Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» Whom are YOU first? American/Republican/Democrat/Human being/spouse/parent/citizen/child/sibling? What SHOULD your answer be? WHY?
Are women Devo too? Who the he** is Devo? Inquiring minds wanna know. If women aren't Devo too what are they? Another blatant example that it is surely a Man's World and we women don't count for anything. :(
@RosieG -- I believe in the context of the question of "Are We Not Men?", the Brothers Mothersbaugh were using "men" as shorthand for "human beings", not to deliberately exclude women from the question.
That means nothing to me. You know what that means but I don't. Karen is just another name. Who is Karen? What is she like? What matters to her most? If just being you is what matters most then I have learned nothing from you about you. I realize there is no one definition folks will agree upon. I am not looking for unanimity. I am looking for individuality. You don't want to share that with me? That is entirely up to you. Thank you for your Karen and Happyy Wednesday to thee! :)
One of the subjects which came up in my cross-cultural psychology class is that even as basic a concept as "self" is culturally moderated.
North Americans, on average, define their sense of "self" as being close rooted to their individual bodies, and their individual intentions. Conversely, people in more communitarian cultures tend to define "self" with a looser boundary, including the presence and/or influence of other individuals into their sense of self-identity.
Given that many definitions of "self" have survived over the millenia of human civilization, it suggests there is no one "right" definition.
That makes sense OS. I am asking you and everyone else that question. I don't expect the same answer. But I would like an answer. Mahalo for your thoughtful reply and Happy Wednesday! :)
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