The hashtag I chose is #mybodymychoice, which I found on Instagram. The post that used this hashtag said, “77% of anti-abortion leaders are men. 100% of them will never be pregnant.” The post and the hashtag depict how women are deprived of their right to their own body and how men are given the authority to take control over the female body. This hashtag is also an example of an implication of a male dominated society. In such a society, men use their male privilege to exercise power over the female body. One way they exert power is by passing laws that solely affect the female body such as abortion laws. A second way of exerting power is by creating unrealistic ideals of beauty, for example, how an ideal female body should look. When such
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John has complete control over Akiko’s body. He wants to impregnate her against her desire and when Akiko tries to tell him that she does not want this and offers the idea of adoption, John lashes out at her saying that he wants to have his own child. He makes her eat meat so that she can be physically fit for the pregnancy and it is evident in the novel that Akiko does not enjoy eating meat. He has sex with her whenever he likes, sometimes without her consent and this is seen towards the end of the novel, where he rapes Akiko. In the novel, the author has shown Akiko’s failed attempts to gain control over her body. For example, she tried to hide from John that she was menstruating, but John found out and ended up physically assaulting her. Akiko’s character is contrasted with Jane’s. Jane is depicted as an empowered woman who knows her rights. She is aware about the fact that no one can take control over her body except herself. When John tried to rape Jane, she successfully managed to get herself out of that situation and unlike Akiko, she did not let John take control of her body. Another example of Jane’s empowerment is when Sloan impregnated her, and she decided herself that she wanted to have this child, instead of letting Sloan affect her decision. Jane’s character is congruent with the hashtag because she is in complete control of her body. On the other hand, Akiko’s character is incongruent to this
John has complete control over Akiko’s body. He wants to impregnate her against her desire and when Akiko tries to tell him that she does not want this and offers the idea of adoption, John lashes out at her saying that he wants to have his own child. He makes her eat meat so that she can be physically fit for the pregnancy and it is evident in the novel that Akiko does not enjoy eating meat. He has sex with her whenever he likes, sometimes without her consent and this is seen towards the end of the novel, where he rapes Akiko. In the novel, the author has shown Akiko’s failed attempts to gain control over her body. For example, she tried to hide from John that she was menstruating, but John found out and ended up physically assaulting her. Akiko’s character is contrasted with Jane’s. Jane is depicted as an empowered woman who knows her rights. She is aware about the fact that no one can take control over her body except herself. When John tried to rape Jane, she successfully managed to get herself out of that situation and unlike Akiko, she did not let John take control of her body. Another example of Jane’s empowerment is when Sloan impregnated her, and she decided herself that she wanted to have this child, instead of letting Sloan affect her decision. Jane’s character is congruent with the hashtag because she is in complete control of her body. On the other hand, Akiko’s character is incongruent to this