The Misrepresentation Of Gender

There is so much controversy in the society that we live in, it has resulted in an absolute mess. Certain topics as in gender or men and women’s bodies, is so controversial to the point that it has caused a misrepresentation of both men and women. Both Jean Kilbourne and Allan G. Johnson form their own opinions in their articles “Two Ways A Woman Can Get Hurt” and “Why Do We Make So Much of Gender” that comment on society as a whole, while expanding on the concept of why gender is so important for a fully functioning society. Although, both Kilbourne and Johnson have differentiating opinions to gender, they both come to the conclusion that gender is a key factor to explain our society and the social change in it. We live in a society where

For example, when we compare the difference between a man and a woman we automatically assume that women are the ones to take care of the house and stay home to cook, clean, do laundry, etc. whereas men are the ones to go out into the community and work hard labor to support the household. For so long we have lived in a male dominated society and although the way of life between genders are starting to change, Kilbourne acknowledges that men still feel the need for a patriarchy. She stated, “Men operate within a context in which… entitlement to be taken care of are assumed; women within a context in which both dependency on a man and emotion and physical nurturing and caretaking are assumed” ( 510.) Due to the way society has been run for so long, men still feel the entitlement of being in power and feeling that they should be in control. She argues that the preconceived notions we form about gender and their specific roles is wrong to do. As mentioned earlier, I had said that we all are capable of providing the same things regardless of our gender and that is what she tries to argue in one point of her article. She is simply stating that yes we do form certain thoughts on gender without really doing our research of how a man and woman should be