Filial Piety for the 21st Century and Hot Moms
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Something that really intrigued me was the new exemplars of Filial Piety based on the 24 ancient ones. The old ones - which center on ruler-subject, husband-wife, father-son, older brother-younger brother and friend-friend relations are codified in these almost mythological stories that aim to teach people the manifestation of these values. I took a look at a few of the new ones (https://herschelian.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/filial-piety-for-the-21st-century/) - and I was suprised to see that many only dabble in the father-son (now, parent-child) relation rather than between partners or friends or even country. I suppose it's an interesting shift in how filial piety is approached - seemingly more about parent-child relations than anything else. But, this leaves me the question of whether or not the harm that has been caused between fathers-sons and husbands-wives has ever been reconciled - or perhaps if those values have just escaped the conversation and still subvert our society. That's why I am incredibly skeptical about the Hot Moms and Hot Supermoms media that has been created. Yes, these may be images created by women, but are they going to be studied and looked at one day as having the same intent that Ban Zhao had.


