Sexism is so much a part of Hong Kong popular culture that I have to be
cautious about anything I say about comics, movies and popular T.V. shows
(including Miss Hong Kong beauty pagents)... I always feel a tension
within me: yes, I like our popular culture; they are vibrant, dynamic,
colorful, creative, artful, playful... on the other hand, I always feel
so put down as a woman in this culture... women's bodily parts as
sensational objects, as things to joke about in these movies, T.V.
shows... women portrayed as sex objects, as ignorant, as dependent, as...
anyway, before I get too emotional here... I'd better stop...
Sincerely,
Angel
P.S. That's why I like Bourdieu's analysis of symbolic domination...
women dominated in the society in subtle ways... (not like in ancient
China, but dominated in other manners all the same...)