tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post6887598536407725781..comments2019-05-15T23:59:20.159-07:00Comments on Feminist Legal Theory: The outright insult of being told you do something “like a girl” Lisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-22781041051791331112016-12-12T16:42:10.472-08:002016-12-12T16:42:10.472-08:00Julie, these sort of efforts are exactly the type ...Julie, these sort of efforts are exactly the type of approachable, every-day improvements that any person can utilize. The problems of such a gendered put-down are easy to grasp with minimal critical thought, and the target audience (here, children) is open to persuasion. I think identifying and supporting campaigns similar to #LikeAGirl is important to spreading popular appeal of social causes. There is also symbolic power in reclaiming pejorative terms and misconceptions like this one that in turn renders the negativity powerless. Earnest Femingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449645655000528726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-15257107233716641242016-12-07T20:49:35.452-08:002016-12-07T20:49:35.452-08:00Julie,
Your blog post reminds me of a different ...Julie, <br /><br />Your blog post reminds me of a different phenomenon that has the same insulting quality to women - women being told, especially in the work force, that "they can't act like a girl". I feel like I have seen this trope over and over again in movies, television shows, and in real life. When women are in the work force, if they show any form of emotion, they are often told to stop acting like a girl. This problematic on so many fronts - it shows how the work force has been built around and for men, it tells women they have to conform to acting like a man, that some how acting like a woman in the work force is inappropriate, and that men do not and should not show emotion. We saw this in North Country when Josie, the main character, would get upset when the men harassed her - she was told she couldn't act like a girl and get upset, she had to take it without emotion "like one of the guys". Looking into this issue quickly online I found this Forbes article (http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2011/01/11/crying-at-work-a-womans-burden-study-men-sex-testosterone-tears-arousal/#5bdd5f304e54). It cites a study by Dr. Kim Elsbach (a professor of management at UC Davis!) who found women are more likely to cry at work because of socialization - boys are taught early on not to cry and to hold back as a reflex! <br /><br />I hope as time goes on, showing emotion and crying at work isn't seen as taboo, and won't be automatically associated as something that women do. Joan Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255835956759412262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-69194053399129788412016-12-05T18:01:27.035-08:002016-12-05T18:01:27.035-08:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5JvhPo2SRIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5JvhPo2SRILouise Trainorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429074398705943398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-78226837739462062212016-12-05T18:01:19.408-08:002016-12-05T18:01:19.408-08:00Julie, I love your breakdown of this perceived &qu...Julie, I love your breakdown of this perceived "throw-away" comment which is sadly well established in our diction. I agree with your statement that the use of the phrase "like a girl" is more of a back-handed insult to all females than it is an offense to the boy himself.<br />In a time where is so much dialogue on the over-all power of women, e.g. their representation in Government, it is easy to forget the more subtle sexism which continues to permeate our society. <br />This song "Hard Out Here" by English artist, Lily Allen, ties in well with this post. She humorously turns the "grow a pair" phrase on its head and challenges men to walk in a woman's shoes for a change. It's well worth a listen and is very catchy too! <br /> Louise Trainorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429074398705943398noreply@blogger.com