Good morrow to all of you wacky witches! ( I know we're done with Salem, but I'm still in mourning... at least allow me to cope with weak attempts at being humorous.)
It's kind of ironic... we've been reading these infanticide narratives with the understanding that multiple parts of a so-called "true account" were likely embellished, but I feel like certain parts of the narratives give a relatively accurate representation of some of the females at TCU. Now, as of this moment I haven't met a girl who's guilty of infanticide, but I have certainly overheard many a tale of extreme sexual promiscuity. I don't consider myself a prude, but based on what I've gathered, TCU seems to be an incubus of venereal diseases. (It's like the royal court of Henry VIII... well... sort of...)
Though I don't approve of women who sleep with everything and all things male, I don't feel like women should be judged for this sort of behavior... especially if men exhibit exactly the same behavior and no one gives it a second thought--the ol' double-standard. I think people can at least agree that for health reasons that being sexual loose isn't a good thing... but for crap's sake, it's not just women who spread STDs!
On another yet similar note, though women have the option of pregnancy termination and a variety of contraceptive devices at their disposal, I feel like they're often judged for their choice to utilize these resources. This isn't necessarily true in all cases, but regularly enough to note. For example, I think people tend to automatically assume that if a woman chooses to abort a baby it's because she made sexually careless choices, which may not actually be the case (What about rape, health reasons, financial issues, etc.???). Though woman have certainly come a long way in the last hundred years, it seems to me that age-old prejudices and stereotypes are still prevalent.
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Hey Emily! I really enjoyed reading your post, it was really funny. More than that, though, it's very true. Everything you noted is definitely prevalent in our society, even the one that's only this small school. A, as some would see it, BAD thing about TCU is that it is like it's own community and a lot of people know things about everyone else that maybe they don't want to get out. But for some reason, some students her, guys and girls, do not hesitate to be promiscuous. I don't understand it.
Emily/Bear!
I couldn't agree more! I had thought about bringing up the whole issue of promiscuity and resulting pregnancy, and I'm glad you did... and you did a lovely job! You're totally right in that people are still, after a bajillion years, so quick to judge a woman's choices... you reminded us that it's not just a double-edged sword, but more like some pointy triangular or rhombus-ish (?) object; If we don't have sex, we're prude. If we have sex, we're slutty. If we get pregnant and have a baby outside of marriage, it's a scandal. If we choose to abort the baby, we're heartless. Such a quadruple standard! I'm glad you shed some light on the subject in tasteful (& still funny) manner!
Love,
Oscar Wilde/Ward
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