Seeking Equality For Women!?

When I just started high school (that was just after the last ice age), I overheard my grandfather saying something to his friend in Afrikaans (very similar to Dutch), which translates to: The stronger gender really is the weaker gender, because of his weakness for the weaker gender!

I did not understand it at the time, but as I grew up the meaning became clear. The only problem was that I always thought that it was a relatively new thing, confined to the 20th century. Now, in the 21st century, I came to realize that it had always been like that. The Bible is full of it; of which Samson and Delilah must be the most telling example. And although Samson defeated the philistines in the end, he certainly did not defeat Delilah.

But it goes back much further. Let’s skip over Judah, Jacob, Isaac and Lot, who were all deceived by a woman at some stage without retribution. So let’s go straight to Adam.

Why did he take the tainted fruit from Eve when he knew it was not permitted? It is simple; he had that weakness for her. He could not say ‘no’ her. And look how he covers for her when their sin is discovered. When God ask him about it, he does not say: “The woman gave me some of it.” Oh no, he’s too enthralled by the woman’s charm; and too scared of losing her favour. But he’s not scared of God, Is he? He actually blames God for the whole episode. He says: “It was the woman You gave me.”

The funniest part is that none of these women were punished for their deceit. Lot’s daughters were not punished for having sex with their drunken father, Rebecca was not punished for deceiving Isaac, Lea was not punished for her part in the plot to cheat Jacob out of Rachel, Judah’s daughter-in-law was not punished for seducing her father-in-law and Eve was not punished. Oh, she was punished for eating the fruit yes, but not for poisoning Adam as well. In fact, some of them were richly blessed during the years to follow.

Eish!

Ok, this is enough motivation. So now, at last, we get to the real issue here at stake. What is the use of all these clubs, associations, movements and motions to obtain equality for woman? I fail to see why any sensible woman would want to relinquish her superior status for equality.