Reply #9: Many women are self loathing [View All]

[WhiteTara]

and have been taught to be that way for hundreds of generations. Hell, we don't even get to keep our names. We are traded, used, even sold and then told to "be nice". Up until the early 1900's, preachers urged men to "beat their wives for the good of their very moral soul". Sam Johnson on hearing of a woman preacher noted that "it not so much what the dog says, but that dog can speak at all."

Of course, mentioning these things will get me the label of "angry woman" or "dyke" and I may be shunned in this arena as well.

My theory on this is listed in my other post, basically during the time of the Goddess (about 60,000 BC to 5,000 BC) the arts, sciences flourished. Astronomy came into being because women used the moon cycles to chart their flow (which at one time was considered sacred and wise and holy - the blood that flows from no wound). Women invented language to connect with their children. Agriculture was invented because it was easier for pregnant women and mothers to stay in one place. Art was part of every day life as archeological sites show painted pots, jewelry, etc. Religion was originated and guided by women who venerated life and believed that the Earth was alive and giving us the blessings of her body. (By the way, women have always had abortions) Egyptian priests would cut their penis in order to simulate the flow of "wise blood". The oldest art found so far is about 30,000 years old and it is of a woman giving birth. The painting is on the mouth of a cave. (research from Marijia Gimbutus, renowned archeologist) Currently in Turkey, a pre-HIStorical city is being excavated where major statues are women and none, I repeat, NONE of the bodies found had any signs of death by violence.

But all that changed. The old testament is filled with the murder of the Goddess and the people who lived in her harmony. The big finale of course was the burning times that lasted for 400 years and millions of women were killed as being witches. In part, the problems were that property was passed through the mother line. But that has all changed. Today, we can't even pass on our names, and only recently have we been able to vote, own property, and even today, we are not allowed into the highest places of power. So, yep, it's true. Truth is always shocking when you are intent on it being something else. Okay, this was my very long rant for the day.