I wrote this 2 years ago and, doggone, look at all that has happened since then! Now we know that they DO see women as second-class citizens and that they see men as being dominant, all-powerful, authoritarian figures who are ENTITLED to beat, rape, and control the women in their lives. We do not. Women are equal citizens in our eyes and we celebrate them as the wonderful, liberated, and powerful people they are. Please share this. We want them to know that they are accepted with us. Everyone is. Hey, we fuss and quarrel a bit, but that's what families do. When it comes to stuff like this, we have your back. No questions asked.
Let’s start with the first most basic fact that drives people who subscribe to the patriarchal system absolutely crazy:
There is not a single person on this earth who got here without a woman.
Trace every bit of work done on this planet. No matter whose hands did the labor, a woman made those hands. It is impossible to get away from that fact.
It is also nearly impossible to find a person who…