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History of Feminism

Viva_Daddy

(785 posts) Tue Aug 26, 2014, 02:28 PM Aug 2014

Genesis 3:12 "It's the woman's fault. She gave me the apple."

And men have been making women pay for it every since.

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I think I found the origin of patriarchy (Original Post) Viva_Daddy Aug 2014 OP

Eve was framed . . . . . no_hypocrisy Aug 2014 #1

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1. Eve was framed . . . . .

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 02:31 PM

Aug 2014

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2. Men enjoyed suppressing women so much they made whole religions out of it.

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 02:38 PM

Aug 2014

Patriarchal cultures "naturally" created patriarchal religions so that the suppression of women continued generation after generation.

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3. Yep, can't have those silly pagans jeopardizing the patriarchy with their goddess worship, either.