Do girls need to have Barbies in order to grow up and become feminine? I've discussed this in classes before, but I've been wondering if the things we're given make us more or less feminine once we grow up. I think that we are mostly products of our surroundings and experiences, but that doesn't always account for a less-feminine woman coming from an extremely feminine upbringing.
My friends and I were also just discussing Sarah Palin and how Alaska apparently has the highest amount of rapes and domestic abuse in the United States. I'm not sure of the exact statistics, but I have heard it attributed to the large Inuit population and their culture. But if that is the case, and that many cases are being reported, it makes me wonder how many go unreported or ignored. I don't think it is fair to attribute issues such as rape or domestic violence to cultural reasons. Whether or not those situations are more "culturally acceptable" should not matter, it is still the reponsiblity of the state to protect its citizens, whether or not they actually consider them "worthy".
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