opression of women manifested in different ways.

 The political cartoon that depicts the Muslim woman and the American woman makes me think about the differences in how the treatment and view on women in America is different than that in Middle eastern cultures. America is a male dominated society. It is a patriarchy in which women are viewed and treated as less than men. Thus, it is expected that women exist to please males. Because of this, women wear very revealing clothes in order to pleasure and attract men. That is why the side of the panel that represents America depicts a women wearing a bikini in a sexual pose and has a caption that reads, "Everything is covered but her eyes, what a cruel, male-dominated culture." On the other hand, the side of the panel that depicts Muslim cultures shows a woman wearing a head-to-toe black burka. The caption is, "Nothing is covered but her eyes, what a cruel, male-dominated culture." (The captions are thought bubbles of each woman.) This side of the panel gets at the point that in Muslim cultures, men force the women to suppress their identity. They do this by not allowing women to express herself through her clothes. Many people, especially women, like to show their personalities and tastes and express their identity and creativity through clothing. When women are forced to wear burkas, they cannot express themselves. Also, burkas get very, very hot because of the temperatures of the Middle East, and because the color black attracts heat. Most people do not like being hot because it is uncomfortable When men force women to wear burkas, they are forcing them against their will to be uncomfortable. This oppression of women makes me lose all faith in humanity. In both societies, women are oppressed. They are treated like they are less than men. This oppression is shown in different ways: Men force Muslim women are to wear burkas; American women are seen as purely sexual objects and thus women need to wear very revealing clothes.

I really don't like humanity. Each day, if I do not find a new reason to be bitter about society or humanity, I am reminded of a reason. This political cartoon was a reminder to me.