You are definately right about women's subordinate position being a long-standing belief. I guess what I didn't make clear was a feeling that otherwise independant, decisive and capable women try to care for their romantic partners. It's something I am guilty of, myself: I have a career, at the moment I'm the sole breadwinner, I'm relatively outspoken about my beliefs. Despite this, I continue to fall into the habit of trying to make things easier for Derek, whether that means doing dishes and laundry, being his sounding board, dropping whatever I'm doing when he asks for my attention, whatever.
I'm a feminist, but I still cater to my boyfriend. How much of that is attributable to the stereotypes put forward by the literature I read and the movies I watch?
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Re: Hmmm...
Date: 2005-07-21 02:02 pm (UTC)I'm a feminist, but I still cater to my boyfriend. How much of that is attributable to the stereotypes put forward by the literature I read and the movies I watch?