Tuesday 25 March 2008

On Ne Nait Pas Femme On Le Devient

"On ne nait pas femme on le devient"
Simone De Beauvoir
PS: Special thx to Leptis Magna for her make up ;)

6 comments:

h et m said...

c'est quand que ça se passe?
je crois que ça tarde à 'de'venir pour moi :p
jolie tof :)

E-Mediat Tunisia said...

can you explain a little more?
what is the relation between the saying and the pic!
becoming a woman is all about make up???
i'm not sure i got the right signification of the pic
neeed help here xD !!!
SOS
:D

kattoussa ^^ said...

tu crois???
(jolie toff ;) )

muse said...

@h&m: hehe, better. keep that children's innocence. And above all, dont use make up lolz
cheers ^^

@ahproster*: lol becoming a woman doesnt involve only make up! moreover, there's that doll, and not only make up.I wanted to gather the things that are related, somehow, to women such as: make up, dolls, the pink color...and i chose that title to show that being a woman doesnt rely only on the biological sex but also on the social sex.The social factor here is even more important that the biological one.
In brief, i wanted to say that being a woman is the product of a social and cultural construction, and so are the stereotypes that keep being transmitted from a generation to another.A man must be agressive, "macho" and he doesnt cry, a woman is the eternal housewife and alawys inferior to him.What i wanted to tell is that our background, our education widen the gap between women and men, and making any possibility of equality, far reaching. The difference of treatment between both sexes begins even before birth.The parents' attitude towards a baby girl isnt the same as that towards a baby boy. Later, girls are given dolls and are dressed most of the time in pink, boys are given guns and trunks and dressed in blue and so on...these things lead in the future to other problems and of course women suffer more from such consequences since they are the ones hampered in every move.We can take the example of the sexual and social division of labour.
Imagine a girl, giving guns and trunks and brought up like a boy! wot would she become later? huh? i dont want this latter solution either. I just want both sexes to be treated equally , when being children or adults.This kind of discrimination against women is unfair, we can even talk about discrimination in language(we alway write "he" then "she"). It's among pagan practices that should be eradicated.Both, women and men are able to be active in their working as well as family life.My father help mum with washing dishes and cleaning and am proud of him a lot (even if he doesnt let me go out at night lolz)
Besides, in some tribes of South Africa, called Chambulis, women hold the economic power whereas men are concerned with artistic things, making overtures to women...so see how the whole thing is cultural!
Unfortunately, some useless traditions and habits persist.
Dont misunderstand me, i dont hate men lolz,am not a sexist i just seek equality , and above all mental one.
As it is said: "Ce que la societe a construit, elle peut le déconstruire".

@Kattoussa^^: yes i do :D
thx a lot.

E-Mediat Tunisia said...

i do agree on the fact we need equality, yet it's not also easy at all to change the whole society
sometimes you have to live with what you have and cope with it or be considered as an intruder or an outsider
i totally agree with u on the fact of equality
but here in our society , just start with yourself, the way you act , you look or you talk, your friends, your family that's all you have to do at the right moment
coz changing the whole society can't be done by me or you
i also don't want my wife to be a conformist or like any other woman
i want her to be an individula and not a follower
and hamdoullah i found the right one
anyway
eventhought things are getting worse
there's hope that can be sen
i got the meaning of the pic but i just wanted u to reveal it more to me
thx muse !!!
xD

muse said...

lolz wiity u! u r a dead man!
well, well i dont have any hope that things can change.i believe that things get worse instead of improving.
However ilike to apply the principles i worship on my own life. i'm proud to be a feminist and i'll fight any sexist behaviour in my personal life as well as in my friends' life and all the people i love! i cant do more, unfortunately!
Happy u find ur soulmate, wish u all the best ;)