Because

It took ages to convince my own mother that I needed to get him out of my life. She had the attitude that we give up on marriage to easily these days and that all men are difficult and abusive and that is how life is... Who taught her that way of thinking... men, men’s laws, men’s politics and men’s ideals? But men’s power has perhaps only been a recent event, in the last few 1000 years. I am not sure why abuse and subjugation prevails on so many levels in so many elements of all societies far and wide. Some say that it is because woman once were powerful, initiatives, empathic- perhaps- telepathic creatures. Because women are capable of producing, nurturing and sustaining life they were seen to be important conduits of energy and consciousness. Of course both sexes are equal in terms of reproduction but woman possess remarkable body rhythms linked to the ethereal vibrations responsible for the all-human development. This was recognized and women were respected and given an elevated status in society. (not in a dominating way either) Menstruation, pregnancy, breastfeeding and other soul work can be an extremely spiritual process. It was understood and not taboo but celebrated openly. It makes woman very worthy vessels of enlightenment. The incept Buddhism for example did not allow woman to worship as they were not seen as worthy vessels at all for God’s presence. This was again a man’s decree. Nuns were only allowed to wash the Monk’s clothes and make them food. It was not until today in later part of 20st century that Buddhist nuns were allowed access to prayer and meditation in keeping with their brothers. (Read Tensin Palmo’s book to really understand this subjugation back then) Maybe men were afraid of this innate power. It was never to be afraid of though but I think that with the capitalist movement and modern ideals, these important feminine qualities have been disregarded and broken down to become weak, worthless and of lesser importance. A great tragedy for our children and the whole world really.

So maybe with multimedia like this we are forming a new movement. Yup, Simon Says we are allowed to do anything we want, that is until we try to. Yup a sad white male world, yet all males are still seen above women. Think it is time to rise. Looks like the Narcs in the system effed it up anyway, could we possibly do a worse job of it? Maybe the meek SHALL inherit the Earth. LOL

Been angry all my life. It's an old white man's world and until they all die out we will constantly be put at the back of the bus. It was never so outstandingly clear as when i stopped working when my children were born. Even the spouse would slip up and let his disrespect known. Guess he wasn't feeling so disrespectful when he had to pay $245,000 in child support. I have been working on a creating a non profit company called 'WiseWomen' to create this anger and desire for equality again. I actually have a very wonderful T Shirt design that is still on paper. That is how angry I am. How can you not be angry if you read the papers about the stonings, and the acid in the face of girls trying to go to school. How can you not be outraged? Thanks, Scoop. almostlydia

so well said xxx

beautiful

I went to visit family in Boston this past week. I picked up a copy of The Pilot, a Catholic newspaper. The author of this is a housewife and mother of 8- "I didn't want to be relegated to making coffee all my life. I didn't want to be pigeonholed or limited, and I dreamed of being well-educated. More than anything else, I wanted to be taken seriously. In grasping for all that, though, I discovered what I truly wanted wasn't to be taken seriously at all, but to give myself totally. That desire led me into the fullness of faith." The whole "I don't want to be taken seriously, I just want to give myself" sounds precisely like the words that Narcs/Psychs loooove hearing because all they want to do is take take take. Mind you, my mother is a Catholic housewife, and she thought the ex-P was diabolical. Don't MOST NORMAL humans WANT to be taken seriously? Isn't that why hit-and-run accidents are serious crimes? Isn't that why Narcs/Psychs fear ridicule? Yikes....

And it's everywhere, it's been molded into our country's fiber, it's on tv, it's on the radio, it's in commercials, it's in magazines, it's in the myths and the fairytales, it's in the BIBLE!, and I don't know how we undo it.

the man in the drug store said: so you dont want to fullfill your obligation you have for society? Me: Huh? He: you know, the germans die out. Me: :O (paying and going) He: (shouting behind me through the whole drug store) maybe you think about it again, such a young lady like you hahahaha. He was about hundred years old I guess.

Women have to fight for everything. Men are entitled to everything. Women have to justify and account for their choices, or make do with limited choices. Men justify nothing and are free to choose their path. Women give life and men take it away. This must be why they have to push us down so far. And it's all the worse when women conspire against other women, complicit in the plan. The awareness, support, friendship, and sisterhood on this board is encouraging.

We are damned if we do and damned if we don't. Well said scoop :) x