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I think it's very possible to read the last few lines in a non-gendered light. You have to want it to be misogynistic in order to interpret it as such.
by mfoy_ 8y ago
I think it's very possible to read the last few lines in a non-gendered light. You have to want it to be misogynistic in order to interpret it as such.
- andromedavision 8y agoAbsolutely. It's incredibly innocuous.
- gowld 8y agoI'm not sure I agree, madam. There is a gulf between "misogynistic" and "being part of a culture that largely ignores women". It strains credulity to claim that the words "son" and "man" don't draw males closer and push females away. Any one poem is a "micro", but it adds up across the culture.
- mfoy_ 8y agoI'll play the historical context card here. At the time the poem was written, that language perfectly evoked the image the author was going for.
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