Method of The Study

unfair distinction between the sexes. It had been written in the previous paragraph that the meaning of utterance in datum number 4 was that complaint about small thing fussy is the most unattractive in women, which means that ‘fussy’ is a minus point that owned by women only women. The utterance in datum number 4 might not be considered as sexist language if the word ‘women’ is changed into ‘human’ because if it is changed into ‘human’, the meaning would be more neutral. b. Datum number 7 Margaret: A man might call it fiscal responsibility, a woman might call it good housekeeping 00:17:52. The utterance in datum number 7 appeared when Margaret was joining a dinner with parliament members. When they were talking about the economic problem in Dartford, Margaret said, “I know much more than those who never lived on a limited income. Just like the man or woman on the street, when I am short one week, I have to make economies the next” 00:17:38. After hearing what Margaret said, one of the parliament members argued “Nothing like a slice of fiscal responsibility” 00:17:50 and datum number 7 came out as the reaction of the male guest’s argument that the writer had written earlier. It could be seen that the datum showed the explicit meaning of the utterance. In the first phrase of the datum, the speaker said that ‘a man might call it fiscal responsibility’, while in the second phrase of the datum, the speaker said that ‘a woman might call it a good housekeeping’. Both of the word ‘it’ in datum number 7 represented the economic problem. The economic problem that a man should be dealt with was called ‘fiscal responsibility’, while the economic problem that a woman should be dealt with was called ‘good housekeeping’. The phrases of the datum showed that there were two different perspectives between men and women in seeing a problem. In datum number 7, women and men were using two different perspectives in seeing a problem in this case, the economic problem. It can be seen that when it comes to the fiscal responsibility tax, contribution, etc, it is something that should be done by men not for women because usually the one who has responsibility to take care of family as the head of the family is man. However, when it comes to housekeeping, it is something that should be handled by women whose role is to take care of the house. Datum number 7 is considered sexist because it differentiates women’s and men’s economic problems based on their sexes. c. Datum number 17 Margaret: “Prime Minister? Oh no. Oh no no no. In Britain? There will be no female Prime Minister here, not in my lifetime. No. And I told Airey, I don’t expect to win the leadership, but I’m going to run. Just to shake up the party” 00:42:56. The utterance above came out as the reaction of what Mr. Reece said. He said, “If I may say so – I think that’s your trump card. You’re flying in the face of everything the Tories have been those far. It’s really very exciting. One simply has to maximize your appeal, bring out all your qualities and make you look, and sound, like the leader that you could be” 00:42:29. Mr. Reece in the utterance above assumed that it was possible for Margaret to win the election. It could be seen in the word ‘that’ in the phrase ‘that’s your trump card’ said by Mr. Reece represented Margaret’s background as a woman. It was because before Mr. Reece produces this utterance, Margaret argued, “It’s all very well to talk about changing my voice, Mr. Reece, but for some of my colleagues to imagine me as their leader would be like imagining, I don’t know, being led into battle by their chambermaid. It’s my background, and my sex. No matter how I’ve tried, and I have tried, to fit in, I will never be truly one of them”00:42:03. Therefore, Mr. Reece and Airey tried to persuade Margaret to use her background as woman to win the election of Prime Minister. However, after hearing what Mr. Reece and Airey said, Margaret answered that it was impossible for a woman to be a Prime Minister in Britain, not in her lifetime. Margaret added that she already told Airey that she just wanted to shock people in the party and that she did not really want to be elected as a Prime Minister. She assumed that as long as she stills a woman, there would be no possibility for her to win the election or being selected as a Prime Minister in Britain. The explicit meaning which showed the idea of sexist language in datum number 17 was on the phrases, ‘in Britain?’ and ‘there will be no female Prime Minister in here’. It was because both of these phrases were related to each other and the meaning of these phrases was ‘there will be no female Prime Minister in Britain’. The key of the datum showed how a woman was being treated differently from man in the cased of the opportunity to be a leader. This datum could be seen as one of unfair judgment towards men and women based on their opportunity to be a leader in public spheres.