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There was a university professor who openly talked about the university scandal at the opening ceremony:
Last year, it was revealed that it discriminated against girls and repeat students in the entrance examination...
The reason is strange: they silently I believe that women will give birth and raise children after graduation, and gradually leave the medical industry, so I feel that there is no need to recruit so many girls...
She then said:
Our school is not very good, the admission rate of girls in the year round does not exceed 20%, and this year it is only 18.1%.
There was also an incident in our school where five boys collectively assaulted a female student from another private university.
During the interrogation, a violent boy actually said that the sexual assault was because she was stupid...
Honestly, just clicking on this video, I almost thought it was an "accident". This professor stole the microphone and spoke, right?
Her tone was gentle, neither too slow, but every word was accusing her, just saying it bluntly: You see, this is the face of the national universities, and this is the "top students" it cultivates!
Then, she poured cold water on the freshmen:
The school you live in is a society with a superficial equality.
But from the moment you really enter university, implicit sexism begins to sprout. When you leave campus and enter society, gender discrimination will become more unscrupulous...
You should all come here with the belief that "as long as you work hard, you will get rewards", but what awaits you in the future will be a society where "even if you work hard, you won't necessarily get fair returns"...
As expected, this bold statement quickly became popular on the Internet. The professor's name also quickly became popular.
This is the opening ceremony of the University of Tokyo, Japan in 2019.
spokesperson is emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo, 71 years old Ueno Chizuko .
Who is Ueno Chizuko?
If you care about feminism issues, her name should be familiar with it. She is the most socially influential female scholar in Japan in the 70 years after the war.
Her representative works "Miscopause", "Feminism from Stop", "Patriarchy and Capitalism", etc. are easy to understand and have aroused strong responses among ordinary readers. In recent years, it has been well known to Chinese readers.
In 1948, Ueno was born in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, a wealthy family of doctors.
Mother was a full-time housewife. At that time, it was embarrassing for women to come out to work, and housewife was the home of most women.
But unfortunately, Ueno's parents did not have a good relationship. His mother worked hard for the family, but his father was not grateful.
The mother then blamed her child for her misfortune, and she always said to her child: I won’t divorce, it’s not because of you.
This makes young Ueno feel guilty from time to time.
She had a thought at a very young age: If she lived a mother's life in the future, it would be too unpaid.
8 years old, Ueno was admitted to Kyoto University and studied sociology.
This does not mean that Ueno's family attaches great importance to girls' education. On the contrary, because it is a girl, the father who prefers boys over girls allows her to grow freely and has no expectations for her. He does not care about her future career development.
This just gave Ueno a chance to escape from his native family.
Later she described her feelings of trying to get into college: I felt that I had no way out except to leave that home, so I tried my best to escape...
Ueno's college days were in the midst of the ups and downs of Japanese student movements. She was no exception and also marched on the streets and threw stones at the police.
But she found that although both boys and girls in the sports have made efforts, only boys can say with a dignified attitude that they are pursuing social fairness and justice.
Girls think they are their "comrades", but they can only be considered assistance and are regarded as women who provide comfort (including sexual services) .
treatment varies greatly due to different genders, which makes Ueno feel very emotional. From then on, she aspired to become a scholar who observes and thinks about society from a female perspective.
Japanese drama " Tokyo Women's Picture Book "
Later, she mentioned this mental journey half-jokingly:
When I was young, who was the problem of thinking about the world becoming like this? Who decides the affairs at the top?
When I looked, I found it all black-haired uncles. At that time, I thought that the uncle was so annoyed. While thinking about "I was so annoyed", I threw stones at them...
Ueno expressed without any hesitation: I became a feminist because of my personal anger.
The father of a great manly father, who kept complaining and trying to control his children, and the injustice he had seen in his school days, made her personally experience how huge the gender gap is and how much women suffer...
She said: I have a long list in my mind, recording "when did which bastard did and said to me", and my heart was full of "unforgivable" emotions. Feminism starts from "I", because personal is political!
Ueno has had cohabitation partners, but he has never been married or given birth to children.
her mother kept urging her to get married and gave birth, and even threatened and morally kidnapped . She was unmoved.
She said: Two people live together, which will cause trouble for each other... So I will think: "Can I be with this person for the rest of my life? Can I make this promise?" Finally, my answer was: "I'm sorry, it's hard to say next year."
Ueno declared with practical actions that not getting married is not to escape, but to truly attach importance to marriage, infertility, not selfishness, but to know the importance of raising a responsibilities.
has not been plagued by housework. She has worked hard to fight for women's rights throughout her life.
She wrote books, gave lectures, marched and protested, and influenced a generation of Japanese women.
She is famous for her sarcastic tongue, although these words are said in a gentle tone.
For example, she mocked the "private novels" written by some male writers, and the man actively showed off his power and money, had a good job, and conquered countless women...
Ueno wrote: This kind of book nakedly exposes what a man is, and the angry and disgusting reading experience has also become a learning-oriented reading behavior.In fact, if you don’t change your mind like this, most men cannot read what they write calmly.
Japanese drama " This man is the biggest mistake in my life "
For example, in Japan, the labor value of housewives has not been recognized for a long time. Many men think that taking care of children to do housework is a woman's duty, so why do you still need money?
She used a joke to tell the absurd logic: women are working in vain when taking care of children and taking care of the elderly at their own homes, but taking care of other people's children can make money by taking care of other people's children. Then I suggest that they work at each other's homes so that everyone can get paid.
Japanese drama "Home on the Ramp"
For example, some men disrespect their wives and often mock their wives "you idiot", "can't do anything well", "boring woman"...
Ueno said:
I want to ask these men, then how did you marry such "stupid" and "boring" women? In fact, it is precisely because it is "stupid" and "boring" that men choose them as their marriage partner. Having a woman who can be ridiculed at will can allow men to repeatedly confirm their superiority throughout their lives.
And girls have been expected to be "cute" since childhood. What is the value of "cute"? Being loved, chosen, and being protected, there is a guarantee hidden in this value: must not threaten male .
There are also men who advise her: Don’t mess around, there are only men and women in this world. Men and women are melons on the same vine. If they cannot be separated, it is best to live together.
Ueno said: It’s best to live together, it’s just for you men. Women have long begun to build a woman's world without men, but you just haven't seen it...
movie " Haijie Diary "
She not only criticizes men, but also women.
A female student asked her to complain about "widowed parenting" and sighed and said: Forget it, I no longer expect my husband. We're fucked.
Ueno showed no mercy: Ah? Do you have to spread your legs to a finished partner in your life?
Japanese drama "Home on the Ramp"
Someone said: I'm not at ease when I leave the child to my husband to take care of.
Ueno continued to argue: You can't even feel at ease if you ask the other person to take care of the child for a day, and you can still have sex with that kind of person to have a baby!
She didn't understand, why didn't she go for her husband? Why do these women give up negotiating with their husbands so easily? Marriage has never been that simple. Do you think that avoiding problems will disappear? That really underestimated marriage.
Japanese drama "Home on the Ramp"
Someone else admitted: Although my husband and I have nothing to say, I still want a child. Because my husband and children are part of my life plan, a happy life should be like this...
Ueno simply wanted to roll his eyes: Every time I hear this statement, I feel sorry for those children. Others say that not having children is selfish, but having children is also selfish, and having children is more selfish.
Japanese drama "Home on the Ramp"
In Chizuko Ueno's books and documentaries, such golden sentences can be seen everywhere. But it would be a big mistake to think that she is just writing cool articles to please female readers.
In fact, Ueno often feels angry when doing related research, and reading her works will have unpleasant experiences, both men and women.
Because what the book discusses is a reality that this society is unwilling to face.
As we all know, men and women are very serious inequality in Japan: the original family prefers boys over girls, discrimination against women in college and workplace, and husbands despise their wives in marriage...
Japanese drama "Home on the Ramp"
Ueno is just the child in "The Emperor's New Clothes", telling the truth. But in this patriarchal society, it seems that the nuclear bomb was dropped, causing huge waves.
Ueno did not retreat at all, but chose to fight to the end.
She believes that it is very, very difficult to change the patriarchal culture. It may take us the same time to change him for decades. Therefore, we must work hard every day to break the male rights and pursue any small matter to the end.
She mentioned that a couple she admires will have a real showdown in parenting.
Japanese drama " Escape is shameful but useful "
They will argue about the trivial matter of picking up and dropping off the child: "Why do you have to go? "Why can't you ask for leave?"
will also ask when cooking a meal: "Who will do it?" "Do you think I'm a cooking lady?"
looks aggressive, but he faces the contradictions and has no way out. Both sides have to explore a new path for couples to get along.
Japanese drama "Escape is shameful but useful"
Someone questioned Ueno: You have always talked about feminism, don't you just want to become a man?
She answered:
becomes like a man? Become a strong, dominant, oppressor, and discriminatory? We women should not become men.
Femaleism is not to transform the weak into the strong, but to pursue a society that can make the weak respected.
This society emphasizes competition too much and believes in the law of the jungle . The strong prey on the weak. But the reason why humans distinguish themselves from other animals is that humans know how to help the weak and respect each other?
If humans only have to fight against each other, plunder and discriminate against each other, and have no human nature but only animal nature, how can we talk about civilization?
From 1984 to the present, Chizuko Ueno has written more than 30 personal works, co-authored more than 30 types, and has also participated in the compilation of a variety of sociology and women's series.
She brought "female learning" into the classroom of the University of Tokyo. After retirement, he insisted on giving 100 speeches a year.
She said: I can get to where I am today because I am a realist.
What made her happy was that this world was quietly changing.
The college admission rate of Japanese girls has increased from less than 5% in 1967 to 50%;
In the workplace, women no longer have to do odd jobs to men and serve tea and water;
Previous Japanese women in the workplace
Decades ago, Japanese society believed that "women survived by work". More than ten years ago, society believed that "women still have to work hard after giving birth." In the past two years, these concepts have disappeared.
More and more people think that we must pay attention to this matter...
And this is the result of the accumulated movement in half a century. It was won by a fighter like Ueno, who was under the pressure of being scolded and despised.
Ueno said: The world seems to have never changed, and the so-called changes do not happen naturally. I can say with pride that we have changed society.
Ueno is an atheist. She does not believe in the next life and does not believe in the soul.
She believes that things in human society can be solved by people themselves.
She encouraged students with her own experience:
You think that the "rewards obtained from hard work" are not just the result of your hard work, but the environment you are in...
Please don't work hard just for your own victory or loss. Please do not use the superior environment and abilities you have obtained to devalue those who are not as lucky as you, but to help these people.
Ueno Chizuko, this year, is 74 years old.
She spent her entire life striving for the betterment of the world. Even today, I still haven't stopped.
Her wish is simple: when I handed over this society to the younger generation, there is no need to say "We are sorry for becoming like this."
Reference materials:
Video "Heisei 31 Tokyo University College Entrance Ceremony" "The Last Lesson of Chizuko Ueno", "The Hot Mainland, Chizuko Ueno",
Books "Misomegia: Japanese Female Disgust", "Feminism from Scratch"
