― Anaïs Nin
Misogyny is not new. That it still exists robustly around the world is a sign of how little things have changed since ancient Greece and the time Lysistrata was written by Aristophanes. The quotes shown here by Anaïs Nin support the idea that women have to depend on themselves to create what they need. But how do we do that if our partners are men?
Sex strikes have become one of the tools women are using for peace. Take that Ghandi. Nobel peace prize recipient Leymah Gbowee won for her nonviolent work in Liberia (in which a sex strike was present and helped end the war in Liberia), which supported women's' rights. The president of Liberia at the time, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate that year with Ms. Gbowee. I can't help but notice that other world powers have enjoyed women as leaders of their countries, but the United States has not. I do have hope for Hillary Clinton, but that's a topic for another time.
Perhaps the Japanese women know of Gbowee when they promised to withhold sex from any man who votes for the candidate running for Governor of Tokyo, Yoichi Masuzoe. Masuzoe is notorious for scandals that include not paying child support. This politician has also gone on record declaring that women are unfit to lead because their menstrual cycles make women too volatile and unstable. I'm sure Margaret Thatcher would have something to say about that.
What remains true about men and women? Human connection through intimacy, which is often sex, is a priority. Regardless of a person's sexual preference, this connection is a drive that is often impossible to ignore and can be very satisfying when pursued in healthy ways.
In this blog, we'll be exploring some of the ways men and women connect inspired by the play LYSISTRATA.
Copyright 2014 Heather Corwin
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