Any way you look at it, men run the world. There is no real gender equality. We refer to inanimate object such as cars and countries as “her”. When I talk to my van (I talk to all my cars) I refer to it as a female (like “easy girl” or “good girl”). Lots of people do this. Could this be mild chauvinism? Referring to an object as female? The same thing as objectifying females? Could be subconsciously teaching us to objectify females.

Then there is the thing where you hear kids taunting one another like “Haha, you got beaten by a girl!” and other sayings similar to this.

But where does this come from? I reckon it comes from the bible (Old Testament) and religion (but not Jesus). There are tonnes of references in the bible that degrade women as inferior to men.

For instance in ancient times, naming something asserted your authority over it:

…she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man

Or when the men of Sodom ask Lot to bring out his 2 male guests so that they may “know” (ancient language for gang-rape) them.

I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes.

Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his [male guest's] concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

A daughter shall inherit nothing from a deceased father unless she has no brother, unless she has no brother:

…If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren. And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family….

Of course the old “stone the non-virgin women to death” is in it:

and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you

Cool, if I rape a chick I just give her dad $50 and I can marry her. Even if (because I raped her) she doesn’t have feelings for me:

If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife….

If you look how religious the middle east is, and look how their women are treated, this should show you how religion wants women to be treated. The middle-eastern and Christian religions are basically the same believe it or not. The only difference is that the western world has a “New Testament” which lets Christians ignore the Old Testament.

This is why religion must be laid to rest.

Sources:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/ofe_bibl.htm – Passages treating women as inferior to men
http://www.religioustolerance.org/ofe_bibl1.htm – Passages describing women in negative terms; as equal to men; & as leaders
http://www.religioustolerance.org/cfe_bibl.htm – Jesus’ treatment of Women as equal (and unequal)

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