I CAN'T TAKE GUSS'AK LAND ANYMORE.

[reverie_waking]

We had read several articles all centering on the topic of Violence Against Women in my philosophy class and this morning we were discussing all of them. The last article we talked about was entitled, "The Inevitability of the Patriarchism

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well, he's balding prematurely so maybe no one will love him.

[reverie_waking]

I have honestly never been insulted like that before. I was too stunned to respond.

And anything that would get you here so i could see you would be amazing! Even if it involves some homicide.

much punching will ensue. ...well, being as it's me, it would probably be more like "much wild flailing" but you know...

Re: the best revenge is thick, luxurious hair. really.

[reverie_waking]

I GOT YOUR POSTCARD AND IT'S THE MOST AMAZING SCHNITZELY THING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ehem.

LOVE

[greysilhouette]

huh. well. yeah. i mean, he does sortof have a point in that we aren't aware of any truly matriarchal societies -- men tend to want to be in charge. however, there have been societies that have been well shared/divided and societies that didn't per se have a dominant sex but were matrilinial-were the liniage lines are determined by the woman -- pueblo, haudenosaunee, and mauri for instance.

i was talking with kara about this and she said that she thinks that matriarchal societies don't occur because women will tend to think that it's more important to be the person explaining to the children why we should have the pig roast ceremony than to be the person deciding what day the pig roast should be on

i told mum about retroactive affirmative action and she kept giggling

[reverie_waking]

yeah, it was completely west coast of me to shoot him down like that.

[sysiphan]

Don't forget the Gaels. Ancient Irish society might seem patriarchal on the surface, but if you look at the legends/history, women were central to many events and laws. Although abduction was common, it was often consentual or ritual. A woman could also hold land in her own right, fight as an equal or better warrior to men, AND rule as legitimately as men. Women also had a strong impact as the trainers and spokespeople for children of power. :)

[reverie_waking]

Exactly. There were many Native American societies that were the same way: they were technically Patriarchys, but women actually made a lot of the decisions and were treated as equals.

[dirty_birdie]

sometimes it's hard to imagine how such ignorant assholes are not smacked upside the head on a more regular basis.

[reverie_waking]

it amazes me as well. what amazed me more though was that i was the only person in class sitting there with a stunned face. no one else thought anything of it.

meh. people.

[j3j3pjnw]

dark elves have a matriarchal society, and they are the most feared species ever to walk the realms!

But seriously, sorry for that kid. Come hang out sometime. We have popcorn and wheat-thins and Firefly DVDs.

the dark elves were obviously a superior race.

[reverie_waking]

YES. This weekend i'm busy, but what about later in the week or next weekend?

Re: the dark elves were obviously a superior race.

[j3j3pjnw]

weekends are best, but i also have tuesdays off, and maybe wednesday after 5 or so. This thursday is mah birfday, we were thinking about going to cheesecake factory, are you interested?

Re: the dark elves were obviously a superior race.

[reverie_waking]

i have a thing on thursday but i'm not sure about the time, so i'll let you know when i do.

but provided everything works out...YES.

who doesn't love cheesecake?