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    25 February

    又是性别偏见

     
      刚刚过去的这一星期,我一连两次听见气宇轩昂的断言:女人,如此贪慕虚荣!
      当然,说这话的都是男性。
      前一例拜同事转述。面对一名每月在美容品上花销500元的女士,法官忍无可忍,怒斥其“太虚荣”。
      同事来向我求证,因为美容是我负责的领域之一。我不肯定“虚荣”是否也属于法律裁决的范畴,但可以肯定的是,法官看来并不了解美容市场的产品分类与价位。
      第二位发出同样评议的男士,是一位来自加州Beverly Hills、据说享誉业界的权威皮肤科医生。当许多贵妇包括好莱坞明星,都亲自上门寻求驻颜之道,由他来发出这样的评论,似乎再恰如其分不过;但作为依附女性的爱美之心而名利双收的受益人,此番飞来新加坡推介自创的护肤品牌,他每说一遍“女人的虚荣心”,都让我嗅到浓浓的讽刺味道。
      性别偏见(gender stereotype),总是倒我胃口。
      何况发自世人瞩目的所谓“精英群体”。
      如果我可以反诘:为什么搭飞机,同样目的地,却有头等舱、商务舱和经济舱之别?为什么有了巴士、地铁和计程车,还要有宝马或法拉第?更琐屑一点,谁能解释真丝领带的实际用途?
      我并不希望因为写下这些话,而被目为所谓的“女性主义者”。在这个物欲横流的世界里,真正的“主义”越来越少,正如不带有“欲求”性质的纯粹“需求”也越来越罕见。男性角逐权力,女性奢求美丽,谁能回答,是虚荣还是上进?(而权力没有峰顶,青春不敌岁月,上帝早已为盲目的追逐布下终局。)
      我不知道偏见与真知之间,是不是仅一步之遥;但在我看来,武断的性别偏见注定如一柄两头削尖的长矛。当你刺中另一方的时候,也必同时刺中你的母亲、姐妹、妻子和女儿——或是父亲、兄弟、丈夫和儿子。
     
     
     
     

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    Ying.wrote:
    To Oceanblue: 没错,那就简直是抠门了。但他们这一阶层的人的生活,我总觉得,我们看不透。多次听说老李非常简朴,若干例证,让人想起半个世纪前的中国。
    26 Feb.
    价值是相对的,如果吴X栋夫人一月只花SGD500在美容项目,那叫节俭。
    26 Feb.
    Gu gongleiwrote:
    恩,见地!
    25 Feb.

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