I think that most would agree with me when I say that I much preferred "Sexing the Body" over "A Billion Wicked Thoughts". Just everything about "A Billion" made me cringe. The tone, the idea that everyone can be explained by statistics, and the fact that it was written mostly (if not totally) for economic reasons. I also found their method of fact / statistics finding highly questionable.
On the other hand, Anne's argument was a much more intriguing and unique one. Not only was her concept more relatable, and actually new information, but I also felt that she made a very solid case with her facts and bibliography, there wasn't much to question as there was in Oggadamm's piece. I found her idea of a more than two sex system very intriguing, and most of all...IT JUST MAKES SENSE. I'm not saying that she has completely removed her feminist tone from the piece, in fact it's very evident, but who's to say that that is necessarily a bad thing?
Indeed, Dana--while everyone will tend to agree in saying *A Billion Wicked Thoughts* is greater than *Sexing the Body*, I feel it's important to keep in mind there may be more lying under the surface of Ogas and Gaddam's work than we're willing to give them credit for. What am I speaking to? The politics of the matter (as Robin pointed out in class)! Disregarding their irreputable use of data mining to capture scientific data, *ABWT* may very well be a commentary on our culture at-large, one where we'd rather segregate the sexes by what lies below the belt line than giving people the right to choose (if there is even a choice at all, that is).
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