June 2011
46 posts
“She was just an average thirteen-year-old girl, until overnight her awkward dancing in the background of Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video (Previously on MeFi) made her a target of near-universal derision on the Internet. GIFs of “that girl in pink” dancing proliferated (many of which threw in an accordion for good measure yt ). When Benni Cinkle finally responded to the attention and began answering questions yt , the hordes anticipating more lulz at her expense did a 180, surprised to themselves interacting with a gracious, humble person with a sense of humor about herself. In the months since, Cinkle’s website, That Girl in Pink, has become a launchpad for her charitable works.”
—The REAL Queen of the Internet | MetaFilter
“A particularly interesting example is Fernand
Braudel’s (1998) description of how gender relations, culture, and society were impacted by the
adoption of the plough in Mesopotamia between 4,000 and 6,000 BC. He writes: “Until now,
women had been in charge of the fields and gardens where cereals were grown: everything
had depended on their tilling the soil and tending the crop. Men had been first hunters, then
herdsmen. But now men took over the plough, which they alone were allowed to use. At a
stroke, it might seem that the society would move from being matriarchal to patriarchal: that
there would be a shift away from the reign of the all-powerful mother goddesses… and towards
the male gods and priests who were predominant in Sumer and Babylon… and was accompanied
with a move towards male domination of society and its beliefs” —Plough_draft_May_2011.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Braudel’s (1998) description of how gender relations, culture, and society were impacted by the
adoption of the plough in Mesopotamia between 4,000 and 6,000 BC. He writes: “Until now,
women had been in charge of the fields and gardens where cereals were grown: everything
had depended on their tilling the soil and tending the crop. Men had been first hunters, then
herdsmen. But now men took over the plough, which they alone were allowed to use. At a
stroke, it might seem that the society would move from being matriarchal to patriarchal: that
there would be a shift away from the reign of the all-powerful mother goddesses… and towards
the male gods and priests who were predominant in Sumer and Babylon… and was accompanied
with a move towards male domination of society and its beliefs” —Plough_draft_May_2011.pdf (application/pdf Object)
“The result, according to Boserup, is that societies that traditionally practiced plough agriculture
– rather than shifting cultivation – developed a specialization of production along gender lines.
Men tended to work outside of the home in the fields, while women specialized in activities
within the home.4 This division of labor then generated norms about the appropriate role of
women in society.” —
– rather than shifting cultivation – developed a specialization of production along gender lines.
Men tended to work outside of the home in the fields, while women specialized in activities
within the home.4 This division of labor then generated norms about the appropriate role of
women in society.” —
On the Origins of Gender Roles:
Women and the Plough
Alberto Alesina, Paola Giuliano, Nathan Nunn
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Leaving his mark
Unlike most other dogs, Pablo only needed two legs and a gallon of pee to leave his mark on the world.
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