Feminised and naturalised status links the domination of women to other oppressions.
Evidence
The domination of women is of course central to the feminist understanding of domination, but is also a well-theorised model which can illuminate many other kinds of domination, since the oppressed are often both feminised and naturalised. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 94
Categorization
- ADDENDUM: Feeds the Immodesty and Sacrifice articles’ shared idea that bodies coded as feminine/natural get targetted; more directly relevant to the Eco-Justice pedagogy around interconnected domination.
- XREF: This is the load-bearing step toward the whole-book thesis in ch2 that western culture devalues the women-nature connection to oppress both — directly bridges to Merchant’s The Death of Nature. — connects to: Feminism analyzes how women were inferiorized and connects sexism to other dominations — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 678; Woman’s status as privileged Other depends on specific social and political conditions — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 320; Feminism must combat domination across sex, race, and class, not just male chauvinism — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 562 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Gender oppression is naturalized, masking its colonial material origins
#expands(0.90) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 969 - Feminism analyzes how women were inferiorized and connects sexism to other dominations
#expands(0.85) — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 678 - Feminism must combat domination across sex, race, and class, not just male chauvinism
#expands(0.82) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 562 - Systems of oppression constitute each other rather than merely crossing paths
#expands(0.80) — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 149 - Woman’s status as privileged Other depends on specific social and political conditions
#complicates(0.75) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 320