His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness Analysis

In the article titled “His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness” by Deborah Tannen proves that there are many kinds of evidence that women and men are judged differently even if they talk the same way. If strategy is used by a women, it is seen as powerless, but if it is done by a man, it is seen as powerful. Women have lower status that man in our society, sometimes culture plays a big role in why women are seen to be powerlessness compared to men. For example, I remember the time I was with my parents back in Africa. My dad's wish is my mom's command. Whatever he tells my mom, she has to obey or follow the rules he sets for the family. My mom stays home and cooks for the family, meanwhile my dad goes to work so that he can provide for the family. In my culture women have to stay in the kitchen and cook. Sometimes I would go in the kitchen while my mom and sister were cooked to help them, but my mom would say, …show more content…
In ‘Phylosophe’ by Judith Butler, point out in her text that a young man who lives in Maine, and he walked down the street of his small town where he had lived his entire life and he walk with his hips swish moving back and forth in a feminine way. And it way more dramatically feminine and people harassed him in the town. It seen that happen a lot in our society, the society want to control our feeling and the way its want us to dress or walk as a men or