Women In My Year Of Meats

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Men believe they were born with the drive to be on top and it has always played in their favor, but for women globally this is an ongoing issue that demeans their rights and social status. In the novel, My Year of Meats, it portrayed the empowerment of men over women in environments of the household as an husband and as a higher position in the work field. The novel essentially documented the life of two women by the name of Jane Takagi-Little and Akiko Ueno; their physical appearance, characteristics, and role in society contrasted each other, but they also were connected with the violent abuse they received from John Ueno. It starts off with Jane living in New York with very little money and receives the opportunity to produce a show called …show more content…
Jane discusses with Gale about the operation of the feedlot : “You shut your mouth!” he screamed, spraying me with rage and spittle.”You go spreading’ these filthy lies around here and I’ll kill you, you fuckin bitch, I swear I will” (278) Gale is outraged by cause of Jane accusing him of violating his half sister, and in addition how they use Diethylstilbestrol (DES) as a primary source in the feedlot. Jane goes on to tell him that Rose at the age of 5 already started her menstrual cycle,has pubic hair, and a full set of chest . Lastly she says “ She can develop cervical or uterine cancer, which can kill her.” (278) Gale is furious threatens to kill Jane a pregnant woman at the time. The overall Gale will never accept full responsibility of his actions in the slaughterhouse, and how the procedure of feeding the cows affects his half sister. Gale is the poster child of what is wrong in the modern market of America. American man eager to build wealth which creates sex appeal from the average woman. Masculine is associated with wealth having the ability to take care of yourself or others on your own, but masculine is connect to muscles, deep voice, and tall. Gale gave up his deep voice turn into a very high pitched tone of voice, and also produce milk in his chest to accomplish wealth as a man. Now Jane is accusing him of his ways of building wealth on the farm, Gale will not tolerate being spoken down by …show more content…
These are now the procedures she will undergo to find some body peace.( losing bodies) “ She alter her body to be more presentable by having a Brazilian wax and etc. To appeal more beautiful as a ideal love male preference of body image. To reflection a Brazilian wax or any change ultra the body for men. This procedure brings pain your lower body and many women's do this procedure telling themselves it is for me , but in fact you have allowed this for a man to be approved as definition of sexy . Which creates a hegemony by women allowed men to define what is sexy for a woman. This procedure is a painful act I once received a wax and discouraged to ever attempt again. Why would a woman self inflict pain on themselves due to magazines, media, television, social groups, and the Internet. Men are created institution like pageant how a woman should act, look, and talk for their ideal woman, never considered a woman's point of view of sexy. At the end of the day the mass media is brainwashing our children to become a slut, and create a border to break the Patriarchal society not informing them through the

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