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Bell Hooks- Understanding Patriarchy
Quote 1: “When my older brother and I were born with a
separating us in age, patriarchy determined how we would each be regarded by
our parents. Both our parents believed in the patriarchy; they had been taught patriarchal
thinking through religion.” (Hooks, 2).
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I think this quote ties with well with a
lot of Hispanic households. The term machismo is one a lot of people are
familiar with which connects to the idea that men are meant to be taken care of
and served by the women of the house. It’s something that is taught throughout
each passing generation and continues to be passed down today. Though today
there are much more women in these households going against this idea that was
fed to them.
Quote 2: “He was taught that a boy should not express
feelings. I was taught that girls could and should express feelings, or at
least some of them.” (Hooks, 2).
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The conversation of men expressing their
feelings is an important one that tends to be overlooked. Men grow up with the
mentality that they have to be tough and strong all the time and showing any
sort of emotion such as sadness isn’t welcomed. If a guy were to show anger or
aggression that is more welcomed than sadness.
John Berger: Ways of Seeing
Quote 1: “She has to survey everything she is and
everything she does because how she appears to others, and ultimately how she
appears to men, is of crucial importance for what is normally thought of as the
success of her life.” (Berger, 46)
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I feel like this quote is extremely important
and relevant to todays world due to the alarming amount of women who are
constantly wondering how they look to others. They’re image of themselves in
the eyes of other is so precious to them.
Quote 2: “Women are depicted in a quite different way
from men- not because the feminine is different from the masculine- but because
the “ideal” spectator is always assumed to be male and the image of the woman
is designed to flatter him.” (Berger, 64)
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It’s really gross to me how women have to
be depicted in order to be considered “flattering” to a man. In early films,
there were many women characters who were made just to be the love interest for
the male main character. It was to catch the eye of the male spectator to have
the woman on the big screen who’s personality was nothing more than to serve the
man.
Bell Hooks – The Oppositional Gaze
Quote 1: “When most black people in the United States
first had the opportunity to look at film and television, they did so fully
aware that mass media was a system of knowledge and power reproducing and maintaining
white supremacy.” (Hooks, 117)
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I can’t imagine how hard it must have been
for them to be given the chance to watch television and films to seek
entertainment just for their representation to be at their expense. I’m sure
there must have been so much blackface and jokes about them on tv.
Quote 2: “To experience pleasure, Miss Pauline sitting
in the dark must imagine herself transformed, turned into the white woman
portrayed on the screen. After watching movies, feeling the pleasure, she says,
“But it made coming home hard.”.” (Hooks, 121)
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Having representation in media was
something so difficult for black people back then that reading this quote broke
my heart. Having to imagine yourself as someone else who is considered to be “the
standard” over something like the color of your skin was what many people had
to do, and some still have to do it.
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