tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638402958079714573.post3946578099944931282..comments2011-04-19T16:06:39.581-05:00Comments on Humanism and Human Rights: Should the Suppressed Insect Begin To Eat the Dominant Worm?Doctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638402958079714573.post-82078269420338107652011-01-27T10:32:29.421-06:002011-01-27T10:32:29.421-06:00Jon, thanks for the comment. It is scary to think ...Jon, thanks for the comment. It is scary to think that such actions of violence are been thought of as a means to equality among the sexes.<br /><br />Ben, I agree with your thoughts and those were the questions I had while I read as well. I agree with you that Wollstonecraft seems to elevate the masculine over the feminine which is very problematic when trying to gain equality between the sexes. Surpassing men is not the way of going about trying to achieve equality among sexes because that isn't actually achieving equality either. I am sure there are other ways for women to achieve equal rights while retaining their feminine character. We need to start with not keeping masculinity as the ideal of standard, as Rush said. <br /><br />Rush, I completely agree with you as well as Ben. Wollstonecraft's solution to the problem of the inequality among the sexes seems slightly counterproductive and ineffective now but it is important for us to keep in mind that she was writing in the 18th century like you said.Manalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705569791546856423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638402958079714573.post-70452197051052085612011-01-25T15:43:56.846-06:002011-01-25T15:43:56.846-06:00I could not agree with Ben more here; Wollstonecra...I could not agree with Ben more here; Wollstonecraft's devaluation of the feminine realm in favor of a masculine one does not at all push for equal rights between genders. It instead makes masculine the ideal or the standard--something that, as history tells us, creates inequality in the first place. It places masculinity even further above femininity. While I have many of the same questions as Ben does above me, I also wonder if Wollstonecraft is merely writing as a product of her late 18th Century time period.BRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097764099250015740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638402958079714573.post-53058899530537562602011-01-23T20:12:59.524-06:002011-01-23T20:12:59.524-06:00You bring up an interesting tension in Wollstonecr...You bring up an interesting tension in Wollstonecraft’s writing She seems to renounce the importance of femininity and embrace more masculine characteristics, saying that women can have them just as much as men. However if you do this, aren’t you elevating the masculine over the feminine? Why then should there be equality between the genders? She seems to be undermining her point by arguing for it. Is this the only way women can achieve equal rights? Can women retain their feminine character and be justified in demanding equal treatment as men?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568816169912312279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638402958079714573.post-8903808107874470062011-01-22T15:31:55.803-06:002011-01-22T15:31:55.803-06:00This is an interesting case and it appears that Wo...This is an interesting case and it appears that Wollstonecraft's idea of women pushing into traditionally male dominated spheres - terrorism. The most intriguing part is that it is that very sexism that in a patriarchal society, no one ever expects women to act as a suicide bomber. In Chechnya the majority of suicide attacks have been carried out by women in a group known as the black widows. Reportedly killing themselves to avenge the death of the men in their lives: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/29/black-widows-women-moscow-bombings<br />Still these women are killing innocent people, they disregard the human rights of others, because their rights have been violated and these actions only will continually escalate the situation. In the long run maybe women will be viewed as a viable threat to security the same way men are, so it will be one step closer to equality among the sexes.JonSchwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360304078030113163noreply@blogger.com