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calimary

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30. Hah! When I was pregnant I heard all about "the Sins of Eve."

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 11:11 AM

Oct 2018

Up until the early part of the last century, the 1900s, women were denied pain relief during childbirth. Why? It was believed that this was Woman’s Lot - to atone for the sins of Eve. WE were expected to endure labor pains with no relief because of the Garden of Eden story dating back in the centuries before Christ that can’t ever be confirmed or validated as objectively true. And dreamed up by some man. Women had no voice in those verbal traditions either.

I didn’t realize when I was in Catholic school during all those catechism classes and Bible studies that it was all basically mansplaining. There’s the Book of Ruth and the Book of Esther - the only books of the Old Testament involving a woman’s voice that the Church recognizes. ALL other prominent and leading voices are male.

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Luckovich-It's A Scary Time to be a Young Man in America [View all] Gothmog Oct 2018 OP

I call it Eve Syndrome handmade34 Oct 2018 #1

So...The Adam Sydrome would be OhNo-Really Oct 2018 #13

Ask Mike Pence. kskiska Oct 2018 #17

What you said! SergeStorms Oct 2018 #19

Well said! They won't let go without a fight. Women and enlightened men like you need OhNo-Really Oct 2018 #21

So, the rich white women who are wives, mothers and daughters to these Farmer-Rick Oct 2018 #25

Hah! When I was pregnant I heard all about "the Sins of Eve." calimary Oct 2018 #30

In India sexual harassment/assault is called "Eve teasing" and is commonplace TrogL Oct 2018 #31

Remember the Central Park Five Gothmog Oct 2018 #2

Ditto malaise Oct 2018 #3

+++ brer cat Oct 2018 #14

I am unable to separate the two situations Gothmog Oct 2018 #15

Goddamn!! Luckovich nails it. Kavanaughty and tRump as sexual predators. madinmaryland Oct 2018 #4

Luckovich is great. zentrum Oct 2018 #5

This has been a concern of mine ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #6

I have walked faster to pass them crazytown Oct 2018 #9

Same here IronLionZion Oct 2018 #11

10/03 Mike Luckovich: So scary Gothmog Oct 2018 #7

Couldn't believe Rebl2 Oct 2018 #8

I find it most interesting... jmowreader Oct 2018 #10

No, they are two different figures. The second one IS Trump, who said that quote. Demit Oct 2018 #28

K and R. oasis Oct 2018 #12

K&R uppityperson Oct 2018 #16

Several months back someone summed it up well: if life is a game, then wiggs Oct 2018 #18

But it's changing. SergeStorms Oct 2018 #20

There's nothing beautiful or fascinating about this. crazytown Oct 2018 #22

You're taking my words... SergeStorms Oct 2018 #24

It's no game sweetie crazytown Oct 2018 #29

This False Belief Teaches Men Are Too Weak-Minded to Control Their Own Behavior dlk Oct 2018 #23

Yes, and even the daughters of these rich white men are their targets Farmer-Rick Oct 2018 #27

As the father of two daughters, this pisses me off Gothmog Oct 2018 #33

Well, scary in that Trump and the Republicans are off the rails. Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #26

We need a Men's March on Washington in support of all sexual assault victims! nature-lover Oct 2018 #32

... Scurrilous Oct 2018 #34