The quote that stuck out to me from the Writing Bodies/ Bodies Writing intro dealt with sex and agriculture metaphor. Aristotle's idea that the "active sperm gives identity to the passive ovum" and the female is female by virtue of a certain lack of qualities". Women have been compared to the Earth(uterus) in which seeds(sperm) are planted. I disagree that the act of fertilization gives men more power or superiority naturally. Surly a farmer is not more powerful than the Earth. The farmer or seed-planter is not the only one acting in the growth process,even if it seems that way to them. The Earth and its elements will have the final say whether there will be growth or not, not the farmer. This actually relates to womanhood as well because women do have the final say on whether they will allow a child to develop within them or not. Women today have more power than men when it comes to reproductive rights as long as they don't let themselves be swayed by the opinions of the 'farmers' who may or may not be able to plant seeds within them. It is the woman who has the final say with regard to whether or not she will allow seeds to be planted (unsafe-sex). It is also the woman who has the final say whether the seeds will be allowed to stay and grow or if they must be rejected or eradicated (abortion) especially if it was not her choice for the seeds to be planted (rape).

As for that idea about a lack of qualities that makes us female, I think that there are just as many qualities and natural abilities men lack that women posses. It is ignorant to assume women are the only ones lacking. Men and women contribute evenly to society and reproduction even though they may at times play different roles. One key point may be that women lack that superiority complex that would push us forward and hold men back. Women, I think, more readily acknowledge and have acknowledged over time that the skills and roles of both sexes are important and valuable to the continuation of society.