Feminine: Compassion, Prudence, Negotiation, Calm, Emotional Intelligence, Domestic Skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u2026<\/p>\n
Ultimately, Merida very slightly for one moment adopts a couple of \u201cfeminine\u201d virtues to resolve the main subplot, but the climax of the movie entails Elinor needing to take on and learn to appreciate \u201cmasculine\u201d virtues in herself and her daughter, and the ending shows Elinor embracing and joining in Merida\u2019s wilderness romps. Which is fine and all, but it\u2019s still saying that the \u201cmasculine\u201d virtues are better than the feminine virtues. It\u2019s not saying \u201cBe yourself,\u201d it\u2019s saying \u201cBe yourself as long as you display traditionally masculine virtues; if you have traditionally feminine virtues, change.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Brave Princesses, Avatars in Refrigerators, and the Trouble with Tomboys Here\u2019s the problem. The kyriarchy tells us that there are two gendered sets of virtues, and that masculine virtues are better than feminine virtues. For example: Masculine: Strength, Courage, Honor, Determination, Combat Skills Feminine: Compassion, Prudence, Negotiation, Calm, Emotional Intelligence, Domestic Skills \u2026 Ultimately, Merida […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":845,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-feminism","category-worthwhile-reads"],"yoast_head":"\n
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