Nancy Bauer Lady Power Summary

In Nancy Bauer’s essay, “Lady Power”, she uses “Telephone” by Beyonce and Lady Gaga to present modern day feminism as self-objectification. Bauer argues that by embracing over sexualizing and self-objectification women can fight the oppressive nature of our society towards women. Bauer believes by doing this, feminists can push their agenda for equality by bringing light to the issue using the man’s tools against them. The self-objectification allows women to use their sexual prowess as a means of power, therefore it creates and empowers the women that use these tools. Carol Hay’s article, “A Feminist Kant”, Hay presents a woman who got on a fair ride and the man operating the ride stopped it in a way that you could see up her dress. The woman’s friend, argues that something should have been done. That she shouldn’t have just walked away. Hay argues that while it’s a most to do something about their oppression women must do it in a way that commands respect. Hay uses Kants argument that there are two types of duties that women must follow. First, is a perfect duty, which is a duty you should refrain from doing because it is morally wrong. Secondly, is an imperfect duty, which is an action you should take to resist …show more content…
She commands self-respect, that women shouldn’t embrace their objectification. In the article by Carol Hay, she defends Native companions action of ignoring the carnival worker as a mean to resist her objectification. This was Native companions’ way of performing her imperfect duty to resist her oppression and objectification. Bauer would argue that she should have embraced this objectification and in some way, use it against the carnival worker. Hay would argue that that is only conforming to modern day oppression and traditional stereotypes that women still play a role in. By performing these lude actions, they are rather setting themselves back in