Reply #57: Remember our critical theory [View All]

In the "binary" of MAN and WOMAN, MAN is the "one" and WOMAN is the "zero."

WOMAN is the abscence of MAN. WOMAN is defined by MAN. Logic is male constructed.

As in Adam and Eve, WOMAN is the downfall of man -- as the temptress, she has power over MAN; as the keeper of the womb, she has power that a MAN doesn't have; as the libertine, she is the antithesis of order.

Men who are not afraid of women circumvent societal constructs and traditional notions of gender and gender roles. It takes a man willing to defer his biological dominance to women -- something that is a feat not unlike other forms of egalitarianism -- and the teachings of Christ -- something that right-wingers simply can't grasp...