Amerikali sanatci, yazar, heykeltiras Kate Millett'in dogum gunu (14 Eylul 1934)
"Toplumsal kosullarimiz yuzunden kadin ve erkek birbirlerinden tamamen ayri iki kultur niteligi tasirlar ve bunlarin yasam deneyleri de cok buyuk ayrimlar gosterir. Cocukluk boyunca cinsel kimligin gelismesini, ailenin, egiticilerin ve kulturun, her cins icin uygun gordugu davranis, kisilik, ilgi, deger ve anlatim kavramlari belirler. Cocugun yasaminin her ani, oglan ya da kiz olusuna gore, cinsiyetin kendine yukledigi zorunluluklari yerine getirmek icin nasil davranmak ve dusunmek gerektigini ogrenmekle gecer. Genclik yillarinda, cevreye ayak uydurma zorunlulugu cesitli buhranlara yol acar ve bu bunalimlar olgunluk donemine girdikten sonra yatisir." Cinsel Politika
"Our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly different and this is crucial. Implicit in all the gender identity development which takes place through childhood is the sum total of the parents', the peers', and the culture's notions of what is appropriate to each gender by way of temperament, character, interests, status, worth, gesture, and expression. Every moment of the child's life is a clue to how he or she must think and behave to attain or satisfy the demands which gender places upon one. In adolescence, the merciless task of conformity grows to crisis proportions, generally cooling and settling in maturity."
“Cesitli ailelerde otoritenin kisiler arasindaki derecelendirilmesi uzerinde farkli gorusler ileri surulse de, mutlak olan tek sey, kulturun, yasamin butun alanlarinda erkeklerin otoritesini destekledigi ve kadina hicbir hak tanimadigidir.”
“While we may niggle over the balance of authority between the personalities of various households, one must remember that the entire culture supports masculine authority in all areas of life and - outside of the home - permits the female none at all.”
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