The Root Cause Of Misogyny, And The Necessity Of Free Will
Gender Binary System notes (part 1 of 7)
(Note: This article was originally published on Sept. 12 2016 as ‘Gender Binary System notes.’ It was written as a loose set of notes on the gender-binary as an exclusive system, and its’ limitations, rather than as a cohesive article or essay. I have broken the article up in 7 parts, with 7 different titles, for your reading convenience.)
THE ROOT CAUSE OF MISOGYNY, AND THE NECESSITY OF FREE WILL
LGBTQ hatred, and the woman hatred that is at the root of it, will never go away if a general understanding (and according legislation) of the full meaning of consensual behavior between the sexes and the genders is not established.
Besides LGBTQ fear being rooted in fear of femaleness, which is equated with weakness and submission, LGBTQ hatred also has basis in the heterosexual male oppression agenda for using sex for procreation only, and at the expense of women’s pleasure.
Since LGBTQ people’s sexual practices oftentimes do not directly involve procreation, this upsets the oppression agenda greatly.
The heterosexual male oppression agenda falsely uses biological nature in its’ defense, even though there is nothing natural about procreating for a deity not proven to metaphysically exist. And most wild animals procreate for the survival of their species only, and are natural born killers at the same time.
The heterosexual male agenda does not hold up because it is not rooted in the real reason for our humanity, the capability to be moral.
The gender-binary system, like the race system, as legal systems that is, was created by the European colonialist mindset for the purposes of population control and slavery, and so including sex slavery.
(Again as legal systems exclusively, so also not to suggest that many people do not feel themselves to genuinely fit into the binary.)
And heterosexual men generally support to systematically keep women down in order to avoid female rejection and competition, but many cultures recognized more than two genders prior to colonialism.
Misogyny’s root lies in insecurity of people, and is a practical leftover of early evolution, when the discovery of individual rights as pertaining to all human beings was simply not yet discovered and would even have been inconvenient in light of human survival in the wilderness. Society is not a natural wilderness anymore and individual rights either way morally trump the need for the survival of the species.
It is for the reason of experiencing extreme insecurity that some people, and mostly men, feel the need to rape, primarily women, and have a mortal fear to be raped themselves, by other men. It is for the reason of experiencing extreme insecurity and for these needs to rape and fears to be raped that some people engage in misogynist behavior.
The need for rape, even though rape is a sexual act of physical assault, lies in the need for control and thus the sense of not having control and feeling helpless instead.
The lack of control is rooted in the lack of self-esteem and self-love, and on its’ deepest level lies in the lack of experiencing a comprehensive understanding of metaphysical reality of the universe and one’s role in it.
The emotion behind the need for rape is greed, which is generally more obviously used in terms of obsessively needing material things. Greed also lies behind feelings of jealousy and envy. The greed for materialism, feelings of jealousy and envy and the need to rape all have to do with feeling powerless.
The animal world develops differently than the human world, and the survival of the species has so far relied on rape and murder in a majority of animal species exactly. Rape and murder in the animal world are practical modes to attain control and thereby control survival of the species.
What sets humans apart from animals, (besides biological traits such as a different number of chromosomes, a skeleton spine that has developed for humans to walk upright, the development of a thumb for gripping and building purposes, and different teeth and intestines for the consumption of vegetables exclusively, and the elimination of a tail for balance,) is the different development of the brain.
The human brain is the only brain with the capacity for long term memory. Animals have memory too but rely mostly on instinctual senses, and would not survive as animals if long term memory was possible, for they would be traumatized by the severity of living like animals. This is the reason also that most people cannot successfully kill without developing some sense of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and only those people who can are deemed psychopaths, (in a healthy society anyway.)
Our long term memories allow us to form not only complex memories but also the capacity to develop critical thinking skills, form moral judgment based on experience and critical thinking, experience living in the moment as well as the past in various degrees, and simultaneously, and having anticipations about the future as well. Our long term memories allow us to form many complex languages and to write and make music and art.
Constitutional Rights (with their basis in the Age of Enlightenment, or Reason, as well as the logic of the Greek philosophers,) stem from the understanding that human beings have long term memory and therefore the capacity to form judgements, including morally, from experience, and through critical thinking. And that human beings are individuals first, and judge, and are to be judged, as such.
Our Basic Rights to Life, (not as a personal guarantee but as a principle, and not just as a means to survive but as the right to a dignified existence,) Liberty, (the only way to choose to have a dignified existence,) Private Property (of personhood, as an individual; that is private property of one’s own mind, one’s own body, and the fruits of one’s own labor,) and the Pursuit of Happiness, (not automatic, guaranteed happiness but an opportunity to seek what makes us happy,) stem from our capacity to reason, to think critically, as individuals first, and not purely from our basic needs for survival.
Men and women alike have a need far greater than the need to survive, and through the procreation of the species in particular, (which is only a biological function,) and want happiness, (a psychological function, and which can ultimately be summed up into “a dignified life” exactly,) and each should have the full and unhindered right (without harming others) under the law to pursue it.
I identify as Queer/Lesbian and Trans-Masculine/Gender Nonconforming. Socially that mostly translates into, I’m a Gender Nonconforming Lesbian. (I personally do not wish to transition.)
And for the record, I identify as female, and gender nonconforming, despite my male gender. My pronouns are: They/Them/Theirs.
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Gender Binary System notes (2016) (Original Article in its’ Entirety)
The Root Cause Of Misogyny, And The Necessity Of Free Will (Gender Binary System notes, part 1 of 7) (2016)
The Male And Female Brain, And “The Cause” Of Transgenderism (Gender Binary System notes, part 2 of 7) (2016)
The Reasons I Am Not Transitioning (Gender Binary System notes, part 3 of 7) (2016)
How My Gender Nonconforming Identity Affected My Legal Immigration Status (Gender Binary System notes, part 4 of 7) (2016)
My Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs (Gender Binary System notes, part 5 of 7) (2016)
On Looking Androgynous Throughout My Youth, While Also Being Gender Nonconforming (Gender Binary System notes, part 6 of 7)
The Gender-Binary System Was Created For Population Control And Slavery, Including Sex Slavery (Gender Binary System notes, part 7 of 7)
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My name is Gabriella Bregman, I am a Hollywood-based Writer, Filmmaker and Producer, currently in production of a Feature Documentary about LGBTQ US-Immigration Exclusion-Policy, including my personal story of US immigration discrimination during DOMA, (Defense Of Marriage Act, of 1996–2015,) titled ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights,’ through my film production company Bregman Films.
The 2001 John Cassavetes Film Retrospective ‘Gena and John: A Cassavetes Retrospective’ at the Laemmle Theatres in Los Angeles is a Bregman Films Production.
I am also the Founder of a Nonprofit Film Organization Queer Female Filmmakers Los Angeles — A Media Site & LA Film Mixers (2018.)
In 2018 I am publishing my story and essays in a book, titled ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights & Other Essays.’
I identify as a Gender Nonconforming Lesbian, “non-op” Trans-Masculine, and Bi-Racial, from the Netherlands, Los Angeles-based.
My pronouns are: they/them/theirs.
Please check out my other articles on LGBTQ- and Immigration Issues, the State of Women and LGBTQ People in Film, and Lesbian/Queer Film as well as Queer Female Sexuality and Gender Identity at medium.com/@gabriellabregman
A few titles:
Resume/FILM BIO: Gabriella Bregman (2018) (2018)
2018 Update on Documentary ‘The Queer Case for Individual Rights’ (2018)
A Note on the State of Women in Film (2016)
A Few Notes On LGBTQ Filmmaking (2017)
Some Thoughts on the State of Lesbian Filmmaking in the US (part 1 of 5) (2018)
John Cassavetes Film Retrospective (2001) (2018)
On ‘Moonlight’ and the Subject of Positive Representation (2017)
My 2018 Oscar Pick for Best Picture (2018)
In Defense of Rationality (2018)
In Defense of Individual Rights (2018)
A Few Notes on US Immigration Exclusion Policies Towards Women- and LGBTQ Immigrants (2014)
The Root Cause Of Misogyny, And The Necessity Of Free Will (Gender Binary System notes, part 1 of 7) (2016)
The Male And Female Brain, And The “Cause” Of Transgenderism (Gender Binary System notes, part 2 of 7) (2016)
The Gender-Binary System Was Created For Population Control And Slavery, Including Sex Slavery (Gender Binary System notes, part 7 of 7)
All Articles Written by Gabriella Bregman (TM). All Pictures Owned by Gabriella Bregman (TM). All Rights Reserved (2018)
