Japanese expert: Women should not ask for a bride price, and women should not be materialistic
Recently, when interviewed by Hong Huang, a Japanese expert named "Chizuruko Ueno" talked about the Chinese bride price. And this expert believes that women should not ask for a bride price.
Chizuruko Ueno is a renowned sociologist and a pioneer, leader and theorist in the field of feminology and gender studies in Japan. Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo. And everyone should know Hong Huang, who is a Chinese-American. But her parents and grandfather are well-known figures. His mother, Zhang Hanzhi, is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and his grandfather Zhang Shizhao is the first generation of diplomats trained by the People's Republic of China. His father, Hong Junyan, is a professor in the Department of Economics at Peking University.
In the interview, Hong Huang asked Chizuruko Ueno why women should not ask for a bride price. And Chizuruko Ueno also explained it this way: "Marriage is a contract between two families, not between two individuals. Here, money is seen as a symbol of love. Getting material things from the man, which sounds more like materialism or the cult of money. ”
Chizuruko Ueno's idea is simple, feminism should not be inclined to materialism. If a woman asks a man for a bride price, even a very high bride price, it will be too materialistic and too much worship of money. Such an idea should not be pursued by contemporary women.
However, everyone also knows that the idea of bride price in China can be said to be deeply rooted. Even if there are some places that have begun to restrict the bride price, they are trying to put an end to those so-called sky-high bride prices. But for girls, it is still natural for boys to give a bride price. Even many girls regard the bride price as a man's attitude. The more the bride price is given, it means that the man attaches more importance to her and has a better attitude.
So Chizuruko Ueno's opinion, although it was recognized by the boys, the girls did not agree with her opinion. But nowadays, the bride price in many places is indeed sky-high, and many young people are forced to get married because of the sky-high bride price. It can only be said that the issue of bride price is still a big problem that is difficult to solve.