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In reply to the discussion: What would society look like if men were not in charge? [View all]Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)Anything we imagine will be a reaction against our existing culture and so defined by it. We can't say there would be no serial killers since there have been female serials, we can't say there would be no war because there have been female warmongers. And insisting that everything would be smiley happy rainbows is just saying everything is the fault of men and a example of that rarest of beasts, genuine misandry. That said, a couple of things that spring to mind:
- Gail Simone would be the highest paid comics writer in the world. Gail is one of the few women writing comics, she's fantastic, the fans love her and buy her books (mostly) but the industry treats her like crap.
- Women's wrestling would be dignified. The world's biggest wrestling promotion is WWE. WWE tend to hire fitness models as wrestlers, the result being that they have about two dozen women under contract, only three of whom can work a decent match. I have no problem with omen wrestling when they have talent. I do have a problm with the fact that female wrestlers can't get signed by bi promotions unless they look like centrefolds.
- The porn industry would still exist but would be a damn sight better regulated and teh women would be better paid.