The grotesque and unethical nature of this essay's proposal is meant to shock people into altering the|| 2.0 stars ||
This did not really do it for me.
The grotesque and unethical nature of this essay's proposal is meant to shock people into altering their perspective or igniting change, but it kind of left me cold. I understand the thought behind the essay and I respect it for trying to accomplish change, especially when putting the text in its original time period, but I don't think it really accomplishes anything. It can too easily be shoved under the rug as ridiculous, weird and unnecessary. It did not set me to think, even though that was obviously its intent.
I was also not the biggest fan of the writing style. The whole thing is obviously meant to be satire content wise, and I think the writing style could have played with that a bit more. It felt a bit stiff and could have been more humorous. And if it was not going to follow the humour route, it could have at least tried to convey more emotion or spark any type of feelings in me. Now, it did neither.
All in all, I appreciate the thought, but this severely lacks in its execution. It's a no from me....more
This essay is clear and straight to the point. It points out the root issue and zones in on it. There is no opportunity left for rebutt|| 4.0 stars ||
This essay is clear and straight to the point. It points out the root issue and zones in on it. There is no opportunity left for rebuttal. The text shows us that these are the facts and we need to face them.
The writing style of this essay was extremely pleasant and fitting for what it was trying to achieve. No flowery prose or philosophical musings that go way off topic. Just a listing of gender inequality in Africa (and somewhat in America as well), and a simple outline of how some of these gender stereotypes came to be.
I think even people who do not consider themselves to be ‘feminists’ will have a hard time arguing this essay. After reading it, it would be hard to not admit that everyone needs to get over themselves and see what is right in front of them: genders are often not treated the same way (especially in non-Western countries), and in most situations they really should be. Men and women are not identical, but they are equal. Let’s start acknowledging that. Ignoring the issue is not going to make it disappear....more
This essay presents many interesting thoughts that I’m sure were quite bold and brave to be written at the time, but should for the mos|| 3.0 stars ||
This essay presents many interesting thoughts that I’m sure were quite bold and brave to be written at the time, but should for the most part be considered common knowledge in this day and age. Therefore, the text really didn’t offer me many new powerful insights and could at times even be mind-numbingly boring with its constant ramblings about nothing. However, I can still very much respect Virginia Woolf’s overall message and most of her statements, especially when viewed from its own time period. Thus, I do have respect for what I have just read here....more
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