Contradições
Contradictions
As meninas são umas princesas.
São frágeis, delicadas e obedientes.
Não se penduram nas árvores e não gostam de se sujar.
As meninas não gostam de brincar com carrinhos.
As meninas não gostam de bola.
As meninas só querem ter bebés e ser fadas-do-lar.
As meninas são invejosas e maldosas umas para as outras.
Gostam de tagarelar.
As meninas não são dotadas para certas ciências e tecnologias.
São emotivas.
As meninas são melhores a seguir do que a liderar.
Girls are princesses. They are fragile, delicate and obedient. They don't hang from trees and they don't like to get dirty.
Girls don't like to play with cars. Girls don't like to play ball games. Girls just want to have babies and be house pride.
Girls are envious and mean to each other. They like to chatter.
Girls are not endowed with certain sciences and technologies. They are emotional.
Girls are followers not leaders.
Girls don't like to play with cars. Girls don't like to play ball games. Girls just want to have babies and be house pride.
Girls are envious and mean to each other. They like to chatter.
Girls are not endowed with certain sciences and technologies. They are emotional.
Girls are followers not leaders.
Photo description from top left to bottom right: 1) Known for their independent spirit, iron will and determination, the Haenyeo (female divers) are representative of the semi-matriarchal family structure of Jeju; 2) Me as a rebellious child and my interpretation of "sitting like a girl"; 3) My friend and coworkers Ana, Rute and Catia planting trees; 4) My Childhood friend Sofia, a biologist who loves being connected to nature, and is not scared of climbing rocks (shot by Michel Wiese); 4) Me, my brother and my cousins playing with cars; 5) My Highschool best friends and bridesmaids on my wedding day (shot by Helder White); 6) The day we became aunts - Catia, Rita and Joana (the mother); 7) Gabi, my childhood friend who studied mechanical engineer (a male dominant course) and whose dream was to work in the aviation field - currently she's fulfilling her dreams and here is she inside an A330; 8) An US Militar showing us the cannons of the USS Constitution.
Os meninos são uns guerreiros.
São fortes, duros e obstinados.
Não apanham flores nem param para as cheirar.
Os meninos não usam cor-de-rosa.
Os meninos não brincam com bebés.
Os meninos só querem correr e jogar.
Os meninos não choram.
Gostam de lutar.
Os meninos não foram feitos para bailar.
São estoicos.
Os meninos são a escolha óbvia para liderar.
Boys are warriors. They are strong, hard and obstinate. They don't pick flowers or stop to smell them.
Boys don't wear pink. Boys don't play with babies.
Boys just want to run and play. Boys don't cry. They like to fight.
Boys weren't born to dance. They are stoic.
Boys don't wear pink. Boys don't play with babies.
Boys just want to run and play. Boys don't cry. They like to fight.
Boys weren't born to dance. They are stoic.
Boys are the obvious choice to lead.
Joana Barata
Photo description from top left to bottom right: 1) My brother picks up flowers with me, my cousin and our neighbour Joana (shot by my mum); 2) My uncle proudly wearing a pink polo shirt (shot taken by my aunt); 3) André in love with his baby girl; 4) My husband sitting in the pinkest Hello Kitty set wearing his usual all black clothing (Seoul); 5) Tradition Seoul dance performed by male dancers; 6) A kids couple dance performance in Singapore; 7) My grandpa showing his cookies to his first grandchild: Jack, the Jack Russel 8) asian tourist take a selfie one of them wearing some cute kitten ears
The words are by my dear friend Joana B. - https://www.instagram.com/as3joanas/
It's originally written in Portuguese and we've added the translation under it
It's called "Contradições", or contradictions in english,
since we're supposed to be confronted between what is written and what the photographic records show
Some photos were shot by me and others belong to my family and friends
Happy International women's day!
Let's celebrate all the suffragists that gave us basic rights
and the women that have fought and still fight for equality
and all the man that support us in this movement
Let's break all stereotypes!
Let's smash the Patriarchy!
Let's be whoever we want to be!
