Yeah, 1942 was different, but that's messed up no matter what time it's in. So much of this movie is sexist and the father telling his daughter that a woman's skirt should be short enough (although still modest)to still be interesting is messed up in any century.
shareBoo hoo. Cry me a river over the maddening sexism and "objectification" of women.
shareMen are affected by sexism when they get told they can't be sensitive and plenty of erotic images in the media involve men, so I know sexism affects men too, but men get to claim their own sexuality in ways that get women called "sluts" and they always got to to be encouraged to be strong and be their own protectors. They get paid more for the same work a woman does on average and so much more privilege. Sexism is like a constant chain on women or an anchor that pulls us down, so I can cry a river all I want to about past and present sexism. Like I said it affects both genders and that's wrong, but women just get the worst of it.
shareThe thing I like most about watching older movies is seeing how different things were back then. It's like a history lesson. It also makes me appreciate living today and not during any other time in history.
Yes, I do notice the sexism, prejudice and other issues that were prevalent in those days, some of those problems continue to exist today, I get it. What I don't get though is why a lot of women always bring up the sexuality issue. What does that have to do with anything? Having loose morals is neither a male or female trait. People who say things like they 'own their own sexuality' usually don't. To me it's the opposite because everyone they're hooking up with owns pieces of them. Hey, do what you want but 'own it'; why care what other people think of you or call you?
I am a woman yet I don't feel the weight of a 'constant chain or anchor pulling down on me' as I go through life. Perhaps some people just enjoy playing the victim role because they do it all the time. They're quick to blame whoever or whatever they are for everything that goes wrong in their lives. Inherent in that is also blaming other people for their troubles.
The truth is we all have challenges in our lives. It may seem like some coast through, and there may be a few of those who have it easier than most but appearances can be deceiving. No one gets a completely smooth, easy, free ride. Most of us have to work very hard to overcome obstacles. Standing before an obstacle complaining, hoping, and demanding that it will be magically removed gets one no where but that's what a lot of people do.
I, for one, appreciate the differences between the sexes. I love men but I don't want to be a man or anything like a man. I love being who I am, a woman. If someone thinks I lack intelligence or am incapable because of my gender, that is their problem. It doesn't stop me or hold me back, I let it propel me forward!
"The thing I like most about watching older movies is seeing how different things were back then. It's like a history lesson. It also makes me appreciate living today and not during any other time in history."
I like it for that too, but I also have the right to call out sexism that was wrong then and now, like how people who get judged based on race get to do the same thing.
"Yes, I do notice the sexism, prejudice and other issues that were prevalent in those days, some of those problems continue to exist today, I get it. What I don't get though is why a lot of women always bring up the sexuality issue. What does that have to do with anything? Having loose morals is neither a male or female trait. People who say things like they 'own their own sexuality' usually don't. To me it's the opposite because everyone they're hooking up with owns pieces of them. Hey, do what you want but 'own it'; why care what other people think of you or call you?"
I brought up sexuality, because it's a problem in modern sexism and past sexism. Also, the movie presented this, when the dad had that talk with his daughter about how long her skirt should be and that it should make her seem innocent but sexually appealing.
I didn't mean that I want people go around being promiscuous or that it's a feminine or masculine trait. I mean that it's not fair that women get slut-shamed for having multiple partners, when a man wouldn't, but I do want people to be monogamous.
"I am a woman yet I don't feel the weight of a 'constant chain or anchor pulling down on me' as I go through life. Perhaps some people just enjoy playing the victim role because they do it all the time. They're quick to blame whoever or whatever they are for everything that goes wrong in their lives. Inherent in that is also blaming other people for their troubles."
I did generalize, based on the fact I know a lot of other girls who feel this way, so I should have explained I feel like that and other girls do too, even if it's not everyone. I feel that way, because my dad had no problem telling me sexist things, when he was angry, when I was a kid. My grandma, his mom, also taught me sexist things and didn't believe I was capable of some careers and traits men are, like being the president or even having equal say in my own house when I'm married, although my dad isn't as sexist as she is.
I've also come across other men who didn't have a problem saying they didn't see my struggle against sexism as a big deal.
I have also unfortunately come across guys who acted possessive of me, after just meeting, and touched me in ways I didn't like. I know men can get treated like this too, but the guys always made it clear my gender is what they felt let them treat me badly.
So, yes, I have been a victim, but I don't playing one. I really am one.
"The truth is we all have challenges in our lives. It may seem like some coast through, and there may be a few of those who have it easier than most but appearances can be deceiving. No one gets a completely smooth, easy, free ride. Most of us have to work very hard to overcome obstacles. Standing before an obstacle complaining, hoping, and demanding that it will be magically removed gets one no where but that's what a lot of people do."
I'm speaking up against sexism to make it go away and to help people understand how hurtful sexism can be to a girl.
"I, for one, appreciate the differences between the sexes. I love men but I don't want to be a man or anything like a man. I love being who I am, a woman. If someone thinks I lack intelligence or am incapable because of my gender, that is their problem. It doesn't stop me or hold me back, I let it propel me forward!"
I don't hate every man. I don't want to be one and I like some of the differences too. I want both genders to be viewed as capable and reliable at the same jobs and roles. Someone thinking sexist thoughts about me can affect me, like with how my dad and grandma treated me as a kid. I was young and that was scary. No one should go through that.
Open your eyes, my friend, that river already exists and it's very deep!
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