War Against Women

"Complementarian" Christian Hate

Among those who believe that women should be restricted and hemmed in by boundaries set by males, there is a group within contemporary christendom who call themselves "complementarians," because they say they believe that the genders "complement" each other.  It's a recently invented label that they've chosen to attach to their system of beliefs, preferring that to the less desirable previous way they were identified, as "traditionalists."

They were called traditionalists because that's what they are, people who cling to Medieval Bible interpretations and attitudes toward women. However, with one difference. It's no longer popular among them to continue to say that female people are actually inferior to male people (though their actions would lead one to think that they still do believe that). They have, instead, modified their historic theological position to say that they believe women are equal to men "in essence," but not "in position."

This means that the restrictions are pretty much the same as they were back when it was fashionable to say that females were inferior to males because God made them that way, and that was the reason the male was to be the boss. Now they say that it's just one of those things, that God gave the cookies to the men, and who are they to argue with God?

I can't really be comfortable calling those traditionalists-in-a-new dress complementarians. After all, everyone, egalitarians included, believes that the genders are complementary to each other. So, it's sort of an obvious attempt to clean up their name instead of cleaning up their act.

"Complementarians," or "comps" as they like to refer to themselves, come in a rainbow of persuasions, sort of a continuum from blatant female haters to almost persuaded fence sitters who will grant that women should be able to have access to every position in ministry, except pastoring churches.

What they all agree on, though, and this is the central tenet regardless of what they claim, is that females are to be restricted in some way, by males, and the most dominant male in the group gets to decide in what way and to what extent they are to be restricted.

I've asked them point blank if this is not the case, and they fall away in silence. Because, they cannot answer the question, the answer is obvious and uncontestable.

Most comps will not come right out and reveal their fears of women, nor their hatred of the female. I don't even think they all do fear and hate women. But, many obviously do.

Here is a link to an item on the blog of a couple of the most extremely restrictive, see what you think.

And below is the link to the front page of the blog, so you can scan the rest of its offerings:

http://timbayly.worldmagblog.com/timbayly/

Perpetuating the Misogynistic Mindset

I suppose it is human nature to prefer to read that with which we (mostly) agree, while avoiding that with which we (mostly) disagree.  I believe that because there are people who believe women must be controlled by men, sites like this one get traffic:

http://www.theabsolute.net/misogyny/index.html

I was shocked when a Christian woman I sometimes read, quoted from this site.  She found a book review about sex differences in the human brain and quoted extensively from it as though it proved that feminism is wrong and patriarchy is right.  After reading her quotes, I followed the link myself, which led me to the  umbrella site.  I poked around, following various links, and found a great many ridiculous things set forth as misogynistic "proof" that feminism is to be "debunked" and women are to be distrusted and must be controlled through a return to patriarchy.  Due to concerns of copyright, I have decided not to quote from it at all.  It qualifies as one of those sites that fuels the war against women quite effectively: pseudo-pithy quotes that "prove" women are the enemies of men, that patriarchy is necessary to preserve Western society, that feminism is the root of all evil, and that men are beseiged at every point by women who seek only to rob them of their children, money, homes, and power.  In short, it is a treasure trove of ammunition for patriarchalists, religious so-called complementarians, and the Men's Rights movement to continue their declared war on equal human rights for women.

It has been said that only in the affluent West is there leisure sufficient for women to seek equal human rights.  I don't disagree.  Seeking survival, when that is in jeopardy, will inevitably take precedence over seeking liberty.  As a woman blessed to live in the affluent West, I believe it is my responsibility to use my equal human rights to assist all people in seeking their own.  There is not much that I, as an individual, can accomplish in this endeavor.  However, shining light on the activities of those who seek actively to undermine those rights for me and for all women IS something that I can do. It is my hope that people will examine this collection of websites and warn people who quote from them just what they advocate: denial of equal human rights to women in the name of "patriarchy."  Yes, some people know precisely what is being advocated en masse on these sites and quote them for that reason.  However, I hope that at least some people, finding something to tickle their ears and their imaginations, will come to realize the evil that underlies such sites.  For every demonstrable act of war against women, there is a philosophy of male superiority or privilege that justifies such behavior.  Behind such philosophies are myriad documents and quotes that fuel them.  If enough people see sites like this one for what they are (i.e., based on hatred and fear of women), it is possible such venues will lose their influence and eventually stop fueling a war that, if sucessful, threatens to destroy nothing less than the entire human race.  (Jesus' warning that a divided house cannot stand comes to mind.)

Mary Rarden

Abeer

The US invaded Iraq to "liberate" its inhabitants.  This is what we have been told, over and over.  With reports of abuse growing, the idea of a US liberation is about as credible as Iraqi WMDs.

Was Abeer Qassim al-Janabi "liberated" by half a dozen American soldiers who forced their way into her home and murdered her father, mother, and little five-year-old sister in cold blood?  Soldiers often justify mass killings of innocent civilians by claiming that their life was in danger or "we thought she had a gun."  But with what words can anyone justify the brutal gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl?  She posed no danger to these men, subdued, her underwear torn away, pinned to the ground, screaming and crying, with a gun pointed at her head. 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060807/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_rape_slaying;_ylt=Aq_kbJv.jDrvwYoXsGMOryOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE-

Any war is a war against women and children.  Soldiers can foxhole, flee, join forces, fight back.  Soldiers are trained, armed, ready to kill.  Women and children are usually not.  The very sort of "chivalry" that keeps women out of armies, renders them almost helpless in times of war.  National leaders refer to war-time violence against women and children as "collateral damage," as if their suffering were no more than an expected cost of war.

When inexperienced soldiers have nothing better to do than hit golfballs while planning the gang rape of a teenage girl, something is grossly wrong with our armed forces.  When boys barely out of high school can slaughter an entire family, burn bodies, and then enjoy chicken on the grill, something is wrong not only with those who pulled the trigger but with the collective conscience of the entire system.

Women and children will never be safe in a world where horny killers roam the streets with AK-47's. 

JBT

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About This Site

I remember the shock and feeling of sadness and loss I felt the first time I realized that there are men who hate me purely because I'm female. It was a strange and lonely feeling, to have believed I was a fine, useful, kind, OK being, one no one would reasonably resent, and find that no matter what I was like, no matter what good I would ever do, some people would resent me, hate me even, despise me, purely because of my gender.

Because I'm not the only person who has experienced that feeling, and because I read every day information that confirms that there are many, many people who are victimized by hate toward females, I've decided to create a blog/site where one can read about the subject, get the latest news relating to female hate, and also learn what can be done to change the awful disadvantages and cruelties, tragedies, and atrocities that spring from it.

Please join me and my guest authors in changing the world, one word at a time.

Pat Gundry