A Brief Analysis of Sexism in English Language

A Brief Analysis of Sexism in English Language

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1、ABriefAnalysisofSexisminEnglishLanguageABriefAnalysisofSexisminEnglishLanguage1.IntroductionThedefinitionofsexisminOxfordAdvancedLearner'sEnglishChineseDictionary(the7thedition)is“theunfairtreatmentofpeople,especiallywomen,becauseoftheirsex.”Andthedefinitionofsexdiscriminationgivenbyitis“theactoftr

2、eatingmenandwomendifferentlyinanunfairway.”(Hornby1827)Therefore,onthelanguage,sexismusuallyreferstothelanguagesexdiscriminationagainstwomen.ThesexismisderivedfromBiblewhichintroducestheoriginofthefirstmanandwomanintheworld.AccordingtoJerusalemBible,GodfirstmadeAdamwhoissimilartoGodingender,thentoo

3、koffaribfromAdamtomakeEvaastheaccompanierofAdambecauseAdamwasalone.(Jones18:37-38)So,thefirstwomancametotheworldandthegenderdiscriminationagainstwomenbegan.Thewordwomanoriginallyiswifemanthatmeans‘thewifeofman’.Inotherwords,womanis“acompoundofwombandman”.(Li373)BothBibleandEtymologyshowthecommonide

4、athatwomenarejustmen'saccessories,andthusmenusuallyenjoyhigherstatusthanwomen.Thesexismisquitecommonbothinoldagesandtoday.Althoughinthenameofthefreedom,right,equality,love,etc.,somewesterncountriesstillexistsexism.Franklyspeaking,sexismexistsalmosteverywhere.However,thesexismnevercatchmostmen’satte

5、ntionbutjustmostwomen’s.ThemostarrestingmanifestationisFeminism.HerewhatshouldbeintroducedemphaticallyistheconnotationofFeminism.Feminismiseasilyconsideredman-hatingoranti-man,butaccordingtotheBritainfeministEmmaWatson’sspeechabout“HeForShe”,Feminismis“thebeliefthatmenandwomenshouldhaveequalrightsa

6、ndopportunities”.That’stosay,Feminismisthebeliefgenderequality.Butgenderequalitydoesn’tmeanwomendothesamethingasmendodespiteofthedifferencesbetweenthem.Whatfeministsarechallengingisthegenderprejudiceagainstwomen,notmen.Feminismdoesn’tmeanthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomencanbeignored.Mencan’tgivebirt

7、htoababy,andwomendon’thavetobecomemasculinized.Feminismisnotaboutthebeliefagainstmen,butaboutthefreedomforindividualtochoosetheirlife,therespectthatsocietyshouldhaveshowedtoeachindividualchoice,andaboutthee

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