The background of "Famous Shu" is London in the 18th century. The plot revolves around the struggle between two prostitutes. The opening is that the slum prostitute finally earns enough money to move into the wealthy area, but he is reported by his peers (the high-level prostitute). After the eradication of pornography is over, the dream is broken, and the first night auction of the youngest daughter can only be advanced.
Like "The Enemy", this drama is actually more about depicting the living conditions of professional women than tearing up. The only purpose of the women fighting each other is money, not love but bread. The protagonists are mainly the slum bustard and his two daughters. The eldest daughter is a well-known courtesan, and received five-star praise in the public comment "XXX" (the name is not remembered) in the prostitute industry. Belongs to the sexy, indulgent, lying type.
The little daughter was carefully raised by her mother, hoping to sell for a good price. Unlike most works, she did not make it out of the mud and was not stained. values, that is all about money (applause).
The relationship between mother and daughter is good, and the role of mother is also very interesting, but it is a bit difficult to evaluate. I won’t introduce other plots first. After all, there are only two episodes out. Let’s talk about others. In fact, I really don’t like talking about feminism.
First of all, the play pointed out that one-fifth of women in London in the 18th century were engaged in the business of flesh and blood. You see, even public comments have been made. In the 18th century, women did not have the right to inherit property. At that time, the nobles and squires adopted the primogeniture system. The title, property and land were passed on to the eldest son. If there was no son, it was inherited by the eldest male in the family. Except for some nobles. In addition to real estate, the mother and sister can only inherit if there is additional property. Anyone who has watched Pride and Prejudice should know it.
But that is before marriage, and I will say after marriage. Little Rose has acted in a movie "The Merry Woman", which was adapted from a court case that actually happened in 1782, involving adultery, gossip, and voyeurism. Waiting for popular events at the time. Natalie Dormer as Lady Seymour Worsley, a woman who shocked 18th-century England with her debauchery. She has a total of 27 lovers, eloping with one of them, and, surprisingly, her husband, who not only acquiesces to these men, but even loves them. Peeping Huanhao through the keyhole; what kind of story is behind such a shocking woman, we can only find out in the play.
The historical prototype is a noble lady, very wealthy (father, older brothers and sisters died, and her mother remarried very wealthy), and she was beautiful at the same time. Later, she fell in love with a politician from an ordinary family, and the two got married, unfortunately also started.
Her husband, who has a peculiar eroticism, likes to be green, takes pleasure in introducing his wife to all kinds of friends and letting them cheat under his nose. It is to force his wife to accept customers for free. Later, the wife eloped with a lover and was sued by her husband, who also demanded that they pay 20,000 euros (an astronomical sum at the time) unless she was willing to come back. Then the wife decides to tear it apart in court. She made the marriage unreservedly public in court, which shocked 18th-century English society.
The wife's lovers (who were also her husband's friends) sympathized with her, and five testified for her (27 in total), and two eventually divorced. But the law at the time stipulated that even if divorced, the dowry could not be recovered, and the wife had to wait until her husband died before she could get her property back. You must know that the man and the woman are extremely poor compared to the woman, but whether it is in marriage or after divorce, they spend her money and live in her house. The wife spends her own money and has to look at other people's eyes. At the same time, the real owner is only If you are lucky, if you die early, you will never get your property back.
Fortunately, the husband died early (for retribution, he even wanted to be buried with his ex-wife), and the wife later married a Swiss fresh meat musician who was 12 years younger than her. What's even more awesome is that in this marriage, the wife Instead of changing the husband's surname, the husband changed his wife's surname (for firecrackers, I'll pay for it).
In "Pride and Prejudice", the five Bennett sisters are in an embarrassing situation without money. In "The Merry Woman", the heroine has money but can't move. This is a problem that women do not have the right to inherit or that their property is not guaranteed. So what about women's property rights?
Take a look at the Song Dynasty and say that Song Dynasty women could not do without footbinding, infanticide, prostitution and preventing widows from remarrying. The relationship between female infanticide and preventing widows from remarrying here is not particularly related to the preference for sons and daughters. It is more because the laws of the Song Dynasty and the people both recognized and protected women's legitimate property rights. Full ownership. Women also have certain inheritance rights to other properties of their natal family. Especially when the family's family is extinct, the status of women as the heirs of the family's property is revealed. Women sometimes have some opportunities to inherit property even if the natal family is a non-family household. When there is no biological son and they have to adopt an adopted son to inherit the inheritance, parents are often unwilling to adopt the son to get all the property, and usually try to give their biological daughter some property. Among them, the most common method is to dispose of the estate in a will, so as to ensure that the daughter has a certain amount of property. Under special circumstances, widows also have a great deal of right to dispose of the property of the former husband's family.
Is it very human compared to England in the 18th century? Moreover, the style of generous marriage was popular in the Song Dynasty. Whether it was a rich family or a poor family, as parents, as long as they had the ability, they all regarded the dowry for their daughters as a major event, and the dowry was regarded as a love for their daughters. Hope to do as much as possible. When parents die, brothers and sisters are obliged to buy make-up burials for unmarried sisters, and even some brothers and sisters from ordinary families don’t hesitate to borrow money to let their sisters marry with dignity. There are also elderly parents, after the death of the elder brother, the widowed sister-in-law stepped forward and resolutely took on this important task. If the brother and sister-in-law are strong enough to do it, they will be criticized by the people of the time. If it is a member of the official eunuch, there is a serious danger of being cut off from official positions, demoted and exiled. In order to solve the problem of difficulty in marrying women, some dignitaries established Yizhuang to donate dowry funds to help them get married. As the married daughters of the parties, they are also fully aware of their rights and interests. When their own rights are not guaranteed and satisfied, there may be behaviors of children fighting for birth by themselves. Sima Guang recorded that there was a very stingy rich man who did not divide his sons' property when he was alive. Soon after he died, his sons filed a lawsuit over the property. In order to compete for dowry money." The daughter justly regarded the dowry as a property right that she should have.
Looking at the above, do you think it's not bad to be a Song Dynasty woman, but I think you should understand why the Song Dynasty has the custom of killing baby girls and preventing widows from remarrying.
The trend of thick marriage has caused a negative impact on the society that cannot be ignored. It is difficult for some royal relatives to marry daughters, and the situation of poor and weak families is even more difficult. As a result, there have been phenomena in the society such as "the wealth and wealth are sent to marry, and it is beyond the power, so there is no example of giving birth to a woman", "the secular world is happy when a boy is born, and a daughter is born, and there are even those who do not give birth to their daughters", etc., infanticide (especially It is the killing of female infants) that spreads north and south. The second negative consequence of a thick marriage is that some women are forced to marry late or even for life because their families are poor and unable to provide a decent dowry. At that time, there was even a phenomenon that the daughters of the clan could not get married in time. The phenomenon that women cannot get married in time due to family poverty has become a serious social problem and has also aroused widespread concern in society. Some local officials witnessed that many women of school age were unable to get married in time due to the high marriage capital, and they did not hesitate to intervene by means of administrative orders. For example, when Hou Ke was appointed magistrate of Huacheng, he found many unmarried old girls, and he believed that this was caused by "Ba people who marry women must be responsible for wealth and women". Therefore, he set an appropriate dowry target according to the actual local situation, and announced that those who exceeded the specified number would be punished. In this way, a year later, there will be no unmarried older virgins in the area.
"Because the family is poor and cannot provide a decent dowry, some women are forced to marry late or even for life." This is actually the reason why there were so many leftover women in England in the 18th century. Many women never married for life. But even if the Song Dynasty caused a lot of tragedies, the system is still very good. A good system is not necessarily a good influence, and many times it will lead to tragedies. Equal pay for equal work, maternity leave, and many other systems that protect women's rights and interests will objectively have an impact on women's employment. Then push down "Made in Dagenham", a British film about British women who went on strike in 1968 to protest against gender discrimination at work, demanding equal pay for equal work. "Tokyo Women's Guide" mentions that Japan enacted the "Equal Employment Opportunity Law for Men and Women" in 1985, but unfortunately many people are keen to identify the female protagonist's sex :)
Originally, I wanted to talk about why the widow was prevented from remarrying, and what two prime ministers were fighting for a widow (because she was rich!) and other small gossip, but I was afraid that you would hit me with so many things, so I won't write it. If you are interested, you can read "Research on Women's Property Rights in the Song Dynasty", or play the orange light game "N Ways of Death of Female Ghosts" (the author's three views are super positive, and he has done a lot of homework).
A passage from the author is attached: Historical events are often as complicated as dowry. Dowry not only enhances the economic status of women, but also becomes the driving force behind the abuse of female infanticide - history is not black and white Judgment, but as Qian Mu said, things that need to be treated with warmth and respect.
In the past, the topic of feminism was rarely discussed because some feminists were about to stigmatize feminism and pursued not human rights or feminism, but privilege. And now that the housing prices in China are so high, the pressure and discrimination that men face in this regard can be regarded as the Nth power of women. I personally think that women can't completely dump this kind of pressure on men, so I don't like the current marketing account. Teach women to identify what kind of scumbag men, men don't love you if they don't XXX, or recommend lipsticks to buy and buy. Female status includes family status, but not the same as family status. And don't think that the man who speaks for the man is the man, and the one who speaks for the woman is the woman. Less to look for positions, more to see right and wrong.
I forgot where I saw it (obviously I copied it down), the appeal of Feminism is "please allow us to carry the mountain too, I don't want to die with him because he is bored", the appeal of Feminist Pig teammates is "Don't If I want the old lady to carry it, the old lady not only does not carry it, but also plays on the mountain."
In the end, I hope you all work hard, money is very important, and the ability to earn money is even more important! ! !
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