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Madeline GeorgeSo women changing their looks or not changing their looks to fit the societal norms makes some uncomfortable. They are suspected lesbians or subversives. They are fired from their jobs if their employer doesn’t like their haircut. Flipping the coin... or not.... the South Koreans have more plastic surgery per capital than any other nation. They seem to feel it MUST be done so that they can fit into their job and or society. Seems a bit more extreme than what women experience in the US, but it is understandable. Lots of people want to fit in....
Madeline GeorgeIt’s all about the children. Interesting that female children are outsiders— simply on loan to the family until she is married off to another family.
Madeline GeorgeDavid and I were struck by the way the filial exemplars mirrored fairy tales and myths. I guess morality tales are a universal throughout time. The idea that your devotion, responsibility will reap rewards, maybe not now, but in the future. Seems to be ever present. Cinderella was pointed out.... however I think the exemplars are a little more elegant, maybe? I think I would like to use them in my class .... and see what connections my students would make to other stories they know. I don’t have a clear plan yet, but. It could be interesting to investigate. I want to ponder this.
How does a nation all come up with the same social plan?as was share$ in the Nakahara Case ? How does everyone in an entire community or nation follow the same plan without it being enforced? It seems kind of odious, but it must have been practiced on a relatively large scale for the entire nation to have no/ minimal growth overtime? This doesn’t seem to be the type of thing that randomly occurs.
Madeline GeorgeHot Moms. Hot Mums. Sounds like our bull dozer or lawnmower parents. Parents that clear all obstacles from the path of their precious darling’s path. Women who give up all their ambition to make their child’s future their only ambition. Sounds like some parents I know, but perhaps it is more prevalent in China. Mom must not only raise the child, have a job, make all the right choices for her child. And make everything just “so”. Are the filial exemplars taught to children at school? At home? What kind of tenacity or resilience do children of these super moms have?
Madeline GeorgeDr Yan’s lecture made me think that Chinese women, and moms in particular are under more pressure than ever. It seems the shift is from supporting the husband to creating your own perfect child... no pressure there! It seems like the government dismantled the importance of the family, implemented rules limiting family size and then realized,”Oops! We can’t handle all of the responsibilities that the family unit covered!” Oh no! Be spontaneous! Innovate!we can’t make it work’ but you all, just innovate!” Good Grief!
Madeline GeorgeAfter reading the articles for this lecture, I felt like the Chinese were stuck in the 1950’s , but instead of the church designing/ setting their moral compass, the government is. Parental oversight, government and parental judgement and the conflict between choosing career over marriage and vice versa. It sounds like there is A LOT of pressure to be a super duper mom and to make all the correct decisions. Society is very ”judgy” but China sounds super Judgy!
Madeline GeorgeI’m Madeline George and I’m from Imperial. I’ve taught Eighth Grade Language Arts at Frank Wright Middle School in Imperial for 30 years. I love sharing what I learn with my students!
