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[–]jkfinn 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Both "femininity" and "masculinity" are defined by males. However, "Femininity" is a target, not an assignment, meant to paint women as Other. What makes up "masculinity" are merely qualities of both division and unity or how hierarchy is determined within the male identity or male club. "Femininity" is how women are subordinated; "masculinity" is how superiority or dominance is realized at women's expense.

[–]Nohope[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Hello, your comment peaked my interest, and I'm wondering are there any GC articles/books I can read on "femininity" and "masculinity" being created to control women? Because that's a view I agree with but unfortunately couldn't find any articles explaining things in detail on google

[–]Yayme 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Not trying to be a grammar Nazi, or whatever. I'm just procrastinating... scrolling through the comments tab, and saw your post, and thought I'd let you know it's actually "piqued."

Is it peak or pique your interest?

The traditional idiom is to pique one's interest, with pique meaning “to provoke or arouse.” Like perk, however, peaked can also make sense in context. Peak means “to bring to a maximum value or intensity,” and this is certainly what one might mean when saying, “my interest was peaked.”

[–]Nohope[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Oops. Sorry my friend, you're absolutely right! It should be piqued my interest not peaked. Sometimes I make grammar mistakes, I actually like it when someone corrects where I get things wrong so don't worry about being a grammar nazi. I'm actually thankful you pointed it out, I get to learn and correct my grammar mistakes <3

[–]Yayme 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for taking it the way it was intended :-)

It's not like it was horrible error that made me gasp. I'm just killing time, trying to avoid putting together a report I have to get out today.