Pope Francis passed away on Easter Sunday, showing that the universe has a morbid sense of humor. Francis was considered by many to be a progressive Pope, but he had strong opinions on gender ideology. As you might imagine, so do I.
I think gender ideology needs to be eradicated. Watch this video and you’ll see why.
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Colors
The colors pink and blue are probably the most pervasive form of gender indoctrination in our society. In Sex/Gender: Biology in a Social World, Anne Fausto-Sterling shows just how strongly we associate color with gender.The colors pink and blue are probably the most pervasive form of gender indoctrination in our society. In Sex/Gender: Biology in a Social World, Anne Fausto-Sterling shows just how strongly we associate color with gender.1
“Grow a pair”
The whole concept of “growing a pair” to be tough is ridiculous, as explained in a stand-up routine by Sheng Wang (often attributed to Betty White):2
A friend said to me, “Hey you need to grow a pair. Grow a pair, Bro.” It’s when someone calls you weak, but they associate it with a lack of testicles. Which is weird, because testicles are the most sensitive things in the world. If you suddenly just grew a pair, you’d be a lot more vulnerable. If you want to be tough, you should lose a pair. If you want to be real tough, you should grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.
Sheng Wang, Comedy Central Presents, 28-Jan-2011
(According to Snopes, Wang’s routine borrowed material from a routine by Hal Sparks in 2010.)
The real threat
So why is the freedom from established gender ideology such a threat to those who seek to hold onto their power? Some may claim that misandry is the threat, that there is a growing movement of women who hate men.
The truth is the opposite. Misandry is not a threat; misogyny used against men is. Consider the quote above. Telling someone to “man up” by growing a pair of testicles is an emasculating sentiment; it implies that they’re a “weak woman” instead of a “strong man.” The weaker sex.
Men are not allowed to express honest emotions for fear of being seen as weaker, as feminine. As a lesser being.
But it gets even worse. Both men and women are often subjected to misogyny by women. When a man has an emotional breakdown and a woman tells him to “stop crying and be a man,” she is perpetuating the stereotype that emotional vulnerability is weak because it’s feminine. Women in political positions often promote “traditional” gender roles, even though doing so is against the interests of all women, themselves included.
Intersectional feminism
That’s why it’s so important for all marginalized groups to stand together, including all women: cis, trans, women of color, disabled women—and for men to join us in the fight against misogyny, as well as other forms of discrimination.
We can eradicate gender ideology by revealing it for what it really is.
I Am Violet 