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Essay / Coverage Analysis: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Society...
Men and women of all races are subject to change due to the constant and persistent demands of coverage. Women are forced to adapt to demands for coverage in many ways, such as sororities, partnership relationships, and social work environments. Kimmel states, “Girls who learn to adapt in Guyland run the risk of becoming adult women who adapt intransigently” (Kimmel 261). The intransigence he is referring to is the unchangeable behavior of men but according to Kimmel, a woman's love cannot change a man's behavior. Their love is not transformative and so they must change their own behavior (covering) to accommodate men's intransigence. Comparable to men, society's intransigence is also something that human beings are incapable of changing. The ways of humanity have been established and unchanged so that others must assimilate to the standards. Yoshino describes the evolution of overlay in this statement: “Overlay has had such a robust and stubborn life because it is a form of assimilation. At least…this country presented assimilation as the means by which Americans of different origins would be “melted into a new race of men” (Yoshino 294). This quote describes how siding has been around for a long time. For this reason, humanity has been unable to change its system of assimilation and is forced to adapt to the intransigence of