mothra
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The Niftiest Bear wrote on Jun 6 th, 2015 at 3:42am: mothra wrote on Jun 6 th, 2015 at 3:39am: The Niftiest Bear wrote on Jun 6 th, 2015 at 3:36am: Emma wrote on Jun 6 th, 2015 at 3:24am: that's funny Nifty. Would put a spanner in the works wouldn't it? Eh? The Niftiest Bear wrote on Jun 6 th, 2015 at 3:15am: When someone is in a privileged position and that privilege is threatened, they'll do anything to try to hold onto it. In America they're implementing laws on abortion and all the rest of it. Patriarchy is an insidious cancer clinging tenaciously to society. Internalised and overt misogyny is a constant barrier to both women and men (can't forget teh menz!), and until people accept that women cannot and will not take any more of this shite, we're gonna have a problem. Well we DO have a problem, lets face it. The on-going 'Backlash' is everywhere. Not new either. Just think, it was less 100 yrs ago that women got the right to vote. ! A woman could not own property. As late as 50 odd yrs ago, women with a job in the Public Service had to quit their jobs if they got married. . It is some serious bullshite, and then you get the people who think that we have actually achieved equality. We still have so far to go. I think that even before we get to power, it comes down to value. Certain characteristics are valued over others. As it stands, the masculine is valued over the feminine. Isn't that a part of power though? Deciding that one characteristic is more important than the other? On this topic though, I like this quote; “What’s the worst possible thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now. You’re probably thinking of words like slut, whore, bitch, nice person (I told you not to hold back!), skank. Okay, now, what are the worst things you can call a guy? Fag, girl, bitch, pussy. I’ve even heard the term “mangina.” Notice anything? The worst thing you can call a girl is a girl. The worst thing you can call a guy is a girl. Being a woman is the ultimate insult. Now tell me that’s not royally buggered up.” ― Jessica Valenti That is an awesome quote and so very true, It reminds me of a theory i heard as to why many men were so threatened by gay men. It is because they have stepped down off of the power rung to be less than they could have been. A step down. More towards women. It is interesting too that so many men cite their problem with gay men to be that they don't want to be approached or objectified by other men ... yet that is precisely what men do to women. All. The. Time.
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