No, writers don't always know what they're putting into their work. I've had a few of them say it to me. And there are some who have written that they didn't know themes were there until years later. You're just wrong about this. Sorry. I haven't really got anything to back it up except fifty years of literary theory, but I left that in my other pants. If you don't believe it, you don't believe it, but I suppose there is no objective proof.
About the male privilege, I'll just refer you to Wikipedia, 'kay? Male privilege is rights and status given to men because they are men. It refers to the systemic setup of a society, and a person's relative place in it. Not to gender roles at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_privilege
This is not gender stereotyping. It has nothing to do with what you do in life, or your social role.
There is certainly sexism against men. I wouldn't deny it.
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Re: hoo boy, this opens up a can of worms....
Date: 2010-05-06 01:17 am (UTC)No, writers don't always know what they're putting into their work. I've had a few of them say it to me. And there are some who have written that they didn't know themes were there until years later. You're just wrong about this. Sorry. I haven't really got anything to back it up except fifty years of literary theory, but I left that in my other pants. If you don't believe it, you don't believe it, but I suppose there is no objective proof.
About the male privilege, I'll just refer you to Wikipedia, 'kay? Male privilege is rights and status given to men because they are men. It refers to the systemic setup of a society, and a person's relative place in it. Not to gender roles at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_privilege
This is not gender stereotyping. It has nothing to do with what you do in life, or your social role.
There is certainly sexism against men. I wouldn't deny it.