Although the view that the only constant thing is change itself brings positive features to various lifestyles, forms of government, and cultures, this view has not been implemented in terms of equality between men and women even in the most equal and democratic societies of the world, and the cultural references of societies attribute the differences between men and women only to gender differences. By reducing them, he ignored the human differences between them. Feudalism, theocracy, monarchy, aristocracy, democracy, communism, socialism, anarchy, all religions to date, atheism, art, culture, history, bilateral relations, love and everything else that can be imagined are either shaped entirely within the framework of the principles of masculinity or These are situations that have references from certain parts of the patrilineal order. The heterosexual social order, which kills women with ideologies and customs, enslaves them, forces them to marry, suppresses their sexuality, prioritizes men in many matters, and which we are increasingly assimilating, is a disease in which we cannot seek relief from either medicine or hermits. All myths about women, which are the expression of the universal and collective subconscious, are shaped by the collective abstract mind of men, and all systems are built on the hierarchy created by patriarchy. Archetypes shaped by the specific physical, social, economic and political conditions of each culture are coded in the common subconscious of the human being with names such as mother, Goddess, epitome of chastity, fertile, lady, etc., which lead women to ideological, class, ethnic, religious and sexual discrimination. These codings in our collective subconscious begin to work even before the child is born. From the moment the gender of the fetus in the womb is determined, the relevant child immediately acquires the category of "female" or even "female" or "male", and spouses, friends, relatives, kinsmen, mothers and fathers use "maternal lineage" even in the color selection of the items they buy for the unborn child. ” and create the “patrilineal” distinction. The baby girl symbolized by pink is a woman or even a lady; The baby symbolized in blue is a boy. Blue-pink distinction; It finds its place in various social arrangements, from food to clothing, from forms of oratory to marriage and inheritance systems. Modern gender discrimination is also associated with biological determinism, which legitimizes these existing social arrangements by showing them as biologically inevitable. By creating the myth, it leaves the role of women in history in limbo and continues to render women flawed in some way. Biological determinism, which has been supported by established means of communication for centuries despite its social and political messages and ideas that lack factual support, is the biggest element of the protracted and violent debate about women. The patriarchal social structure, which is ambitious, insatiable, individualistic and does not think much about the future, glorifies men and is prone to discrimination, is inevitably fed by biological determinism. However, in the matriarchal society before the patriarchal order, which was essentially guided by feminine influences and values in a significant part of the communities on earth, biological factors were in favor of women. Due to the limited knowledge about sexuality and reproduction, women at that time were seen as a goddess who ensured the continuation of the lineage with her fertility feature and was blessed with her womb. In these earth-centered societies that have gone through a matriarchal process and whose culture has a "feminine" structure, as Rosenberg states, "The economic, political, social and religious basis of the matriarchal society is based on the agricultural year. The importance of agriculture is that all living objects pass from birth to maturity, from there to death, and from there to death." He also nurtured a circular view of life by emphasizing their development leading to rebirth...” (Rosenberg, 2003: 23-24) had a circular view of life. In his book "Matriarchal Society and Women's Rights", Eric Fromm says that while people in a matriarchal society have an oral personality, individuals in a patriarchal society have what we call anal personality. The patriarchal society we live in is an anal capitalism society. Neither matriarchal nor patriarchal rules are useful on their own. If matriarchal principles rule alone in a society, there is a risk that children in that society will not mature and become overly fond of their mothers, and adults will often act like children. A completely matriarchal society hinders the process of self-realization of the individual by hindering technique, rationality and logical progress. The value system of the matriarchal culture; It posits a passive submission to the mother, nature and the world. This makes only the natural and biological valuable, while the spiritual, cultural and rational lose their meaning and social practice. Patriarchal society in which the authority of the father alone reigns In its structure, the father's dominance and excessive control creates feelings of fear and guilt in the child. Although the patriarchal structure attaches importance to love and equality, it builds an empire of fear by only being interested in laws, the state, concrete principles and obedience. With the evolution of the mind and spirit in the patriarchal culture, the synthesis of principles such as compassion and equality in matriarchy lays the foundation for a real step towards the equality of men and women. can create. Erich Fromm, one of the thinkers of the Frankfurt School, in his work titled "The Art of Loving", written half a century ago, says the following in the section where he sheds light on the issue of equality: "Today, equality does not mean 'being one' but 'being the same'. There are uniform abstractions, that is, people who work in the same jobs in the same way." people who have fun, read the same newspapers, think the same things and feel the same things. In this context, it is necessary to approach with skepticism the achievements that are generally shown as evidence of our progress, such as equality between men and women. I think I do not need to emphasize that I am not against the equality of women; but the positive aspects of the trend towards equality should not mislead us, here What is in question is the desire to eliminate the distinctions. The price of equality has been this: Women and men are equal, because there are no differences separating women from men anymore. The thesis of 'the soul has no gender' in the philosophy of Enlightenment has become a common view today. (...) Women and men are now opposites. As groups, they began to be the same rather than equal. Today's society proposes the ideal of non-individual equality. Because it needs human atoms that work effortlessly and without any problems and are completely similar to each other when producing mass production. These people are asked to follow the same orders and still act according to their own desires. Just as today's mass production necessitates the standardization of products, the social process also demands that people be uniform, and this standardization is called 'equality'."
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