Honor Code By David Brooks

Our Language “For others, it is to share and spread also those words that are meaningful to us. But primarily for us all, it is necessary to teach by living and speaking those truths which we believe and know beyond understanding,” from “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action” by Audre Lorde. Within our society women are viewed with a lower status than men just because of their use of indirect speech. This is mainly due to how children are brought up within their cultures and ultimately society. However in other cultures, indirectness is used by both genders and it does not reflects one’s status. How is it that indirectness is perfectly okay within other cultures, but not here in the states?

In our society for centuries the youth has been taught that boys are to be tough and unemotional, while girls are to be delicate and emotional. The end result to this is the division between the male and female genders. As the youth grows boys start to view girls as delicate and powerless. Growing up with that mindset causes girls to become bashful and ultimately it is reflected on how they communicate, therefore; causing the use of indirect speech. Author Deborah Tannen in her excerpt …show more content…
In the op-ed titled “Honor Code” by David Brooks he states “ He (referring to a boy named Henry) was rambunctious when young and courageous when older.” Brooks in this quote gives an excellent example of how kids specifically boys act at a young age and what they are meant to become when older. This quote captures perfectly how our society wants boys to be but it mentions nothing of girls having the same characteristics. Why aren't girls seen as rambunctious or courageous? In order to solve this this problem we should raise both genders equally without judgment. This could bring a great change to our society allowing both genders to be viewed as equals and not