Friday, May 26, 2006
Illiteracy = Feminization
Anyway, what I got from the entire book was that Illiteracy = Feminization, literacy = masculinization. So I suppose that is why the feminists who control (ok, sounds a little too conspiracy, but oh well) the NEA and our schools are so intent in not teaching children to read or use proper grammar, not teaching children numbers but on rather teaching them to talk about their feelings, letting them watch movies, and generally deprive them of anything that is abstract.
Recently, I was reading a book titled The Alphabet versus the Goddess, which examines the effect that the alphabet had on cultures. The basic principal of the book was that as countries embraced the alphabet (according to the author, the ancient Hebrews were among the first), there was a shift away from the Goddess toward more masculine dieties, masculine values (courage, independence, etc), and misogynist attitudes. The author points to examples of how women's freedoms were deminished in literate cultures like ancient Israel, Athens, and Europe while women's prerogatives flourished in Egypt, India, and China because their use of written language relied more upon images (something far more feminine, far more right brain) than upon abstract shapes with no relation to the original thought or symbol (something far more masculine, far more left brain).
Anyway, what I got from the entire book was that Illiteracy = Feminization, literacy = masculinization. So I suppose that is why the feminists who control (ok, sounds a little too conspiracy, but oh well) the NEA and our schools are so intent in not teaching children to read or use proper grammar, not teaching children numbers but on rather teaching them to talk about their feelings, letting them watch movies, and generally deprive them of anything that is abstract.
posted by Laura Keslar at 1:27 PM | |
