Women's town" to put men in their place

[Joanne98]

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tourism authorities are seeking investment to build a novel concept attraction -- the world's first "women's town," where men get punished for disobedience, an official said Thursday.

The 2.3-square-km Longshuihu village in the Shuangqiao district of Chongqing municipality, also known as "women's town," was based on the local traditional concept of "women rule and men obey," a tourism official told Reuters.

"Traditional women dominate and men have to be obedient in the areas of Sichuan province and Chongqing, and now we are using it as an idea to attract tourists and boost tourism," the official, surname Li, said by telephone.

The tourism bureau planned to invest between 200 million yuan ($26 million) and 300 million yuan in infrastructure, roads and buildings, Li said.

"We welcome investors from overseas and nationwide to invest in our project," he added.

The motto of the new town would be "women never make mistakes, and men can never refuse women's requests," Chinese media have reported.

When tour groups enter the town, female tourists would play the dominant role when shopping or choosing a place to stay, and a disobedient man would be punished by "kneeling on an uneven board" or washing dishes in restaurant, media reports said.

The project, begun in the end of 2005, was expected to take three to five years to finish.
http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSKUA64707120070426

I don't even know what to say

[no_hypocrisy]

1. This concept has been tried before with the legendary Amazon women.

[Captain Hilts]

2. I have no interest in treating men as they've treated us in the past. nt

[JVS]

3. sounds like a magnet for perverts

[AllegroRondo]

4. Lots of men would pay to visit there.

Seriously.

[Joanne98]

6. That's what I'm thinking.

[nashville_brook]

5. the gift of patriarchy keeps on giving

[edbermac]

7. Women never make mistakes??

:eyes:

[Warpy]

8. It's already got one of those, actually

The Mosuo group in China that sounds remarkably like this. Women own the land and all the means of production. Marriage, if it happens, is extremely casual and can be discarded at any time. It's called a "walking marriage," as the partners generally walk between their respective houses to get together.

The down side is that single males go on sex tours of the area, hoping to get lucky. The up side is that Mosuo women are quite able to tell them to go straight to hell.

Frontline did a short story on them. An article detailing some of it is at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_9_109/ai_67410989

[HuffleClaw]

9. perhaps the ultimate punishment will be 'snu snu' ? n/t

[windy252]

13. Is it bad that I understood this reference? n/t

[hughee99]

19. The mind is willing...

but the flesh is weak and spongy.

[Marie26]

10. Are women in charge of the project?

Doesn't sound like it.

[Joanne98]

14. I doubt it!

[Marie26]

15. Me too!

Sounds like a project planned by men, for male tourists who are curious to see a "women's town". Reminds me of a zoo exhibit more than anything else - this is not female empowerment.

[Madspirit]

11. This is SICK

Reversing oppression is not the goal...<g> Jeez.
Lee

[BlueJazz]

12. I wonder if Women shouldn't be in charge of Everything.

They wouldn't have to try very hard to make the world a better place.

[loudsue]

16. WTF??? What in the hell is wrong with ALL people being EQUALS

Dennis Kucinich's Department of Peace looks better every day. Why are so many boneheads sooo into this dominance/submissive shit? It's partnerships, team work, and everyone on a level playing field that turns me on. That's where creativity flourishes.



:kick::kick::kick:

[Madspirit]

17. Beautifully Put!!...n/t

[undergroundpanther]

18. S/M

S/M relationships are about power domination and powerlessness submission and that is how psychopaths see all relationships in a hierarchical game of bully or be bullied Abuse or be abused.And this kind of sick way of relating has polluted social relationships for way too long and too much.We need no more masters"big men" or popular bullies getting respect they do not earn and the non-dominant people must stop being submissive and believing they are less worthy.
S/M relationships are dysfunctional trauma driven distortions and in a social context they make everything they touch sick..
We are all living beings unique different and EQUAL.

[Joanne98]

22. Well put!

[hughee99]

20. I have a feeling that

most men who would agree to go to this place on vacation are already getting punished for their disobedience at home.

[militaryspouse]

23. only type of men I

Could see going to this town are men who LIKE to be dominated.

[Forkboy]

21. Great..let's just reverse the stupidity!

:crazy: