Danzels in Distress?

I have a pretty busy weekend coming up so I decided to read ahead and got up to Mondays assigned reading, and found it really interesting!

The Egg and Sperm: How science has constructed a romance based on stereotypical Male-female roles

The part of the article that really drew my attention was Egg and Sperm: Scientific fairytale.
 I had no idea that male sperm had masculine trait's as well as females eggs having feminine traits. On page 7 of the article an egg was said to have a corona or "crown" and were seen as being passive and dependent on sperm for rescue. Which is a common stereotype given to woman from society and the media (a lot of Disney movies from when we were little....see below).  Even the physical side of the sperm was seen as being "strong" and efficiently powered. The article talked about how the tail was efficiently powered and in control, which can also be a metaphor to men.

(most of these movies included a male figure entering there lives to either save them or change their lives for the better)


On page 12 the article stated "The egg selects an appropriate mate, prepares him for fusion and protects resulting offspring from harm". Thats crazy how society isn't the only one giving females the image that we need to be the nurturing protector of our children...our own bodies are as well!