So I guess the idea of having a woman elected to be
the President of the United States won’t ever happen cause that will ruin the
continuous trend of male presidents right? This election has created so much
anxiety and disappointments, more so due to the obvious which was the fact that
Hilary Clinton was in every sense of the word qualified to become president but
what drew back the possibility was her sex; the fact that women symbolize
sensitivity, delicacy, her becoming president would be an act that would go
against the norms and that is what most feared.
The repetitiveness of males being the over achievers,
exceling in all endeavors just makes it much difficult and complicated for a
woman who thrives to be her best to surpass all of it and women are prone to
the negative critiques when it comes to work. For instance, Trump over and over
again mentioned Hilary’s husbands betrayal, a failure that Trump made sure it
would overshadow her strengths and have her to be seen as someone who is
trouble, as someone who carries baggage and is not fit to hold such responsibility
to be President. Trump had many tribulations but his mistakes are quickly dissipated,
not payed much attention to, as if he gets a free pass while Hilary has to do
deal with the dirt, the countless rumors, gossips that has been brought to the
spotlight, neglecting her strengths, her smartness, her compassion to really
want to do better for the people. But why pay attention to a woman, how will
she do any good with her numerous mood swings? Her undeniable emotional
exterior will only worsen the crisis that has been occurring for periods of
time. This was simply a view of what people claim women will do or cause.
Women are inclined to having more barriers than men
and that just facts. The Legalization of Abortion rights is accessible in
certain places, “Feminists viewed abortion as central to their lives because so
many of them had personally encountered the terror of an unwanted pregnancy
and/or an illegal abortion”(Gay, 3). Abortion should not be in politics; women
should have the choice of whether or not they want to have a child for it
involves changing her life completely. “Too many politicians and cultural
moralist are trying to define the shape and boundaries of the female body when
women should be defining these things for ourselves. We should have that
freedom, and that freedom should be sacrosanct” (Gay,274). I think media has had the power and will continue
vigorously to convince women that the image they reveal is what we all should
try to achieve. These overly exaggerated perfection ideals of beauty only overwhelms
women because a real woman could never fully look as perfect as those in
magazine covers, it’s all tech.
Sources
Gay, R. (2014). Bad feminist: essays. Harper Collins.
Nelson, J. (2003). Women of color and the reproductive
rights movement. NYU Press.
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