Language are not the Chains but rather the Gate

Mr. Robertson, an English teacher at The Governor's Academy, explains the correlation and impact language has on gender. We discussed many factors that influence genders such as age, nurture, religion, and culture, but one that was particularly interesting was the tone of which adults (different age groups) spoke to children. Mr. Robertson, when reading a second grader's short stories, made it awfully easy to guess, reflecting his biases and mannerisms, if the story was written by a girl or boy depending, not on the choice of words, but how he spoke. When he read a boy's story there was a "triumph" and "boastful" tone to the story and when he read a girl's story there was a "soft" and "kindness" tone to the story. Furthermore, consciously, Mr. Robertson understood the tone of his voice and in an attempt to cover his tone he utterly failed and ironically made it even easier to guess the gender of the reader. The thesis of today's lecture: "Training denies girls the means to speak strongly. They learn that they must not convey their wills and personal identities". The question that I think about when reading the thesis is: Is that true? In contemporary society, women are now taking a bigger role in the community, speaking their minds and fighting for their rights, but does language really deny girls the ability to convey their thoughts. As a matter of fact, I believe that is the opposite of today's society. As stated before, women are taking a bigger role in society, some are running for the presidency, some are at the highest positions in companies, and some are the most educated people in the country. Mr. Robertson is a feminist, he has said this before, but the bias is extremely prevalent in his lecture. I do believe there is a correlation between language and gender and what Robbie has stated is generally correct in past times, but in modern society, 2020, women are not denied the language, but instead given language to pursue their goals. We, as a class, briefly discussed curse words related to gender, but those words are created by the culture and play a fraction in the subject we are discussing. Curse words are an idea for a different discussion, but briefly, most people use curse words as either a placeholder or because those words created by society help describe the situation at hand. I do not think there is a correlation between curse words and denying language to women. Of course, in past centuries and time even in the early 2000s, there is a direct correlation to it, but in 2020, it is becoming less important and in more casual use. Finally, the economy is what I believe to be the biggest dependent factor in gender. Language influences gender, but the gender you are affects how people perceive you. In the article from Business Insider, Robbie stated that women are under-represented. Is that really the case? In business, it is not whether you are a male or female, but rather the qualities of the person. A man, historically, has done (generally) better than females in the business market and that is why the business industry is dominated by majority males. To conclude Mr. Robertson spoke about how language influences these certain qualities in both genders and the trends that he spoke of are reflected in the economy.