Elizabeth Cady StantonWoman's degradation is in mans idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man.
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Woman’s degradation is in mans idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customs, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man. Notice that these ideas are not based on actual fact but rather that they are based on the idea that woman was made for man’s sexual pleasure. Even today the definition of “the woman” has not changed much.
She is still seen as a tool for man’s pleasure. The problem with this definition is that it is actually damaging many women and men alike. It shows how valuable women are to men and how they need women to make them happy.
It also shows how important it is to give women equal rights and not treat them like chattel or property. We need to stop thinking of women as objects for men to use and start thinking of women as equals who deserve equal respect and legal status.
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