Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith ButlerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Excellent read that touches on gender and how gender can be viewed negatively if one is different. Those that fall out of the (narrow) scope of what a woman is of what a man is, can be, and are viewed by some as pedophiles, abnormal, and/or disgusting, etc. There is a lot of fear and anger when one discusses gender. It's one of many things in life that isn't black and white (for some), but rather various shades of gray (for some).
The big thing that kept coming up and I noticed was the elephant in the room is Patriarchy. A man is a man who is head of the household. A woman is a woman who happily takes care of the children, home, takes direction, and guidance from her husband. A marriage can only be between a man and a woman. Simply thinking of gender as anything but threatens the patriarchy and puts certain ideas of masculinity at risk. And, quite simply, they can't have that.
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