The first thing that I would like to react to is a quote from the book that states "Women's lives are marked by difference". In reading this, I thought to myself; is this why men call males that seem to be "different from them "girly-men"? Or could this be because of the fact that women are the people that will fight for a difference?
I wasn't sure if this was a good statement, or a bad one. Are they saying that women are marked as different?
The second thing I would like to react to is another quote from the book. "Normality tends to reflect those in power." I agree with this statement 100 percent! Look back to high school... Who were the ones that always made fun of the people that were "different"? Were they the "nerds"? The "druggies"? NO! They were the people that thought that they "ran the school". The jocks. The football, basketball, and baseball players. I don't know about your school, but in mine... It was mostly the girls that did all of the smack-talking. The cheerleaders. In my school, it was "Normal" to be a jock. And if you weren't, well then you could kiss populatity goodbye! Was this view even correct? Who knows. I guess "normality" varies with location.
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