In a recent LA Times article, John Glionna reported that Chinese women living in rural areas ”are taught to refer to male spouses not as husbands but masters. They inhabit a world where the emphasis on bearing sons is so strong (due to needs for male strength in agriculture] that women bear names such as Zhaodi (“looking [...]
Archive for January, 2008
China, Sexism, Embarrassment And Shame
Posted in All, Chinese culture vs. shame on January 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Hate Outlets: “Defenders” of Ellen DeGeneres and Paul McCartney
Posted in All, Hate in Audiences on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hate Outlets: “Defenders” of Ellen DeGeneres and Paul McCartney There’s something striking that two 2007 star-centered public gossip spectacles had in common: an outpouring of hate. When Ellen deGeneres spoke of the dog Izzy being removed from the home in which she placed him, the women who gave Izzy to Ellen, and who had written into [...]
