motiv311 -I'm a decendent of polygamist mormons from utah...You may say this gives me a biased perspective, since it does... You see, my entire fucking beautiful existense on this planet is based soley upon the fact that my polygamist fore-fathers in the 18th and 19th centurys, had up to seven wives a piece.
Yes, your existence is thanks to this.
So what?
It doesn't mean anything in relation to the worlds population. The world doesn't need polygamy to keep a steady population.
the thing about feminism, is that it has a very western perspective. It's a Western perspective that says that real worth is gained from being in the public sphere, having a career and earning money. Why can't raising children, and having an active role in the household be just as important as any career outside of the home? I'm not saying that women shoudn't have equal rights to men in the workplace, but why can't women (and men) see that raising kids is also a wonderful job, just as good, or even better, than any other career you could have? It's only a western view that says that this isn't.
I heard a great quote in my anthropology class, that was something like 'Men try and take power over women because nature as given them so much (power)'
I don't think that men and woman should try and be the same. I think they need to accept their differences, and respect each other for the gifts each has been given. Some opinions, such as motiv311's are pretty disturbing. Just because you are the result of something, doesn't mean that it for the best.
Something that is interesting though, is that women worldwide, overall, seem to accept being second to men in the PUBLIC sphere. There are no matriachial societies in human culture.
I don't think this means anything. There role, and worth is elsewhere, in family life. i belives strongly that this isn't anything bad. It's not necerssarily worse, or less equal to men. It's just different.
Yes, your existence is thanks to this.
So what?
It doesn't mean anything in relation to the worlds population. The world doesn't need polygamy to keep a steady population.
the thing about feminism, is that it has a very western perspective. It's a Western perspective that says that real worth is gained from being in the public sphere, having a career and earning money. Why can't raising children, and having an active role in the household be just as important as any career outside of the home? I'm not saying that women shoudn't have equal rights to men in the workplace, but why can't women (and men) see that raising kids is also a wonderful job, just as good, or even better, than any other career you could have? It's only a western view that says that this isn't.
I heard a great quote in my anthropology class, that was something like 'Men try and take power over women because nature as given them so much (power)'
I don't think that men and woman should try and be the same. I think they need to accept their differences, and respect each other for the gifts each has been given. Some opinions, such as motiv311's are pretty disturbing. Just because you are the result of something, doesn't mean that it for the best.
Something that is interesting though, is that women worldwide, overall, seem to accept being second to men in the PUBLIC sphere. There are no matriachial societies in human culture.
I don't think this means anything. There role, and worth is elsewhere, in family life. i belives strongly that this isn't anything bad. It's not necerssarily worse, or less equal to men. It's just different.