Vargas Arielly Discussion 9

The article discussed is a view that was brought a woman by the name of Mainardi. In this particular review, she tries to expose and bring out some of the truths that she thinks fellow women should understand between women being liberated and at the same time them being under liberation. From a clear analogy of the discussions that Mainardi tries to bring out in the debate, it is stated that liberated women are those women who are sexually active. From my point of view, this is more of women’s independence in trying to address their related issues. It tries to bring out the idea that self-oriented women can perform everything according to their taste and have their own goals to achieve for their benefit. This is what I understand according to Mainardi’s argument on liberated women. Liberated women may have a lot of influence on women’s liberation. For example, Mainardi is an example of a liberated woman. Therefore she is at the forefront of ensuring that she promotes women’s liberation so that they can get themselves from the chains of gender inequality from their husbands. She shows that women seeking their liberation can give out their views concerning their duties in their various households. For instance, this is shown from the point where they both agree with her husband that they should do the house chores altogether and when he declines she boldly responds to this opposition and outlines that everything in the house is for both of them to participate in but not her own duty. From this evidence, she tries to tell women that they should talk out their concerns but not continue being underrated because they are women and being taken back to the old days of being mocked, thus stimulating women’s liberation.The political aspect of the whole piece is brought out in different ways in the article. The personal is political in that most of the issues discussed are based on leadership roles. This is best understood because there are the liberated and those undergoing liberation. The political view is brought out through the liberation terms and the steps that would lead to participatory democracy and women’s equity in their housework in their various places. The main area of politics is based on the house works found in women’s places, thus making the whole text political in approach.

2 thoughts on “Vargas Arielly Discussion 9

  1. Shanice Peters

    Hi Arielly, I agree that women who were sexual are librated because in society men were used to being more satisfied than women. The author does try to tell us that in the text. I never thought to think about how women can be liberated sexually. She also tells readers that women can be liberated and still have a husband. They just don’t have to be a housewife.

  2. Melanie

    Hi Arielly ,

    I do believe a part of being a liberated woman means also being open about sexuality and sex in general. Even though some men only care about their pleasure and not their partners , I think more goes to this. Like i’ve said before sex isn’t taught correctly or sometimes just one sided perspective. So at times I do believe (some men) it’s not that they don’t care about not pleasing their partner but because they weren’t taught correctly and are used to seeing unrealistic things (adult films).

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