Sunt femeile nefericite?

Posted by LoRE on 27 February 2010

In urma cu trei saptamani, eram foarte revoltata de perspectiva limitata din care erau interpretate niste articole privind fericirea femeilor intr-un text din Adventist Review, scris de Albert Mohler, presedintele Southern Theological Baptist Seminary. In entry-ul meu, am scris despre schimbarile din societate, care afecteaza ambele sexe si rolurile lor si despre faptul ca barbatii traditionalisti au interesul ca lucrurile sa ramana exact asa cum au fost dintotdeauna.

In seara asta am fost foarte, foarte incantata sa descopar (tot in Adventist Review) un articol scris de Olive J. Hemmings, profesor de religie la Washington Adventist University. Este o replica geniala la articolul dogmatic si limitat scris de primul autor. Hemmings studiaza materialul original, scris de Susan Faludi, si concluzioneaza:

“If women have more social responsibility than men, it is because society is yet to keep pace with the tide of history.  In an age where we now know that women have brains as well as brawns, that they are created in the divine image, no less than men, we still continue to send subliminal (and overt) messages of role circumscriptions that leave more social burdens on women and grant more social power to men.  It has eased the stress on men, but it has not made them truly happy, as the suicide rates show”.

“Despite its critics, the women’s movement, like the civil rights movement and other such movements, is part of something infinitely greater than itself.  It is part of the movement of human history and the greater purpose of God upon the earth. When we confine ourselves to historical comfort zones and stereotypical straight jackets, we impede the work of salvation and give birth to a messed up world.  This is what happens when social norms overcome social justice.  We cannot stop the tide of history. Rather, we can seek to discern God’s purpose in each passing decade as we understand more about who we are and what we ought to be, and faithfully act upon that revelation.  The apostle Paul says: “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways” (I Cor. 13: 11, NRSV)”.

Citind acest articol, am avut revelatia ca, de fapt, problema mea nu este ca apartin unei religii minoritare, ci ca traiesc in aceasta tara inapoiata numita Romanica, in care oamenilor le este mult prea frica sau lene sa se adapteze si tin cu dintii de trecut.

A, sa raspund la intrebarea din titlu: in America, 75% dintre persoanele care se sinucid sunt barbati. Asta inseamna ca femeile, chiar daca se declara mai nefericite (fiindca au emotii si le manifesta), gasesc mai mult sens si putere in viata.

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  1. Bursucu-timid says:
    1 March 2010 at 9:44 AM

    “in America, 75% dintre persoanele care se sinucid sunt barbati. Asta inseamna ca femeile, chiar daca se declara mai nefericite[...], gasesc mai mult sens si putere in viata.”

    hihihi… i-auzi!

    o prima remarca: asta poate insemna ca barbatii sint mai lucizi.

    a doua remarca (prima a fost, evident, o gluma): lore, lore, de provocari de-astea te tii?

    imi place cu frisoane cum scuturi tu capul, cum te scuturi de zabala. stiu ca acolo unde esti – si cam peste tot in lume – zabala nu-i numai inchipuire.

    voiam sa mai spun ca cititorii tai gindesc cu siguranta la fel ca tine. toti. dar mi-am amintit citeva comentarii… nu mai sint asa sigur.

    revenind la concretetea textului tau, nu vad nici un contrast intre nefericire si descoperirea (sau inventarea) unui sens.

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