RE: Women. You have men by the balls.(...)
February 23, 2013 at 2:42 pm
(This post was last modified: February 23, 2013 at 2:49 pm by John V.)
(February 23, 2013 at 2:16 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: Womanhood and manhood are both cultural, in many cultures it is expected of women to be submissive.One 'trait of gender' associated with 'man' is being sexually attracted to women. Is this "wholly invented," and so in no way biological?
I do think there is a neurological aspect to gender identity (insofar as 'if your brain is structured a certain way, you're more likely to 'align' with the 'gender role' associated with it), and so biology plays a small part (specifically: constructing brains, which are responsible for personality, wants/desires, the like).
But past that, gender is a wholly cultural invention. There are men and women in this world who would be pretty much identical were it not for calling themselves a man or a woman. The 'traits of gender' associated with 'man' and 'woman' are wholly invented (you'll notice that many of them are defied by the individuals who still call themselves men and women?), since those very 'traits' do not apply to all of those encompassed by this bigendering system.
If wholly invented, why have there been few if any matriarchies? Women just coincidentally choose not to have power?
(February 23, 2013 at 2:18 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Before I forget, and before this round of LOL starts, whoever is trying to justify this same tired bullshit on the grounds of "god"So why don't the women hit back?
The argument is DOA on the basis of bare and deplorably infantile potential arguments. Your silly little god myth doesn't have the juice to make your womenfolk bow before you anymore. To be honest I doubt that it ever did, or we would be at a loss as to explain precisely why the judicious and regular application of a closed fist was required. Get a grip.
Oh yeah, they evolved to be smaller and weaker than men, so they can't.