Fear Of A Feminist Future By Laurie Penny

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In this case, Kingston’s aunt was seen to be the outsider of the village because she disturbed the harmony of the village. All other villagers carried out "justice" by punishing the aunt for cheating; “when they [villagers] left, they took sugar and oranges to bless themselves” (Kingston 136) for correcting the fallen woman. Although violent, villagers truly believed that they were doing the right thing. This story is being told from the point of view of a New American who is raised by Old Chinese, Kingston, she is appealing to ethos to strengthen her credibility in this essay. This culture of unity in this village bonded people disregards their own opinions.
As aforementioned, Kingston blames the village for her aunt’s tragedy. The village’s …show more content…

They have an arrogant attitude when discussing about gender equality. In the essay “Fear of a Feminist Future,” Laurie Penny discusses this possibility of a general equal world for both genders in scientific fictions. Dystopia is the one and the only result in such world in men’s imagination. This trend shows that “a world with women in charge, a world where women stand together and for each other in any respect, is not just inconceivable—to conceive of it is an active identity threat for those whose sense of self has always needed a story with men on top” (Penny 1). Men try to use scientific fictions to warn the feminists because their positions were threatened by women. They disintegrate a feminist future for their own benefits. Even until today, gender inequality still exists due to this group. Men are the one making up lies to prevent the true gender equality world to be …show more content…

In other words, Kingston learned about this story in a subjective way. Hence, she tries to give the aunt more than a single story. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explains the harmful sides of making judgement based on a single story in her speech “The Danger of a Single Story.” As she has stated in her speech, “if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding”. A single story means the narratives will be incomplete, and voices will be excluded. In addition, a single story creates an illusion that becomes barriers prevent the truth to be

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