Masculinity And Feminism In Toni Morrison's Views Of Women

When you see a man who is hurt or in pain a realistic answer instead consoling him would be " be a MAN, stop being such a GIRL." Now if a woman was hurt, an instinctual thing to do is ask " are you okay? or do you need help?" Why do we have such differences. What’s really happening between women and men in contemporary society? Society loves to say "You’ve come a long way, baby" whenever an individual woman rises to the top of a "male" profession. It also enjoys turning househusbands into afternoon talk show guests. Throughout history, women have had the misfortune of being labeled as “the other” to men. According to many philosophers, women are the second sex. This idea of women as the second sex is fueled by the notion that the feminine is a mistake, and that masculinity is the correct approach to life. This idea has even been given a new name recently: androcentrism. Androcentrism is a new kind of sexism that, rather than just favoring men over women, favors masculinity over feminist universally. In Paradise, Toni Morrison shows through her style of writing and the way she sets up the chapters shows different images of how men in the town of Ruby are oppressing these women in the convents.

In Paradise Toni Morrison shows the images of masculinity and femininity throughout the story to show how the town 's men of Ruby feel threatened by

Gender issues test the limits of toleration through such customs and practices as under-age marriage, honour killings, and wearing a niqab or hijab. Those opposed to the recognition of minority rights through policies of multiculturalism have blamed it for encouraging the oppression of women. Positing women’s equality and minority rights as oppositional, the argument of gender equality is deployed to justify the retreat from multiculturalism,and progressive equality agendas are subverted to reinforce cultural essentialism”(Narain