I am 30 years old, and the youngest of 4. My parents are 64 and 63. I grew up in a house where my father was educated, and my mother, not so much. He would often “explain” things to her.
So since we often reflect and refract (ladies, thats when light bends, or slants) our parents practices, I will sometimes find myself explaining something to my wife. Sometimes it’s warranted, we run in 2 very different career circles, but you know what happens if I explain something to her she already knows about or understands? She makes me feel REAL REAL dumb. Usually making fun of me.
I’m thankful really, because as a doctoral candidate trained in discourse, she will RIP into someone she is not married to if anyone else attempts this with her.
The author of the original article, needs to learn how to stand up for herself. This is an issue in self esteem, not in oppression. Western women right now have it better than they EVER have. Although there does seem to be a bit of backlash as the empowered teen uses her sexuality more aggressively to try and get what she wants: a)I’m not so sure this wasn’t always the case and b)I don’t hear teenage boys voicing their concerns at this “reverse oppression”
