Unfortunately, our society is still far from abolishing sexism once and for all, in this sense an effective way to combat this problem is to have good information, so knowing certain types of micromachiism can be useful in identifying and avoiding them.
However, we still have a long way to go. The situation is so serious that even the United States has elected Donald Trump, a sexist president who went so far as to say “no matter what the media writes, if you have a handsome young ass by your side. “
- Before we continue with this article.
- Do we know exactly what?Micromachismo ?.
- In this case we will mention the author Luus Bonino.
- Who already in 2004 referred to the term in question.
For Bonino, micromachism is an everyday and subtle behavior, which is actually a control strategy that undermines the personal autonomy of one or more women, but which can become imperceptible and even legitimized by society.
Bonino believes that micromachism are used today with a dominant lens, hiding a variable degree of violence in interpersonal behavior to maintain the so-called domination and superiority of men.
Thus, for many men it is necessary to reaffirm their dominant position, especially in relation to women they consider rebels. In this way, they seek to gain power over a woman with which they have some kind of relationship, or at least put themselves in a certain position of advantage.
“Women’s prolonged slavery is the darkest page in human history. “Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Bonino has established a scale of four types of micromachismos. In fact, some are as everyday as the server that delivers the invoice directly to the man, or the woman who tells the other “acts like a lady”, which goes unnoticed.
We are talking about common and frequent actions, many of which are performed unconsciously, behaviors that still prevail in the current social order. Unfortunately, they can be overlooked by ideas that still prevail in our society, despite all the changes.
Among the types of micromachismos, Bonino identified four types, starting with utility, which is usually domestic in nature and confused with the traditional behavior of women.
In fact, this guy is very easy to identify. Man exploits, abuses or claims a skill supposedly inherent in women, which is the ability to serve or care for, in this way automatically delegates certain tasks, such as caring for others, cleaning the house or cooking.
All this is done in a subtle and covert way, and also serves to claim “reciprocity”. For example, “I washed the car and you clean the house. “
Bonino also identified micromachismos in disguise. In this case, they involve an abuse of trust to hide the true purpose, they are very subtle, they confuse women, who end up feeling guilty and even with low self-esteem.
This type of micromachism can be identified in paternalistic behaviors, for example, it is a form of emotional manipulation based on a double message, abuse of trust, limitations, deception, denial, justification, etc.
Third, Bonino talks about crisis micromachismos. In this case, when women increase their share of power, man tries to be more controlling, which is sometimes demonstrated by deceptive attitudes, emotional detachment, denial, victimization and even passive resistance.
Finally, we discovered coercive micromachismos. In this case, man uses his power, whether physical, economic or personal, in this way they force women to accept their reasoning, making them feel fruitless and defeated, so that they cannot compare their ideas with reality.
When man performs this type of micro-machines, controls money, sabotages communication, abuses space and time, etc. , in one way or another, this micromachism directly attacks the perception of autonomy of women.
“Forms of gender, race, gender and other forms of discrimination cannot be eliminated without changing a people’s culture. “Charlotte Bunch?
These are the four types of micro-machines defined by Luis Bonino, in any case it is attitudes and behaviors that have a very negative effect on women’s quality of life, limit their freedom and undermine their self-esteem. in our hands to bring and reveal the ideas subtly hidden in the actions referred to in this article.