RE: RE: Remembering Gloria Steinem: What Is a Feminist?
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RE: Remembering Gloria Steinem: What Is a Feminist?

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I believe that the structures of all civilized societies were built with men at the center!

I'm sorry, I have to laugh at that. Societies that are matrilineal or matrilocal abound across the world. I will cite one, and you can check the rest. Just do a Google search for matrilinial and matrilocal societies.

Take the Hopi, for example:

Hopi society is matrilineal. Clans are inherited through the mother’s line, and households are traditionally owned and managed by women. Land, property, and ceremonial knowledge related to the home are passed from mother to daughter, anchoring women at the core of family and cultural continuity. This is not merely a domestic arrangement; it is a spiritual framework.

It is true that in a hand-hand-to hand contest between my husband and me, he will win. Does this brute strength mean that in society the man who can prevail physically will be the leader? Are there men who are stronger than you, physically? Should they have leadership over you because they can best you in a fight?

It is an absurd premise. It is a premise that has been used throughout time to keep women in subordinate positions.

I think it's really convenient for men to declare they are, prima facie, superior to women. How fortunate for men that they do not have to compete with more than 50% of the people in the world. Just strike those people out and men have an easier go of it.

I don't want to be rude. There is nothing wrong with your English. Your argument is quite clear. Men are superior because they are stronger. Hogwash. Not only does physical strength prove nothing in a modern society, but there are also some men who are not stronger than some women.

I go back to my position. Don't be afraid of competition. Let me compete. Give me a fair shot. Then, let the best person prevail.

I hope you have a great day.

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