On page 105, Uncle Jack was telling Scout "You want to grow up to be a lady, don't you?" The context of this was that Uncle Jack was unhappy with Scout, because she was cursing. He explained to her that it was unladylike. Interpreting this, Uncle Jack was saying though it was unladylike to curse, men they can say whatever they want. Cursing or not. As a female, if I want to curse, then I will. My sex has no affect on if I'm "allowed" to curse or not.
Though that is not all Uncle Jack has told Scout, on page 115 "You'll have a very unladylike scar on your wedding-ring finger." This now has become double standards. A women having a scar?!?!?! What happened to her??? Did she cry???? That poor delicate thing.
On the other hand, it it were to be a man getting a scar, it would be treated differently. They would have been seen as tough and strong to deal with something that hard to have led to them having a scar.
Sammy - Hah on the cartoon! Yes, women's bodies are supposedly sacred scrolls for men to write on - not to be marred by unsightly evidence of past wounds. And cursing! *shudder* You bring up an interesting point! I wonder where these ideas come from? I think we're lucky that brawn isn't as needed in our tech society - in the past, the whole "Oh, you big strong man" schtick would be more valuable if it was all about one brawn against the other. Now we can be ourselves - just as strong in mind and spirit.
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