Chapter 380: The liberated serf sings to the attention of the public, which is like a thorn in his back.
The flushing subsided and his expression softened, but Ye Feng's mood remained as embarrassed as before.
Looking at the enthusiastic young faces, Ye Feng forced out a smile and nodded to everyone around him.
Ye Feng met two gloating smiling faces again, Mu Ningyan and her female assistant Xu Lu. The master and servant were smiling more happily than the other. Especially Mu Ningyan, her teeth were biting her lower lip tightly, and her pink cheeks were flushed.
Yes, if she hadn't been at the venue, I might have heard her laughing.
Their eyes met, and Mu Ningyan covered her small mouth, smiling happily.
Ye Feng remained calm and glanced lightly at Mu Ningyan's delicate face. But Ye Feng knew in his heart that at this moment, the expression on his face must be uglier than crying.
The applause finally subsided, and Ye Feng leaned on the desk again, pretending to concentrate on reading his notes, while silently praying in his heart, hoping that Alice could end this lecture as soon as possible.
Ye Feng was on pins and needles, but Alice, who was standing under the stage, was very interested. She stared at Ye Feng again and again, but Alice never returned to the podium.
Okay, respected beautiful teacher, beloved eldest lady, dear aunt, you are here to give a lecture, not a life drawing class. Why are you always staring at me? Please, go back to the lecture as soon as possible.
The two pages of lecture notes were turned over and over again by Ye Feng.
Slowly, the edges of the paper pages were soaked with sweat. The paper pages stained with finger marks also lost their white luster, just like Ye Feng's mood at this time.
Ye Feng was miserable. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. Embarrassment, helplessness, annoyance, nervousness, helplessness...all kinds of negative emotions rushed into his heart, making Ye Feng uneasy but unable to do anything.
Deng Deng Deng...
The sound of the stiletto heels on the marble floor was clear and sweet.
The melodious sound of the footsteps, the rhyme and the rhythm, are enough to make every man fascinated and want to continue to see the infinite grace of the jade feet.
However, Ye Feng did not have this elegance now, because he could hear clearly that the footsteps were approaching from far away, and they were slowly walking towards him.
The keen sixth sense that Ye Feng was proud of in the past has now become a nuisance.
The footsteps are getting closer and closer, and they are getting more and more harsh.
Suddenly, the buzzing eardrums received a soft and soft female voice.
Ye Feng was stunned for a moment because he heard a question he least wanted to hear.
"Sir, as a male, what do you think of my views?"
The entire lecture hall suddenly became quiet, and all eyes once again focused on Ye Feng from all directions.
Ye Feng didn't know how to answer.
Regarding feminist thought, Ye Feng had only heard the name before, but did not know its details. Today's lecture on "The Second Sex" has just begun. Let's talk about what feminist thought is researching and what specific views it has. Ye Feng
Don't know.
To know is to know, and to not know is to know. This is knowledge.
Ye Feng chose to remain silent, but Alice did not stop there. She smiled slightly and then asked another question.
"Sir, if you come to listen to my lecture today, it means that you have some understanding of feminist thought. On the one hand, my purpose of holding this lecture is to let more female compatriots understand that they are discriminated against and oppressed by men.
The essential reason; on the other hand, I hope that female compatriots can wake up in time and work hard to change this unfair fate. But this change will inevitably involve the other half of the world, that is, men. Therefore, I especially hope to listen
to see what men think about this issue."
Oppression and discrimination, these two words, made Ye Feng break out in cold sweat and feel miserable. How could these things go nowhere? Why did he talk about class struggle?
Alice's gaze was so intense that Ye Feng became uneasy. Her ears were filled with the noise of the female students. Even the Liang sisters, who had been sitting quietly beside her, began to encourage Ye Feng to speak boldly.
Ye Feng couldn't sit still, hesitated again and again, and finally stood up.
Even though he never went to college, Ye Feng valued the cultural tradition of respecting teachers very highly.
"Hello, teacher."
Ye Feng faced Alice and bowed politely.
"Don't be formal, just relax and treat it like a communication between friends."
Alice's calm smile and gentle words made Ye Feng very happy.
"Teacher Alice, I think the oppression and discrimination you just mentioned are a bit inappropriate..."
Ye Feng's speech was interrupted by boos.
The Liang sisters frowned, and the enthusiastic smiles around them suddenly turned cold.
"Don't you think women are oppressed?"
Ye Feng's answer was not beyond Alice's expectation. He asked a question in a leisurely manner, and then started to speak from classics.
"What it means to exist as a woman. Girls are taught by society as they grow up how to be a woman, i.e. a passive, object-like being. As a result women believe that she is limited to a specific role, thus limiting their
Freedom. In existential terms, women are defined as the Other. The myth of womanhood is used to maintain the oppression of women.”
Regarding the question of why women are oppressed and why they are the second sex, Alice uses the categories of immanence and transcendence to further explain the situation of women.
"All subjects concretely establish themselves as transcendence through planning, and they can only achieve freedom by constantly transcending towards other freedoms. There is no other way to justify the present existence except to expand into an infinitely open future. Whenever
Transcendence returns to immanence, existence will be reduced to freedom, and freedom will be reduced to artificiality. Immanence is bound to a situation, and transcendence extends to the future through the use of free planning. Although all existence, every existence
Individuals are both immanent and transcendent, but some social habits may imprison a person in immanence, making it impossible to achieve transcendence. Men occupy the realm of transcendence, and women's oppression makes them subordinate to immanence.
areas until they no longer realize they have free choice."
The entire discussion was filled with professional academic vocabulary, which made Ye Feng feel dizzy. However, from Alice's last sentence, Ye Feng had already drawn a conclusion in his mind.
That is, women are oppressed.
Ye Feng didn't know how women were oppressed; Ye Feng didn't know why women were oppressed either. But Ye Feng knew in his heart that since Alice came to this conclusion through argumentation, the situation at the entire venue had changed dramatically.
The class struggle is about to begin. As the only representative of the male target of the struggle, Ye Feng feels tremendous pressure from all directions.
Maybe this is the case when a rat crosses the street and everyone shouts to beat it.
Feeling those cold, knife-like eyes, Ye Feng couldn't help but feel desolate.
What to do, compromise, or fight to the end.
Looking at Alice who was calm and unfazed, Ye Feng gritted his teeth.
Give it your all.
A good man is not afraid of a slanted shadow. Why should a good man take the blame for a bad man?
"Sir, do you still think that women are not oppressed?"
“idonotagreewithwhatyouhavetosay2cbuti’lldefendtothedeathyourrighttosayit(I don’t agree with your point of view, but I will defend to the death your right to speak.)”
Ye Feng felt confident with the words of Voltaire, the leader of the European Enlightenment Movement.
"Teacher Alice, I admit that women are indeed oppressed. But I insist that the view that women are oppressed by men is inappropriate. Because the impact on men is too large."
As soon as Ye Feng said this, the whole audience was shocked. Alice glanced at Ye Feng thoughtfully, as if she had guessed what Ye Feng was thinking, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth unconsciously.
"In this world, there are indeed some men who do evil and do all kinds of evil. There are many of these bad men, and they deserve to be criticized and punished. However, there are some men who are not like this. They are kind-hearted and never bully women. For example, I
, he is such a kind and good man. I think that a good man like me should not be included in the scope of criticism."
Ye Feng spoke eloquently and also praised himself a lot.
The venue was quiet for a few seconds, then suddenly burst into warm applause.
The applause was thunderous and lasting.
It was like a transformed serf singing. Ye Feng felt happy in his heart, and a charming smile quietly appeared on his face.
"Sir, I accept your criticism and offer you my sincere apology."
Alice bowed to Ye Feng and extended her palm in a friendly manner.
"Teacher Alice, don't be too modest. It's just that I didn't make my point of view clear."
Ye Feng bowed and smiled, held up Alice's little hand, lowered his head and kissed it gently.
The elegant gentleman's demeanor once again ignited the audience. The little girls clapped their hands desperately, as excited as if they had met Prince Charming.
"Sir, can we continue our discussion? Regarding the topic of women's oppression, they are half victims and half accomplices. I don't know if you agree with this view."
Alice cleverly brought the focus back to the lecture, and the lively lecture theater became quiet again.
He is both a victim and an accomplice. Such weird logic makes Ye Feng a little confused.
However, the strong wind and waves were safely overcome, and Ye Feng naturally would not capsize in the creek.
"Teacher Alice, just call me Ye Feng."
Ye Feng looked into Alice's eyes and said with a smile. "I am a loyal fan of Teacher Alice. I think Teacher Alice must have conducted rigorous arguments on this issue. What we have to do now is to listen attentively and wait quietly for Teacher Alice to explain to us
Reveal the answer.”
"Mr. Ye, you are so funny."
Alice smiled, turned around, and walked towards the podium.
As soon as Ye Feng sat down, he was questioned by Liang Siqi.