SOC 0851 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Machismo
10 Jun 2018
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o Feiists as Poisoous “epets
▪ Although the storylines of El Pais feuetl itiize oe’s
oppression and provide examples of strong, empowered
women, feminism is still perceived as less-than-attractive
ideolog the sho’s eatos, haates, ad audiee
▪ O the sho itself, feiists ae efeed to as iatioal,
ild, ad uaias poisoous sepets, hile steeotpes
of feminists as superwomen, man haters, and aggressive are
also present
▪ Macho male characters dismiss female characters when they
refer to or complain about the multiple roles juggled by
women on a daily basis by calling this kind of talk discurso
feminist (feminist discourse); these are the macho guys, and so
their dismissal of feminism is somewhat to be expected, but
the female characters on El Pais also often apologize for their
emotional outusts eplaiig that the Ated like a
feiist
▪ The creator of El Pais affirmed that he did not want to show to
be a feminist telenovela because feminism for him represents
a rejection and condemnation of men
▪ The ways in which audience members make sense of the
messages the show reflects the complicated ways in which
feminism is understood in Venezuela
• Woe’s ogaizatios hae haged thei aes to
remove the word feminist because of their belief that
the word has been largely discredited, and this reflects
the belief that feminism seeks to subvert the traditional
gender roles
• Viewers expressed conflicting views about feminism in
general and feminism specifically in relation to the
telenovela
• Some viewers were confused as to exactly what
feminism was, with some conflating feminism with
femininity
• Other viewers considered feminism to be something
that theateed feiiit o the essee of eig a
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