Is gender oppression acceptable?

July 15, 2009 by admin · 8 Comments
Filed under: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered 
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Amiko-Gabriel asked:

Coming from the social construction theory of gender, gender is socially constructed rather than biologically determined. According to the Functionalist theory, gender serves as an organizational tool to segregate people into groups and give them a certain set of tasks based on their segregated groups. This supposedly creates a stable and productive society. However, the terms “productive” and “stable” must be examined carefully; in a society where gender also serves to oppress the majority of the population, both are subjective terms and open to wide interpretation. (Even the group holding the most power is subject to standards of conformity.) And, if people analyze societies today, many are not productive or stable thanks to gender; rather, many societies are less stable and there is a varitable “gender war” taking place. so i ask, is gender oppression acceptable? If it isn’t, why are we still gendering ourselves?

Director of Gender Schmender, a gender education community on MySpac
i enjoyed reading over some of the answers. my first response was from a person who i believe was self declairing themselves an authority on the matter of gender. this always amuses me.
“…[four] of the most important findings of cross-cultural research on gender:
(1) There is no universal definition or experience of gender, no core masculinity or femininity;
(2) the American binary gender system is not universal;
(3) gender inequality, specifically the dominance of men over women, is not the rule everywhere in the world; and
(4) gender arrangements, whatever they may be, are socially constructed and, thus, ever-evolving.
(Spade, Joan Z., and Catherine G. Valentine. The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and Possibilities. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2004. P.116)
I would like to say, about gender and genitals to this person, how many sexes are there? meaning, chromosomal sex patters such as xx and xy (male female patterns) well, i will tell you that there are over 30 chromosomal sex patterns. are there genders for each of these?
(I am a fan of rhetorical questions) *grins*

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8 Responses to “Is gender oppression acceptable?”
  1. judith r says:
    July 15, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    your theory is not logical since gender is based solely on whether you have a penis(male) or vagina(female)

  2. Jack says:
    July 17, 2009 at 3:42 am

    When self-righteous (and unattractive) feminist scholars start spewing this stuff, I all of a sudden become highly in favor of gender oppression.

    This nonsense is all over the English department at my university. To think, these hags get PAID for this. O well, happily, no one’s listening to them.

    Love, Jack.

  3. pinacoladasundae says:
    July 19, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    Gender oppression, based on societal norms is bad to me, however, I believer what is right and wrong is usually relative to a specific society’s standards. Although I agree with you to a large extent, I believe we also need to focus on the biology of gender. Gender is more then the sum of our reproductive organs. Men and women are influenced largely, in my opinion, by the hormones we produce. Also, it seems that brain function, in both mean and women, operate in relatively different ways. So, biology, as well as culture, seems to dictate gender roles, which can lead to gender oppression. Still, I believe culture has greater bearing on the issue.

  4. no, really, for real. says:
    July 21, 2009 at 12:08 am

    man, i’m gonna have to do more stuff on myspace…
    really, i will check your group out.
    i don’t think gender oppression is acceptable. i think one of the best things about “straight” people getting to know “queer” people is that it may encourage them to question these things… that it has to do with much much more than your genitals or who you sleep with. i disagree with the first answer you recieved… about one’s anatomy. recently i felt strange when someone said to me,”i don’t treat gays any differently… to me, you are a woman who just happens to be gay” and i thought, “that’s not me at all. i don’t even really feel like a woman.” how can that be the case if it is all about your genitals??

  5. Mithrandir_black says:
    July 24, 2009 at 3:02 am

    I’ve had tons of arguments about and most people just think I’m crazy. We are stuck in our ruts and we (most of us) do not see how destructive our behavior is. Little by little we are learning.

  6. Da ben dan says:
    July 27, 2009 at 11:25 am

    too heavy for me..my university days are over..I just come on this site for a good time.

  7. a.human says:
    July 30, 2009 at 11:20 am

    I’d say that it was way back long ago then we lived in caves.

    Now, there are more people then there should be. If anything, society should ENCOURAGE people NOT to breed.

    The human race now actually stands a better chance of survival if we breed less.

    But I also think, that even when Earth wasn’t over populated with humans, gender oppression was wrong.
    The only time it was acceptable was when the species depended on it. I also think that saving the species justifies most anything.

    Other than that, I would say no to gender and no to gender oppression.

  8. Necole says:
    August 1, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    I accept it.

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