Song Xin lowered his head and twisted his fingers.
Everyone present was smart enough to notice Song Xin's sudden depression.
"Big brother, second brother, do I really have no chance in this life? I can only listen to my parents and be a good girl in a skirt? Sissy? I hate it so much. If I was born a boy, would I be like my second brother now?"
Ling Ju considered it carefully and decided to voice her opinion. Song Xin clearly disagreed with her, and she attributed this disagreement to her identity as a woman.
"Song Xin, you're great. As a woman, you should be proud of your own qualities. It's not your fault that you didn't achieve your goals and ideals."
Song Xin was obviously stunned for a moment, "Second sister-in-law, thank you for comforting me."
Ling Ju grabbed Song Qi's hand and asked him quietly, "Is it true that Song Xin can't join the army?"
Song Qi's face was expressionless. "I want her to go, but I'm afraid my mother won't be able to accept it."
But this gathering suddenly changed direction, from pregnancy to martial arts competition, and now it has reached another level.
"Ah, when will this horrible patriarchal society finally disappear and allow women to have their place in society?"
Song Xin looked at Ling Ju in confusion. "Sister-in-law, what does this have to do with a patriarchal society? What is patriarchy?"
Ling Ju picked up an orange from the coffee table, stood up, and stretched his neck. "Since Song Xin has asked a question, Teacher Ling will begin the lecture. Please listen carefully. Of course, what Teacher Ling says next only represents my own opinion! The exclusive right of interpretation belongs to me!"
"First, what is a patriarchal society? That's a good question. You should know the old saying: The husband is the leader of the wife, the father is the leader of the son, and the monarch is the leader of the ministers! At home, the wife and children are expected to obey the father's teachings, and in the court, the father is expected to obey the monarch's teachings.
Whether it is a husband, a father, or a king, from the perspective of feudal society, they are all men.
As the name suggests, what men say makes sense, men hold all the power and the right to speak, men make the rules, and women obey the rules.
What rules have men set over the past thousands of years? There are many. For example, women couldn't go to school or take the imperial examinations, couldn't become officials, couldn't join the army, and some women were even forbidden to leave the house.
There is a reason why men make this set of rules: women can't do it well!
Even rural women were denied land, with the excuse that they weren't the primary labor force. Yet, from the founding of the feudal dynasty, from the Qin Dynasty to the fall of the Qing Dynasty, China experienced only two hundred years of true peace and peace, without war. If all the men were away fighting, who would tend the land for the children? Who would cultivate the crops?
Are women really incapable of many things? Throughout history, there have been countless talented women and famous generals, including Li Qingzhao, Hua Mulan, Mu Guiying, and the female generals of the Yang Clan. There are many others whose memories have been erased by history.
Of course, even the well-known women's precepts and virtues were written by women. Those in power recognized them because they were extremely beneficial to maintaining their feudal rule! Although I strongly disagree with many of the views in them and they are very limited by the times, this can be regarded as an example of women being recognized.
The Wu Zhou Dynasty was the peak of the Tang Dynasty. Could women not be emperors? Of course not. Wu Zhou not only showed everyone that women could be emperors and stand at the pinnacle of power, but they could also do it very well!
Do you know the great Tang Dynasty scholar Bai Juyi? He had a younger brother named Bai Xingjian, whose greatest hobby was practicing in his room and writing essays like "Ode to the Joy of the Intercourse of Yin and Yang in Heaven and Earth." The Tang Dynasty was known for its open-mindedness, but they couldn't stand Wu Zhou's keeping several male concubines, even though she was the only female emperor in history!
Historians throughout history have never ceased to criticize Wu Zhou's private life, yet a man as emperor could have three harems and six courtyards! Even an ordinary young man could keep more than a dozen concubines and maids, both openly and covertly.
And then there's Zhu Xi, the renowned Neo-Confucianist from the Song Dynasty. He spent his days advocating for the principles of Heaven and the suppression of human desires. But what was the result? He ended up sleeping with his own daughter-in-law. He didn't even follow basic ethics, yet he was determined to eliminate the desires of others!
Men are a gender, and they regard their gender as respected and strong, so they look down on women who seem a little weak, and describe them as effeminate or otherwise belittle them.
My perspective? The so-called patriarchal society is nothing more than a carnival of inferior men who become weak when faced with the strong and strong when faced with the weak. They do not allow any woman to shake their absolute status, which is why patriarchal society has persisted for thousands of years.
"But modern society is different! That's why my brother asked Song Xin why he didn't join the army. From the perspective of us modern young people, whether male or female, anyone can become a part of the state machine. Machines don't need gender! As long as a machine can play its role, it's a good machine! But sadly, many people haven't yet transitioned out of the feudal mindset.
Song Xin, sometimes people still need their own opinions. When everyone tries to stop you, think carefully: are they really doing this for your own good, or are they just trying to restrict you out of self-righteousness? If you were an eagle, would you be kept in a cage? The sky is your home!"
Song Qi looked at Ling Ju with a lot of admiration in his eyes.
Even Song Wei knew Ling Ju was very opinionated, but now it seemed that Ling Ju was very uniquely opinionated and strong-minded. Most women of this era still regarded marriage and childbirth as their life principles, and serving men as their life mission. Her thinking was completely different from that of today's people. However, regarding Song Xin's matter...
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