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I was very surprised by the eugenics promoted by Victorian men. The idea that "superior varieties of human beings" (150) could be made through higher reproduction amongst the upper class clearly indicates class bias and prejudice, especially against immigrants. Really, they are portraying sex as the duty of these so-called "superior" men and women. I also thought it was interesting that they tied God and religion into the idea that all mean and women are not equal and were never meant to be equal. Rather, they believed that God intended for man to use his sexual powers to produce a superior group of human beings. This leads me to wonder how many Victorians agreed with this way of thinking. --Sarah Gardner | I was very surprised by the eugenics promoted by Victorian men. The idea that "superior varieties of human beings" (150) could be made through higher reproduction amongst the upper class clearly indicates class bias and prejudice, especially against immigrants. Really, they are portraying sex as the duty of these so-called "superior" men and women. I also thought it was interesting that they tied God and religion into the idea that all mean and women are not equal and were never meant to be equal. Rather, they believed that God intended for man to use his sexual powers to produce a superior group of human beings. This leads me to wonder how many Victorians agreed with this way of thinking. --Sarah Gardner | ||
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| + | I was surprised at first that this mindset didn't spring mostly from the religious activists of the time period, but from the secularists as well. But then again, I guess during this time period the middle class was so conscious about preserving itself that this was an "easy" way to make sure only those who "should" procreate were going to. Ah, the idea of eugenics. -Kelly W. | ||
==Some Nineteenth Century Lives== | ==Some Nineteenth Century Lives== | ||
