Bordo: A Second Reading

{ October 25, 2006 @ 9:14 pm } · { Uncategorized }

1. The strategy of more-rather-than-less can work for writing, but only to a limited extent. Bordo made it work because she divided the long essay into subsections. She also had a tendency to go in depth about history (ie WWII and civil rights) to describe the changes in advertising techniques, which was a little over substantive.
2. The first section of the essay is the loudest and possibly the most eye-raising. She uses explicit words to get the point across, and has no hesitation towards talking freely about her sexuality. It definitely makes the reader pay attention until the drawn out sections delving into less playful issues come about. The subsections mark stages because it goes from describing our societal behavior towards sexuality, to describing the underlying factors that influence the ay we think.
3. Many things influence a subject position like gender, race, ethnicity, age, stereotypes etc. Everyone has a certain factor that affects them because humans are social animals. We thrive on attention, on being embraced with love. Everyday we are not convinced we are important unless someone else verifies it for us. Every time we pass a stranger, look at a magazine, look at a bus, or talk to someone we are comparing ourselves to others.