How can there be a patriarchy in the free world? How can a world that does not recognize the consequences of its own actions truly be free? Are we ahead of the curve or are we just in denial when it comes to a woman's right to express her sexuality in America? "Progress", as many of us are so apt to call it, has a funny way of numbing us to our surroundings. We say ourselves working frantically to reach some greater goal, and we say to ourselves, "wow, I am really accomplishing something here; I have it so much better than my ancestors did because, well, just look at all these wonderful things that I am doing." We forget that our ancestors most likely thought the very same thing about their ancestors, and so on. Every society believes they have defeated all evils, and that they are, of course, superior to other, more twisted and evil, societies. Obviously America must be sans patriarchy because America is the greatest nation in the world, or whatever the hell you want to say this week. We can pretend women are allowed to express themselves all we like, but the reality is that, when the female figure is involved, far too many American men act like puritans on an acid trip. Men continue to believe it is their right to tell women what to do with their bodies, not only in the idiotic way of limiting contraception and abortion rights, but also by instructing women how to dress and speak, especially when it comes to their sexuality. 

The double standard is very clear. The ugliest men that no one wants to see are allowed to go shirtless while women are called names for showing a small portion of a non sexual gland while feeding their child; it just doesn't make any damn sense. Sexual promiscuity is pretty much accepted for men in America; I am not necessarily saying it is encourage all of the time, but there is almost a congratulatory appreciation amongst men for their sexual prowess. Women, on the other hand, are scorned for being too "loose", a term which sounds like the utterance of an 18th century hellfire and brimstone preacher. Even when women are completely covered, often times in ways that are already uncomfortable to them, they are still criticized for wearing the clothing in a way that is too revealing. This reveals a very deep hatred of femininity in general, which is at the heart of the American political dialectic. The founding fathers laid claim to women in their laws, stating whom the could and could not marry, essentially claiming, wrongly, that women belonged to men, not just to their husbands, but to wealthy, property owning men. With laws the relegate women's bodies in such demeaning ways, it is no wonder that such a violent wave of anti-feminist sentiment has swept across America. 

Domestic violence, as we know, is through the roof. What are the implications of that tragic statistic? Is this outburst of physical violence somehow related to this desire for control that is written in our very law books? Are we simply re-enacting the sins of our unholy fathers? It is probably a lot more complex than that; life is not that cut and dry. However, I still believe it is important to call into question the true desires of any movement when it comes to the censorship and control of human sexuality. What are the motives of these people? Why do they have such an interest in the amount of children you breed? Are their demands even scriptural? Do they even believe the same holy book you do? The same interpretation? Is the limitation of the female sex drive a way of forcing the woman back into her fore mother's kitchen? I have a feeling the answer just might be a bit more oppressive than you are prepared to admit. 

There are men in the world that are so spiteful and hateful of women that they are willing to take decisive legal and physical action to evoke their revenge. What will we do about it? We won't stay silent. It's time to speak out on More Content Talk.