Becoming A Woman
“One is not born a woman, one becomes one.
No biological, psychological, or economic fate determines the figure that the human female presents in society; it is civilization as a whole that produces this creature, intermediate between male and eunuch, which is described as the feminine.”
(From “The Second Sex “ by Simone de Beauvoir - French writer, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist, 1908-1986)
“The starting point of "The Second Sex" is the proposition that women can never be free so long as they think there is an objective idea of what it means to be a woman.
The 'eternal feminine', as Beauvoir calls it, is mauvaise foi; there is no 'feminine ideal' just as much as there is no masculine ideal, yet the fact is that whereas men have managed to liberate themselves from such stereotypes, women are still slaves to the idea.
In theory men and women are born equal; there is no 'masculine' essence or 'feminine' essence yet society's expectations are such that inevitably women find themselves unconsciously supporting the eternal feminine idea...”
(Michael Wilcockson - Head of Divinity, Eton College)
More than ever let’s celebrate the International Women's Day...
I am supporting "TEARS FOR CHANGE", Join this international movement to show respect and support to all the women in the world:
tearsforchange.com/en/about-us/our-supporters/
(I met this lady at sunrise along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).
After telling her I wanted to make her portrait because she was beautiful, she gifted me with smiles carrying all the happiness and kindness in the world...)
Join the photographer at www.facebook.com/laurent.goldstein.photography
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Becoming A Woman
“One is not born a woman, one becomes one.
No biological, psychological, or economic fate determines the figure that the human female presents in society; it is civilization as a whole that produces this creature, intermediate between male and eunuch, which is described as the feminine.”
(From “The Second Sex “ by Simone de Beauvoir - French writer, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist, 1908-1986)
“The starting point of "The Second Sex" is the proposition that women can never be free so long as they think there is an objective idea of what it means to be a woman.
The 'eternal feminine', as Beauvoir calls it, is mauvaise foi; there is no 'feminine ideal' just as much as there is no masculine ideal, yet the fact is that whereas men have managed to liberate themselves from such stereotypes, women are still slaves to the idea.
In theory men and women are born equal; there is no 'masculine' essence or 'feminine' essence yet society's expectations are such that inevitably women find themselves unconsciously supporting the eternal feminine idea...”
(Michael Wilcockson - Head of Divinity, Eton College)
More than ever let’s celebrate the International Women's Day...
I am supporting "TEARS FOR CHANGE", Join this international movement to show respect and support to all the women in the world:
tearsforchange.com/en/about-us/our-supporters/
(I met this lady at sunrise along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).
After telling her I wanted to make her portrait because she was beautiful, she gifted me with smiles carrying all the happiness and kindness in the world...)
Join the photographer at www.facebook.com/laurent.goldstein.photography
© All photographs are copyrighted and all rights reserved.
Please do not use any photographs without permission (even for private use).
The use of any work without consent of the artist is PROHIBITED and will lead automatically to consequences.