“Women belong in the kitchen” and “You’re better at cleaning since you’re the women” are both jokes I have heard in the past year. Often, the people saying these sexist jokes mean no harm and typically the speakers do not hate women, yet somehow these jokes have become popular. Sexist jokes are based off of truth and originated from a time in history when women had no rights, when they were only allowed to cook, clean, and raise children, when they could only live with a man in their lives, and when subservience was inevitable. Throughout history, women have constantly been assumed inferior and expected to submit to men. The Color Purple by Alice Walker highlights women living in the early 1900s when black women were sold into servitude
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Take the daily task of talking, for example. There has always been a widespread and common belief between both men and women that women talk more, yet speak less meaningful information. (Mehl) Specifically, the phrase “female talkativeness” carries a negative connotation by implying that all women’s frequent talking is bothersome and annoying; thus, suggesting their inferiority to the “more well-spoken” men. This negative stigma was a common stereotype until Matthias Mehl conducted a scientific study that tracked the natural conversations of both men and women for an extended period of time. After the study, Melh proved that men and women speak equal amounts daily, ultimately disproving the widespread stereotype. (Mehl) Yet, even though data proves men and women equal, the term “female talkativeness” continues to represent all women as chatty and a nuisance while men are intelligent and superior. Thus, even in modern societies, women are still viewed as lesser because of their supposed “talkativeness.” The stereotype of female talkativeness and Celie’s subservience have occurred throughout the history of women. Women have always been considered inferior, weaker, and less intelligent than their male counterparts with no reasoning for it. So, the so-called “jokes” about sexism carry a degree of truth because females are still expected to “cook for me you
Take the daily task of talking, for example. There has always been a widespread and common belief between both men and women that women talk more, yet speak less meaningful information. (Mehl) Specifically, the phrase “female talkativeness” carries a negative connotation by implying that all women’s frequent talking is bothersome and annoying; thus, suggesting their inferiority to the “more well-spoken” men. This negative stigma was a common stereotype until Matthias Mehl conducted a scientific study that tracked the natural conversations of both men and women for an extended period of time. After the study, Melh proved that men and women speak equal amounts daily, ultimately disproving the widespread stereotype. (Mehl) Yet, even though data proves men and women equal, the term “female talkativeness” continues to represent all women as chatty and a nuisance while men are intelligent and superior. Thus, even in modern societies, women are still viewed as lesser because of their supposed “talkativeness.” The stereotype of female talkativeness and Celie’s subservience have occurred throughout the history of women. Women have always been considered inferior, weaker, and less intelligent than their male counterparts with no reasoning for it. So, the so-called “jokes” about sexism carry a degree of truth because females are still expected to “cook for me you