7.Feminine Means What in Turkey?

I answered one of Sonja’s question before watching the film, but see after watching that it fits very well in general to the subject.

Actually in Turkish culture ‘feminine’ term has not an equal meaning in society. If we take the less-developed side of Turkey, then women don’t have any characteristics same to European societies. Her body is not the symbol of elegance or fragility, instead has the strength of motherhood ,fertility and protection. We can reason it by the agricultural based lifestyle in those areas. But unfortunately male society doesn’t only see women as the mother for their son but also a property that can be controlled and used for family life and themselves. This idea puts women in injustice position in social strafication mostly. However, there are always exceptions like the women of black sea side of Turkey, their attitude is mostly more dominance in society. Because they are the ones who labours in tea fields in common, this economical power gets them social power. Thus their feminism is mostly described as ‘a woman like a man’ as a compliment. Because they are strong -both physically and mentally- , responsible with the economy of the family and moreover known with their temper in arguments. : o

However, in more high-classed side of the Turkey –which is also the side mostly shown in media as an idol- women has more equal feature with general European societies. They are shown as emotional, beautiful, mostly in need of a more powerful figure. And media usually creates two peak point characters for women in conflict like; very cruel mean woman or very pure, innocent figure opposite for it. So media (as a router of social values) continues with a big question; which one you would like to be?

Abstract!