Oh, hardly obvious. Sure, there are the things you point out, but I very much doubt that fairy tales, by themselves, have that much of an influence on kids.
Now, the gathering you describe, that I can imagine, but rarely see.
Part of what I mean by "hardly obvious" is that I think it's easy to oversimplify. "Never lifting a finger to help" is one way to oversimplify. "Being bossed out of the kitchen" is another. I think both are equally absurd.
Put another way, I think your original post -- which was good -- did not oversimplify. It didn't say "men are evil and just want to oppress women". No, it said, "in this specific manner, women are getting hosed". And well, awareness of the problem is the first step.
So I'm trying to reach what I think is step two, and figure out how exactly we got here. This is why I'm resistant to (what sounds to me like) overly simple answers.
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Date: 2007-07-31 06:41 pm (UTC)Now, the gathering you describe, that I can imagine, but rarely see.
Part of what I mean by "hardly obvious" is that I think it's easy to oversimplify. "Never lifting a finger to help" is one way to oversimplify. "Being bossed out of the kitchen" is another. I think both are equally absurd.
Put another way, I think your original post -- which was good -- did not oversimplify. It didn't say "men are evil and just want to oppress women". No, it said, "in this specific manner, women are getting hosed". And well, awareness of the problem is the first step.
So I'm trying to reach what I think is step two, and figure out how exactly we got here. This is why I'm resistant to (what sounds to me like) overly simple answers.