mansplaining. . . .again

This latest ridiculous debate over the question of man versus bear has been so blown out of proportion. It clearly depicts why and how the main point of raising the topic was so obviously missed. Pounding home all too well the reasons why misogynistic patriarchy must be stopped and ended. 

a sad sorry tale repeated far too often throughout humanity

When majority of women responded that they would choose a bear over a man in the hypothetical situation it spawned viral reactions and debates all over social media. Viewers argued over the validity of either option while strong opinions were raised regarding gender relations. 

The desire to transcend the mundane and the terrestrial to reach new heights of spiritual experience has been expressed through myths, folk tales, and the arts throughout the world and across centuries. Flight from both the captivity of earth’s gravity and the mental constraints of time-bound desire are the backbone of mythmaking.

mutual respect benefits all

Women and goddesses have figured prominently in such myths, both as independent actors and as guides for men. Throughout history these females have been praised or demonized in legends, myths, rituals, sacred narratives, and artistic productions.

Fluid at shape shifting the varied symbolic uses of women in mythology, religion, and society have s and continue to shape our social and psychological reality. The image of the driven independent female is an intriguing and unstudied area of the history in both religion and iconography.

It is a broad topic - rather than place restrictions on this theme (or its imagery) to force it into the confines of any one discipline or cultural perspective - the goal instead is to celebrate feminine thematic and cultural diversity.

To highlight commonalities and delineate religious and social contexts in which this developed. Winged women are surprisingly central to any full and accurate understanding of the similarities between various religious imaginations through which these shapeshifters have carved trajectories over time.