Part
II
In my last post, I wrote about the lack of
understanding and following one’s vocation as one of the reasons for the
decline of marriage. To continue on that train of thought, there are separate
problems stop Catholic youth in Singapore from seriously considering Marriage
as a vocation.
Feminist
Mentality
The fallout of the revolutions left many
scars in the world, the feminist revolution left us the feminist mentality. I
find that the majority of my friends who come from good all girls schools in
Singapore, especially one somewhere in central Singapore, tend to be groomed in
it. The alien called feminism which grew up in the 60s has crawled and clawed
its way into heads of many teachers who go onto fill all these girls with
thoughts of all sorts of career-driven independence and girl power.
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| Feminism and the Feminist mentality |
Now, if you are asking why I would write
something so hateful and sexist, then you must put down your pitchfolks and
lawyers and left me explain. See, all Feminism holds its roots in Marxism, see http://www.crisismagazine.com/2012/is-feminism-a-heresy.
So therefore, at the heart (essence) of all Feminism is Socialism, and at the
heart (essence) of Socialism is a atheistic utilitarian state. Socialism thinks
that religion is all stupid and that no one takes their religion seriously.
It’s all a joke to them.
Utilitarianism is a philosophy that can be
summarised as ‘what ever the means for the greatest pleasure’. At the state
level, the greatest ‘pleasure’ is material wealth, i.e. the greatest profit.
Therefore, in order to reap the greatest profit, more people need to be added
to the workforce, i.e. women. So, at the heart of feminism is this need to make
profits for the state, hence the career driven philosophy of feminists.
While, people who have a feminist mentality
are not themselves feminist, they still have this prevailing attitude, since it
is essential to feminism. So girls, if you think that getting married at
thirty, after establishing your career and rolling around in your bathtubs of
greenbacks and ‘living the life’. Congratulations, you’ve just been oppressed
by Fredreich Engels and Karl Marx, two men.
Having
the Cake and Eating It
Another problem that arises from the
prevailing feminist mentality is that often these girls are no longer taught to
be feminine. This great independence that they are empowered with will be their
end. After all, being too independent doesn’t allow one the charity to be
served by others. My friend was recounting to me the other day of how when she
first went to a co-ed school, she had a bit of a culture shock when boys
offered to carry her things for her.
This of course, stems from the feminist
(and of course from the Marxist) idea of egalitarianism, that all Men are equal
in all attributes and abilities. This is of course sold to people in the
oversimplified form of, ‘all men are equal, and therefore should have equal
rights’.
Heh, that reminds of the time I was having
dinner with this group of friends and this really pretty girl that I had a huge
crush on at that time. She is a lovely girl and she hailed from one of those
schools. Anyway, of course I made the mistake of telling my favourite
anti-feminist joke that I like to tease the girls with. It goes something like:
‘All the great wars were caused by women.’
[Vexed look] ‘But, but, what about the
world wars?!’
‘They weren’t great. Entire peoples were
not eradicated.’
‘So what’s great then?’
‘Think about it. The Trojan War? Complete
eradication of Troy by the Greeks, over who? Helen of Troy, all these started
because of a completion by Artemis, Hera and Aphrodite.’
‘But that’s mythical!’
‘Or, what about that time Genghis Khan
wiped out the Merkits for kidnapping his wife?’
Well, of course the point is, in a bit of
teasing jocular manner, that men start wars over women because women are worth
fighting for. Now, that I’ve ruined a perfectly good joke(well, at least I
think it’s funny) by explaining it. I always get two reactions: the girls who
are authentically feminine get the point immediately and tease back or smirk to
themselves or the girls get all riled up and reactionary. I can’t say I don’t
enjoy both reactions.
Well, okay I didn’t that night. She was
sitting across me and when I started, my friend interjected and said, ‘You
better not say that in front of B----‘, and I looked up to find to a black
stare. Whoops. ):
But that brings me to my next point.
Authentic
Feminity vs Feminism
The truth is that men and women have never
had equal rights in the past, feminists got that part right. Men have always
given women much more rights. The right to have doors opened for them, hats
doffed in the presence, to carry their things, and buy them dinners and all
sorts of other ceremonies. Men didn’t do this out of obligation, they did it
out of love. They did it, not because the women couldn’t do it themselves, they
knew they could, but they did it because they wanted to do it.
Think of that famous (if you watch cartoons)
dialogue between Toph and Uncle Iroh. Toph, the blind earthbender is
aggressively independent and refuses to be helped in anything. When Uncle Iroh
begins to pour tea for her, she objects, to which he replies, ‘You sound like
my nephew. Always thinking you need to do things on your own without anyone's
support. There is nothing wrong with letting people who love you, help you. Not
that I love you. I just met you.’
Such great wisdom from a 2D character. Of
course it is possible to love someone you just met or haven’t met, when you see
them through the lens of Christ.
The Church, the only great enemy and
obstacle to Socialism, and number one promoter of women’s rights, has always
understood that all persons are not equal in make, but equal in dignity. She
teaches that God made people different, some to suffer in poverty, who are
Christ’s special friends, because he denies them material attachments that they
might easily find their way home to Him, and other blessed with wealth, that
they may help the poor, and in their sacrifices, learn discipline and
detachment and find their way home to Him.
Likewise, in the beginning, God ‘made them
male and female.’ He made them different, with different characteristics and
abilities, but equal in dignity. Remember the path to Heaven is the way of the
cross, it is a denying of oneself for God’s will. He asked that women sacrifice
their pride, in order that man be chivalrous, and to submit to their husbands,
but He also mandated that husbands should love their wives as Christ loves His
Church.
At the heart of Feminism, though Marxism is
the Utilitarian principle, which is the greatest pleasure for the self. This is
a ‘me’ generation. On the other hand, to be authentically feminine is to be
centred around one’s vocation. That is to have Christ at centre of one’s heart.
That is the key difference between femininity and feminism. Feminism calls
women to be slaves to the state, making it money, and then indulge themselves
in material things, before anything else. Marriage, family and children are
commodities. Childrearing is seen as a ‘job’, one that does not bring any
material profits. (I had a friend who asked why women weren’t being compensated
for their national service). Christ calls women to be wives and mothers, to
take up the joy of the duty of motherhood. That is to part take in His divine
plan and to co-create with Him, little souls that may fill up Heaven.
Feminism seeks the benefit of one. Christ
seeks the benefit of all. Feminism
desires of society, rights, Christ desires love. Choose wisely.
Tomorrow: The boys aren’t off the hook
either! They are in a much worse state.
