Giselle Valentine Discussion 9

I believe a liberated woman to be a woman who accepts her flaws and loves herself divinely. One free from social constructs and who is mentally and sexually free to be herself. Free to makes her own choices and build a life for herself not as a extension but as a whole Additionally being a  liberated woman can  refer to a proclaimed feminist that advocates and protests for equality for women. The 1960s were full of  waves of “liberated” women who fought the oppression of sexism in culture and in our  politics they  tried to free women from the  expectations of what women are forced to be expected to do inside and outside the home. Additionally i feel like a liberated woman is someone who feels free to choose to have  sex before marriage and pursue a career. If she wanted without over thinking or worrying about being ostracized  and without worrying about other people, since other people should mind their own business and let the woman do whatever she wants; except breaking the law, the liberated women continue to break molds and social constraints they are important for women’s liberation and continue to be the simplest most absolute form of rebellion against the patriarchy. It is political when women decide to not take part in their oppression by fitting themselves into what a woman should be by society’s standard.Woman are so dismissed and dehumanized that we are not even seen as people that there are articles and papers about women and orgasms as if they have never asked a woman about it in their life. Men making decisions and discussions and absolute statements about women’s anatomy and rights over their body. Their place in society and their position as a human being. In my personal opinion the liberated woman is one who does not take orders from men or is not afraid to take up space and be who they are regardless of the risks societal and otherwise. The liberated woman seeks to love and free herself and all women from oppression. In a patriarchal world that oftentimes feels like it seeks to destroy women it feels radical to just exist and express oneself in their entirety. To seek understanding from one another and support one another is revolutionary in some aspects. That’s just my take on it. I especially enjoyed the article about the politics of housework and how it is explained that women get shit work and are expected to hold things down but are rarely given recognition. I appreciated this week’s reading.

3 thoughts on “Giselle Valentine Discussion 9

  1. Jessica Tapia

    Hi Giselle, I love how you define liberated women as free women. A woman that is sure of herself and knows what she wants. Men constantly sexualize us, and they act to have the right to judge us and do what they want with us. The movement of women’s liberation will continue to influence the younger generation of women to continue to push forth the right for women to achieve anything they want and be held to the same standard as any men.

  2. Ashanti Prendergast

    Hey Giselle, I agree that women are always dismissed and dehumanized. It’s concerning that men have yet to see that we are people with real emotions. It’s as if we only exist if it benefits them. Whether it’s from cooking and cleaning, having their children, or just for sex. Men and women can be equal, but it’s the men who are comfortable with these standards that are holding us back from equality. 

  3. Anna Serbina

    I like how you mentioned articles that discuss female orgasms “as if they have never asked a woman about it in their life.” We can see how these articles also affect personal relationships between men and women (especially in sex), when a man thinks he is well educated in aspects of female body and deems it unnecessary to ask the woman herself if she likes something or not.

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