The following Note was initially composed as a reply to a question my dear friend Amanda Reen asked me 2 days ago.
The question was, “Why have women been so Antagonized/Marginalized/Sidelined by all the world’s Religions (including the benevolent Buddhism) and even in history for that matter”?
To this question, after some rumination, introspection & analysis, I replied with this descriptive & a bit provocative answer. Let me clear the air that I’m not a Feminist, never was. This Note is an honest, impartial & candid opinion by me based on my observations & by no means meant to flatter and impress women. And I don’t care if it offends Chauvinistic men, coz they by all means deserve all the indignation.
You see, all Religions have one thing in common. They all are depraved works of Man Made fiction. Yes Man Made. Not woman made. No wonder the teachings from all Religions are from the Male point of view. (No wonder Polygamy is one sided.)
But why Sideline or marginalize women? For the simple reason that through millenniums, women around the world have been the best Multitaskers. They way they juggle Multiple responsibilities is highly praiseworthy. (No Sarcasm here). Women are better at organization skills and in my short life so far, I’ve seldom seen a woman’s/girl’s room to be as clumsy or disorganized as a man’s/boy’s room is (myself included). Woman raise kids, cook meals, look after the household affairs, balance relationships, preen (though some turn out to be hideous by preening), manage their Menstrual problems and many (increasingly) are joining the workforce. I especially admire the single Moms who balance their jobs & kids . All these are points plausible enough to prove why women are so good Multitaskers, something most men can never ever be.
Obviously, men have been consciously or unconsciously jealous of this fact and this is the reason why they used Religious/Dogmatic Texts and even many Philosophers used their writings to ensure that Women for all their wonderful qualities remain suppressed/dominated so that Men control all their affairs.
The great Aristotle, father of Logic, was a Misogynist and openly denounced Women as an “Inferior Species”. So, religion doesn’t get all the blame.
I must say it would seriously be a less Dysfunctional world if more women were in Power.
It won’t take a Rocket Scientist to explain that Women are more compassionate & empathetic than men. Women have always made more democratically elected leaders than tyrannical Despots (The Queen excluded). Men on the other hand look for the most trivial excuses to engage in combats & wars. Yeah, Men find wars & conflicts thrilling & stimulating as they are able to take out the wild beats in them. Men lack Nurturing qualities, period. This is the reason why Women give births & not men.
Had Religions & Philosophies not antagonized women & instead empowered them, there would’ve been a bit more love & understanding in this world which would’ve led to less violence, less wars, less bloodshed & probably No Nukes.
But then, what would’ve thrilled the beats i.e. us Men? Playstation games are always not enough.
