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some great points wish I'd been awake for that but probably for the best. I don't have much more to add apart from OT stuff -
Fair enough, I find all that annoying too. It's the fact that these norms are socially constructed (I agree with you) which makes them useful in conversations like these, and in TV shows like the Wire where they're partially examining what it is that creates these characters. That's why, looking at the pressures that led Snoop to develop all her general character traits, I thought taking a closer look at her behaviour in her final scene was interesting. Obviously this is a big thing for you, but I didn't imply anywhere in the thread that I believed in femininity as an objective set of character traits.. I didn't make it clear either way, but you know, benefit of the doubt would've been nice!
nomadologist said:starts going back to socially constructed gender norms and seems to conflate those with womanhood or female sexuality in reality, yes, I do bristle at that.
Fair enough, I find all that annoying too. It's the fact that these norms are socially constructed (I agree with you) which makes them useful in conversations like these, and in TV shows like the Wire where they're partially examining what it is that creates these characters. That's why, looking at the pressures that led Snoop to develop all her general character traits, I thought taking a closer look at her behaviour in her final scene was interesting. Obviously this is a big thing for you, but I didn't imply anywhere in the thread that I believed in femininity as an objective set of character traits.. I didn't make it clear either way, but you know, benefit of the doubt would've been nice!