tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678496108964844912.post3747212557142210953..comments2022-03-25T06:21:25.960-07:00Comments on Feminist Fallacies and Old Husbands' Tales: Why Men Stigmatize MenstruationCharles S. Arenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18441139327258817133noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678496108964844912.post-41053548756678765372011-05-16T04:33:10.290-07:002011-05-16T04:33:10.290-07:00Hi Stacy. Thanks for the comment. I agree that p...Hi Stacy. Thanks for the comment. I agree that parental certainty plays a big role in how men view the reproductive process in women. You may want to visit my other website for more on that topic and how it affects gender relations. It's the link labelled The Other Glass Ceiling.Charles S. Arenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441139327258817133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678496108964844912.post-62175333476807338572011-05-13T11:38:36.262-07:002011-05-13T11:38:36.262-07:00Thank you for the interesting post.
So the obviou...Thank you for the interesting post.<br /><br />So the obvious solution then, (if we grant the theory) is to get men to realize that they are NOT inferior because they don't give birth?<br /><br />It would not be such a difficult task, as I would simply argue that the "purpose" of life is not the reproductive process per se. Naturally, the purpose of life is for an organism to pass on its own genes (via reproduction). Both sexes are equal in this respect, as they both contribute about 50% of their nuclear genes to each offspring. Every child ever conceived was half its father and half its mother. So in this sense males equally contribute to the next generation, even if they play a smaller role in the process itself. Genes are what matter biologically, as they are (potentially) immortal. Also, women could not go through such a wondrous process of childbirth without male involvement. <br /><br />Also, I would argue that males have been just as important to our continued survival as a species, given the equally important division of labor evidenced by anthropologists in hunter-gatherer communities. <br /><br />Nevertheless, I'm skeptical about Horney's theory. I find, if anything, it has more to do with male parental certainty than the actual ability (and burden?) of giving birth.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857972228377084556noreply@blogger.com