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In reply to the discussion: Serious question [View all]paulkienitz
(1,374 posts)46. the strange thing is that it's getting worse
It seems to me that advances for feminism peaked a generation ago, and since then misogyny has been regaining mindshare in a way that can't be explained by the inheritance of traditional patriarchal values. Red pill creeps have been forced to invent a whole new ideology of their own to justify it, because they're growing a new base of misogyny instead of just preserving what came before. And it isn't just them -- other indicators are going backwards for how positively women are being seen and treated. For instance, the number of women in IT jobs peaked around 2000 and then started dropping. The anecdotal stories I hear from women about, for instance, poor medical care have gotten worse rather than better over this last generation.
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Attilatheblond
Jul 2024
#17
Not so. Power was stripped from women before religions were formed. Prior to Abraham, and way before the Greeks,
ancianita
Jul 2024
#19
Much of this began when men figured out they had something to do with conception.
YodaMom2
Jul 2024
#43
That's not what the story of Adam and Eve was about at all. It was about free will having one parameter
ancianita
Jul 2024
#49
I wish I had answers but I suspect that religion, superstition about menses, and ignorance are all in play.
Lonestarblue
Jul 2024
#6
I recommend people read the 4 volume world history of women by Marilyn French. The only one of its kind.
ancianita
Jul 2024
#18
Thankfully, you're never too old to dream - and, with good health, make things happen.
Bumbles
Jul 2024
#56
Much of it is derived from the male-centric stance employed in monotheistic religious tomes.
Magoo48
Jul 2024
#31
Yes, fucking RELIGION. What a scam! People have to stop believing this idiocy.
Sky Jewels
Jul 2024
#35
I have wondered about this too. Don't these people have mothers? My mother has always been
PatrickforB
Jul 2024
#54
You're right there. It isn't only the churches. It is also corporate culture. It is also the whole
PatrickforB
Jul 2024
#84
It was always in movies and TV. I just watched a few early "Cheers" episodes and was appalled at the sexism guised
Evolve Dammit
Jul 2024
#71
The good news is that the Epsteins, Weinsteins, Cosby types have had various conclusions that may deter future abuses?
Evolve Dammit
Aug 2024
#116
Hope they get power soon. We were out 9 days once in an ice storm. Never forget that.
Evolve Dammit
Aug 2024
#122
"religion" did not invent it. I grant that it has mostly made it worse rather than better.
soldierant
Jul 2024
#78
Some boys learn it from their fathers, some learn it from the guys they meet in school who had fathers like that.
Martin68
Jul 2024
#90