Women bashing

There seems to exist an ongoing campaign these years to belittle and suppress women on all levels of society. In everyday life, language among teenagers and too many adults include more and more abusive and derogatory terms that is meant to subjugate girls and women, destroy their self-assurance, and put them in an inferior position. And the recent hate campaign against an outspoken female blogger named Kathy Sierra by anonymous males is just the latest outbreak of this pervasive campaign.

This is not an IT political blog, nor even a technology related blog, this is a religious blog. Nevertheless, the sad case of Kathy Sierra resonates with some of the deeper religious beliefs that I and other polytheists have. And so, this is my religious angle and opinion on what is best described as "women bashing".

It is obvious to me, that "women bashing" is a result of uncontrolled male dominance. History is full of examples of low life groups that feel better about themselves by finding someone to subjugate. But this uncontrolled male dominance doesn't come out of the blue, it's not a freak occurrence is a post modern era. This dominance comes from the never ending monotheistic campaign – especially these years - to assert their dominance over all people on the face of the Earth. Militant muslims are just the most outspoken ones, it is fast becoming a pervasive ideology in most males in our societies, also the Christian dominated ones. So in my mind, rampant monotheism is without any doubt whatsoever the cause behind "women bashing", and always has been.

To affirm that monotheism is hateful of women at its core, just consider the status of women under the two major monotheistic religions, Christianity and Islam. The former may seem "soft" on women these days, but this is caused by the fact, that most westeners aren't really that Christian anymore, like their ancestors were just a couple of hundred years ago. The latter is even today completely relentless in its condescending attitudes toward women. The belief that women are inferior to men, even outright misogyny, is one of the cornerstones of both monotheistic beliefs, and "women bashing" in societies dominated by monotheism is – in my opinion – an inevitable and unavoidable result of monotheism itself.

Polytheism is based on an inherent respect for both the female and the male sides of existence. It's no wonder that women flock to polytheism these years, be it Wicca, Goddess beliefs or other variants. It's actually a constant wonder to me, that not more women (they do account for the majority of the worlds population) speak out against the pervasive male dominance, but hopefully they do so at lower levels. Unconditionally respect for women, and an acceptance by males of the vital role of women in all aspects of life, should be the basis which our societies are built upon. And all actions that counteracts that, even if it's "just" domestic violence, should be punished severely. Adopting a polytheistic belief is in my mind the only assured way of accomplishing that.

The Hindu beliefs, that are polytheistic in nature, unfortunately have many traits of abuse against women, and as such is a sad exception to the rule for polytheism. Their historical burial rites, in which wives were burnt with their dead spouse, are abominable, but hopefully extinct. However, the many current examples, where women are beaten, maimed or even killed due to petty dowry disputes, need to be stopped at once, and all perpetrators punished severely by the law, if Hindus are to be taken serious as polytheists.

Anyone, women as well as men, that specifically target women for no other reason than that they're women, be it by verbal abuse, threats of violence, or outright physical violence, should themselves be beaten senseless, in my honest opinion. There is no excuse for their actions whatsoever, and everyone should stop make excuses for people engaged in "women bashing" of any form. And specifically other women should immediately stop assisting perpetrators of "women bashing", even if it's abused mothers that help to destroy the life of their own daughters.