The Second Sex

Beauvoir had some concrete questions and analytical situations where she was trying to solidify the feminine aspect that the world may have. She brought up the fact that God did not even create a woman independently. God made Eve out of the same clay that Adam was made out of and none the less, Adam was created first. Many of the times women are put second due to cultural norms. But you realize many cultures practice the same thing. The unity and diversity of religion seems like a place to start this "Division of the sexes".
An interesting part of this excerpt was about virginity. Many cultures see virginity as the girl being "pure", "clean", and " untouched" but Marco Polo stated that the Tibetans denied virgins because they see it as a disadvantage that no man was aroused by it. Did the men just want some one who they thought was able to arouse them and someone to love? It seemed like men thought as women as pleasurable toys but didn't realize the torment women would go through.
Although men act tough and like they are superior to men, they do care about the opinion of a woman. I agree with Brandon when he said that women are the soul supporters of men. Although men may criticize how women react to a situation or decipher facts, they do take everything into consideration.