Culture. Culture stands in the way of women being equal to men. The difference in equality between men and women varies from country to country due to differences in culture. Middle Eastern culture comes across as being the most oppressive to women. Women in the Middle East are put at a disadvantage to men through long standing social traditions that are much like laws. Many would argue that American culture favors men and puts women at a societal disadvantage. But in this country we have laws supporting women's rights rather than the contrary, as shown in the Middle East. The U.S. is more developed and therefore has more developed views on the issue. As societies progress, the gap between men and women lessens as a result of culture forcibly changing.
The documentary has a mixture of pathos and logos appeals. The pathos comes from the female dominated viewpoint in the documentary. This makes the viewer sympathetic towards females in this situation. Logos appeals come from facts about the varying women's cultures and how they are treated. Their treatment is factual (logos) but the situation being explained by an oppressed woman is emotional (pathos).
I agree with your point that culture is what stands in the way of equality. I wrote about a similar topic on how the Western World is more developed to favor equality rather than the middle east and Africa. Also, tradition is what causes this pattern to circle over and over again.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you in saying that culture stands in the way of women's rights in equality. I too had a similar post about the way Middle Eastern traditions impede progressive movements, and how culture is not an excuse to deny a person their basic human rights.
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