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In ancient times, people would set up many different totems to worship as gods. One of them is very special, which is the male genital totem.
From ancient times to the present, male and female reproduction is an unavoidable topic. But discussions about gender-sensitive areas are never meant to be put on paper.
So whenever it is talked about, it will be replaced by some tacit terms.
In the ancient cultural history of the mainland, many times the male "sensitive area" is called a "snake", and the female "sensitive area" is called a "frog", which is a metaphor that is vivid and profound.
From this subtle designation, the difference in the status and function of men and women can be seen. You know, snakes swallow frogs, snakes are active, aggressive, and aggressive.
In contrast, frogs are passive, attacked, and weak.
And if we look at some historical materials, we can see that women's genitalia are often seen as dirty, ominous, and evil.
Now let's analyze the female sexual repression under the male fertility cult from evolutionary psychology.
01. Male reproductive worship and gaze
From the point of view of evolutionary psychology, the fertility cult of men has developed all the way.
In antiquity, it was revered as an object of respect. In slave society and feudal society, this fertility cult no longer refers to concrete objects.
Instead, it developed into a cult of power and institutions. For example, in ancient times, whether it was marching or fighting, or being an official and judging a case, it was dominated by men.
In the male world, all the decisions to kill do not make this fertility cult distinct. When it is brought into society as a whole, when it is compared with women, this fertility cult comes alive.
Women are often seen as appendages to the centralization of men, and women are meant to be subordinate to a certain man. In the male rule, a woman is a tool to satisfy some of her own needs.
Therefore, in ancient times, the main body of prostitution, slave trading, three wives and four concubines, etc., was the man, and the woman was the passive and dominated.
There are also many ancient sayings that fully see the status of women under the dominance of fertility cult.
These men had been staring at women from a supreme position, looking at them with oppression and contempt.
Some people say that society is much better now, and women can hold up half the sky. Especially with the rise of the feminist movement, women were generally emancipated.
However, is this really the case, but I don't know that there are many places where there are many women who still live under the male gaze and cannot turn over.
There is a very backward tribe in Africa, and the baby girls of this tribe are stitched up in sensitive areas as soon as they are born.
It can only be reopened at a certain age or scene, and these actions cause great distress to many girls and women, not only physically, but also mentally devastated and tormented.
Even in some developed regions, many patriarchal values are still deeply entrenched, and many men still regard their spouses or daughters as their private property and are at their disposal.
An extreme example of "wife swapping", in some unknown corners, many men exchange their wives with other people's wives for sex.
In fact, the essence of this wife swap is to replace women as a commodity, men are the masters of this commodity, and women have to submit to male authority.
02. Female sexual repression
From this point of view, the so-called equality between men and women is not equality between men and women in the true sense. Even if the society progresses and civilization to a certain point, women do gain a certain amount of freedom and self-esteem.
However, many male fertility cults are still left, and as a kind of bondage, they have been staring at women, and female sexual repression is the main manifestation.
As we discussed above from Chinese cultural history, feminine sensitive areas are seen as evil and unclean. Then everything related to it was also regarded as evil and unclean, and in ancient times women were forbidden to go out during their menstrual periods to avoid bringing bad luck to others.
When a woman gives birth, even if the situation is critical, her husband cannot step into the delivery room even half a step, saying that the blood produced by the woman is touched by the man, and there is a bloody disaster.
Still interpreted in terms of evolutionary psychology, this reality and perspective has been preserved until now.
Eating and sexual needs are also an instinctive need of a person.
Under the cult of men, in ancient times, men could have wives and concubines, or prostitutes, and women in ancient times never caught adultery.
But women are different, even if they have the same sexual needs, they are afraid to speak. Not only that, but he even has to share his husband with other women.
As for yourself, you can only hold back and endure it, otherwise you will be called a "slut" if you have deviant words and behaviors. This is the greatest humiliation and bullying of women.
In modern times, the cheating of men between husband and wife will basically not be criticized by others and society, everyone will say "endure and pass", but women will be strongly criticized for cheating.
Nowadays, there are many words in society that seem to be praised, but actually have a binding effect, "pure, pure", and careful tasting is a requirement for women.
So sexual repression is the first secret that women suffer under the gaze of male fertility cults.
Psychologist Sigmund Freud pointed out in "Three Treatises on Sexology",
Sexual repression has caused problems not only for women, but also for men themselves. Sexual repression can lead to personal and social diseases, anxiety, depression, violence, and other problems.
This gaze is also accompanied by various female shames and sore spots. There is a shame of beauty, they dare not wear beautiful clothes to show their figure.
Isn't this a kind of inferiority complex under the male worship gaze?
There is also the physiological shame of childbirth, some women find it difficult to talk about pregnancy, childbirth, and menstrual periods, and these shames are also related to this evolutionary psychology.
In addition, there is the shame of divorce, which makes women dare not get rid of men, and they can't live well without struggling in pain.
However, sexual repression is not a problem of women themselves, but the result of the conventions of male authority and social identity.
03. Write at the end
Seren Christ said,
Sexuality is an intimate area that should be decided by the individual.
She rejects sexuality as a standard of moral judgment, emphasizing that everyone has the right to control their own body and sex life.
These views became the voice of feminism, providing tremendous guidance for breaking the norms of gender bondage and sexual morality.
Therefore, women's liberation and freedom are not about overthrowing anything, but about women making their own decisions and daring to get rid of the rules of the male gaze. Women should live their own values and explore the power of women.
On the other hand, this behavior is a social issue that needs to be promoted and expressed by the whole society.
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