LAURA GRACE ROBINS, at her site Full of Grace, Seasoned with Salt, writes:

To be noble the man must be manly. To be noble the woman must be womanly. Independently of the virtues required equally of both sexes, such as truth, uprightness, candor, fidelity, honor, we look in man for somewhat more of wisdom, of vigor, of courage, from natural endowment, combined with enlarged action and experience. In woman we look more especially for greater purity, modesty, patience, grace, sweetness, tenderness, refinement, as the consequences of a finer organization, in a protected and sheltered position. That state of society will always be the most rational, the soundest, the happiest, where each sex conscientiously discharges its own duties, without intruding on those of the other.”

And here is a comment from one of her readers:

Another thing I find annoying is when feminists compare our good Western men to people living in societal hell-holes, as an argument for why we cannot have patriarchy. “Look, in CrappyCountry they practice female circumcision, mass rape, and public stonings. We can’t have a patriarchy or our men will do the same to us! They are probably already secretly sharpening their knives, loosening their pants, and collecting stones in eager anticipation.”

It is a comparison of apples and oranges, in my opinion. But not only that. They are pretending not to notice that CrappyCountry is a crappy place for everyone, not just the women.

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