Feminine Fundies

Norm at onegoodmove has a post today called Fundies and Fascists but he could have also added a couple other F-words to his title because quite frankly, under fundies, females are fuc*ed!

Digby looks at what he coins evolutionary theology, the characteristics (virtually identical) of fundamentalist movements in the world and has a few ideas about snipping the spread. Both digby and Norm reference the same article.

As a female, I'm becoming acutely aware of recent changes happening in the US culture directly affecting me because of this mindset. It's palpable even when I walk into a grocery store. I refuse to live with it. I think it may takes years to get back to where we were just four years ago. I just don't see a grassroots resistance being strong enough to overcome this at the moment, which is why I'm seriously considering my options. I have a lot of work ahead of me regardless of my ultimate decision, but I am at the point of being completely exhausted from working against and would rather opt to work for.

UPDATE: Seeing the Forest has more on this subject, re-enslaving women.

Science and Politics points out that it isn't just a fundie influence as a factor, but conservatism in general. I have to agree. I'm not surrounded by fundamentalists, so that isn't directly the cause of my discomfort but more of an extension of prevailing fundamentalist ideas. He has some good supporting links to follow. posted by Cyndy | link | | |
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