Scholars Talk about Metro Microblog Event Society Does Not Adapt to Women's Strong Voices

On June 24th, two masked girls appeared on the Shanghai Metro Line 2. They held banners for “Cool to be cool” and “I can show you, can't disturb” in the carriages of the Shanghai Metro Line 2. Silent anti-sexual harassment performance art. This is to protest against a message on the official Weibo of Shanghai Subway Second Run, which was issued with a photo of a girl with a back-to-back perspective and "what it was like to wear it, not being sexually harassed." "Women please weigh" and other words remind women to pay attention to sexual harassment in the train, but they have been strongly questioned by female netizens. Opponents believe that the logic behind the subway's official microblog reminder is discrimination against women: just because you are dressed in this way, you are sexually harassed. This is a kind of sophistry that denounced the victims and thus indulged the perpetrators of sexual harassment.

The other side of "dressing right" is required

Some netizens believe that it is natural for women to dress properly in public places because women’s clothing exposures tend to trigger male sexual desires and increase sexual harassment. In this case, the reminder is good faith.

Let us analyze the logical presentation of this “good faith”: the woman’s body is not your own, you have the obligation to look after it (but you have no right to govern it freely) and it is not subject to anyone other than your husband or future husband. Possession. Today, when we once again saw that when netizens sent out “You have a million to show off your wealth, and you are robbed, do you have no responsibility?” we have to say that this metaphor has undoubtedly made women’s The body and property are on a par with each other, ignoring the existence of women's personality and emphasizing the logic of "care" obligations.

The appraisal of women's “decency” is not a new requirement: the so-called “get the hall and get the kitchen”. Under the modern society’s public space discourse, the aesthetic rights and standards of the female body are never described by women. In fact, a set of standards for so-called feminine dresses is a product of scrutiny by men.

Therefore, it can be said that women under the watchful eyes of men do not have autonomy in their dress, and they never have.

In front of the official Twitter microblogging reminder, women who strongly disagree with the idea clearly feel this kind of strong squeezing: whether women's dress is appropriate or not is directly linked to gender-based violence, and clothing has once again become part of gender politics. The so-called "decent" is basically the "system of people" of the male-dominated society. In fact, such logic is not in Shanghai today: In ancient times, women who were raped were killed or committed suicide; in certain conservative regions of the world, women who are debased are to be stoned and stoned... This culture The logic of violence is that women, you are not the owner of your own body, but you are just watching your body for certain men; therefore, when your body is infringed, then the responsibility is your caretaker and not in that violence. In this way, not only did the perpetrator's culpability escape successfully, but the victim's self-criticism allowed him to internalize this logic of violence and become a slave to the other.

Restrictions on the "protection" posture

Many netizens believe that "women are exposed and men naturally have sexual impulses, of course, they are prone to sexual harassment." "You are exposed to expose harassment." Therefore, the official intention of the official Weibo microblogging is to protect women from sexual harassment. s damage. However, we have seen that this “protection” gesture is precisely one way of limiting women.

The other side of logic is that when people think that women's exposure to dress will inevitably lead to male harassment, it is precisely because men are considered sexual slaves: it seems that all men are unable to sustain themselves when they encounter exposed women. This is actually part of the traditional gender culture: Men’s sexual desire is encouraged and they are encouraged to not need restraint. Some netizens even said that “in the face of women who are exposed, if I do not harass, then I am not normal.” This gender discourse also causes oppression for those men who do not have “rape”. The rape culture centered on gender violence has been solidified as part of masculinity.

How can one “protect” a woman when culture describes men as an assailant who cannot be self-sustained? You are exposed, I say you are seduce men; you are conservative, I say you are innocent, posing serious; you look beautiful, I say you are born a fox; you look ugly, I say you have no man born want……

The restriction on women's clothing is not only for "protection", but more importantly, it can be particularly convenient to govern women's body, posture, consciousness and expression. As a caretaker, you must act with care and dedication and fulfill your duty of care. It does not matter whether it feels comfortable or not. So, when the girl on the Shanghai subway said, “I can show you, you can't disturb,” the “career” obligation has been shaken, and frightened “appropriateness” has sent out a “behaviour” roar, trying to deter This autonomous body performed, but it is a pity that cultural incitement has occurred quietly.

Feminist action advocacy

Naturally, some people will question whether this "behavioural art" approach is not gentle enough and well-behaved. However, since the beginning of this year, the fermentation of a series of gender issues and the resulting social concerns are all related to the way this action is advocated.

From the “Occupying Men's Toilets” initiative initiated by the Guangzhou feminists at the beginning of the year, they appealed for gender equality in public facilities; some female undergraduates spontaneously wrote letters to the top 500 Chinese institutions in the world to promote gender equality in the workplace; Volunteers spontaneously went to the scene of the violence of the home violence practitioner Li Yang’s non-violent protests to publicize the anti-domestic violence action. Such action was not merely an action. After the “occupation of the men's toilet” operation, the Guangzhou municipal government had already issued a statement. Proportions for the construction of toilets for men and women. We can see that the pattern of appeal for gender equality has changed a lot.

This change has a lot to do with the "social" developmental mechanism. In recent years, the "society" has been further cultivated, stimulated, and independent as a third entity independent of economic and political elements. It has directly led to the birth of a series of new social organizations, and has created new demands for "social people". : In this space, people can exist independently of political awareness and economic behavior. They can combine self-worth and life ideals into various social bodies. They can be combined into more homogeneous communities and participate in diverse societies. The construction of ... homogenous communities and heterogeneous clashes are more intertwined with multiple advocacy approaches, making it possible to diversify the multiple values ​​into further fermentation.

On the issue of gender equality advocacy, young generation gender researchers and enthusiasts are no longer satisfied with the level of seeking help from organizations and women’s organizations, and they not only remain in the legislative motion through the statutory mechanism but, in their view, are more directly affected. The method of gender equality is to enter the public space, start from the cultural level, use the Internet to compete for the right to speak, and use action deduction to break through. This action-oriented approach to advocacy has a stronger cultural shock effect, which is evident in the multi-faceted expressions and widespread controversies of media and networks after the events began. Unlike the “politically correct” applause obtained from previous moderate appeals, its cultural space has a strong squeezing effect: the society shows an unadaptable state of this woman’s “aggressive” strong voice, and some netizens even Described this type of advocacy as the expression of "extremist feminism," thinking that they are enemies with men and even close to "perverted." This kind of response precisely reflects that although people have long been subjected to traditional gender culture education and formed a set of gender rules system, it is difficult to shake in a short time, but this kind of public space discourse robbing is more effective than any previous modest appeal for cultural transformation. Much stronger.

For this way of expression, instead of accusing them of being “not gentle enough” (and this gentle enough accusation is undoubtedly consistent with the shape of the feminine temperament of the patriarchal society), it is better to see their courage and wisdom in pursuit of gender equality. . Of course, action advocacy may not always result in immediate changes, but the social effects of the actions and their attraction to the media, including follow-up discussions, are undoubtedly the occupation of gender issues in the public space such as the media. Again and again "sex literacy."

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