Anna Leonard

11/29/11
Forced Unity
O Dong Ielt that 'achieving order between yin and yang in the highest
righteousness.
O He along with other schools thought that yin and yang must have unity.
O He Ielt that yin is the unity oI yang.
O Goes back to the hexagram oI broken lines.
O This unity is 'composed, constructed, and regulated.
O Suppression oI otherness
4 One party loses its diIIerences and Iorce itselI into a uniIorm
pattern oI order with the other party
4 Dissolve otherness within its own Iield
O Fixation oI interactive substances into uniIorm substances
4 Because oI this type oI unity there are no interactions because oI
the uniIormity oI the two parties
O Leads to males being valued over Iemales
O From Fisher yin had to maintain its position under yang
Alternative Viewpoint
O Harmony vs. Sameness
4 Harmony- blending yin and yang into something new that was
neither yin or yang
4 Stew
4 Sameness- like pouring water into water
O Maximize beneIit Irom diIIerences between yin and yang
4 Cultivate and respect diIIerences between yin and yang were the
key to ideal social interactions.
O Blending yin and yang 'without sacriIicing their particular identities
O 'The musical note is clear and sometimes turbid.
O Dong`s unity involves conIorming yin and yang into unity with each other
O This ideology is liberating Ior women.
O Yin is set Iree rather than oppressed.
O The yin does not have to worry about struggling against the yang because
it is comIortable in its own skin.
O Women Ieel that they can express their yin Iully and still live in harmony
with man.
O Also, women are able to express their yin in their own way, and IulIill
diIIerent roles in the Iamily.
Interpretive Modes oI Yin-Yang Dynamics as an Asian Hermeneutics- Hyun Chul Paul
Kim
O God takes the side oI the oppressed.
O The needy is Iavored over the powerIul/dominant.
O The dominant and powerIul needs to be debalanced and ends up
sacriIicing Ior the needy.
O No group determines the balance.
O Goal is peace, harmony, and equality
O Through this theory, women can Iind relieI iI men take advantage oI their
yang, assertive nature, and rape the women.
Western Feminism vs. Yinism
O The problem with Western Ieminism is that because yang is dominant and
represents power even Ieminist women display yang tendencies.
O When yin and yang are not in harmony, there is an overdose oI yang and
as a result there is classism, sexism and racism.
O Yinist spirituality balances the imbalanced yin and yang.
O The idea oI yinism is Ior yin and yang to coexist without domination
O The Asian-American Alternative to Feminism: A 389Paradigm