Unit 6: Real World Issues

FEMINAZIS

• a highly derogatory term used to label radicals in the feminist movement.

• Mean to offen feminists

THE SECOND SEX BY SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

• published in 1994

• is a foundational text in feminist philosophy and existentialism

• it explores the historical, and psychological construction of women as the “Other” in a patriarchal society. De Beauvoir argues that women are not born but made, shaped by cultural norms and expectations

• he discusses how females were considered inferior to males because of:

  • Biological

  • Social

  • Religious myths

SLUT-SHAMING

• women’s clothing or behavior; skimpy clothing oppressive practice in 21st century cosmopolitan society.

VICTIM-BLAMING

• used when the victims of rape and sexual violence are blamed by society: oppressive patriarchal messages

THE GOOD BODY BY EVE ENSLER

• a monologue, advocates something about beauty standards

• 2004

• is a play and book, the author of the Vagina Monologue. It explores of how women around the world perceive their bodies and struggle with societal expectations of beauty. The book critiques how cultures enforce rigid beauty standards, making women feel inadequate.

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

• used nowadays for people who have a hard time socializing, maintaining eye contact, and have difficulties with conversation.

DEFAMILARIZATION

• is an artistic way of making the familiar seems strange or unfamiliar

• is one of the hallmarks of the Russian formalists, a literary movement that is immensely influential until now.