“What Does It Mean to ‘Throw Like a Girl’?” Article Analysis

Eric Anthamatten is specialized in teaching philosophy at Fordham University-Lincoln Center and at Parson’s The New School for Design. He has a huge experience of teaching philosophy at Texas and New York City prisons.  His recent activity was based on the program at Trinity College designed for female prisoners at York Women’s Correctional Facility in Connecticut.  In the article “What Does it Mean to ‘Throw Like a Girl’?”, Eric Anthamatte is focused on the analysis of the phrase ‘throwing like a girl’. In fact, the act of throwing can be characterized as an aggressive action; therefore, it cannot be associated with the “feminine”. The author refers to the essay “Throwing Like a Girl” written by the well-known political philosopher Iris Marion Young, who believes that ‘throwing like a girl’ results from the so-called limited use of space. The author agrees with Young’s explanation of the phrase, which places emphasis on the act of throwing committed by women who have to use the entire body for the task performance. The author states that “freedom is not simply a phenomenon of the will, as the Stoics might insist” (Anthamatten 6). The article’s main purpose is to inform the reader of the meaning of freedom through the use of phrases, like ‘throwing like a girl’. The article’s main claim challenges the view of the act of throwing. Anthamatten explores not only the phrase, but the philosophical meaning of having a body and the space it lives and moves in. He is based on the work of other philosophers in order to challenge where human beings could locate their sense of freedom: either in their minds and spirits, or in their bodies. One way in which the article uses a rhetorical appeal is logical explanation of the phrase. The author provides evidence convincing the reader that his argument is logical and makes sense. In general, throwing is not only the movement of the human body, but it is a method to assert oneself. For women, throwing is the way to demonstrate subjectivity and freedom.

 

Works Cited:

Anthamatten, Eric. “What Does It Mean to ‘Throw Like a Girl’?” The New York Times. August 24, 2014. Available from:<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/what-does-it-mean-to-throw-like-a-girl/?_php=true&_ENGINE=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&emc=edit_ty_20140825&nl=opinion&nlid=2602875&_r=1>

 

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