tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post8839008854368644732..comments2024-01-29T06:02:39.583-08:00Comments on Suzanne's Bookshelf: Women's orientation to work: part 2 - the hoe cultureSuzanne McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033350578895908993noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-30846227460890067542011-09-03T23:58:21.273-07:002011-09-03T23:58:21.273-07:00jim,
I definitely think that there is something t...jim,<br /><br />I definitely think that there is something to the notion of erotic capital, and it was used many times in the Bible. Would you accept Rahab, Tamar, Ruth, Abigail, Esther, Sarah, as a start?Suzanne McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033350578895908993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-88365329116904318862011-08-31T13:16:46.494-07:002011-08-31T13:16:46.494-07:00I chuckled when I read this about oxen/plough vs. ...I chuckled when I read this about oxen/plough vs. hoe. Somethings never change. When Mom begins her garden, Dad gets out the rototiller and turns over the soil. When it comes to hoeing the weeds during growing season, Mom's out there with the hoe.<br /><br />Growing up in farm country (I'm from Oklahoma) I know that the division of labor is pretty equally split between men and women. I grew p uw/ several old couples who farmed their whole lives, and when certain times of the year came, it didn't matter what you gender was: there was work to do and everyone worked to get it done. I still think agriculture is one of the most egalitarian cultures there is. When the choice is eating or starving, gender roles die a quick death.Shawna Atteberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752697766813703698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-51396524941853494352011-08-30T14:20:33.728-07:002011-08-30T14:20:33.728-07:00.. to = do .... to = do ..Jim ~ Random Arrowhttp://randomarrow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-69141501317199815852011-08-30T14:17:26.212-07:002011-08-30T14:17:26.212-07:00Suzanne, another good series. I’m reading mostly ...Suzanne, another good series. I’m reading mostly in the background. <br /><br />On hoe and work – any feminist bibliobloggers taking this up yet? – <a href="http://randomarrow.blogspot.com/2011/08/honey-money-comfort-stations-in-new.html" rel="nofollow">“Honey Money ~ ... ~ Who Profits from Erotic Capital?</a><br /><br />Suzanne, trying to do my part. But I’m not competent to do the systematic gender bias as are you and Gayle and others.<br /><br />I can to the predator analyses from evo-bio and sociology (predator-prey), that Hakim’s new book might – might – precipitate – but I’m worthless at the larger systematic gender stuff. <br /><br />I dunno, maybe some feminists will think Hakim is the best thing ever? I hope this comment is not offensive (not even accidentally) like one of my others? <br /><br />Will look here for a response. Appreciate you criticism! <br /><br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br /><br />JimJim ~ Random Arrowhttp://randomarrow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-83479632465645034642011-08-30T07:15:49.838-07:002011-08-30T07:15:49.838-07:00The advantages of the division of labor applies to...The advantages of the division of labor applies to hunter-gatherer societies. And even more to agricultural societies.Donald Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904992652259586383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19505042.post-22911199913662227082011-08-30T06:01:15.707-07:002011-08-30T06:01:15.707-07:00"the hoe culture"
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Somehow this pos..."the hoe culture"<br /><br />LOL<br /><br />Somehow this post reminds me of the richness of <i>The Good Earth</i> by Pearl S. Buck. Here's an excerpt:<br /><br /><i>When all was finished and the house was wholly empty except for the two rakes and the two hoes and the plow in one corner of the middle room, O-lan said to her husband,<br /><br />"Let us go while we have the two bits of silver and before we must sell the rafters of the house and have no hole into which we can crawl when we return."<br /><br />And Wang Lung answered heavily, "Let us go."<br /><br />But he looked across the fields at the small figures of the men receding and he muttered over and over, <br /><br />"At least I have the land -- I have the land."</i>J. K. Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600312868663460988noreply@blogger.com