what is womanhood
Pornography can sexualize that rage, and it can make sex look like revenge…. Everywhere, men are in power, controlling virtually all the economic, political, and social institutions of society. Yet individual men do not feel powerful—far from it. Most men feel powerless and are often angry at women, whom they perceive as having sexual power over
... See moreEine hübsche junge FRAu ist ein Widerspruch in sich, denn sie entfacht gleichzeitig Begierde und Abscheu. Sie hat eine macht, die einzige macht, die sie haben darf, nämlich zu gefallen und bei Männern sexuelle Beachtung zu finden- und daher ist es unabdingbar, ihre macht in die Schranken zu weisen.
Laurie penny
Simone de Beauvoir saw femininity not as a biological essence but as a social construct — something imposed rather than inherited.
What society defines as “feminine” is not innate, but shaped by culture, expectation, and upbringing.
She argued that women are not born feminine; they are taught to become so, shaped from girlhood to align with the ideals of a patriarchal world, in a lifelong performance that limits their freedom and potential.
She observed that girls are taught from an early age to view their bodies as objects to be admired rather than instruments for action.
While boys are encouraged to master the world through exploration and achievement, girls are conditioned to prioritize how they appear to others, leading to passivity and self-surveillance.
Nach der Logik der neoliberalen Genderpolitik ist keine Frau arm oder benachteiligt, weil es strukturelle Ungleichheit gäbe, sondern weil sie es so will. Die alleinstehende Mutter muss wie die Prostituierte die falsche Wahl getroffen haben, eine schändliche, schamlose Wahl, wenn sie nun bettelarm ist. Sie hat kein Mitleid und erst recht keine Hilfe
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Traces of the use of the word are frequent in the literature of the period. Deriving from Old English terms God and sibb(akin), “gossip” originally meant “god-parent,” one who stands in a spiritual relation to the child to be baptized. In time, however, the term was used with a broader meaning. In early modern England the word “gossip” referred to companions in childbirth not limited to the midwife. It also became a term for women friends, with no necessary derogatory connotations.
