I often think how modern women repeat the mantra of how women have always been second class citizens. The insinuation being that now they are as free and powerful as men. Few recognize that women gave up their true power for the current illusion and we are all worse off. The younger generation of women who understand their strength are generally devout Christian women. God Bless them.
One of my favorite GK Chesterton quotes: "Ten thousand women marched through the streets shouting, 'We will not be dictated to,' and went off and became stenographers.” It seems to me we are constantly striving for the illusion of freedom only to find chains of enslavement at the end of that beguiling road. The satisfaction of feminine strength has nothing to do with being "as good as a man."
As a woman now living in a society with the full logical consequences of the feminist movement, I think it absolutely sucks. That being said, my Mom and I rewatched the BBC 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice (you know, the GOOD one).
"Mr. Bennett had the great misfortune of having five daughters and no sons." It was only a tragedy because his duaghters, by law, could not inherit his land, house, or property. Upon his death, all of it would go to a distant simpering male cousin.
One prominent aspect of the story is the tension women at that time felt between two extremes: marrying a man one has no respect for to gain economic security or pure impulsive love - social norms and tradition be damned.
I do think that part is sad; I don't think a woman should feel pressured to marry because she needs to eat and have a place to live, or else join a convent out of material necessity instead of religious conviction.
So I wonder if women could have achieved economic independence - in as much as the right to own property and have an independent voice in government - without the feminist movement or not. Was our current outcome inevitable or could a balance have been achieved in a post industrial revolution society? Would love to hear other opinions on the matter.
God's revival will touch everything, every area of life just as you have described - the young and old, the educated and the so-called uneducated, art and daily work. Then the glory is real and touchable. There are many people praying for just this dynamic. Thank goodness there are people like you all that can put it so beautifully into words.
I often think how modern women repeat the mantra of how women have always been second class citizens. The insinuation being that now they are as free and powerful as men. Few recognize that women gave up their true power for the current illusion and we are all worse off. The younger generation of women who understand their strength are generally devout Christian women. God Bless them.
One of my favorite GK Chesterton quotes: "Ten thousand women marched through the streets shouting, 'We will not be dictated to,' and went off and became stenographers.” It seems to me we are constantly striving for the illusion of freedom only to find chains of enslavement at the end of that beguiling road. The satisfaction of feminine strength has nothing to do with being "as good as a man."
I'm more and more seeing that freedom is simply what we choose to chain ourselves to. Desires or responsibility. That is the question.
I just love your humor and this substack. It hits right.
Couldn't help noticing, women in movies regurgitate f-bombs, even in romantic scenes. Is that really showing their power?
As a woman now living in a society with the full logical consequences of the feminist movement, I think it absolutely sucks. That being said, my Mom and I rewatched the BBC 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice (you know, the GOOD one).
"Mr. Bennett had the great misfortune of having five daughters and no sons." It was only a tragedy because his duaghters, by law, could not inherit his land, house, or property. Upon his death, all of it would go to a distant simpering male cousin.
One prominent aspect of the story is the tension women at that time felt between two extremes: marrying a man one has no respect for to gain economic security or pure impulsive love - social norms and tradition be damned.
I do think that part is sad; I don't think a woman should feel pressured to marry because she needs to eat and have a place to live, or else join a convent out of material necessity instead of religious conviction.
So I wonder if women could have achieved economic independence - in as much as the right to own property and have an independent voice in government - without the feminist movement or not. Was our current outcome inevitable or could a balance have been achieved in a post industrial revolution society? Would love to hear other opinions on the matter.
God's revival will touch everything, every area of life just as you have described - the young and old, the educated and the so-called uneducated, art and daily work. Then the glory is real and touchable. There are many people praying for just this dynamic. Thank goodness there are people like you all that can put it so beautifully into words.