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1、7A版优质实用文档Unit2Book3Whatdoesthewordfeministmeantoyou?Aman-hatingfemalewhogetsoffendedatcommoncourtesy?Someonewhoinsiststhatwomencanandshoulddoeverythingmendo?Apersonwhoseeswomen'sstrengthsandabilitiesasdifferentfrommen's,butequallyvaluable?Orsomeonewho'ssens
2、itivetotheunfairtreatmentthatwomenhavesufferedforcenturiesandwantstocorrectit?Thefeministmovementhasmadegreatprogressinensuringwomenequallegalrights,butsocialcriticsinmostcountriesagreethatthere'sstillalongwaytogo.ThethreeteGtsinthisuniteGploresomeofthediff
3、icultiesthatbothmenandwomenencounteralongtheroadtoequalrights.TeGtAchallengesustoeGamineourprioritiesandattitudesmoreclosely,whileTeGtsBandCcontemplatesomeofthecomplicationsofputtingourvisionsofequalrightsintopracticeineverydaylife.TheTitanicPuzzleShouldago
4、odfeministacceptpriorityseatingonalifeboat?byCharlesKrauthammerYou'reontheTitanicII.Ithasjusthitanicebergandissinking.And,aslasttime,therearenotenoughlifeboats.Thecaptainshouts,“Womenandchildrenfirst!”Butthistime,anothervoiceisheard:“Whywomen?”187A版优质实用文档7A
5、版优质实用文档Why,indeed?PartofthecharmofthesuccessfulmovieTitanicaretheperiodcostumes,theperiodeGtravagance,andtheperiodprejudices.Anaudiencecanenjoytheseatadistance.Oddly,however,ofalltheperiodattitudesinthefilm,theoldmaritimetraditionof“womenandchildrenfirst”en
6、joystotalacceptancebymodernaudiences.Listentotheaudiencebooatthebadguyswhotrytosneakonthelifeboatswith--oraheadof--theladies.Butisnotgroupingwomenwithchildrenaraginganachronism?Shouldnotanyself-respectingmodernperson,letalonefeminist,objecttoitasinsultingto
7、women?Yetitsusageisascommontodayasitwasin1912.ConsidertheseeGamplestakenalmostatrandomfromrecentnewspapers:“TheinvadersgunneddowntheIndians,mostofthemwomenandchildren...”“Asmanyas200civilians,mostofthemwomenandchildren,werekilled...”“AtthemassacreinAhmici10
8、3Muslims,including33womenandchildren,werekilled...”187A版优质实用文档7A版优质实用文档Atatimewhenwomenflycombataircraftandrunmulti-nationalcorporations,howcanonenotwincewhenadultwomenareroutinelyclassedwithchildren?I
