Right now, at this very moment, females all over the globe are fighting for equal rights between men and women. They’re combating for equal pay, equal treatment, and the halt of demeaning stereotypes. Just like all the women blessed to be on this Earth,
I’ve had enough of always getting the short end the stick.
When you think about it, the wanton treatment that women receive daily from idiotic men is ironic for a lone reason: a man would not be here without the body of a woman and the care of a woman. For ages, women have been inferior to men and that idea is clearly portrayed in Shakespeare’s wacked out tragedy, Othello.
During the play, it is immediately brought to the audience’s attention that men are the stars of the show –- for crying out loud, the play is titled Othello! Which is it not, by the way, a girl’s name. The play begins with sweet, noble, black Othello riding the love train with naïve, pure Desdemona. Initially, Othello seems pleasant towards Desdemona; he definitely places her on a porcelain pedestal. However, as the play progresses –- and Othello is skewed to believe that Desdemona is unfaithful –- Desdemona’s pedestal gradually cracks, until one day Othello “striking [strikes] her” (IIII.i.268).
Let me repeat that; HE STRIKES HER!
And what does she do? Does she slap him back, like every other sane, mighty woman would do? No. She cries, which is exactly what men believe women do most of their lives. Not only is Desdemona shoved around like livestock, but she’s stereotyped as being a frail, quaint girl. Shakespeare depicts her as having no backbone, and it’s an understatement to say that that’s just plain rude.
But that’s not even the worst of it. I know right, it’s hard to believe. Yet, the individual that portrays the most cruelty towards women –- who is continuously described as having fantastic character traits like being “honest” (V.ii.180) –- is none other than Iago. Iago is already a macabre individual, but throw some sexist sprinkles on top of that scrumptious looking dessert and you’ve got devil’s food cake. He thinks of women –- especially his wife, Emilia –- as “trash” (V.i.99), “foolish” (III.iii.348), and “wench[es]” (III.iii.359). I don’t know about you, but a man -– in my book -- who refers to women with heinous, villainous vocabulary is a childish, immature, tiny boy.
Now, I’m quite aware that the examples I listed above are quite treacherous, but there’s something more awful that outweighs both of those paragraphs: the model that Shakespeare sets for future males that read his work.
He deems it appropriate to lay a hand on a woman and belittle her!
Well I have news for you boys reading this blog; that treatment is not going to fly with this generation of women. And I am disgusted, if you believe that it’s acceptable to follow in Iago’s and Othello’s footsteps. Didn’t your Mama teach you better? Oh, if she saw you now, I hope to God that she would beat you to a pulp. A woman raised you, made you who you are, and endured all your crap, so you better have some respect.
Seriously, man up.
I’ve had enough of always getting the short end the stick.
When you think about it, the wanton treatment that women receive daily from idiotic men is ironic for a lone reason: a man would not be here without the body of a woman and the care of a woman. For ages, women have been inferior to men and that idea is clearly portrayed in Shakespeare’s wacked out tragedy, Othello.
During the play, it is immediately brought to the audience’s attention that men are the stars of the show –- for crying out loud, the play is titled Othello! Which is it not, by the way, a girl’s name. The play begins with sweet, noble, black Othello riding the love train with naïve, pure Desdemona. Initially, Othello seems pleasant towards Desdemona; he definitely places her on a porcelain pedestal. However, as the play progresses –- and Othello is skewed to believe that Desdemona is unfaithful –- Desdemona’s pedestal gradually cracks, until one day Othello “striking [strikes] her” (IIII.i.268).
Let me repeat that; HE STRIKES HER!
And what does she do? Does she slap him back, like every other sane, mighty woman would do? No. She cries, which is exactly what men believe women do most of their lives. Not only is Desdemona shoved around like livestock, but she’s stereotyped as being a frail, quaint girl. Shakespeare depicts her as having no backbone, and it’s an understatement to say that that’s just plain rude.
But that’s not even the worst of it. I know right, it’s hard to believe. Yet, the individual that portrays the most cruelty towards women –- who is continuously described as having fantastic character traits like being “honest” (V.ii.180) –- is none other than Iago. Iago is already a macabre individual, but throw some sexist sprinkles on top of that scrumptious looking dessert and you’ve got devil’s food cake. He thinks of women –- especially his wife, Emilia –- as “trash” (V.i.99), “foolish” (III.iii.348), and “wench[es]” (III.iii.359). I don’t know about you, but a man -– in my book -- who refers to women with heinous, villainous vocabulary is a childish, immature, tiny boy.
Now, I’m quite aware that the examples I listed above are quite treacherous, but there’s something more awful that outweighs both of those paragraphs: the model that Shakespeare sets for future males that read his work.
He deems it appropriate to lay a hand on a woman and belittle her!
Well I have news for you boys reading this blog; that treatment is not going to fly with this generation of women. And I am disgusted, if you believe that it’s acceptable to follow in Iago’s and Othello’s footsteps. Didn’t your Mama teach you better? Oh, if she saw you now, I hope to God that she would beat you to a pulp. A woman raised you, made you who you are, and endured all your crap, so you better have some respect.
Seriously, man up.