Sunday, November 25, 2012

VIEWPOINT The Laugh of the Medusa

This article was somewhat confusing to follow and odd in matters of what she was making comparisons with as well. On page 255, Cixous discusses about the two levels that cannot be separated in new surgent (liberating) writing and it's weird because I'm not sure what women writing about their bodies that are supposedly hidden and  is considered to be a "false woman" has to do with anything at all as well as her not being able to speak. I'm not sure if when she talks about women speaking that it's because a man refuses to let her speak because it's not another opinion of another man, either. How does a woman's sexual behavior come into context with writing? As well as what happens sexually as well? When writing through a persons body, how does that even work when it seems that she is just making references to submission to men, but how does a man supress her? In paragraph six and seven where she talks about masturbation is compared to the hidden writings of women, I felt that it was a little strange to write about, but I understand what she means on who they're both secretive and are assumed to not be discussed in writings or public. These are the main questions I have about this article.

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