Questions de genre

[greenie_breizh]

Deux liens intéressants que des amies m'ont envoyé (j'adore quand les gens font ça :) :

Sportives et homosexuelles: le grand tabou. Je ne suis pas vraiment l'actualité en France et encore moins l'activité du football mais que l'équipe de France de foot féminine soit passée à la trappe ne m'étonne pas vraiment... l'article fait des remarques très intéressantes sur la nécessité de s'hétérosexualiser pour devenir une figure acceptable, et ça ne fait pas de mal de se faire rappeler qu'Amélie Mauresmo aussi a dû subir ce genre de choses avant de faire son coming out officiel.

Les filles brillent en classe, les garçons aux concours. J'ai grincé des dents (tout comme dans l'article précédent) quand l'article commence à parler de la différence entre le cerveau d'une femme et celui d'un homme, mais heureusement l'auteur se rattrape bien en partant plus sur des questions de culture et de social. Je trouve fascinant qu'on considère que les épreuves de concours écrites sont une façon d'évaluer neutre (ici contrairement aux épreuves d'oral, potentiellement).
(A lire vite car comme tous les articles du Monde il sera bientôt accessible uniquement aux abonnés.)

This reminds me of yesterday when I was on the bus on my way to UBC. Two couples got on with young boys - the couples knew each other and the entire ride the two moms were looking after the kids, talking about the kids and preschool and all that, while the two dads were standing a few feet back, never had to really pay attention to what was going on with their sons while they discussed work and school. It's a snapshot but it struck me because both couples were really young and I'm sure they would describe themselves as progressive and I'm sure the dads help out and are there for their kids and all of that. But it was striking to me how naturally they were on this bus embodying a very traditional image of parenthood. We think our generation is past the whole gender divide. I think we're just not paying enough attention.

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[ourdramaqueen.livejournal.com]

That reminds me - you might already have seen this article, but in case not... it's very interesting indeed!

[shiraz_wine]

Another Twilight reference: http://www.punchanpie.net/daily/20090907.html

[heikki-cheren.livejournal.com]

Euh... Pour le deuxième article (qui est loin d'être original, le même genre est pondu plusieurs fois par an), je vois pas où tu vois une allusion au cerveau?

[shiraz_wine]

I can't remember if you had heard about Caster Semenya, the South African runner who's so good that the International Association of Athletics Federation ordered a gender test to determine if she was actually a woman? Well, the South African magazine You gave her a makeover. Now Semenya says, "I didn't do this to prove a point but rather to have fun. I don't give a damn what people say about me. I like me the way I am, and who cares what other people say?" But come on, people. Would that magazine have jumped at the chance at giving her a makeover if her gender wasn't being questioned? And at age 18, between going to school and training, she says that she doesn't get to dress up or put on makeup. Even if you are competing in World Championships, somebody should be making sure that she gets the time to have some fun too.

Also, have you seen The Princess and the Frog trailer?