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Theory on Penelope
Thorbard:
--- Quote from: Akima on 26 Jun 2010, 22:33 ---
--- Quote from: raoullefere on 25 Jun 2010, 08:14 ---I'll add that Ancient Greece does not seem to have been a good place and time to be a lesbian.
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Ancient Greece wasn't a good place and time to be a woman, full stop. Pretty much all cultures treat women as inferior beings, but the Ancient Greeks regarded us as not quite human.
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And, by the same basis, all women see themselves as superior beings to us menfolk.
IanClark:
--- Quote from: Akima on 26 Jun 2010, 22:33 ---Pretty much all cultures treat women as inferior beings,
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--- Quote from: Thorbard ---And, by the same basis, all women see themselves as superior beings to us menfolk.
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I'm going to be the first to point out that these comments are both flawed in the exact same way.
Thorbard:
--- Quote from: IanClark on 27 Jun 2010, 12:39 ---
--- Quote from: Akima on 26 Jun 2010, 22:33 ---Pretty much all cultures treat women as inferior beings,
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--- Quote from: Thorbard ---And, by the same basis, all women see themselves as superior beings to us menfolk.
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I'm going to be the first to point out that these comments are both flawed in the exact same way.
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That was exactly my point.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: J on 27 Jun 2010, 04:20 ---you're painting with a pretty wide brush there
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No, Akima's point was pretty much accurate.
Akima:
--- Quote from: Thorbard on 27 Jun 2010, 10:53 ---And, by the same basis, all women see themselves as superior beings to us menfolk.
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Please note than I did not address my remark to individuals. I make no claims about the individual opinions of men or women, which can be equally silly in my experience. I referred to the judgement of the relative value of men and women made by human cultures. I have never experienced, or ever studied, any human culture that has ever treated women as being of equal value to men. I'm willing to be persuaded, but I'd require some actual evidence.
I fully accept that some cultures avoid the grosser inequalities like selective abortion, denial of equal legal rights, denial of access to education etc. But before we all develop double-jointed shoulders from patting ourselves on the back, count the number of women in the top ten best-paid professional athletes. Oh wait... :laugh:
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