[whatindaheck]

> finally allowed women

Is it inherently so bad for men and women to have their own spaces that we can use phrases like “finally allow women” for a ceremony started 1,000 years ago?

This isn’t a job listing. Or a right like freedom of speech. Those should be available equally to everyone. It’s (cultural) festival. I see nothing wrong with it.

[becquerel]

Yes, it is inherently bad, based on the grounds that women and men are equal and the vast majority of all distinctions drawn between them are completely specious. It would be like a festival that excluded people based on other equally made-up and unimportant differences like hair colour, eye colour, skin colour or nationality.

[whatindaheck]

Celebrating/wanting cultural erasure in the name of liberal thought blows my mind.

If people want a festival for having brown eyes have at it. People such as myself have no cultural or religious ties to anything. My heritage is “American”. My co-workers are all isolated at home throughout the country.

We’re social creatures. We need /something/ to give bearing. Even if it is silly!

And to be clear. Human rights should apply to anyone and everyone. Regardless of what/who/where you are. Or are not. Our world needs more equality, equity, and solidarity. But made up social events surely don’t belong under “human rights”.

[Gud]

Men and women aren’t equal, there are absolutely differences.