Gender in Culture

This week's focus seemed to be centered on the roles that society thinks men and women should have. It seems that no matter how someone looks at a social problem like street harassment, gender seems to be the gray area. The FYS class seemed to have different opinions on victim blaming and gender dominance. Unfortunately, I think both views are somewhat right. Women, at least in our current society, are not equal to men. The big example was that in a rape case, the woman should not have been dressed like a whore. If the victim wasn't dressed inappropriately, then she should have been in a group or should have ran faster. Well, if she had done things differently she might not have been raped. However, should of she had to do those things to avoid rape? No. The MAN was the one who raped her and that won't change. He was in the wrong and that is all there is. This gender role issue however, seems to no longer just be men over women. It seems that men are simply the only ones holding on to the idea that women are less than men. Most women are stepping out of their shackles and most men are letting them. When there is a dispute in this trend however, men seem to be the ones not allowing things to change. Do I know what the future holds, no. Do I hope that women escape their past and become equals, yes. I truly don't think there is much that can be done about this because I think the problem is psychological. Men will need to change their view of women. However, for now, women should take more preventive measures. Rape probably is more likely if the women provokes the man through appearance, even if she doesn't mean to. May the world someday reflect that men and women are equal.