Gender Role

Over the course of the years the roles of men and women have changed dramatically. In the Feminist Manifesto, written by Loy, what role gender plays in the minds of the people can be contrived. Gender role is something that is ever changing and something that I have never given much thought to. The rights and privileges as I have known them throughout my life have always been that women are as equal to men every aspect of life itself. I was not born in a time when women had to fight for their right to vote and find it hard to imagine how strongly opposed these views once were. Loy was a women and one bent of finding equality in regards to all aspects of equality among the genders and especially in regards to sexual exploration. In the feminist Manifesto Loy is calling on all women to express themselves in all aspects of their life. Loy writes, “ -Professionalism and commercial careers are opening up for you- IS THAT ALL YOU WANT?” This line in particular addresses women to look at themselves to see if they are just settling for careers or do they want more?
Loy is imploring women to address all the issues that encapsulate equal gender rights which include freedom of sexual expression as this is a right that women have. Loy goes on to state, “there are no restrictions the women who is so incompletely evolved as to be un-self conscious in sex, will prove a restrictive influence on the temperamental expansion of the next generation; the women who is a poor mistress will be an incompetent mother – an inferior mentality and will enjoy an inadequate apprehension of Life.” Loy is suggesting that the women who do not enjoy themselves sexually will have something of an incomplete life. Depending on the morals one might have the sexual exploration push given by Loy might prove something of empowering. Although it seems that even nowadays when a women is more promiscuous as a whole they are referred to as sluts while if a man is promiscuous he is know as a player. It is interesting to note the general consensus that society plays on gender and how when one gender expresses themselves sexually they are gloried as when the other gender does they are demoted to having less value. I do believe that these judgments which are placed upon men and women of a society we are in reality downgrading each other. It is not right to herald the promiscuity of one gender and shun the other whatever your moral standards may be.
All in all I believe that Loy’s point about finding equality among gender in all aspects whether they be of sexual exploration or the privileges we all have the right to enjoy, neither should settle for something less than they deserve. Men and women in my mind are equal and as such are entitled to the same freedoms no matter what gender role they play.