Last year I served as chairman of the student union
And it’s very proud
Because I’m working hard to get that position
I spent many weeks organizing and campaigning
Distribute leaflets, lobby canvassers at student unions, post posters
Desperately self-promotion
There is a poster that I particularly like
It’s made up of some photos of my grimace
You can laugh
(laughter)
I really like my own grimace
Because I think this poster makes me look very approachable and interesting
Like people who are willing to have dinner with you
At the same time, because I’m always a bit worried that someone will think I’m a serious person
So this poster perfectly helped me to eliminate this worry
So I posted it on Proctor (restaurant)
I hope everyone can appreciate it as enjoyably as I do
But when I went back in the next day, I found a different place.
Some people added a few strokes to the poster
Did you see the picture in the middle of the mouth open?
I didn’t think too much about that photo
Because I often open my mouth
— I’ll do it several times in the next 20 minutes —
If you guys think this is rude, please be ready
(laughter)
And I didn’t worry about this picture originally, but someone saw it.
They thought: This picture people made me inspiring!
(laughter)
Then they painted a male genitalia in the mouth of the picture.
I’m glad you guys think it’s funny
(laughter)
I took the poster, put it in my bag, and returned home
I complained to my friends and then called dad
I remember to tell him:
“I should guess this thing. I should be prepared for it to happen.
This is definitely going to happen and I should get this result
I showed the world too much personal information.
Doomed to receive negative responses. ”
At the same time, I feel a serious personal attack
This graffiti guy really hates me
He hated my courage, maybe she, I guess
I think this is just the reason for me
but then
After serving as a student council president for a full year
And for our domestic political environment
After some more attention
I found a fixed pattern
I am not alone in this situation. My experience is not an exception, nor is it special.
We often sexualize women to turn them into sex objects
Especially for women who have power
Those who are in positions of importance
This phenomenon has long existed. This is unfair and it cannot be accepted.
Cleopatra is often referred to as “Queen of Queens.”
– I think this is a wonderful name
I hope my business card can also be written like this–
(laughter)
She is a very powerful woman
Is one of the most powerful women in ancient times
Also a pharaoh in Egypt
But her political career didn’t start smoothly
So, if you are experiencing a similar situation and want to open some, hope is still there
She married a
Man without law in Egypt rule
She was married to his half-brother’s brother. This marriage was common at the time.
Part of the reason for poor governance is because her husband was only a child
There is no good way to govern the country
Egypt is experiencing many evils during this period
Famine, drought, political struggle, the rise of the Roman Empire
So Cleopatra came to power
She printed her head instead of her husband’s head on the coin. This intention is obvious
Her other brother, Ptolemy, did not like this practice and banished her.
Cleopatra tries hard to regain the throne during the exile
So she went to Caesar
Caesar was the emperor of the Roman Empire and they were united
Half is because of politics and half because of feelings
Cleopatra gave him some boats, food, and he had a son (Cesare Lyon)
Caesar also helped her regain her throne
Caesar defeated Ptolemy’s army. It is said that Ptolemy himself died of drowning.
She became a pharaoh in Egypt
This marriage brought benefits to both people over a period of time
But everyone also knows that Caesar was later assassinated.
So it’s only a short time
Cleopatra needs to think about what to do next
She decided not to align with the heirs of the Roman Empire
The heart secretly hopes that at some time in the future, her son can become emperor.
So she married Anthony.
The same, but also part because of feelings because of politics
But the difference is that Anthony is the defeated player in history.
He was defeated one after another
After all the way back to Alexander
Cleopatra and Anthony reunited
Finally die in their own hands
You may say: “She seems to have missed part of history
For example, when Cleopatra visited Caesar,
Wrapped in a blanket, suddenly jumped out, sexy and stunning. ”
Everyone knows that part
But many historians do not think it is true
Some of you may think I missed
Is the death of Cleopatra in Shakespeare
Say her death and in Romeo and Juliet
Suicide is a bit like
She was killed by a poisonous snake biting her chest
Some historians believe that Cleopatra really died like this
Only the wound should be in the arm
The idea of being bitten by a snake is too dramatic in my opinion.
Absolute gendered treatment also represented Cleopatra’s loss and evil
This story is a bit poetic, but it is not good for Cleopatra.
Many artists have created this theme
This is a painting by Jean Rixens. The painting shows the death of Cleopatra
It can be seen that she is naked and it is not ordinary
Naked, still.
The Cleopatra presented in the painting is merely attracting people’s eyeballs.
She is no longer a historically influential female leader
And it’s just an object that attracts our attention
Don’t say you don’t think so because you’re
We always think of Cleopatra as a sexy slut
Remember Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra?
The movie is a bit old, but there are some meanings we can go and see
She can be said to dress often in the movie
Taylor deducts Cleopatra from a very sensual perspective
Even today, maybe last week
If you want to dress up as Cleopatra on Halloween
You can choose this suit
With navel, legs, wearing fine heels
I don’t mean to be naked
Significantly reduced authority
It means that there must be ways to increase authority.
But if women with power appear in this image
It’s hard for them to have other images
Cleopatra is not Halloween
The only popular role
This photo was taken when I was ten years old
I dressed up for Halloween as Elizabeth.
My mother made this dress for me on the tablecloth
I think she is in this dress
Devotion to imagination of power, ambition and wisdom
– I’m so excited –
Because I feel particularly good when I wear this dress
I think my price is very high like the Queen of England
Of course, I am
But as I grew up, I noticed
Some other reviews of Elizabeth I
Maybe you guys also noticed
I read this book entitled “Virgin’s Lover”
(laughter)
what? What does this name mean?
(laughter)
do not know
This book points out that Elizabeth I is the Queen of Innocence
Britain’s mother, but we don’t believe it, right?
We think she is not so pure
Think she has a sexy part
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When the young Elizabeth I became Queen, she was like this in people’s eyes.
Not exactly sexy, you know, it was Elizabeth England.
But it must be a single young woman
Waiting for the advent of marriage
This is her early portrait
She is not the center of the picture, right?
The center of the painting is actually the three goddesses Athena, Hera, Aphrodite.
Hera, the goddess of managing marriage
Arms stretch to the sky, attracting everyone’s eyeballs
There are also Aphrodite’s eyes that make it hard to leave
The focus of this painting is the moral meaning of the three goddesses.
Not Elizabeth himself
But Elizabeth didn’t want to be such a queen
She does not want to be a member of the ruler. She wants to be the only ruler.
So she described herself as “Virgin Queen”
Mother of the country
Her portrait changed at this time.
In this portrait you can see that Elizabeth is the center and takes up a lot of space
There is a large shoulder pad on the skirt and a tights like armor
She wears a crown on top of her head and a crown is placed behind her
Emphasized her status as a ruler
This is an authoritative woman, a person
For this identity, she must not think of herself as a woman
So she was never married for life alone.
Well, thank you for listening to my history class here
I like history very much
Think about the history of these women
Can help us understand how people are doing
They have not been criticized too much in politics.
The person I want to talk about now is what you have been waiting for for a long time.
Hillary Clinton
(laughter)
Yes, Hillary Clinton
First of all I want to say, I found we like
Call Hillary Clinton “Hillary”
I also often do this but forgive me for having to say
It’s weird to call this name because we don’t need to call Obama’s name.
Reagan, too, can you imagine what the presidents would call their names?
(laughter)
Even the two Bushes are based on the situation
To judge which Bush to say, right?
So I think in this speech we can also use the last name to refer to women
This speech is about authoritative women
So when I said Clinton, I was referring to Hillary Clinton.
In order to distinguish
I called the former President of the United States
Bill (Clinton’s name)
(laughter)
This is certainly very interesting
Hilary Clinton is now hesitant
She doesn’t know if she should go for president
In fact, I think she has already made a decision but we don’t know yet
People are talking hot
What kind of candidate is she?
Is her governing experience numerous? What are her abilities? What is she good at?
What she is not good at, her growth experience
These are all important
Yeah, we must check it carefully.
The next person who may become a national leader
But sometimes I think our comment deviated from the theme
We started talking about her wearing
Her lipstick color, her hairstyle
Is combing behind? Is wearing a hairband?
Oh, my God! Why wear a hair band!
She looks old and wrinkled
Tired, and many other comments about her unfit for this position
I think we are overly worried that the appearance and age of Hillary Clinton is ridiculous
Because she has served in public affairs for almost forty years
She worked as a first lady and worked as a lawyer
Senator, also served as Secretary of State
She has reached the retirement age
We should regard her age as an embodiment of wisdom
However, we have focused too much on age and gender.
Let me tell you: No young woman should lead a country
We also like to evaluate the trousers worn by Hillary Clinton.
If you know me, you should have heard this funny thing
I hate the phrase “trousers”
When a man wears a loose pair of trousers and a blouse it’s a “suit,” right?
But I wear a pair of loose trousers and tops and it becomes “pants”
Why? When a woman wears a skirt and a blouse,
That should be called “skirt.” This I can understand. This is okay because of the changes.
This is a gender discrimination in language
This makes me crazy
You may see that I am very emotional now
I think the reason we do this is
We worry that women have the same authority as men
It can be seen from “suit” or “pants”, right?
We are worried about Hillary Clinton
Will be from the role of gentle women
Become a different person with a male masculinity
Hilary Clinton is not the only person in the political arena that is discriminated on the basis of gender
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speaks recently
Revealed she was harassed by her leadership in the office
The office I was talking about was referring to the Congress
She also said that other colleagues will evaluate her body
Said she was thin or fat
Whether it is true admirer or not
Or people who have no relationship with them
Also, if you go to Google to search for Senator Gillibrand
One of the suggested search bars is “The sexiest senator”
The reason it appears is that many people have searched for this term, right?
Sarah Palin
I know that everyone has different ideas for her
But it cannot be denied that we are talking about her body many times.
When she first became vice president or was nominated as vice president
Many people are discussing that she is the beauty contest champion
We all think about:
What does she look like wearing a dress on stage?
If she was wearing a bathing suit a few years ago it was so charming
What about now?
We all like to discuss this topic
Everyone is talking about the latest round of elections recently
For the first time in Congress, there are one hundred female members
This is very exciting, but it’s not yet more than 20% of the total number of people in the National Assembly.
Only one more woman than the previous campaign.
Of these women, only 32 are colored people.
Only one of them is only one senator.
So, whether it’s discussing the trousers of Hillary Clinton
Comment on the body of Senator Gillibrand
Or discuss the beauty of Sarah Palin
We are gradually disintegrating their authority
We will treat them gender
And it ignores the fact that they are powerful and capable people.
I’m not sure why we are like this
But I think it’s because we are afraid
We are afraid of breaking boundaries and breaking the conventional
Afraid to face issues such as gender equality and social norms
I can tell you through personal experience
This phenomenon is hurtful
It made me want to put up the authority side and go home
It makes me want to give up
This is not just about politics or women or myself
This is about all of us
You are all amazing people
This is why you can come to Middlebury
Even if you leave here, you will continue to reach new heights
Many of you will become leaders in the industry
Men, this is also about you guys
Every time someone is based on the depth of your voice or the width of your shoulders
To measure your leadership
You are also suffering from exactly the same treatment as women.
So today I have a proposal
I hope we can begin to recognize our own prejudices
Break them and forget about prejudice when you vote
Forget about bias when reading newspapers
At the very least try hard to ignore it
Because if we don’t do this
We will hinder the emergence of a generation of leaders
We will miss many outstanding talents in the election
We will stop progress
When I call Daddy about a poster thing
He said to me: “Rachel, you probably should have expected that such things could happen
Maybe you should know that this will happen, but you definitely shouldn’t get this kind of treatment
No one deserves such treatment. “”
Thank you
(applause)
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