In the “Unfair Game” by Susan Jacoby, the author discusses the way women are treated by men. She finds the behavior insulting and aggravating. Susan Jacoby in the “Unfair Game” behaves too harshly and defensively. Susan mishandles situations and her sexist allegations towards men are unfair.
As Susan and her friend were chatting in the Oak room at Plaza Hotel in New York City, their conversation was interrupted by an unknown young male saying “A good women is hard to find” (207). Unable to withstand the unwanted intruder, Susan requested the male to leave and he left very reluctantly. As he passed by, the male silently murmured “Good-bye bitch”. Susan felt that she is being discriminated because she refused to participate in sexual flirtation (208). Many men assume that women are looking for a partner if women were to be
I had seen many situations where men invaded into women’s tasks and made wrongful assumptions with out acknowledging importance of their current tasks. I strongly approve validity in Susan’s arguments and recognize her concerns as one of the major social problem. Instead of being highly self defensive in the oak room, Susan should have been little more benevolent. Although the criticism is valid, Susan’s thoughts and opinions seems to be very pessimistic and far from reality. Her essay is highly self-centered and it presents its readers a very different image. The essay gave me an impression as if it is not possible to sit with your friend and not be bothered by men looking for mates. How often is a women asked by a fellow passenger to spend an evening with him and abandon her plans? How often do men walk up to women in a restaurant and say “a good wo