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AnimusRex -> RE: Gorean Sagas vs. Second Wave Feminist Thought (12/3/2009 6:29:32 PM)
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Elizabella-
The number of trees and pixels consumed in the discussion of feminist theory is only exceeded by the amount devoted to that of defining what the phrase "True slavery" means.
I guess the duality of FW and slaves could be read as the Madonna/ whore complex; or it could be a sly commentary on frigid feminists vs well adjusted women who embrace their true nature.
The cultural landscape in the late 60's and early 70's was a time of raging polarities- thoughtful reflection, moderate temperments and reasoned complromise were pretty rare- it was a time of fiery manifestos, and angry diatribes. This is one reason why I take the Gorean novels with a bit of distance- as allegory and metaphor they are useful as a blueprint for how to conduct our household, not so much.
The overarching logic that I read from the books is that the polite civilization is a false veneer, that we would be better off if we embraced our wild inner savage nature. Just as women become more true to their nature by seeing loving and accepting male leadership, men become more authentic by being dominant and in touch with our physical nature.
What is often overlooked in the debate over feminism vs Gorean Patriarchy, is how feminism splits the genders from each other. In purely feminist theory, men and women are independent of each other, anc the connection between them is arbitrary. Women don't need men, and men don't need women. Feminism reduces sexuality to simply an enjoyable pastime, trivial, and rarified.
Patriarchy, for all of its impolite overtones of power, depends on women. Men may be in positions of authority over women, but we absolutely need them around. We are, in fact, incomplete without them. Our union with women becomes the gateway where we access the wilderness of raw power and conquest. It is where we can touch the supernatural power of procreation- laying with a woman, and seeing your seed grow inher belly, is something that goes right to the primal core of our being.
This is why I get impatient sometimes with the endless philosophizing and theorizing. I actually am an active poster on several religious and political blogs, and enjoy that deeply. I enjoy having a life that is vibrant and active on nonsexual matters and yet....sexuality is a critical part of my life. What makes sexuality important is that it taps into the deepest more raw and primal part of our souls- we can't rationalize it, explain it, dissect it. It isn't something silly that we should be ashamed of.
I suspect this is why first wave feminism withered away- it was unable to feed our deepest desire for something authentic, something that went beyond its artificial construct of the genders.
Gor proposes that we embrace this wildness, we celebrate our raw animal appetites. It would be ludicrous to expect women to access their inner carnal slut, and yet to have the men remain detached, cerebral and chaste.
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