Critical Essay - Men

Question 1

Opening - first para always

Answer 1

“A white skin makes people superior”
“Male human beings have built whole cultures around the idea that penis-envy is natural to woman”
“If suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and woman could not”

Question 2

Taboo - second para

Answer 2

“Men would brag about how long and how much”
“Longed for proof of manhood, with religious ritual and stag parties”
“The answer is clear-menstruation would become an enviable, boast worthy, masculine event”

Question 3

Discrimination - last para

Answer 3

“One can imagine traditional woman agreeing to all arguments with a staunch and smiling masochism”
“If men could menstruate, the power justifications could probably go on forever”
“If we let them”