to be conducted in the field of cross-cultural communication. Such research should observe human conversation and be sensitive to social factors such as race, class, and ethnicity.

Safety is something we all strive for in our lives and we need it as much as we need air. Sadly, recent events in the world have put this safety at risk, something that must be changed. Being a university student, safety at the campus I commune to daily is of the upmost importance. The violence on school campuses has gotten worse as the time goes on, a total of 19 shootings has happened in 2015 alone. This may not seem like a lot, but the 40 deaths in these shootings respectively say different.

An issue I am passionate about is… …feminism. I believe that there is a common misconception, particularly by men, that once voting rights for women were established, feminism was no longer necessary. Unfortunately though, that is definitely not the case. Women still make less money than men for the same jobs, sexual assault cases are way too frequent, and women are underrepresented in almost every professional field.