There are three things in life that confuse me the most. One, why is it that the Orchard Hill via Butterfield bus only comes around when I don’t need it? Two, if Tupac Shakur is really dead, how did he come out with six new albums? Three, where the hell did the historical public opinion that man is better than woman come from?
I guess it all dates back to the time of Adam and Eve. It is a popular Christian belief that God created Adam and then created Eve from Adam’s rib. People worldwide took this to mean that woman was a sub-product of man. I ask you now to sit back and absorb these numbers: There are 250 babies born every minute and 15,008 babies born every hour. Out of those 250 babies born every minute, not a single one pushed its way out of a man’s body. It surprises me that a man has the nerve to take the credit of giving life when all he did was lose a rib…once.
A less theist version of the mystery of the creation of man is evolution. The theory of evolution basically states that, essentially, we came from specs. In time, we grew legs, turned into monkey-like creatures, eventually shrunk the skull, lost the hair, made a fire and became humans. Anthropologists have studied findings to, not only solve the question of where we came from, but to find out fun facts about the past…like the roles of men and women. The current standpoint of many anthropologists is that the role of the man was to hunt and protect the family. The role of the woman was to raise the children and gather nuts and seeds. Looking at these four roles alone, you can clearly see why women are better than men. Please allow me to explain:
A wolf is a carnivorous animal. When you open the mouth of a wolf, you see sharp, pointed teeth…made for eating meat. Humans, on the other hand, have flat, rounded teeth…perfect for eating nuts and seeds. Granted, meat is good. However, it is not a necessary part of our diet, but rather an added bonus. The role of the woman was to raise the children and gather nuts and seeds, ensuring survival and a tomorrow. Meanwhile, the man played his role by frolicking in the forest, killing a few squirrels and bringing them home to his family.
History’s mistake was calling man the provider of food, when, in reality, he was just the provider of the added bonus. The other advantage of the male was to provide the family unit with protection, or, in other words, something big and stupid to stand in the way of harm, convinced that he is standing in the way of harm because he is superior. Obviously, the male role was a sacrificial role rather than a superior one.
The point of my article isn’t to feed the feminist flame that is spreading viciously throughout America. Feminists have taken an awkward turn in the advancement of women. The feminist voice has changed from its desire for advancement to a desire to eliminate men from the face of the earth. This is not a good desire. The only way this could ever really happen is if artificial insemination encounters a very dramatic technological advancement. That is just weird.
What I wanted to demonstrate was that the stories of the past could be interpreted in different ways, depending on the mind analyzing them. Stories of the past, regardless of the interpretation, have affected the mindset of today’s society. Unfortunately, men were looked at as the superior gender, and women were looked at as less than human.
I am not suggesting that it is the woman’s turn to be raised on a pedestal. I am not suggesting that men have an insignificant role in the birthing process. My suggestion is not only to feminists, but to people in general. The underlying point of the feminist movement was not to bring women up or to bring men down. The point was to keep everyone at the same level, regardless of history and regardless of differences. Some men make stupid comments. Some women deserve them. But, in the end, we’re all humans, deserving of respect. That’s the only underlying point of any movement that should be looked at.
